Week 35 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Como, Italy

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Week 35 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Como, Italy

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Chadaj has had some solid results recently so that won't be the easiest of opening matches for Morgan.

Garcia might not be such a bad draw though as he's only won 3 matches all year and 2 of those were against unranked players, so hope in that match for Morgan.

wolf · Tennis legend

QR1: Adam Chadaj (ROU) WR 740 beat Morgan Phillips WR 589 6-2, 7-6(7) bleh

helki · Futures qualifying

Shame about Morgan! All is not lost here, however. While Col is aiming to raise his singles ranking in London, Ken has teamed up with Kevin Anderson (RSA) in the doubles in Como. smile

They are seeded 1 and hot on their heels are Aucks and Johnny M, who are seeded 2. smile

wolf · Tennis legend

Skupski & Anderson suffered a tough 4-6, 6-2, 7-10 to the wild cards Garcia & Jorquera (CHI/ITA).

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

ouch

helki · Futures qualifying

After the demise of Ken & Kev, Aucks and Johnny M kick off their assault on the doubles tomorrow. Let's hope for better news at the end of the day.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Aucks and Johnny M kick off their assault on the doubles tomorrow. Let's hope for better news at the end of the day.

You have your wish, h - from the Como web site:

Doppio - Gli inglesi Auckland-Marray vincono contro Aranguren-Trujillo Soler

Il primo dei quattro incontri di doppio della giornata mette di fronte gli inglesi James Auckland/Jonathan Marray e Juan Martin Aranguren/Gabriel Trujllo-Soler. Due coppie bene assortite, per età, esperienza e coraggio.

Il primo set infatti è equilibrato e si conclude 7 a 5 per Auckland/Marray. Il particolare feeling dei due britannici alla lunga ha la meglio e la seconda partita passa in scioltezza. Risultato finale: 7-6, 6-3.

[Doubles - the Englishmen, Auckland & Marray, beat Aranguren & Trujillo Soler

The first of today's four doubles matches pitted the Englishmen, James Auckland & Jonathan Marray, against Juan Martín Aranguren & Gabriel Trujillo Soler, two pairs well matched in age, experience and bravery [bit of copywriter's purple prose, there! biggrin ].

Sure enough, the first set was even and was taken by Auckland & Marray by 7 games to 5. The two Britons eventually gained the upper hand [thanks to] the rapport [between] [always difficult to translate English words imported into another language! wink ] them and the second set was soon over. Result 7-5 6-3.

Eysseric & Sidorenko (FRA/FRA) or Fabbiano/Pashanski in the QF.

helki · Futures qualifying

Good to see a Brit doubles pair flying the flag.

I think the opposition is known, but I'm linguistically challenged so need a more-than competent translator to decode from the Como web-site. Any volunteers? Whichever pair won did so by a TB and 6-1. ( I can read numbers in any language wink

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After all that, Aucks and Marray are last on court tomorrow against...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

I think the opposition is known, but I'm linguistically challenged so need a more-than competent translator to decode from the Como web-site. Any volunteers? Whichever pair won did so by a TB and 6-1. ( I can read numbers in any language)

If you mean this, h:

Il doppio che vedeva di fronte Thomas Fabbiano e Boris Pashanski a Jonathan Eysseric e Alexandre Sidorenko (Coppia testa di serie 3) si è risolta sostanzialmente nel primo set.

Partita che si è sviluppata in un equilibrio quasi paranoico concludendosi al tie-break con il punteggio di 7 a 6 (6).

Nel secondo set la coppia italo-serba non ha incontrato molta resistenza ed ha conquistato il passaggio del turno con un netto 6-1.

mostly easy-peasy:

The doubles encounter between Thomas Fabbiano & Boris Pashanski and Jonathan Eysseric & Alexandre Sidorenko (the third seeds [the copywriter got that a bit wrong: neither pair is/was seeded!]) was more or less decided in the first set. The set unfolded at a frenetic pace and culminated in a tie-break, 7-6(6).

The Italo-Serb pair met with little resistance in the second set and completed their passage into the next round by [taking it] easily 6-1.

In other words, Aucks & Jonny M play Fabbiano & Pashanksi tomorrow. wink

I'd been checking the site religiously for most of the evening & that snippet certainly wasn't there the last time I looked! ashamed

helki · Futures qualifying

Knew somebody would come up trumps.

I'd manged to make some sense of the last line in the report, but didn't dare post my thoughts in case they were wrong. wink

Smidster · Challenger level

Aucks and Marray last on 5th (And last) on centre - 4th match not before 5.30 local

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I think Mother Nature may have some say in how much tennis is played in Como today! bleh

Rain stopped play in the fourth of the four doubles matches scheduled to be played yesterday, with García/Jorquera (Skups' & Anderson's conquerors) & Mamiit/Sanguinetti at *4-5 in the first set. According to the web site, the rain hasn't gone away, although that apparently didn't prevent Juan Martín Aranguren (ARG) from seeing off Kevin Anderson, the second seed, in three sets this morning! wink

helki · Futures qualifying

Aucks and Marray have taken the first set 6-1. smile

Haven't a clue about the second. confuse

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

So far, so good. A report on the first set of the Aucks/Marray vs Fabbiano/Pashanski match posted on the Como web site at 21.00 (CET):

Praticamente è un incontro serale l'ultimo match di oggi! Inizia infatti alle 20.30 il doppio tra Fabbiano/Pashanski e Auckland/Marray. Match senza storia però. La coppia inglese fa letteralmente quello che vuole e vince il primo set 6 a 1. Addirittura i britannici in un gioco si sbarazzano degli avversari con 4 ace. La coppia italo-serba probabilmente risente anche del solito nervosismo di Pashanski che si lascia andare a polemiche pressoché inutili.
Nella seconda partita non si aspettano sorprese.

The final match of the day is practically an evening one! The doubles match between Fabbiano/Pashanski and Auckland/Marray actually got under way at 20.30. It's a no-nonsense match, however. The English pair literally did as it pleased, taking the first set by six games to one. In one game the Britons unleashed four aces at their opponents. The Italian/Serb pair probably also suffered [as a result of] Pashanski's customary irritability as he picked almost pointless arguments [odd phrase in Italian, that. Can't think of a better way of putting it at the moment!]. No surprises are expected in the second set.

Sounds quite promising. Let's hope there aren't any surprises! wink