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**anatmob** · 10-04-2011, 02:41 AM

Broady back to winning ways, Golding through to final

After losing his opening match to world junior no.1 Jiri Vesely late on Wednesday night, Liam Broady was back in action again on Thursday lunchtime and registered his first win, while compatriot Oliver Golding secured his place in Saturday's final.

The Mancunian defeated local hero Alexander Ritschard in a hotly-disputed match that included two tie-breaks. Broady took the opener 6-4 after almost squandering a 5-1 lead, then battled back in the second from 5-1 down to force a tie-break and even carve out a match point at 6-5 in the breaker, only for Ritschard to serve big and take it 8-6.

The match was then decided on a champions tie-break, and despite losing the opening point on service (which Ritschard then followed up with an ace), Broady kept his cool and hit some accurate lefty forehands into the corners to finish off the tie 10-5.

All four players in the Adecco group now have a win and a loss to their name, meaning that the winners of Friday’s ties between Broady and Filip Horansky and Ritschard versus Vesely will qualify for Saturday, with the number of sets and perhaps even the number of games won throughout the group stages determining who makes the final and who goes into the third-place play-off.

Oliver Golding made it two British wins in a row by defeating Croat lefty Mate Pavic in straight sets. With Dimitri Bretting's 6-0, 6-1 win over Joshua Sapwell, Londoner Golding was guaranteed a place in Saturday’s final, with Bretting overtaking Pavic in the standings to make it through to the third-place playoff.

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anatmob Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 598 Senior Member	Broady back to winning ways, Golding through to final After losing his opening match to world junior no.1 Jiri Vesely late on Wednesday night, Liam Broady was back in action again on Thursday lunchtime and registered his first win, while compatriot Oliver Golding secured his place in Saturday's final. The Mancunian defeated local hero Alexander Ritschard in a hotly-disputed match that included two tie-breaks. Broady took the opener 6-4 after almost squandering a 5-1 lead, then battled back in the second from 5-1 down to force a tie-break and even carve out a match point at 6-5 in the breaker, only for Ritschard to serve big and take it 8-6. The match was then decided on a champions tie-break, and despite losing the opening point on service (which Ritschard then followed up with an ace), Broady kept his cool and hit some accurate lefty forehands into the corners to finish off the tie 10-5. All four players in the Adecco group now have a win and a loss to their name, meaning that the winners of Friday’s ties between Broady and Filip Horansky and Ritschard versus Vesely will qualify for Saturday, with the number of sets and perhaps even the number of games won throughout the group stages determining who makes the final and who goes into the third-place play-off. Oliver Golding made it two British wins in a row by defeating Croat lefty Mate Pavic in straight sets. With Dimitri Bretting's 6-0, 6-1 win over Joshua Sapwell, Londoner Golding was guaranteed a place in Saturday’s final, with Bretting overtaking Pavic in the standings to make it through to the third-place playoff.
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