Week 15 - Challenger ($100,000+H) - Johannesburg, South Africa - Hard

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 15 - Challenger ($100,000+H) - Johannesburg, South Africa - Hard

spud · Challenger qualifying

Qualifiers get Zemlja (7), Kirillov, Menendez, Groth.

Kirillov is out of form at the moment.

Menendez lost to Smethy couple of weeks ago.

Groth is just a serve.

If either of them qualify, as long as they dont get Zemlja, they could make 2nd round.

steven · Tennis legend

spud wrote:
Groth is just a serve.

... says our biggest Eaton fan wink

Re. your previous post, I think he should be able to see off the youngster too. It would be good if he did well here, he's been showing some encouraging signs of being bothered enough to apply himself away from the big crowds this year.

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Eaton won 6-1, 6-3

Inglot won 6-0, 6-1

Out of the seeds, Eaton lost the most games in the 1st round

spud · Challenger qualifying

Doubles draw is out.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2010/5055/mdd.pdf

Murray/Marray top seeds.

Eaton/Inglot avoid the seeds in 1st round.

wolf · Tennis legend

The Jays opponents have won a staggering 55 challenger titles between them.

De Voest has won 28 doubles titles and 5 singles titles, while Lu has 11 doubles and 11 singles titles.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Both won as on OOP for tommorow, both play the other seed in their sections.

(3) 407 Eaton vs Angelinos (5) 431

(6) 594 Ingot vs Okun (2) 323

Murray/Marray also kick off tommorow.

-- Edited by spud on Sunday 11th of April 2010 12:59:19 PM

Silver · County player

Perhaps it's a good thing I'm not there. I'd be complaining summat chronic about the state of the water (how do you RUN OUT OF WATER????)

Good luck lads

spud · Challenger qualifying

Eaton beat Gilbertson 6-1 6-1

Inglot beat Nyakabau 6-4 6-2

spud · Challenger qualifying

There next matches will be the ones that matter.

Angelinos tends to play on clay quite a bit although has won on hard. Hopefully the courts are quick and Chris's game can dominate.

We all know about Okun, likes to beat Brits, I think his last win against a brit was Chris earlier this year in South Africa. Depends on how Dom plays, if hes firing he could thrash him, but if hes not, its going to be tricky.

indiana · Tennis legend

Of the 24 Q1 and Q2 matches, there were no three setters, indeed no tiebreaks, two 7 - 5 sets being the only sets where the loser got more than four games in a set ( and there the guys then got only one and no games in the following set ) so there has been nothing really approaching a very close match. Needless to say all the seeds are through to the FQR.

Quite encouragingly for Inglot, unless the opponent was much better than the average RSA draw filler, Okun ( in Q2 ) is one of the players who has had a 7 - 5 set, before winning his second set 6 - 0.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 11th of April 2010 06:39:16 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

The match before Jamie/Jonny has just finished.

Live scoring on bet365.com.

seagull · Hall of fame

Have Eaton or Inglot played yet?

steven · Tennis legend

Chris has qualified (unless he's got in as a LL) because he's on the OoP for tomorow to play Menendez-Maceiras. Neither Inglot nor Okun are down to play tomorrow, so their result remains a mystery!

seagull · Hall of fame

Good news - means he has covered his 5 points from last year. Menendez is on the way up so will be a tough one