Archive for March, 2007

Maurice Mosdell, Alastair Gunn and Martin Shippey went to the ISS Canary Wharf Classic semi finals last week, here are some pictures from their expedition!

Jon White and Thierry Lincou ....and for the sharp eyed amongst you -you can also see Alastair just above the 7 behind the front wall – he was manning the radar speed gun to measure the speed of Jon White’s drives. You can also make out Maurice in the front row of the forehand wall.

Nick Matthews and James Willstrop warming up – Alastair and Maurice still visible.

Alastair and Maurice in the bar.

Jon White and Thierry Lincou’s match was a bit of a dogfight, with Lincou desperately fighting for every point against White’s relentless 143 mph drives in a 95 minute battle to five games with two tie breakers. The Matthews and Willstrop tie was a complete contrast, a cat and mouse match of wits, stealth, reflexes and agility, with Matthews succumbing to some extremely unlucky bounces from a dead board at the rear of the backhand court, one of which, on an early game point, could well have cost him the match.

….and for info, Jamie Willstrop beat Jon White in the Final.