New Winnners at Wimbledon
Phil Rushworth reports
Women's Final:
Emma Beddoes beat Aisling Blake
11/5, 6/11, 11/3, 12/10
The winner of the Ladies Wimbledon Cup
2009 went to the number 2 seed Emma Beddoes, who played an excellent
match against Aisling Blake. Beddoes got off to a flying start in the
first putting 7 straight points on the board without reply from Blake
who looked nervous at the start of the match. Blake put a good run of
points together towards the end of the 1st but it was Beddoes who always
looked in control.
The second was a much tighter affair with Blake taking a few more
chances & playing much more positively. The game was tied at 5 all when
Blake started to put Beddoes under much more pressure extending the
rallies & stretching her opponent into all 4 corners. Blake took the
second 11/6.
The third followed the same pattern as the 1st with Beddoes taking
another early lead to 7-1, putting together some well constructed
rallies. Blake battled well but was struggling to contain Beddoes’
excellent control. Beddoes regained the advantage of the match winning
the third 11/3.
The fourth game was very tight until 6 all, when Beddoes looked to be
heading to victory giving herself 3 match match balls with a 10-7 lead.
Only for Blake to dig deeper & work hard to take the game into a tie
break. But it was Beddoes who held her nerve to take the 2009 Ladies
Wimbledon Cup!
Men’s Final:
Daryl Selby beat Stacey Ross
11/7, 11/2, 11/4
The Men’s final was deservedly won by
Daryl Selby. The damage was done in the first game where Selby worked
Ross tirelessly around the court with some wonderful control not giving
Ross anything to play with. It was a fantastic display of keeping the
ball tight at all times & hitting sensational width to keep Ross on the
back foot.
Although Ross worked hard to get himself 7 points on the board in the
first game, there was very little way of getting back in the match with
Selby in this type of mood. Selby kept a grip of the match with his
relentless ball control into all corners of the court winning the final
2 games with ease 11/2 11/4.
Selby now has his name on the Wimbledon Cup to follow in the footsteps
of his good friend Peter Barker!
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Sat Evening -
semi-finals:
Stacey Ross bt Scott Handley:
11/8 11/5 11/5
Daryl Selby bt Alan Clyne
9/11, 11/9, 11/6, 6/11, 11/6
Aisling Blake bt Kim Hay
11/4, 11/7, 5/11, 11/0
Emma Beddoes bt Nicolette Fernandes 11/6, 11/8, 7/11, 11/8
Stacey strong in semi
Phil Rushworth reports
The first semi final at the Wimbledon Cup saw former Champion Scott
Handley take on local Surrey favourite Stacey Ross. Both
players are now vastly experienced & played the game in a fantastic
spirit.
The first game was very tight right the way through to 8-all, with both
players hitting tight & gaining control over the rallies with great
width waiting for their opportunity to gain an advantage. It was Ross
though who game up with the goods when it mattered, clinically finishing
off Handley’s loose shots. 11/8 to Ross.
Both the second & third games followed similar patterns where the games
were nip & tuck to 4-all, only for Ross to pull away on the scoreboard
putting together some World class rallies. It was not that Handley did
anything wrong except the occasional loose ball & maybe only a few
errors throughout the whole match. As Handley said as the match drew to
a close “you’re getting destroyed!” Ross took the final games 11/5 in
both.
Ross’ shot selection was impeccable tonight & on this form will have a
great chance in the final tomorrow.
The second semi final saw Daryl Selby the number one seed take on Alan
Clyne the 5/8 seed from Scotland.
The first game saw Clyne take an early advantage to lead 6-3, where he
progressed to earn himself game point at 10-6. Clyne’s speed around the
court & impressive counter attacking play was causing Selby problems.
Selby looked like he was gaining control towards the end of the game but
it was Clyne’s attacking play that deservedly won him the first game
11/9.
Selby took his good form from the end of the first game into the 2nd &
3rd games, getting tighter as the match went on. Clyne was now
struggling to enforce his speed on the game with Selby offering him very
little to take early. Selby took the next 2 games 11/9 11/6 & looked
likely to seal the match 3-1.
Only for Clyne to come out for 4th turbo charged & produce some
wonderful attacking squash giving Selby very little time to settle on
the ball. Clyne took a quick lead to 8-1 in the 4th & finally won the
game 11/6.
The match was now finely in the balance. Selby used his greater
experience in the 5th game to keep Clyne at bay early on & build himself
an early lead to 5-1 despite Clyne still trying to give Selby little
time on the ball. I good string of points from Clyne brought him back to
5-6 but Selby eventually pulled away to take the game 11/6 & the match
3-2.
A highly entertaining game for the crowd in the last match of the day!
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