12:32 pm, 12th July, 2021

Court 2 – Alexis Canter vs Jack Gibbens

12:35

Welcome to the second game of the day on court 2 where we see Alexis Canter take on Jack Gibbens, with both players in need of a good week in Aldershot to climb the table.

 

13:05 3-3 

Steady start from both 23-year-olds here as they each hold their first three service games.

13:38 6-6

This one is turning out to be a closely fought contest as the players fight their way into a tiebreak in the first set. Canter races into a 5-0 lead and looks good to take this set.

13:41 FIRST SET WON BY ALEXIS CANTER 7-6 (7-2)

Gibbens fights back to 5-2 but Cantis overwhelms him with consistent hitting power to take the first set after the tiebreak.

14:11 7-6 (7-2), 4-2
Gibbens has done a good job at remaining in this right and has a couple of break points at 3-2 down but two brilliant aces from Cantis cancel them out.

14:15 Break of serve 7-6 (7-2), 5-2

Clinical from Cantis, Gibbens missed out on a break last game and Cantis does not make the same mistake. It means that Cantis will have a service game to take all 3 points on day 1 of Week 5.

14:21 MATCH WON BY ALEXIS CANTER 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

Cantis makes sure of the win by crunching a deep shot which Gibbens puts long. Cantis has impressed and moves to the top of Pool C on 3 points.