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Goodlife Open 2010
28-31 Oct, Ottawa, Canada, $10k |
 Goodlife
Open 2010
28-31 Oct, Ottawa, Canada, $10k |
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Round One |
Quarters |
Semis |
Final |
[1] Julian Illingworth (USA)
11-8, 11-8, 11-1 (30m)
Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) |
[1] Julian Illingworth
11-9, 11-6, 12-10 (45m)
[8] Andrew McDougall |
[1] Julian Illingworth
11-7, 11-8, 11-5 (35m)
[5] David Phillips |
[1] Julian Illingworth
3/0
[4] Joe Lee |
[8] Andrew McDougall (CAN)
11-3, 11-2, 7-11, 11-5 (32m)
Maxym Leclair (CAN) |
[3] Laurence Delasaux (ENG)
11-4, 11-8, 5-2 rtd (14m)
Peter Creed (WAL) |
Peter Creed
11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (31m)
[5] David Phillips |
[5] David Phillips (CAN)
11-5, 11-4, 11-2 (18m)
Adrian Dudzicki (CAN) |
Tyler Hamilton (CAN)
9-11, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6 (54m)
[6] Robin Clarke (CAN) |
[6] Robin Clarke
10-12, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-0 (72m)
[4] Joe Lee |
[4] Joe Lee
11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 (66m)
[7] Shawn Delierre |
Matthew Serediak (CAN)
11-6, 11-4, 11-9
[4] Joe Lee (ENG) |
Tom Pashley (ENG)
11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8 (55m)
[7] Shawn Delierre (CAN) |
[7] Shawn Delierre
10-12, 12-10, 11-5, 11-4 (63m)
[2] Gilly Lane |
Nathan Stevenson (AUS)
11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-0 (42m)
[2] Gilly Lane (USA) |
Semis:
Illingworth & Lee to contest
GoodLife Open final
Heather Wallace reports
The first semi final match up was No.1 seed Julian Illingworth (USA)
vs No. 5 seed David Phillips (Canada). In the first game the play
was even up to 7-7, Illingworth however taking the first game by
hitting some great winners at the back end of the game to win 11-7.
In the second game Illingworth began to take more control of the
rallies by being more aggressive & hitting some great short winners
on both sides of the court. Phillips worked hard to stay with him,
but again Illingworth finished better towards the end of the second
game, taking it 11-8. In the third game it was all Illingworth, he
picked up the pace, was covering the court really well, picking up
all that Phillips threw at him, especially at the front court. He
comfortably took the third, 11-5, to win 3-0.
The second semi final match up was No.4 seed Joe Lee (England) vs
No. 7 seed Shawn Delliere (Canada).
This was a match of contrasting styles, Lee playing the front court
well, very solid with his drop shots, working Delliere front to back
whilst Delliere played mostly hard & low to the back. Delliere’s
hard hitting was in Lee’s favour as he comfortably controlled the
first game, taking it 11-6. The second game was a closer affair with
Delliere taking it 11-9.
In the third & fourth games, Lee again took more control of the rallies
working Delliere the full length of the court, his front court game
definitely hurting Delliere. He was never afraid to cut the ball in
short off the volley & counter drop. He took the games 11-6,11-7.
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Quarters:
Delierre through to semis
No.1 seed Julian Illingworth (USA) finished strongly in games 1 & 3
to come from behind in each & beat No. 8 seed Andrew McDougal
(Canada) 3-0.
No. 5 seed David Phillips (Canada) continued his impressive form
with a comfortable win over Peter Creed (Wales) 3-0.
The match between No. 4 seed Joe Lee (England) & No. 6 seed Robin
Clarke (Canada) was the match of the evening. Both players worked
each other in long close rallies. It looked as if Clarke was tiring
in the third, going 2-1 down in games, but he got off to a great
start in the 4th & gained in confidence to take the game tying the
match 2-2. That was it for Clarke however, he had nothing left in
the 5th & Lee took the match without dropping a point.
In the final match of the evening, No. 7 seed Shawn Delliere
(Canada) upset No. 2 seed Gilly Lane (USA), 3-1. The first 2 games
were extremely close & fiercely contested & were tied 1-1. In the
3rd & 4th Delliere got the upper hand with his greater variety of
shots, comfortably taking the last 2 games. |
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Round One:
Hamilton pushes Clarke to 5 games
The first match of the tournament was a very entertaining affair
between No.1 seed Julian Illingworth (USA) & Rasmus Nielsen
(Denmark). Both players did a great job moving each other around the
court with some great front court exchanges & some extreme
scrambling to stay in the rallies. Illingworth however had the
slight upper hand & Nielsen was the harder working of the two with
Illingworth taking the first 2 games. Nielsen visibly tired in the
3rd game as Illingworth kept up the pressure, winning it
comfortably.
The second match was an all Canadian affair with No.8 seed Andrew
McDougal beating Maxym LeClair 3-1. McDougal took a comfortable 2-0
lead before LeClair found some length forcing McDougal into some
errors & taking the 3rd. McDougal regained his focus in the fourth
game & took the match.
The third match saw Peter Creed (Wales) go through after No.3 seed
Laurance Delasaux (England) retired in the third game due to
illness. Delasaux has been suffering with a virus before this
tournament but tried to play through it before retiring feeling too
unwell to continue.
The fourth match saw No.7 seed Shawn Delliere (Canada) jump out to a
2-0 lead before Tom Pashley9England got into the match. In the first
2 games Pashley left too many loose balls in the open which Delliere
jumped on & punished him with his range of attacking options. In the
third Pashley hit a lot more straight balls to a better length & his
new found patience paid off with Delliere now making errors having
less angles to work with. Pashley won the third game & went close in
the fourth before falling to Delliere 3-1.
The match between No.2 seed Gilly Lane (USA) & Nathan Stevenson
(Australia) was a close affair over the first 3 games, with neither
player dominating, Lane taking a 2-1 lead. Stevenson faded quickly
in the fourth for Lane to take the match 3-1.
A good crowd was on hand to watch wildcard entry, Adrian Dudzicki
from Ottawa, play No.5 seed, David Phillips (Canada). Phillips
before the match said he would have to respect Dudzicki’s talent &
not let him get into the match & he was true to his word. Phillips
was very clinical in dispatching Dudzicki, not letting the local
crowd into the match to spur on Dudzicki. Phillips won 3-0.
The penultimate match was a straightforward win for No.3 seed Joe
Lee (England) over Mathew Serediak(Canada) 3-0. Lee looked very
comfortable throughout the match.
The final match of the evening featured hometown & club favourite
Robin Clarke vs Tyler Hamilton(Canada). The match went 5 games. In
the first game, Clarke was very tentative & Hamilton took advantage,
taking the first game with some deft backhand straight drop winners.
Clarke was far more aggressive in the second game which he then
dominated not giving Hamilton time & keeping him off balance, taking
the game quickly. The match turned back in Hamilton’s favour in the
third when Clarke again was passive with his balls sitting up for
Hamilton to take advantage of. Hamilton definitely silenced the
crowd, again winning key points in the front left corner & taking
the game. In the fourth Clarke once again picked up his game, became
more aggressive & dominated the game to tie the match 2-2. The crowd
was not quite sure what to expect in the 5th, but Clarke once again
did a good job of being attacking minded, mixing up his shots,
keeping Hamilton away from the front left corner & catching him on
numerous front court angles. Clarke took the 5th game comfortably. |
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