steven wrote:

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I can accept that Spadea may have been genuinely injured at the end, but if he's been injured from the start, I think he would pulled out a lot earlier, don't you?

Anyway, bet365 give Wardy a 56% chance of winning tonight, i.e. he's the slight favourite for the match.

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Given how convincingly Ward did win, it wouldn't surprise me if Spadea was carrying some sort of injury throughout the match, but maybe he thought while he was only one break down in the second set it was still worth carrying on just in case he could do enough to get the win.

Think Ward should have a good chance tonight, although I know very little about his opponent, so can't really comment on how he plays or anything like that.

 

match before ward just finished.

i am not impressed with them!

Yes, that's what I'm thinking. I hope it's not James. Though it wouldn't be the most satisfactory way to become the first Brit to reach a clay court Challenger semi since 2004, it would far be preferable to him getting injured or ill while on such a good run of form. I guess we'll have to wait until the end of play there to find out what really happened.

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 14th of May 2009 11:01:57 PM

No I'm sure he wouldn't, and nor would we. I've tried the tournament phone number but it just goes to an answerphone message that rabbits on about tickets and schedule info that's on the website anyway.

Weird:  Netpulse gives the results for the other three matches (wins for Yani, Ball & Malisse), but is showing James' match as still to be played!   Even MTF is stumped!

*  No Friday OoP, either!

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 15th of May 2009 01:03:05 AM

I just winged off an email via Hurricane Tennis at 2am and got this reply from Sarasota Open Customer Service 11 minutes later! ... James won 3-6 6-1 6-4. Yay! :)


Beaten to it! That was quick Shhh

-- Edited by andyjmr on Friday 15th of May 2009 03:36:27 AM