Round One

at Ten X Toronto

Declan James (Eng) 3-1 [wc] Mike McCue (Can)

What a match of speed,  agility,  and athleticism. Declan started strong dominating the T. Everywhere Michael hit the ball declan was there with one big step and reach. It looked like it was going to be 3-0 but Michael came back winning game 3. 
Game 4 was a battle till the end, but Michael just couldn’t keep up with the speed and endurance of dDclan. It was quite exciting to watch the agility and flexibility of Declan, and the grit and determination from Michael.

Ramit Tandon (Ind) 3-1 Campbell Grayson (Nzl)

Campbell came out strong winning the first game looking like he would take it 3-0. Ramit on the other hand had different plans. Game 2 he came out strong and ready to run, getting drop after drop. 
Almost every rally was a battle for the T but Ramit was able to keep the ball wide and long keeping Campbell on his toes. After 4 incredible games Ramit took the match 3-1.

at Ontario Racquet

Greg Lobban (Sco) 3-0 Edmon Lopez (Esp)

The match started with Greg trying to control the match with high paced length from the back. As he was trying to adjust to the court Edmon was able to control the front with great holds and flicks from the front left. Although he was able to grab an early lead Greg was finally get adjusted to the court and establish control of the middle taking the first game 11-8. 
As Greg gained more and more confidence with his length he was able to establish complete control of the T and moving Edmon around. As edmon tired out Greg took the 2nd and 3rd games 11-5,11-2. 
3-0 Greg in 35 minutes

Lucas Serme (Fra) 3-0 Yip Tsz fung (Hkg)

The first game was a back and forth affair with Tsz playing well and forcing Lucas to retrieve lots of tough balls. Tsz worked his way to 4 games ball but Lucas was able to save all four and frustrating Tsz by winning the 1st game 15-13. 
Tsz frustrated by not winning the first game fell behind with some unforced errors and lost the game 11-2. As the 3rd started it looked as though Tsz found his game getting off to a 5-3 start. Although he started quick it seemed Lucas wanted the match more taking the 3rd 11-6.
3-0 Lucas in 31 minutes

Baptiste Mosatti (Fra) 3-2 Raphael Kandra (Ger)  
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3-2 Masotti, 10-12, 8-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-6 in 76 minutes. Report to follow.
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Borja Golan (Esp) 3-0 Victor Crouin (Fra)
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3-0 Borja, 11-7, 12-10, 11-3 in  28 minute..

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at One Health

Nicolas Mueller (Sui) 3-0 Ben Coleman (Eng)

The first match from One Health in Mississauga pitted the World #32 Swiss Nicholas Mueller against World #56 Ben Coleman from England. 
Mueller’s volleying prowess and clinical ball placement was on full display in this first round tilt. Coleman found the tin on a few too many occasions in Game 1 coupled with some sublime shotmaking and outright nic rollers from Mueller. 
Coleman made a spirited push in a chippy Game 2, but Nicholas held him off to win that game and followed up with a straightforward Game 3 to wrap this match up 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 in 39 minutes.

Tayyab Aslam (Pak) 3-2 Alan Clyne (Sco)

​Pakistan’s World #50 Tayeb Aslam took on Scotland’s 39th ranked Alan Clyne in One Health’s second match of the night. The first two games could have gone either way, but Tayeb squeezed them both with equals parts shotmaking and athleticism, moving his opponent with dynamic holds coupled with a well-disguised forehand boast.
Clyne would not go down quietlythough, his structure and retrieval earned him games 3 and 4 rather handily. Aslam was equal to the task on this day though, as he raised his level of execution to take this match 11-8, 11-7, 2-11,6-11, 11-7 in 58 minutes.