Ladies Final:
Emma Beddoes beat Aisling Blake 11/5 6/11 11/3 12/10
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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
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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!
The 2nd
Men’s Semi Final:
The 2nd
semi final saw Daryl Selby the number 1 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!