Week 29 Challenger - Lexington ($50k) - USA

iainemm · Social player

RE: Week 29 Challenger - Lexington ($50k) - USA

steven · Tennis legend

Wow, great win there under the circs

and what a brilliant end to the day from both intrepid Brits after all the losses in Eur/Asia.

Now we just need to wait for confirmation, and if Boggo is through, hope he doesn't have to pull out just as the points curve starts to steepen again.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

i hope Boggo did a little dance after he won

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

i think the Tursonov match at Eastbourne already proved he doesn't let go in the deciding set if he falls a break behind

wolf · Tennis legend

How quick are the courts here? [Brendan] Evans was an out and out serve and volleyer when I saw him at Notts so outdoor hard might not be his best surface, I suppose. Still a mighty impressive win from Evo.

Well done to Boggo as well.

airsmashers · County player

Great news
well done to both

Silver · County player

No other word for it but w00t!

Although that doesn't count as much of a word...

-- Edited by Silver on Thursday 23rd of July 2009 07:46:43 PM

steven · Tennis legend

The Knight wrote:
i think the Tursonov match at Eastbourne already proved he doesn't let go in the deciding set if he falls a break behind

There's definitely been a change in Boggo's attitude over the last 6-8 months. He's not there yet, obviously, and he could still do with playing the big points better when he's ahead, but he's certainly not been giving up on matches like he often seemed to before.

iainemm · Social player

wolf wrote:

How quick are the courts here? [Brendan] Evans was an out and out serve and volleyer when I saw him at Notts so outdoor hard might not be his best surface, I suppose. Still a mighty impressive win from Evo.

Well done to Boggo as well.

Ehh i think there is 5

helki · Futures qualifying

Splendid Boggo.

Another battling performance from the man. These two must be good for each other, and both into the QFs as I requested. wink

Will they oblige if I ask for them both to reach the SFs?

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

wolf wrote:

How quick are the courts here? [Brendan] Evans was an out and out serve and volleyer when I saw him at Notts so outdoor hard might not be his best surface, I suppose. Still a mighty impressive win from Evo.

Well done to Boggo as well.

Interestingly, I've seen Evans play two or three times and he's hardly ever serve/volleyed in those matches, so maybe that's just the tactic he uses on a grass court.

Great win for Boggo as well to come from a break down in the final set and it seems to be the trademark of the new Boggo to be able to win a match when doing things the hard way as all of his last few matches have been a struggle, yet he's managed to come out on top of them.

Looks like it could be Lester Cook in the QF's given that he's taken the first set over Matosevic and that would definately be the preferable quarter final draw as he's done nothing really of note all year. (although I'd like Matosevic to win after meeting him on the train home from Queens)

Let's just hope the injury doesn't flare up and trouble Boggo when he looks to be playing so well again.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

don't want Matosevic to win, im sure he's a nice guy but he walloped boggo in tallahassee(?)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
Now we just need to wait for confirmation, and if Boggo is through, hope he doesn't have to pull out just as the points curve starts to steepen again.

Boggo confirmed on ATP live score as having won 6-3 4-6 6-4, Evo 4-6 6-1 6-4. biggrin

Shhh · Challenger level

Shhh wrote:

Anyway, prediction time, I feel strangely confident that Mr Evans will get past the top seed today, fingers crossed for him.

Ahem...........told you so aww

My next call is that Dan will beat Boggo in the final biggrin

wolf · Tennis legend

ForeverDelayed wrote:
Interestingly, I've seen Evans play two or three times and he's hardly ever serve/volleyed in those matches, so maybe that's just the tactic he uses on a grass court.

The match I saw was the final on indoor hard, but maybe he had been doing it all week and just carried it on. It seemed to work for him anyway as he won the tournament.