Week 30 - Challenger (M) - Lexington, USA

XCW4EVA · County player

Week 30 - Challenger (M) - Lexington, USA

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Baker

Remember the name!

I have long thought it was worth entering qualies to get the extra points and practice from time to time. It shows confidence that you will get there and probably ups the intensity as you know you should be in the main draw anyway.

Fabulous stuff!

Simmonds bt Baker earlier this year I think and he has lost to Yani in the past too. But hopefully the Waikoloa Baker will show up this week!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I wonder if Bobby Reynolds got injured at some point in his match against Yani: I see that he & Brian Wilson, the top seeds, have pulled out of the doubles & been replaced by lucky losers, Bradley Cox & Austin Krajicek (US/US), which leaves Hutch & Simmonds the highest seeds left by quite some way. They are in action on Court 3 at about midnight our time & that match is followed by the encounter which will determine who plays Hutchmons, if they get through against Lam & Wettengel...

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Ross 1-0 down in doubles first set. Waiting for next update!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Ross and Simmonds took first set 7-6.

1-1 in second

Sheddie · administrator

Great comeback from the Baker boy yesterday !

His section has really opened up with Reynolds' shock exit...maybe he just ran out of steam after his efforts last week. Fatigue could be why he's pulled out of the doubles, give himself more time to recover for Vancouver next week

Baker and Simmonds have played twice before. The American won 6-3, 7-6 on hard in the juniors back in 2004. Jamie got revenge at the start of 2006, winning 6-7(6), 6-1, 7-6(4) indoors.

Simmonds is ranked 323, career best of 219 reached last autumn. Don't know much about his game apart from that he's a big server. He's had a poor 2007, not been past rd2 of a challenger. Lost 7-6, 6-0 to Rajeev Ram in rd1 of Aptos last week. Last September he made quarters of two challengers, got a wildcard into the US Open, losing to Gasquet in rd1

Jamie has never played Yani who's been top 300 but is now down in the 600s and plays mainly on the futures circuit

Sheddie · administrator

If Ross and Simmonds win this tourney, Ross will be back up to 101

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I think I mix Simmonds and Scoville Jenkins up when I tihnk about one or the other of them

Which I don't do very often. And Scoville bt Boggo earlier this year not Baker so I'm totally wrong.

Baker for Lexington glory!!!!!!!!!!!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Ross and Simmonds won 7-6 6-4

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Baker vs Simmonds 3rd on court 2.

Hutchins/Simmonds last in evening session on same court.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

johnnylad wrote:

Hutchins/Simmonds last in evening session on same court.

But who will their opponents be, Mergea & Rastogi or Capkovic & Klizan? confused

I can't work the Lexington site out. The women's draws are up to date, but the men's are still showing the position as it was before yesterday's games! hmm

There isn't a hint of actual results anywhere that I can see, so if you happen to miss them while they're on the so-called live scoreboard, which is easy to do because it frequently freezes for a long time, you stand no chance of catching up with events! smile

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Jamie Baker d. Phillip Simmonds 6-3 6-4

The results are there, Stircrazy, just down below the live scores. Of course they may have just started putting them there!

Edit - Oh, I see what you mean. Today's results are on the scoreboard but not yesterdays, and the draws are not up to date!

-- Edited by Madeline at 21:50, 2007-07-26

RobC · All-time great

Jamie's the new British number 4!!

Drew · Jul 26, 2007

Great result Jamie B !!!!!

With Reynolds out Im sure Jamie can get to the semi's at least !!!

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

Well done Bakerboy! You really do feel at home!