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SirBloody Idiot · 09-07-2011, 09:14 PM

AEGON Championships II
PTA World Tour 250 - Saturday (Semifinals) - Queen's Club, London,

United Kingdom - Grass

A straight sets win has put Jefferson Drake into an impressive ninth tour final after he dashed the hopes of the British crowd with a win over Henry Charles. In a tough contest between two possible Wimbledon contenders, Drake showed great resilience as he seemed to relish the scorn heaped upon him by the parochial Queens Club crowd. Down a break early in the first, the World No. 8 fought back well to take the set to a tiebreaker. In just his second tiebreaker of the week, Drake served exceptionally well and took his chances to take the breaker 7-3. The second set was just as close as the first as the two players looked rock solid on serve and neither man was broken. That was until the ninth game as Drake brought up two break points by firing a forehand straight at Charles at the net. He needed only one of them, and after a brief scare at 0-30 came back well to convert his second match point with an ace to advance to tomorrow's final. His career record is 6-2 in singles finals, and he looks tomorrow to claim his first tour title on grass.

He will meet World No. 1 Jason Hall after the American signaled his intentions to add to his two Grand Slam titles with an impressive win over sixth seed Jojo Mustard. The West CWLander clearly has some demons to deal with as he continues to freeze against the world's top players. It plagued him in the clay season, and against Hall he was awful. Despite a charity break in the first set, Mustard was far too passive against the American whose power can sometimes be understated by many pundits. With that crisp forehand working well, Hall had no troubles in making the final 6-3, 6-1 to set up a most interesting meeting with Drake.

Seeded players out: Henry Charles; Jojo Mustard.

Despite a disappointing end to his singles campaign, Mustard continues his great success with Heath Davis in the doubles as the pair shot into tomorrow's final with a straight sets win over fourth seeds Andrej Konc and Evgeny Maximov. Trailing 2-5 in the second set, it looked as if the Westerners would be heading to another match tiebreaker. But the Belarusian-Slovak duo were hit by an assault from the second seeds who claimed five of the next six games to send the set to a tiebreaker. Avoiding the Russian Roulette that is a match tiebreaker, Davis and Mustard moved into the final 6-3, 7-6(4). They will meet defending champs Hayden Onwye and Ross Onwye as the third seeds ousted top seeds Hugh James and Ralph Robinson 3-6, 6-2, [11-9]. The Wimbledon finalists look intent on rectifying their shock loss last season by beginning their Season II campaign strongly.

Seeded players out: Hugh James & Ralph Robinson; Andrej Konc & Evgeny Maximov.

09-07-2011, 09:14 PM	#73 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	AEGON Championships II PTA World Tour 250 - Saturday (Semifinals) - Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom - Grass A straight sets win has put Jefferson Drake into an impressive ninth tour final after he dashed the hopes of the British crowd with a win over Henry Charles. In a tough contest between two possible Wimbledon contenders, Drake showed great resilience as he seemed to relish the scorn heaped upon him by the parochial Queens Club crowd. Down a break early in the first, the World No. 8 fought back well to take the set to a tiebreaker. In just his second tiebreaker of the week, Drake served exceptionally well and took his chances to take the breaker 7-3. The second set was just as close as the first as the two players looked rock solid on serve and neither man was broken. That was until the ninth game as Drake brought up two break points by firing a forehand straight at Charles at the net. He needed only one of them, and after a brief scare at 0-30 came back well to convert his second match point with an ace to advance to tomorrow's final. His career record is 6-2 in singles finals, and he looks tomorrow to claim his first tour title on grass. He will meet World No. 1 Jason Hall after the American signaled his intentions to add to his two Grand Slam titles with an impressive win over sixth seed Jojo Mustard. The West CWLander clearly has some demons to deal with as he continues to freeze against the world's top players. It plagued him in the clay season, and against Hall he was awful. Despite a charity break in the first set, Mustard was far too passive against the American whose power can sometimes be understated by many pundits. With that crisp forehand working well, Hall had no troubles in making the final 6-3, 6-1 to set up a most interesting meeting with Drake. Seeded players out: Henry Charles; Jojo Mustard. Despite a disappointing end to his singles campaign, Mustard continues his great success with Heath Davis in the doubles as the pair shot into tomorrow's final with a straight sets win over fourth seeds Andrej Konc and Evgeny Maximov. Trailing 2-5 in the second set, it looked as if the Westerners would be heading to another match tiebreaker. But the Belarusian-Slovak duo were hit by an assault from the second seeds who claimed five of the next six games to send the set to a tiebreaker. Avoiding the Russian Roulette that is a match tiebreaker, Davis and Mustard moved into the final 6-3, 7-6(4). They will meet defending champs Hayden Onwye and Ross Onwye as the third seeds ousted top seeds Hugh James and Ralph Robinson 3-6, 6-2, [11-9]. The Wimbledon finalists look intent on rectifying their shock loss last season by beginning their Season II campaign strongly. Seeded players out: Hugh James & Ralph Robinson; Andrej Konc & Evgeny Maximov.