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Smith-Bingham aiming for quick
compensation
[by ed - 1 Dec 2004]
Guy Smith-Binghamwho is seeded 1,should stage a succesful defence of his
Lacoste Amateur Singles title.
In the Lacoste Amateur Singles, to be played at Queens Club between the
1st and 12th of December, Guy Smith-Bingham will defend his title, with
something to prove, as much to himself, as to those in the gallery.
Having lost his chance at a World Championship challenge last weekend,
Guy must win this title to kick start his quest for another chance at a
challenge.
His brother Alex who he plays in the ¼ finals will give him a nice warm
up before he plays the winner of the Willie Boone Tim Cockroft match, in
the semi-finals. Tim who reached the final of this competition last
year, having beaten Harry Foster in the semis, lost to Boone in the
round robin section of the Invitation 15/3,15/16,11/15,15/7,15/11 but he
is capable of reversing that result if he can keeps his concentration in
the face of Boones often demonstrated provocations.
Alex Titchener-Barrett , seeded two, lost to Guy in the final of the
Invitation and will have to get past fellow Old Harrovian Charlie Danby
in the ¼ final before playing the winner of the John Prenn Rupert
Owen-Browne match in the semi finals. Owen-Browne beat Jonathan Larken
by three games to one to win the recent US Amateur Singles and is always
dangerous and Prenn, if he stays fit throughout the competition can also
provide a stiff test for the second seed. Much will depend if Titchener-Barrett
can combine his undoubted ball striking ability with more sensible shot
selection.
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