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SirBloody Idiot · 03-08-2011, 11:07 PM

The Championships, Wimbledon II - Gentlemen's Singles Qualifying
Grand Slam - Tuesday (2nd Qualifying Round) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

The second round of qualifying was completed on the scheduled Tuesday despite some rain, and 6th seed Ishan Narang led the charge with a three-set win over France's Eric David. The second set was a real Barry Crocker for the Indian-born East CWLander, but he bookended the match with some composed tennis as he escaped with a 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-4 win. This is great match practice for Narang who later this week meets Benoît Rio of France who came from a set down to make the final qualifying round 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. The final round of qualifying is decided in a best-of-five set affair.

Jack Loughman will not be joining him as the Westerner was beaten by Jack Griffen of the USA. Despite dominating the second set, Loughman looked a beat slower than Griffen during the rest of the contest as the American eventually cruised into qualifying round 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-2.

Could it be? Hot-and-cold Easterner Roy Daniels on the cusp of a Wimbledon berth after a dominant win over American wunderkid Jesse Adams. Adams, a junior finalist last year, showed little resilience against the American-born Daniels who fired down eleven aces in a comprehensive 6-2, 6-3 win. He meets tenth seed David Jones for a spot in the main draw - the Aussie hasn't dropped a set in his first two matches.

Phoenix Wleft, the 27th seed, overcame a slow start to move into the final round with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Sipko Wetzel of The Netherlands. While Wleft meets Ireland's James O'Raherty next, compatriot Jason Lawley faces German Peter Seel after escaping with a dynamic 6-7(9), 7-6(3), 6-4 win over Takis Georgilas.

Finally, Pierre Rose made it through his second round match unscathed with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dmitris Chasiotis. Chasiotis offered little by way of offence and made his living off errors. There weren't enough from Rose who looked cool in moving close to a second straight Grand Slam qualification. Standing in his way is Korea's Lee Inmin who beat Aleksander Alitspritsin of Lithuania.

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SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	The Championships, Wimbledon II - Gentlemen's Singles Qualifying Grand Slam - Tuesday (2nd Qualifying Round) - Paris, France - Clay (Red) The second round of qualifying was completed on the scheduled Tuesday despite some rain, and 6th seed Ishan Narang led the charge with a three-set win over France's Eric David. The second set was a real Barry Crocker for the Indian-born East CWLander, but he bookended the match with some composed tennis as he escaped with a 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-4 win. This is great match practice for Narang who later this week meets Benoît Rio of France who came from a set down to make the final qualifying round 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. The final round of qualifying is decided in a best-of-five set affair. Jack Loughman will not be joining him as the Westerner was beaten by Jack Griffen of the USA. Despite dominating the second set, Loughman looked a beat slower than Griffen during the rest of the contest as the American eventually cruised into qualifying round 7-6(7), 1-6, 6-2. Could it be? Hot-and-cold Easterner Roy Daniels on the cusp of a Wimbledon berth after a dominant win over American wunderkid Jesse Adams. Adams, a junior finalist last year, showed little resilience against the American-born Daniels who fired down eleven aces in a comprehensive 6-2, 6-3 win. He meets tenth seed David Jones for a spot in the main draw - the Aussie hasn't dropped a set in his first two matches. Phoenix Wleft, the 27th seed, overcame a slow start to move into the final round with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Sipko Wetzel of The Netherlands. While Wleft meets Ireland's James O'Raherty next, compatriot Jason Lawley faces German Peter Seel after escaping with a dynamic 6-7(9), 7-6(3), 6-4 win over Takis Georgilas. Finally, Pierre Rose made it through his second round match unscathed with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Dmitris Chasiotis. Chasiotis offered little by way of offence and made his living off errors. There weren't enough from Rose who looked cool in moving close to a second straight Grand Slam qualification. Standing in his way is Korea's Lee Inmin who beat Aleksander Alitspritsin of Lithuania.