Week 34 - US Open Qualifying - 2008.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

RE: Week 34 - US Open Qualifying - 2008.

Drew · Aug 20, 2008

Keep it up Slabba *4-3 !!!

XCW4EVA · County player

Nice one Slabba, keep it up mate

Feel like Boggo needs to break here though!

XCW4EVA · County player

wish i hadn't spoken Slabba broken and boggo 2-0 down, not going so well at the moment!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Boggo serving *0-2

30-0
40-0
holds

H serving *4-4

30-0
30-15
40-15

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Slabba serving *4-5
15-0
15-15
30-15
30-30
30-40
broken - careless from Slabba he threw away that set twice losing 3 points in a row from 30-15.

L serving *2-1

15-0
15-15
15-40
30-40
40-40
A-
holds for 3-1*

-- Edited by kundalini at 22:14, 2008-08-20

steven · Tennis legend

Oh no, I've just noticed Boggo's 8-6 loss in the 1st set t/b - after all that work recovering the break too.

Drew · Aug 20, 2008

Looks like I cursed slabba....dam !

steven · Tennis legend

I see Slabba's just lost the 1st set too - what a shocker. bleh

And if Boggo's thinking about getting back towards the top 100, he really shouldn't be losing this one. Time to wake up, boys! idea

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

H serving at the start of the 2nd set

30-30
40-30
40-40
A-
holds 1-0*

Slabba serving (has to serve a lot better for the rest of the match if he's to have any chance)

15-0
40-0
40-15
holds for 1-1

H serving
40-0
holds for 2-1*

L serving *3-2

30-15
40-15
holds

Boggo serving *2-4

15-0
30-15
40-15
40-30
holds for 3-4*

-- Edited by kundalini at 22:21, 2008-08-20

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

L serving *4-3

40-0
holds for 5-3*

Boggo in deep trouble
15-0
15-15
30-30
30-40

Slabba serving *1-2

0-15
15-15
30-30
30-40

-- Edited by kundalini at 22:25, 2008-08-20

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Sadly Slabba is out of his depth at this level. He loses serve again. 1-3 Easy hold for H 4-1*

S
30-0
30-15
holds for 2-4*

Boggo saves mp. A-. 40-40. A- etc etc. holds for 4-5* Still in the match just about.

L serving for the match

15-0
30-0
40-0
Boggo out

-- Edited by kundalini at 22:39, 2008-08-20

Sheddie · administrator

I'm not totally surprised at the Slabba score tbh.....

Hippensteel is a lot, lot better than his ranking suggest. He's competed regularly this year but almost entirely in ATP and big challenger qualies and has beaten a number of top 200 players (and Kei Nishikori earlier in the year). In Jan he made the last round of Aussie Open qualifying.

I think it's unfair to say that Slabba is out of his depth at this level. Maybe its nerves in first slam event but it looks like Slabba just hasn't been able to do himself justice serving wise which is a major part of his game

Drew · Aug 20, 2008

Boggo...tame defeat.

Vandenburg · Futures level

bad night guys
lets hope goodall can reach main draw.