Week 28 - Manchester Challenger [35K+H] - 2009.

Flemski · Social player

RE: Week 28 - Manchester Challenger [35K+H] - 2009.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

does it look like these will be moved indoors? can you watch indoors here? i doubt it.

James · Satellite level

You can watch indoors yes. There are two indoor courts in total with a viewing area that runs aside Court 1 - so to see court 2 you have to look across court 1. Its at ground level which is a slight hinderance but you feel extremely close to the action and get a real feel for the pace.

If you want a chair though you had better get there early, it's every man for himself..!

iainemm · Social player

Any news on Boggo? First set should be almost finished if no rain

Count Zero · Tennis legend

apparently the match was suspended at Peya 5-4 and will be moving indoors soon.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Not sure whether moving the match indoors will help or hinder Boggo. Peya doesn't have the greatest record indoors but his game should be suited to it, while Boggo has done well indoors in the past but never really got going earlier this year.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

well peya has beaten boggo on grass in a big match recently, beaten the no1 seed here on grass so i guess it could be a good move for boggo. boggo never really got going its true, but hopefully he will adjust quickly.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Allan on Am.com says Boggo won 7-6 3-6 6-2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

It seems Boggo beat Peya 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2! biggrin

Well done, lad.

Should give his confidence a bit of a boost!

Now for Ilhan...

Scratchy · Club Coach

Wow, if that's correct, its a great result for Boggo! His first win over Peya! Boggo has never been known for his stamina though, 2 matches in one day.....that will be tough.

Jack Buxton · Club Coach

bbc certainly support that score. well done boggo, been raining hard here in manchester all day so assume this was inside?

wolf · Tennis legend

ForeverDelayed wrote:
Hopefully Boggo can save this tournament for the Brits as to not have a single quarter finalist would be a little bit disappointing. If he plays well then he can beat Peya, and if he did that, then I'd expect him to beat Ilhan (as would I expect Peya to do as well)

Ok but was there any need to say as much on the homepage - "Bogdanovic saw his second round match with Alexander Peya interrupted by the weather when play was suspended by rain with him trailing the Austrian 3-2 in the opening set. If Bogdanovic does secure the win, he will beat Ilhan in the last eight later in the day." biggrin

Well done the Bogman, anyway.

wolf · Tennis legend

Scratchy wrote:

Wow, if that's correct, its a great result for Boggo! His first win over Peya! Boggo has never been known for his stamina though, 2 matches in one day.....that will be tough.

All four QF matches will be played at 11am tomorrow.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Boggo's fitness did look a lot better at Eastbourne, actually his footwork looked sharper too

Count Zero · Tennis legend

great news that alex got a big win here. see i said moving indoors may be good :)

in a way its good he gets some time to recover, but i remember when he won this event a few years back play got moved indoors and he won 2 in a day. superstitions and all.

his fitness has improved a bit, but to be honest it's still short of where it needs to be. what he has to find is a fitness program that works well for him, to get the best results, and i'm not sure he has yet, but i know it's something he is looking into.