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HACKER · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: Ali Walker

What a great win, 3-2 over Gaultier. Best win of his career and shows he is knockin on the door of these guys and a future top ten player if he keeps it up. Well done.

OsloSquash · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:44 am Post subject:

Yes it was a really good win for Ali.
But I think Greg is a bit out of form. He has been injured, so it will take some time before he is back in form.
Anyone now, which racket Ali is using?
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HACKER · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:36 am Post subject:

looked like a tecnifibre one but not sure which model.
Thinks it may be the Suprem Pro on the TF website, only availaible in the US.

Pedro · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

I think he plays with Vantage racquets, but I'm not 100%.
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adrian.murphy · Contributor Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 10

Yes, I watched him play Willstrop recently and believe he has the ability to jump a level - he just needs experience. He has good technique, fast around court, clever change-ups, can play tight length and can make winners. Whether he makes that leap is up to him, but I think playing the top guys more regularly will give him that bit of experience he needs to go to the next level (top 10).

Guillaume · Newbie Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 4

Ali is using the new Tecnifibre (without H please !) Suprem NG which will be available very soon in UK.

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

A.Walker got a lucky win here. Something wrong with Gaultier, that's all. It doesn't matter what Techhhhhhnifibre racket he uses.

getmeinahalfpipe · Contributor Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 10

No way, Ali Walker is a quality player, very athletic and well balanced. You don't have 'lucky' wins at this level.

Squashandy · Heavy Contributor Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 25

I was at the match on Tuesday Where Ally beat Greg. It was not lucky at all, he put in some serious effort and was the better player. Simple as.

Fantastic result and hopefully he can do the same tonight against Pilley.
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Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

The guy should buy a lottery ticket, that's how lucky he is right now. Pure luck.

whitty · Heavy Contributor Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 42

ali,s racket is a personalised tecnifibre racket with an intersting story behind the graphics on the shaft. it is a very well balanced racket and is more like the traditional dunlop hot melt pro racket as opossed to the usually longer frame of the tecnifibre.
i was at canary wharf when ali beat greg and i can tell you for a fact that there where various reasons why ali won that match.
firstly he played really well after a shaky start. his retrieving was brilliant. greg was also confident on the verge of cocky. thinking he could step up a gear and take ali at any time. well ali shocked him because greg allowed him to get a foot hold on the match and from then on was hanging on. ali,s determination and the london crown behind him spurred him on to a great victory.
luck? i dont think so

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

Luck? You don't think so?

That's funny because I know so.

He got a scraped out a lucky one here, its not gonna happen again, son.
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whitty · Heavy Contributor Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 42

wind up merchant. lol
nothing more need be said

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

Yeah, it was a lucky win.. it happens. Walker knows it too.

Nothing more need be said.
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bendi36 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:56 am Post subject: Re: Ali Walker

bny768 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 90

Whitty, how do you know the tecnifibre raquet is well balanced? did you actually pick it up?

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

My technifibre suprem 130 is the same length as my other racquets. Its slighly head-heavy.
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whitty · Heavy Contributor Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 42

yes ali showed it to me

bny768 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 90

ok Whitty, that's great to know. Now I feel better ordering it without testing. Balance was very important to me.
thanks

bash · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

he got lucky !

If anyone saw him play in the following round you would have noted that he was basically "loose"
in fact, so "loose" that he could have been a top club player. He was well and truly beaten.

He has a good day against Greg. End of story.

Adrian19 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 230

Even the announcers were making comments about Gaultier being off... for sure, Walker got a bit lucky.
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bny768 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 90

any update on ALI since that one game beating Gaultier?

whitty · Heavy Contributor Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 42

as it happens i spoke with ali tonight. he was playing an exhibition with mark chaloner in lincoln.
ali is looking well and playing well. he,s been working with tecnhnifibre in france at the french tennis open. and is preparing for an event coming up in nottingham. other than that he is taking a well earned break.

ianball11 · Prolific Contributor Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 53

Ali Walker is a trendy guy and every sport needs some dapper chaps.
Yellow shoes with yellow shirt and do strap, now that's top drawer.

Ian B.