Week 2 - Australian Open men's qualifying

Josh · Challenger level

RE: Week 2 - Australian Open men's qualifying

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, that's what I meant!

steven · Tennis legend

We also now have times for Boggo and Wardy's QR2 matches - previews a few posts back:

QR2: Alex Bogdanovic WR 171 v (q24) Marsel Ilhan (TUR) WR 153 - 5th on C4 @ n/b 03.30 GMT (but probably much later)

QR2: James Ward WR 261 v (q9) Ilya Marchenko (UKR) WR 121 - 6th on C5 @ c. 06.30 GMT

It looks like the winner of Evo's QR1 match will not play again until Friday with the final qualifying round for both men and women not taking place until Saturday.

gjr · Club Coach

Dans match has started on Court 10

steven · Tennis legend

... and he's already a break down, how did he manage that against Berman?!

(as I write, he pulls it back to *2-2)

steven · Tennis legend

Evo's just got broken again, what the hell is he up to?! 3-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Josh wrote:

So of the two completed matches so far he's only managed to catch half a set?

I picked her up on this (@ACETennisMag enjoying the updates but are you actually going to bother to stick around and watch more than half of Evo's match? ) but I don't think she quite got the point:

@botb1 Shock horror! How could you even suggest such a thing??!! (not that we're dying for bed or anything like that) Come on Evo...

i.e. I didn't mean would she clear off early because it was getting late but would her attention span last through more than half of Evo's match before she cleared off to do something else. LOL

Meanwhile, Evo has managed to sneak the 1st set 7-5 and has a bp to go *2-0 up in the 2nd ... taken

Our friend/s at Ace say that Berman won the Aussie 16&U Championship here - remember he's a kiwi who's been playing for the US - do they really expect us to put up with them complaining about us nicking Robbo? LOL

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 13th of January 2010 09:20:15 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Evo now cruising at 7-5 *4-0 ... so concentration goes (I assume) and he's bp down ...

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Evo *4-0 up in the 2nd set. Winner plays ventura in next round

steven · Tennis legend

Two MPs for bagel, this is more like it!

steven · Tennis legend

3 MPs missed, now serving for it at 7-5 *5-1

steven · Tennis legend

3 more MPs ...

steven · Tennis legend

Wins 7-5 6-1

Santiago Ventura up next.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 13th of January 2010 09:10:26 AM

freerider · Futures level

maybe a bit jet lagged in set 1?

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Nice win Evo. Hope Ventura dosnt turn into a serving machine and become Ace Ventura...