Week 5 - Challenger ($50k) - Dallas, TX, USA

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Dallas Challenger

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

jamie 3-0*

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

5-0*

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

6-1 0-0*

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

*2-1

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

*4-3

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

QR1: (2) BAKER, Jamie def. Garanganga, Takanyi (ZIM) 6-1 6-3

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

jamie was lights out in the 1st set. should be a great match tomorrow vs. ryderstedt. they have been practicing together for the last couple of days.

on a side note, i have two boys(8 and 5) and jamie was so nice giving them autographs after the match. tennis needs more ppl like baker boy.

Drew · Jan 30, 2010

Yes Craig the guys 1st class....there is more to life than tennis. Being a decent human being is a good starting point.

Hope he can come through.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Any chance of getting them on center court?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Jamie

steven · Tennis legend

That's a nice convincing win to get him started.

Ryderstedt has been ranked as high as 130 in 2005 (when he was 20), but soon slipped down to the 200s then yo-yo'd between the 200s and 300s before slipping out of the top 500 last year - he must have got injured last June, because the only match he has played since then (before today) was a 3 & 4 loss to Ireland's James McGee inR1 of the Sheffield Future last week.

In the first half of 2009, he lost to both Josh Milton and James Ward, but qualified for San Jose ATP (where he lost 0 & 6 to Duckboy) and beat Vince Spadea (then again, didn't everyone wink

) on his way to the semi-finals of the Carson Challenger.

Near his best, he'd be capable of giving Jamie a very good match, but I assume that having played only one ranked match in the last 6 months, he probably isn't!

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

ryderstedt is coming off shoulder surgery. he was our 2005 champion and possesses a big forehand and serve, especially indoors.

yes, jamies match will be on center court tomorrow.

Vandenburg · Futures level

Garanganga, Takany was my secret tip for the common wealth games!

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

unfortunately we will not be streaming today. you will be able to watch live scores though. www.frontrowtennis.com , scroll down and click on live scores. streaming will be back up tomorrow at 10am central for the last round of qualies.