The Final Eliminator Coverage

Bryn Sayers reporting  

3rd Days Play  

The final day of play is about to begin, the players are warming up and the crowd are making their way to their seats. You can definitely feel the tension in the air! It is currently 4-4 and we are left with what is essentially a best of five set match to decided who will have the right to challenge Rob.

No easing in to the points with these two, a fast first rally and two chases set by Steve. Two grilles and a winning gallery gives Steve the first game. 1-0 Virgona. 2-0, Cam over hitting his cut shots. 1-2. 3-3, lost wifi for a bit there! 4-3 to Steve. 40-0 cam, 2nd gallery. Cam is playing a much slower game than yesterday. 4-4. 15-40 to steve 2nd gallery. Cam's advantage chase better than one. Steve misses, game to Cam 5-4. 40-0 to Steve, 2nd gallery.Cam to serve. Game, 5-5. 15-15 2nd and last, steve to serve. two grilles from steve, 6-5 to Virgona.

First game of the second set to Steve, 1-0. 40-30 Steve, chase 1+2, Cam to serve. Flush backwall, deuce. Ad cam 2nd gallery. Deuce. Cams ad. volley winner from steve, back to deuce. better than 2nd, ad steve. Deuce. Ad steve, worse than the last. Game 2-0 Steve. 40-30 steve, hazard chase. deuce. Ad cam. return out of court, deuce. Ad cam. 1-2. guess what, deuce! ad steve, lights go out as steve is about to serve, deuce. Ad steve, chase 2nd gallery. 3-1. two dedans in a row, 4-1. 40-30 steve, better than 3. net tape, deuce. Ad cam, 2nd gallery. 2-4. deuce.  Ad cam, hazard door. deuce. Ad steve, chase the line. 5-2. 40-30 cam, chase 2nd gallery. deuce. Ad steve, hazard 2nd. set to steve 6-2. that puts the total sets at 6/4.

Cam takes the first game of the 11th set, 1-0. 1-1.  40-0 steve, chase door. 15-40 hazard second. 30-40 hazard worse than one. 2-1 steve. Cam is digging his heels in, 2-2 with a volley to the winning gallery. A few unforced errors from steve, 40-0 cam chase 2nd. 3-2 cam. 5/5! 40-0 cam chase 2nd gallery. set to cam 6-5. total set score is 5/6.

Both players have left the court, I guess to collect their thoughts?! This match has been intense both physically and emotionally for steve and cam, will they be able to keep this tempo up? 1-0 Cam. Cam looks much more aggressive now and steve is making a few more errors. 2-0 cam. deuce. Ad cam, chase last. 3-0. 40-30 cam, chase 2nd gallery. 4-0. 40-0 cam, last gallery. deuce. Ad cam, worse than five. deuce. ad cam, hazard chase. 5-0. Will steve keep fighting, or conserve his energy for a final set? 1-5. 30-15 cam, two 2nd gallery chases. deuce. set to cam. 6-1. 6/6 final set to decide!

Deuce in the first game. Two tight serves from steve sets up a couple of loose balls, but doesn't convert. ad cam, 2nd gallery. Deuce. Ad cam, chase 5 yards. boast to the grille, deuce! Ad steve, first gallery. 1-0 Virgona. 15-15, chase door and half a yard. 30-30. 40-30 cam, chase worse than 5. 1-1. 2-1 steve. 30-15 steve, chase first gallery and better than two. 3-1 steve. deuce. 4-1 steve. 15-15, one chase pending. 30-15 cam, two chases. 40-30 cam. 2-4. 15-15 two chases. 40-30 cam, worse than the last. 3-4. 15-0 last and 6 yards. 5-3 steve. 40-15 cam, chase the door.steve to serve. boast to grille. 30-40. net cord to nick, chase better than 3. 4-5. 15-0 cam, 2nd gallery, last gallery. deuce! 2nd deuce! match point steve. Steve wins, Steve wins, Steve wins!!!

What a match, both players gave it everything they had. Official score: 7/6 to Steve Virgona.

