British Nationals Day 3 Report by Steve Cubbins
photos courtesy Steve Cubbins
February 12, 2014
- It was a busy day three at the Nationals with Masters matches
starting at 10.00, sixteen Men's main draw matches from noon and two
rounds of women's qualifying
At the halfway stage,
we had eight players through to the men's second round, top half,
including Lucky Loser Richie Fallows who beat qualifier Peter Billson
in straight games.
"Too many matches,"
said Billson, who overcame another of England's top juniors in a
marathon qualifying final last night, "I just didn't have anything
left."
Chris Ryder upset the
seedings as he beat his Birmingham PSL teammate Jaymie Haycocks in
straight games, but there were no upsets the glass court as Tom
Richards, Daryl Selby, Joe Lee and Nick Matthew all won in straight
games.
Matthew beat Lyell
Fuller in three, although the young qualifier who had delightedly
pulled himself out of the bag to face the world champion, acquitted
himself well especially in the first game.
"He was definitely up
for it," said Matthew, who is aiming for a record sixth title, "there
was no escaping from him on twitter for the last 24 hours! I had to
take him seriously, I was 18 myself once and I know what it's like to
be young and hungry."
The toughest draw was
for Keith Timms, who qualified via two long five-setters yesterday,
coming off court last and finding himself first on against Eddie
Charlton.
"I could tell he was feeling it," said Charlton as he eased through in straight games.
There were no upsets
in the evening session, although Declan James had to come from two
games down to see off Nottingham clubmate Ollie Holland.
"Very pleased to come
through a brutal affair tonight," tweeted James, "can't wait to get
back out there tomorrow night against Chris Simpson.
Simpson beat Robbie
Temple in four games, Temple saving coming back from 10-6 down in the
third to extend the match 15-13, and almost pulling off another
recovery in the fourth as he rallied from 4-10 down only to lose it
11-9.
Charles Sharpes was
also sorely tested, by Scottish qualifier Dougi Kempsell, Sharpes
coming through an often contentious match 11-9 in the fifth after 84
minutes.
Meanwhile Alan Clyne, Adrian Grant, James Willstrop, Adrian Waller and Ben Coleman all took their expected places in round two.
Men's Round One:
Nick Matthew 3-0 Lyell Fuller 11-7, 11-2, 11-4 (31m) Greg Lobban 3-1 Adam Auckland 11-1, 11-6, 10-12, 11-1 (59m) Tom Richards 3-0 Tom Ford 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (28m) Eddie Charlton 3-0 Keith Timms 11-7, 11-2, 11-6 (36m)
Daryl Selby 3-0 James Earles 11-9, 11-2, 11-3 (31m) Chris Ryder 3-0 Jaymie Haycocks 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 (49m) Richie Fallows 3-0 Peter Billson 11-8, 12-10, 11-7 (32m) Joe Lee 3-0 Mark Fuller 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 (33m)
Declan James 3-2 Ollie Holland 6-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (82m) Chris Simpson 3-1 Robbie Temple 11-6, 11-9, 13-15, 11-9 (72m) Alan Clyne 3-0 Andy Whipp 11-8, 14-12, 11-5 (37m) Adrian Grant 3-1 Chris Fuller 11-5, 4-11, 11-7, 11-4 (58m)
Adrian Waller 3-0 Anthony Graham 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (36m) Ben Coleman v Will John 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (32m) Charles Sharpes 3-2 Dougie Kempsell 13-11, 8-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-9 (84m) James Willstrop 3-0 Kevin Moran 11-2, 11-5, 11-1 (23m)
