Week 21 - Challenger ($50, 000) - Carson, USA - Hard

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 21 - Challenger ($50, 000) - Carson, USA - Hard

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Well ground Jamie

johnnylad · Tennis legend

or is it grinded?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Er - why not just say "well battled"? We need our resident teacher to step in. I would guess at "ground" but it sounds a bit odd. . .

Keep it up, Jamie.

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (WC) Jamie Baker WR 257 beat (Q) Cecil Mamiit (PHI) WR 467 by 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 biggrin

L16: (WC) Jamie Baker WR 257 v (8) Peter Polansky (CAN) WR 191

4th on Centre, so should be streamed again, probably not before about 22.30 BST.

Polansky has not won back to back matches in over a dozen tournaments in 7 months since reaching the QFs of the Santiago Challenger last October and around half of his ranking points come from qualifying for RG and the USO last year and winning a round as a WC at the Canada Masters, when he was lucky enough to draw an even lower ranked Canadian WC in R1 before going out to Nole in R2 in two tight sets.

He last played a Brit in 2008 when he lost to Edward Seator in the QFs in El Salvador, lost 3 & 4 to Boggo in Granby and beat Wardy 5 & 6 in Rimouski.

So, if Jamie manages to recover from his R1 match ok, he has a very winnable match to clinch that top 250 spot.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I like well battled. Thank you - it was late

Count Zero · Tennis legend

well ground out?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Polansky has not won back to back matches in over a dozen tournaments in 7 months since reaching the QFs of the Santiago Challenger last October and around half of his ranking points come from qualifying for RG and the USO last year and winning a round as a WC at the Canada Masters, when he was lucky enough to draw an even lower ranked Canadian WC in R1 before going out to Nole in R2 in two tight sets.

That means it's a cast-iron certainty he'll do it this time, since he's up agin a Brit... hmm

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Yeah a huge poke in Fate's eye with a big pointy stick from Steven there.

steven · Tennis legend

Grrr ... I'm just saying it as I see it, and you;re not taking into account the "if he recovers ..." bit.

Would you rather he was playing a no. 1 seed who had reached 10 Finals in a row and was on a massive Brit-bashing streak? LOL

Count Zero · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Would you rather he was playing a no. 1 seed who had reached 10 Finals in a row and was on a massive Brit-bashing streak? LOL

Yes cause he would surely be knackered, and not bothered with a challnger as he waits for his sudden ranking rise on the back of 10 finals (assuming he's not the runner up in 10 10k's of course) to allow him ATP entries :)

Peter Paker here is probably fresh as a daisy at the moment, raing to go.

and its all your fault wink

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Count Zero wrote:

steven wrote:

Would you rather he was playing a no. 1 seed who had reached 10 Finals in a row and was on a massive Brit-bashing streak? LOL

Yes cause he would surely be knackered, and not bothered with a challnger as he waits for his sudden ranking rise on the back of 10 finals (assuming he's not the runner up in 10 10k's of course) to allow him ATP entries :)

Peter Paker here is probably fresh as a daisy at the moment, rareing to go.
and its all your fault

Josh · Challenger level

Was that quoted just for added effect? biggrin

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Josh wrote:

Was that quoted just for added effect?

yes i'm going to double quote my posts in future to make sure people read them. what i have to say is that important biggrin

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Count Zero wrote:

Josh wrote:

Was that quoted just for added effect?

yes i'm going to double quote my posts in future to make sure people read them. what i have to say is that important
actually it was meant to be an edit on a spelling mistake i just mis-clicked opps.