2nd day's play

OK, second day's play seems to have started earlier than the published times. 
Steve won the 5th set, i.e. the first of the 2nd days sets 6/4.  Currently at 19:23 the set score is 2/1 Steve.  It is now 3/1 Steve.
Game to Cam - Steve leads 3/2

 Cam coming up to serve.  Steve leads 40/30 chase the door.  Cam wins point, deuce
Steve now about to serve. Brilliant shot by Steve under the grille, having broken a string during the reste.  Steve now leads 4/2
Steve playing in a far more contained manner and waiting to attack.
Grille by Steve, Camden missing shots.  40/15 to steve,  Camden about to serve.  30/40 Camden.  Game Steve 5/2
Cam serving 15/15.  30/15 Camden.
Points going very quickly, think it is 40/30 Steve, chase a hazard gallery.  Sorry, game Camden.
Think the score is now in the 3rd set 1/1.  Set scores 3 sets all
Steve playing brilliantly.  2 grilles in a row and a game is secured Steve leading 2/1
Another error from Camden 15/15
30/30 now.  Changing ends now, chase better than the last 40/30 Camden  Now deuce
Changing ends, Steve to serve. Camden wins chase and game.  Now 2/2
30/15 Steve.  Now 30/30
Chase 2nd and chase better than 3, Steve to serve  Point won by Steve,Grille, next point won by Steve, but think score is now deuce.  I have missed a game somewhere,  Steve is now leading 3/2.  I hasten to add that this is not Bryn reporting!  Advantage Steve, long reste with Steve being forced into error, deuce, now advantage Cam.  Still Cams advantage with chase 1/2 yard.  Steve about to serve.  Deuce, now advantage Cam.  Chase last gallery, changing ends now. Game Cam 3/3
Steve on fire, 2 dedans shots in row, one main wall one straight force.  Steve now serving.  Steve wins game with WG shot.  4/3 Steve.  15/0 Steve.  Grille from Steve 40/0.  Now 40/15.  Grille from Cam 30/40.  Chase in one of the galleries. Steve serving.  Ball out of court from Steve now deuce.
Now Cam advantage. Game Cam 4/4
30/15 Steve.  30/30, 40/30 Camden
Chase the door, Steve about to serve.  Steve wins chase.  Advantage Steve now.  Steve thumps the ball into the grille 5/4 Steve
15/15 Cam serving, sorry don't know what chases are.  30/15 Cam.  40/15 Camden.  Game Camden 5/5
15/0 Steve, 15/15, grille from Cam 30/15.  40/15 Cam chase the last.  40/30 now.  Nick side wall by Camden and now set to Camden.  Camden overall leads 4/3 in sets.  One more set to play.
15/0 Steve, 15/15.  30/15 Steve, grille by Steve 40/15 chase worse than last. 30/40 Camden, then weak volley into net.  Game Steve.  1st game 4th set.  Now 15/15
Now 30/15 Steve.  30/30 no chases.  40/30 Steve great length.  Deuce, ball in net from Steve and now advantage Camden.  Camden very 'hyped' and pumping fist.  Now 1/1.

15/15 3rd game last set.  Cam serving, ball from Cam into grille, 30/15 Camden.  Return of serve driven into net by Steve, Camden now 40/15.  Again return volley of serve driven into net by Steve.  Game Cam 2/1.  15/0 Camden.  15/15.  Chase last gallery.  30/15 Steve.  40/15 Steve.  Steve not missing anything off the tambour. Steve picks ball out of nick and it goes heading to the grille and is in.  2/2

15/0 Steve.  Hazard chase as ball hits bando rather than grille.  Now 40/30 Steve. 3/2 steve leads.  40/0 Steve. Oh my goodness, errors from steve, now back to deuce.  Back hand force from Camden. Camdens advantage, but forced into error and now deuce.  Another error from Camden off tambour.  Advantage Steve. Steve's advantage chase the line. Deuce again with brilliant hazard gallery shot by Camden.  Followed by a WG from Camden.  Advantage Cam chase the last. Game Camden 3/3.

15/0 Steve with great railroad, followed up by a grille from Steve.  30/0 Steve.  40/0 Steve chase 5 and 6.  Neatly put into hazard gallery by Camden.  Great shot by Cam under winning gallery.  Back hand force off main wall.  Steve leads 4/3
40/0 to Camden chase first gallery.  Forehand volley from Camden straight into the dedans.  4/4.  Camden 15/0 up. 30/0 up now 30/15 and with a grille from Steve 30/30.  Another grille by Steve and he leads 40/30 brilliant retrieving by Steve and gets ball up to catch the tambour and take the game.  He now leads 5/4.
Steve still serving no score, chase last gallery.  15/0 Steve.  Amazing rest, 15/15 followed by another grille from Steve 30/15 Steve.  Another grille from Steve 40/15 and a chase to be played off
Cam chips return of serve into hazard gallery, 30/40 Steve. WOW main wall dedans off volley from Steve and he takes the set. 6/4
End of play for today with Steve winning 3/1 so the final 5 sets will start with them both on 4 sets all.

Only two hours until the match starts. It is definitely a case of the quiet before the storm here in Tu
xedo. Steve has had his hour of practice and Camden is about to go on court. I've had a quick look over Cam and Steve's past matches, and in the last two years they have played six times with both of them winning three matches each. I'm sure the spectators will be in for an evening of great tennis.