Week 31 - ATP - Washington (Tim & Alex)

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Week 31 - ATP - Washington (Tim & Alex)

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Alex saved it....deuce.....

Add in....he held and what a hold......

Make Haase go sit down thinking about serving for it having just missed set point.

Come on Alex

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Not to be....Haase wins the first set 6-4

Henman is on serve at 1-1

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Four break points for Henman....seems funny saying that....

Boggo loses his serve in the first game of the second set....it does not look good....he had 40-30 there too.....ticks me off

Henman breaks....

Anyone else around...I hope you enjoy reading this in the morning....lol

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Although.....boggo is now 2-0....but up 40-0 on his serve.

How Henman (if he is serving) is down four break points.

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

2-2 For Tim....first set.

Haase fought all the way back to deuce

Ad out.....Boggo is broken having been up 40-0.....sad.....

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

Haase now serving at 4-1 - 40-0

Meanwhile in Henman's doubles match they have three game points for a 5-2 lead.

It went to deuce in the doubles.....

Henman breaks for a 5-2 lead....Boggo is serving to stay in the match....

I need to put my kids to bed....bbl

kels · Junior player

Haase beat Boggo 6-4 6-2, but Tim won his doubles 6-2 7-5 (with maybe a little bit of help from his partner!!).

Count Zero · Tennis legend

oh dear things really arnt going well for alex. he is next down to play the qualfiers for the montreal masters. he really doesnt want to play challengers agian, problem is that he just isnt getting any match practice on hard courts, at least he is down to play bronx.
i persoanlly think he should have played binghamton too rather than the masters.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I suspect you are right, Count, he does not seem ready for this level.

Doug, many thanks for the updates. I can't exactly say I ENJOYED reading them this morning, but that wasn't your fault!

I hope the doubles gave Tim a feel for the conditions that will hold him in good stead in his first match.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

thanks for the updates Doug. Boggo does seem a little out of his depth atm. But he is good enough to be there. He must just need help believing it!

Tim

should push him up the British doubles rankings a little!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i think alex is atp lvl on grass coruts and indoor courts, not on hard yet, and way off on clay.

ok this time round he has had a back injury so we cant fully judge yet, but earlier this year he failed to make any progress on hard atp's either. i really think he should have played at least 2 challengers b4 the uso to try and get back in the winning matches groove and also rasie his ranking again so he has a chnace of making atp's indoors in the autumn, as it is now he will porb be palying challengers in the autumn.

Drew · Jul 31, 2007

Haase is a decent player....tested Tim in the DC tie but he blows so hot and cold Alex should have had enough to beat him. Robin likes to go for his shots and when they come off its great other than that he can look very ordinary. Always goes for shots early....maybe Alex played into his strengths...just get the ball back deep and Haase runs out of patience and will go for winners when they are not really there...or maybe Alex was just not good enough ?

MrBaseliner · Social player

Bogdanovic is going to lose a good few matches at ATP level because he's playing better players, it'll happen to most. It might take a while but he's got to stick at it rather than go back to challengers, he's good enough. There's a good few players I noticed from looking at drawsheets struggled on the main tour for a bit that totally looked out of their depth but are now starting to win a few matches and creep up the rankings, ie Kristian Pless, Boris Pashanski, Alessio Di Mauro (remember how rubbish Murray made him look at the US Open!) Boggo's never going to take the top 10 by storm but he has the talent to at least make the top 50/75, and the more players we have around that level the better!!!

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i agree MBL, i made the suggestion that alex try challengers again cause at the moment he is lacking matches, i guess he couldnt predcit his injury tho and the entry deadlines come and go too far in advance, most of us feel that alex should be a comfortable top 100 player tho.