Week 37 - Challenger (50k+H) - Donetsk, Ukraine

Drew · Sep 6, 2008

Week 37 - Challenger (50k+H) - Donetsk, Ukraine

Vandenburg · Futures level

wheres the draw
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Smidster · Challenger level

R1: Alaxander Slabinsky v Igor Kunitsyn WR 72 (1) (RUS)

Think we can safely say that is a dire draw!

steven · Tennis legend

That's more than a dire draw, that's an Evil (Kunitsyn) draw! He was a late entrant who came through qualifying too, though looking on the bright side, the world no. 482 took him to a 1st set t/b in the fqr.

Shhh · Challenger level

What a great opportunity I think you mean. A really, really tough match, but winnable if Igor's guard is down.

Vandenburg · Futures level

well if he wants to go anywhere higher in tennis hes going to have to beat players like this eventually, its not like slabb is a 18 yr old young gun.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Slabba has been due a dire first round draw I suppose, so it was going to happen eventually.

I'd be surprised if Kunitsyn lost, but he's not exactly a great player, and Slabba could win if he's plays at his best, and Kunitsyn struggles - don't think he will do though.

Silver · County player

Shocka. Horrible opener :sad:

Vandenburg · Futures level

lol given slabba habits, i would not be suprised if he beat Igor and then lost in 2nd round!!! lol

wolf · Tennis legend

Slabba plays tommorow.

He lost his doubles first rounder (w/Guillermo Alcaide) today 6-3, 7-6 to Pavel Chekhov & Marsel Ilhan.

seagull · Hall of fame

Slabba went down 6-4, 7-5 decent effort but no points

Count Zero · Tennis legend

thyats a shame, decent effort tho. and a look at a top 100 player is always useful, better to lose to someone like that rather than a relative nobody

steven · Tennis legend

Much better score than I expected, well done Slabba. Pity he didn't manage to nick a set though%2

Vandenburg · Futures level

im not suprised by this result to be honest
with slabba serve and id expect him hold 4/5 games a set,did he manage to get any breaks at all ive not seen the stats.

Sheddie · administrator

that really was a shocker of a draw, Kunitsyn went on unsurprisingly to win the title

He was really unlucky, it could have been closer than 4&5. Kunitsyn broke at 4-4 in 1st with a shanked winner and with Alex serving at 5-6 in the 2nd Kunistyn hit a lob winner off the frame at deuce and then a return winner on match point.

good experience against a top 75 player though and Alex is showing he can live at this level, a massive improvement from previous matches against Dancevic and Spadea.