Week 34 - US Open - Men's Qualifying

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 34 - US Open - Men's Qualifying

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Pretty pathetic from Josh at the tail end of that set, despite the fact he won it. Sijsling nearly made the most of several early Xmas presents.

steven · Tennis legend

Drew wrote:

steven wrote:

Yes 9-7!! I'll have to forgive him

but will he forgive you for the 'muppet' slander !!!

If I'd been him at that point, I'd have been calling myself much worse things than that! LOL

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

3-0 down now!

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Thankfully Josh didn't manage to choke that set away. Came in at 5-0 up and seeing that he also served for the set, would have been a disaster had he lost it. Should go onto win now and with the draw he has, he's got a shot of qualifying here as he is in the weakest section of the draw.

(EDIT... not looking so good in this set though)

Not too much hope for a qualifier from the other sections as the draw hasn't been too kind. Ward's got a bad section with Levy to start with, and if he somehow manages to get through that, probably Mahut in the last round, so can't see him qualifying.

Evans doesn't have the worst section and should win his opener, and given his match with Anderson beforehand, has the ability to beat him. And Ouanna has done nothing since the French Open, so if he does play to his best, Evans could qualify.

Boggo's got a difficult section but if he gets through the opening two matches, he should win the third. He beat Peya last time and should be fit now, so there's hope to beat him again, while he pushed Dancevic all the way last time so could beat him this time. Not sure he'll qualify though.

Hope there will be a qualifier, but if I had to make a prediction, I'd go for no qualifiers.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Goodall 7-6 (7) *0-3

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

My current prediction has to something like 6-7 6-3 6-2 Sijsling, based on Josh's form this year
cry

-- Edited by Jeff Stelling on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 10:06:26 PM

-- Edited by Jeff Stelling on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 10:13:14 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Josh lost the second set 6-2. There was a long gap at 4-1, which probably indicates an injury time-out

-- Edited by DavidC on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 10:24:58 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Josh 2*-3 in final set. His service games are tight - Sijsling's comfortable

Drew · Aug 25, 2009

games a bogey...he is injured....!

-- Edited by Drew on Tuesday 25th of August 2009 10:37:40 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Looks like DavidC's deduction was correct. What a sad end cry

Drew · Aug 25, 2009

Jeff Stelling wrote:

Pretty pathetic from Josh at the tail end of that set, despite the fact he won it. Sijsling nearly made the most of several early Xmas presents.

As always when not watching you can never really tell just by following livescores...quite a drop off in form over the match which can now be understood by the injury perahps.

Thats a pity...he started so well.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

True I guess. Makes it more frustrating when you can't see what is happening though.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

a shame for josh. i wonder what the problem was, probably even worse as he really did have the best section, esp with Canas pulling (although sisling has been playing well recently). lets hope its not too serious and doesn't keep him out too long.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Given that Josh retired in his last match as well, whatever injury he picked up there probably hadn't completely healed it seems.

Shame for him to be carrying an injury as he was in the best section of all to try and qualify.