Thursday, February 03, 2005
Magdalen's Willcocks kicks off South London League with victory over Wigmore's Dunball
Only familiar with astro turf in extremely uneven condition, Willcocks ground out a solid win over Dunball in the first game of the South London's League Spring Season in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.
After both players held serve to love, Willcocks served consistently well and exploited unenforced errors from his opponent to win 5 straight games to take the first set.
The second set was a different matter. Dunball dug deep, screeching at one stage: "I'm gonna make you fight for it, you bastard." Blowing a break point at 1-0, Dunball traded service games until 3-3 when Willcocks broke after an unfortunate fall in the Wigmore slime when a let was charitably played. Dunball had two opportunities to break back at 4-5, but failed to capitalise until Willcocks produced a marvellous (now trademarked) cross-court pass to win the match.
Both men went home directly to prepare dinner for their respective wives. Such is life in the South London League.
Only familiar with astro turf in extremely uneven condition, Willcocks ground out a solid win over Dunball in the first game of the South London's League Spring Season in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.
After both players held serve to love, Willcocks served consistently well and exploited unenforced errors from his opponent to win 5 straight games to take the first set.
The second set was a different matter. Dunball dug deep, screeching at one stage: "I'm gonna make you fight for it, you bastard." Blowing a break point at 1-0, Dunball traded service games until 3-3 when Willcocks broke after an unfortunate fall in the Wigmore slime when a let was charitably played. Dunball had two opportunities to break back at 4-5, but failed to capitalise until Willcocks produced a marvellous (now trademarked) cross-court pass to win the match.
Both men went home directly to prepare dinner for their respective wives. Such is life in the South London League.
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