Week 14 - ATP 250 ($442,500) - US Mens Clay Court Championship, Houston US - Clay

Shhh · Challenger level

Week 14 - ATP 250 ($442,500) - US Mens Clay Court Championship, Houston US - Clay

steven · Tennis legend

James is up on live scores http://www.protennislive.com/frameset.asp?year=&wkno=14=en&tabno=2&eventid=M020 on serve in the 1st set at 2-2* - two love holds for Vemic, just one point lost on serve by James.

steven · Tennis legend

Oh dear, 2-4* and James still hasn't managed to win a point on Vemic's serve.

... but as I write that, he wins the first point in the next game.

steven · Tennis legend

1st set to Vemic 6-3 - Vemic has got 81% 1st serves in and has won 20/21 points on serve (you wouldn't think this was clay, would you?!), James has got 53% 1st serves in and won 14/19 points on serve.

steven · Tennis legend

Just when it was beginning to look like James was never going to make any inroads into Vemic's serve, he's gone 4-1* up in the 2nd set, despite Vemic serving at 86% in this set to 39% for Ward!

steven · Tennis legend

James gets broken serving for the set doh

3-6 5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Tiebreak time and the scoreboard jumps to *6-6 - eeek!

7-6* set point James on the Vemic serve.

steven · Tennis legend

7-7*
*8-7 m/b set point on his own serve - come on!

steven · Tennis legend

Yes!

wins the t/b 9-7, into a final set.

steven · Tennis legend

Wardy about to serve for the match at 3-6 7-6(9) *5-4

steven · Tennis legend

15-0
30-0
30-15
30-30
40-30 MP
Done it!

3-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Vemic is only ranked in the 800s at the moment but was in the top 150 back in 2008 and is working his way back from injury.

British_is_Best · County player

Decent opening win there from Ward. Vemic spends most of his time playing Doubles now by the looks of it but certainly is better than a ranking of 812!

QR1: James Ward WR 252 beat Dusan Vemic (SRB) WR 812 by 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4 smile

QR2: James Ward WR 252 v (q5) Ryan Sweeting (USA) WR 159

helki · Futures qualifying

Nice one James.

Sweeting in the next round, so fingers crossed for another top performance.

steven · Tennis legend

Sweeting is 3-0 v Brits, beating Bloomers and Baker (twice) without losing a set.

-- Edited by steven on Saturday 3rd of April 2010 06:44:43 PM

steven · Tennis legend

British_is_Best wrote:

Decent opening win there from Ward. Vemic spends most of his time playing Doubles now by the looks of it but certainly is better than a ranking of 812!

Ah yes, you're right, he isn't coming back from injury, he's just doing a Flemski, i.e. entering singles qualifying at random.