Willcocks chokes again in South London League
Astonishing, really. After 4 early service breaks, Willcocks chisels out a 5-3 lead against Adrian Crawford in the South London League. He blows the lead, letting Crawford sneak back to 5-5. Girding his loins, Willcocks piles on the pressure, holds his serve for 6-5 and powers to 0-40 on the Crawford serve. Three set points. Nowhere near enough. Crawford wins five straight points and lobs his way through the tie break to win the set.
Willcocks was broken and crumbled to a 1-6 loss in the second set. In the post-match analysis, Crawford revealed his strategy: "Seeing Willcocks come to the net on shots that weren't really deep enough, I had a target. A mixture of passing shots and lobs did the trick." Willcocks is a tall man compared to Crawford.