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SirBloody Idiot · 14-03-2011, 11:59 PM

Roland Garros II - Men's Singles Qualifying
Grand Slam - Tuesday (1st Qualifying Round) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

Pierre Rose has picked up a dramatic three-set win to advance to the second round of qualifying in Paris. Rose came from a set down and saved three match points in the third set to edge past Max Eisenhauer in an extremely tight affair. A see-sawing contest was level at 6-6 in the third set after Rose had bravely fought off three opportunities for Eisenhauer to win, and the West CWLander earned what would be a decisive break of serve. The German needed to break back immediately but could not do it as a near three-hour affair finally came to an end with Rose a 6-7(6), 6-4, 8-6 winner. He now meets Chile's Alex Rojas who beat 33rd seed Pat Hewitt 6-3, 6-4.

Randy Banks was untroubled in his opening match as the third seed trounced Michael Posinović in straight sets. The West CWLander played a convincing match as he outgunned the promising British youngster in a 6-1, 6-4 win. He plays Christian Mary next which is sure to be a tougher matchup.

Marcuss Deane likewise took a confident win as he beat Italy's Evans Russo in straight sets. Deane was irresistable early as he dominated the Italian, but was given a better hit out in the second as Russo produced an improved serving performance to take it to a tiebreaker. In a close set, Deane took the breaker and the match 6-0, 7-6(5) to book a second round clash with Vladimir Stakhanov who beat Frank Smith 6-0, 4-6, 7-5.

Finally, Julian Clipton-Marshall produced a thoroughly impressive win against Italy's Guilliano Soave. Repaying the faith of the French Open organisers to give him a qualifying wildcard, JCM had too much power and guile for Soave in his destructive 6-1, 6-4 win. He's not a classical clay courter, but he will get to play again tomorrow as he meets Taavi Aleksejev of Estonia. The 27th seed came back from a bad start to beat Miguel Molina 2-6, 6-3, 9-7.

Finally, 21st seed Ishan Narang made a winning start but was taken the distance by Swede Patrik Boman. Narang played solid tennis but was far from his best in the 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win, but he plays Jason Schmidt next who was a 6-7(5), 6-4, 8-6 winner in a draining matchup.

Other CWLand winners included Jason Lawley (b Vilkki 60 61); Phoenix Wleft (b Nesterov 26 61 97) and David Briggs (b Gonzá 63 06 64).

14-03-2011, 11:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	Roland Garros II - Men's Singles Qualifying Grand Slam - Tuesday (1st Qualifying Round) - Paris, France - Clay (Red) Pierre Rose has picked up a dramatic three-set win to advance to the second round of qualifying in Paris. Rose came from a set down and saved three match points in the third set to edge past Max Eisenhauer in an extremely tight affair. A see-sawing contest was level at 6-6 in the third set after Rose had bravely fought off three opportunities for Eisenhauer to win, and the West CWLander earned what would be a decisive break of serve. The German needed to break back immediately but could not do it as a near three-hour affair finally came to an end with Rose a 6-7(6), 6-4, 8-6 winner. He now meets Chile's Alex Rojas who beat 33rd seed Pat Hewitt 6-3, 6-4. Randy Banks was untroubled in his opening match as the third seed trounced Michael Posinović in straight sets. The West CWLander played a convincing match as he outgunned the promising British youngster in a 6-1, 6-4 win. He plays Christian Mary next which is sure to be a tougher matchup. Marcuss Deane likewise took a confident win as he beat Italy's Evans Russo in straight sets. Deane was irresistable early as he dominated the Italian, but was given a better hit out in the second as Russo produced an improved serving performance to take it to a tiebreaker. In a close set, Deane took the breaker and the match 6-0, 7-6(5) to book a second round clash with Vladimir Stakhanov who beat Frank Smith 6-0, 4-6, 7-5. Finally, Julian Clipton-Marshall produced a thoroughly impressive win against Italy's Guilliano Soave. Repaying the faith of the French Open organisers to give him a qualifying wildcard, JCM had too much power and guile for Soave in his destructive 6-1, 6-4 win. He's not a classical clay courter, but he will get to play again tomorrow as he meets Taavi Aleksejev of Estonia. The 27th seed came back from a bad start to beat Miguel Molina 2-6, 6-3, 9-7. Finally, 21st seed Ishan Narang made a winning start but was taken the distance by Swede Patrik Boman. Narang played solid tennis but was far from his best in the 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win, but he plays Jason Schmidt next who was a 6-7(5), 6-4, 8-6 winner in a draining matchup. Other CWLand winners included Jason Lawley (b Vilkki 60 61); Phoenix Wleft (b Nesterov 26 61 97) and David Briggs (b Gonzá 63 06 64). Last edited by SirBloody Idiot; 15-03-2011 at 02:28 AM.