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Lawn Tennis Association GB deaf men finish fourth in Munich
After Friday's disappointment of a 2-1 defeat by the Netherlands that prevented the Great Britain Men from reaching the final of the Dresse Cup, for the second time in succession, seven-time National Champion Peter Willcox from Devon (pictured) recovered superbly in the opening singles rubber against Germany to give Great Britain the lead.
Willcox fought back against German No.2 Torsten Vonthein to seal a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory to give Great Britain the initiative.
The second singles rubber was a rematch of the 2005 Deaflympic Games Men's Singles final in Melbourne, between former National Champion Anthony Sinclair (Northern Ireland) and Germany's World No.1 Ronald-Oliver Krieg.
Sinclair became Great Britain's first Deaflympic Men's Singles finalist for 40 years in Melbourne before losing out to Krieg, and the Briton could not have asked for a better start on Saturday in Munich as he broke the German's serve in the very first game.
Krieg had suffered a shock defeat to Austria's Mario Kargl in Friday's semi-finals, but after losing his opening service game to Sinclair he came back to go on and take the rubber 6-2, 6-0, forcing a deciding doubles.
Former National Men's Doubles champions Willcox and Sinclair paired up for the decider against reigning Deaflympic Men's Doubles champions Krieg and Gunnar Kett.
The German duo were always going to be tough opponents and so it proved as they took the first set 6-2. Krieg and Kett then opened up a 5-1 second set lead before Willcox and Sinclair broke Krieg when he was serving for the match and the tie.
However, any hopes of a Great Britain comeback were thwarted in the next game as the Germans broke Sinclair's serve for a 6-2, 6-2 victory that clinched the tie 2-1. The result left Great Britain's men with a final placing of fourth.
After Friday's disappointment of a 2-1 defeat by the Netherlands that prevented the Great Britain Men from reaching the final of the Dresse Cup, for the second time in succession, seven-time National Champion Peter Willcox from Devon (pictured) recovered superbly in the opening singles rubber against Germany to give Great Britain the lead.
Willcox fought back against German No.2 Torsten Vonthein to seal a 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 victory to give Great Britain the initiative.
The second singles rubber was a rematch of the 2005 Deaflympic Games Men's Singles final in Melbourne, between former National Champion Anthony Sinclair (Northern Ireland) and Germany's World No.1 Ronald-Oliver Krieg.
Sinclair became Great Britain's first Deaflympic Men's Singles finalist for 40 years in Melbourne before losing out to Krieg, and the Briton could not have asked for a better start on Saturday in Munich as he broke the German's serve in the very first game.
Krieg had suffered a shock defeat to Austria's Mario Kargl in Friday's semi-finals, but after losing his opening service game to Sinclair he came back to go on and take the rubber 6-2, 6-0, forcing a deciding doubles.
Former National Men's Doubles champions Willcox and Sinclair paired up for the decider against reigning Deaflympic Men's Doubles champions Krieg and Gunnar Kett.
The German duo were always going to be tough opponents and so it proved as they took the first set 6-2. Krieg and Kett then opened up a 5-1 second set lead before Willcox and Sinclair broke Krieg when he was serving for the match and the tie.
However, any hopes of a Great Britain comeback were thwarted in the next game as the Germans broke Sinclair's serve for a 6-2, 6-2 victory that clinched the tie 2-1. The result left Great Britain's men with a final placing of fourth.