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

helki · Futures qualifying

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

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Lost the second 4-6 but managed to win the MTB, after a bit of a struggle, 10-8.

Worth posting the rest of the report on the site, I think:

Nella seconda partita invece Fabbiano e Pashanski recuperano energie e concentrazione e riescono a rimettere in parità l'incontro vincendo 6 a 4.
Il tie-break si apre con un sensibile vantaggio degli inglesi, che si portano sul 4-1. Vantaggio che si riduce e inverte sul 7-6 per la coppia italo-serba che sembra in grande di aggiudicarsi l'ncontro. A questo punto sono determinanti gli errori di Pashanski che di fatto consegnano la vittoria ad Auckland e Marray per 10 a 8.

In the second set, however, Fabbiano and Pashanski rediscovered their energy and concentration and managed to level the match by taking it 6-4. The Englishmen opened up a considerable lead of 4-1 at the beginning of the tie-break. That was reduced and [then] reversed at 7-6 to the Italian/Serb pair, who seemed [poised] to win the match. At that point the errors made by Pashanski were decisive, handing victory to Auckland and Marray by 10 points to 8.

Well done, lads. Looks as though you have a day off before you take on the Italian fourth seeds, Crugnola & Motti. Good luck!

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 4th of September 2009 06:34:25 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

If perchance Aucks & Jonny get past the fourth seeds in tomorrow's SF - & pray God that they do!

- the third seeds, Treat Conrad (*rolls eyes*) Huey & Harsh Mankad ((PHI/IND), lie in wait in the final (on Sunday?).

MAC · Junior player

One set all, so down to MTB now

MAC · Junior player

Not quite, although a tight one -

Marco CRUGNOLA (ITA)/Alessandro MOTTI (ITA) v Jonathan MARRAY (GBR) James AUCKLAND (GBR)

6-4 4-6 10-8

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

A great start to the day, courtesy of Jamie, but it now seems to be crashing & burning! bleh

Here's hoping Col can do the business at the Cumberland Club...