BT at the DC : Dead Sunday

steven · Tennis legend

RE: BT at the DC : Dead Sunday

steven · Tennis legend

Wolf is due to start his match in Tipton around now - cross everything! (fingers, toes, eyes, ears, legs, etc)

5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Josh his a backhand down the line winner off a Sergeyev smash in the 10th game but it's *5-5

steven · Tennis legend

Josh holds to love 6-5*

steven · Tennis legend

Assuming he might end up in one again, a quick count reveals that Josh's career tiebreak record is (approx.) W 107 L 98, so he's not usually as rubbish at them as he was on Friday!

steven · Tennis legend

Unfortunately he's just lost his fourth tiebreak here

*6-6

Tiebreak:

0-1* (mini-break UKR)
0-2*
*0-3
*1-3
1-4* (mini-break UKR)
1-5*
*1-6
*2-6
3-6*
3-7

6-7(3) 0-0*

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Good work by the BBC and the LTA here...

The LTA are more interested in Teddy-Bears, while the BBC cannot even be bothered to put the matches on the website for anyone intersted in watching the tennis.

Dare I say that it would be better if Sky took the rights to it off them.... at least they'd show all the matches...

Josh should win this match, which would at least be some kind of boost for him, and hopefully Eaton can get in a win in the 5th rubber to finish it off.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Josh really ought to be beating this fella - he is ranked way above him.

steven · Tennis legend

"Making way too many unforced errors"

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

To be fair, the LTA are doing a fairly decent job.

I sent a complaint to the BBC about the lack of coverage, pointing out that even one camera and no commentary, à la Bergamo Challenger, would have been a lot better than nothing. I took the opportunity to complain about Andrew Castle's ignorance of tennis matters in general and snide digs at Murray while I was on. . .

-- Edited by Madeline at 14:27, 2009-03-08

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Spoke too soon about Josh then...

Although that is now 23 sets he has played at ATP level, and he's won the just the one - against Mathieu at the US Open - and has he has played such legends on grass courts as Alessio di Mauro and Melle Van Gemerden, it's probably fair to say he should have done a bit better than he has.

steven · Tennis legend

6-7(3) 0-2* - "Josh's head has gone down"

mjd · Challenger qualifying

I Just hope it isn't having a 'DC Boggo' type effect!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Looks bad at *0-3, but it's only one break and he was that down in the first set and then broke back. Maybe he needs to break twice to avoid a tiebreak, though!

steven · Tennis legend

Josh and JL were 'having words' (i.e. having a go at each other) at the changeover, which doesn't sound good, but Josh then saved a bp in the next game. 6-7(3) 1-3*