Week 31 - Vancouver Challenger [100K+H] - 2008.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

RE: Week 31 - Vancouver Challenger [100K+H] - 2008.

Vandenburg · Futures level

can u give us a source for this? lol

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Count Zero wrote:

am not sure he is 100% over it from what i heard.

An even better win then if he isn't fully fit then smile

Count Zero · Tennis legend

@ Van. i could, but then i'd have to kill you

@ FD. thats true, but i just get so worried that he over does it when not fully recovered.

i am not sure wny he is playing dubs here to be honest. maybe there was some pressure to play with Aucks?

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Possibly Auckland couldn't find a partner, although he's good enough to have someone wanting to play with him.

More likely that it effectively gives him $720, which is probably more than enough to cover the expenses for the week, so he's entering the doubles because he can to get the money, and if he does win then it's even better, but if not it doesn't really matter (and he won't over do the effort if he's still struggling with an injury)

Count Zero · Tennis legend

half of $720, thats split between the 2.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Well done Boggo.

Convincing win...

Sadly I fear talk of Dev Varman and Lu is too optinistic given Kendrick probably awaits in R2.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

raining hard in vancover aparently so maybe long delay/ cancelled

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Count Zero wrote:

raining hard in vancover aparently

There's a novelty!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

Count Zero wrote:

raining hard in vancover aparently
There's a novelty!

Just to clarify that comment, Canadians say Vancouverites don't tan, they rust & if you can't see the mountains (i.e. the Rockies), it's raining. If you can, it's about to start raining...

DJ · County player

if you can't see the mountains (i.e. the Rockies), it's raining. If you can, it's about to start raining...

The same is said in Liverpool, too, though it's the mountains of North Wales which are the target view ... and, no doubt, in another few hundred cities round the world.

James · Satellite level

DJ wrote:
The same is said in Liverpool, too, though it's the mountains of North Wales which are the target view ... and, no doubt, in another few hundred cities round the world.

Especially after today [well yesterday now..], the clouds were either shedding their load or retreating and planning their next attack! Very strange day.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

they lost the dubs 4 & 3. i think it was played indoors.

i am not sure it was wise for aucks to team with alex, what with him just back from injury and wanted to focus on the singles, i am not sure how his desire would be for this.

i think all the mens singles were delayed, if the rain continues i guess they will go indoors

Salmon · Tennis legend

Agree with you there about Boggo not being a good choice. One reason could be that Aucks was just comig/had not come from the WTT finals and played doubles on a very short notice, so Boggo was the only one he could persuade?

steven · Tennis legend

L16: Alex Bogdanovic WR 183 v (5) Robert Kendrick (USA) WR 118

Former top 80 player Kendrick has lost to Muzza all three times he played him, inclkuding a double bagel at Newport in 2006, but he has a 4-0 record against other Brits - Amadeus took 3 whole games off him in 2002 and he has since beaten Big Arv 3 & 3, Jamie B 3 & 4 in Knoxville late last year and Josh 4 & 4 in Wimby Q this year.

It's certainly not an impossible match for Boggo to win if he's in top form, but it'll be very tough, especially if he's carrying an injury. Still, he's had a long rest from singles since winning his first match, whereas Kendrick has only just finished his.