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Count Zero


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i did hear that alex found the conditions there quite tough, the heat + humidity made it feel like 38C yesterday, which is a bit hot for his tastes.
hopefully it will cool down futher in the week or at least his next matches will be scheduled for later in the evening. as he is a seed playing a local hopefully he'll get a 'after' 6.30pm next time.

this win means i think he has a good chance of being seeded at aptos, and as long as he can keep edging up the ranking etc keep getting seeded will be nice if he can get some momentum going through the summer.

hopefully JB can get a win today too. baslt's last win was over boggo 63 61 which left us shcoked and was probably more about boggo wanting to not really be in turkey. so lets hope jb can get revenge

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6-3, 6-4 in convincing enough. Polansky has lost to Ed Seator this year, so I would mark Boggo as clear favourite.

In the doubles they won 6-4, 6-2 and now play the 2nd seeds Alberto Francis & Nicholas Monroe.

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At least he won in straight sets, so that's a decent recent for him if he wasn't enjoying the conditions.

Polansky is very beatable in the second round, but probably got to hope that it cools down a bit to make it slightly easier for Boggo, but Polansky almost lost today anyway so it shouldn't be an unwinnable match

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a report from a local paper:

Peter Polansky has a reputation for being a fighter, and that quality was evident last night as he survived a scare in the first round of the $50,000 National Bank Challenger tennis tournament.

Polansky lost the first set and was down a service break twice in the second set before pulling out a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over qualifier Dieter Kindlmann of Germany.

"It was hot out there and I didn't play as well as I wanted to," Polansky said. "But I'm happy that I hung in there and won."

Kindlmann, ranked as high as No. 130 in the ATP rankings in 2004 before shoulder and hip problems derailed his career, looked as if he was heading to a straight-set win when he began having trouble with his serve. After taking a 4-2 lead in the second set, he lost his next five service games, allowing Polansky to win the second set and race to a 5-0 lead in the third.

"I think the difference was that I started returning the ball better," Polansky said. "I was getting the ball into play and that gave me a chance. I also made fewer errors as the match went on."

Kindlmann complained of a pain in his right arm. He received treatment from the trainer after falling behind 3-0 in the final set, but was able to continue.

"It wasn't that bad," said Kindlmann, who admitted to being very disappointed.

Polansky is ranked No. 277 in the ATP list and has made steady progress since he was injured in a freak accident two years ago while playing Davis Cup in Mexico. He was sleepwalking when he tumbled though a second-floor hotel window.

Polansky, a 20-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., will face a tougher test in the second round tomorrow. He's matched against fifth-seeded Alex Bogdanovic of Britain. Bogdanovic was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over qualifier Vincent Millot of France.

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mtf update:
After 2 sets Bastl vs. Baker 5-7 7-6(5)

come on jamie!

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Yes, come on Jamie!

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Yes, come on, Jamie! The score looks eerily like their last meeting so far, so I hope there's different ending this time.

I had forgotten that Polansky was the famous sleepwalker.

-- Edited by steven at 19:20, 2008-07-08

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Not to be this time -

Bastl def. Baker 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4 (mtf)

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Shame, but not entirely unexpected given Bastl's good season so far, and Baker not quite having the match fitness back yet.

He did well to get a set, and probably got close in the tiebreak, so at he's challenging again, but another week or so away from winning these matches.

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Oh well, he got two games closer than last time ...

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grr, thats a shame.

perhaps he faded a bit in the 3rd. was hot again

bastl still seems to be fighting so hard, i remember the report from his match vs boggo, guess he doesnt want to hang up his racqut yet.

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no oop for tomorrow yet, but storms & rain predictied, so maybe delays. maybe the rain will take some of the humitidy away too?

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Count Zero wrote:


Polansky is ranked No. 277 in the ATP list and has made steady progress since he was injured in a freak accident two years ago while playing Davis Cup in Mexico. He was sleepwalking when he tumbled though a second-floor hotel window.

Why didn't our young clubbers think of using the old sleepwalking excuse?



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boggo's just down for dubs today.


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htye lost 63 64.
has got a 6.30pm match today in singles.

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