Week 24 - ATP 250 - AEGON International, Eastbourne

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 24 - ATP 250 - AEGON International, Eastbourne

Count Zero · Tennis legend

he held in the end. is the pressure getting to him maybe?

spud · Challenger qualifying

Saved soo many Bp's so far 12/13!!

spud · Challenger qualifying

Not much stability in Wards game so far, he needs to be more consistent and keep the pressure on his opponent.

spud · Challenger qualifying

3-6 *0-0.

Just needs to do a bit more, needs to be more solid, and no more silly giveaways

Count Zero · Tennis legend

hmm 15 bps' so far, saved 14! good and bad right there.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Playing better this set. More consistent, i noticed that his winners/UE's was 11/18 1st set compared to Dolg's 8/6.

Ward starting to rush the net now very interesting, his volleyts have improved a great deal!

spud · Challenger qualifying

Not returning well enough!

Tim · Intermediate Club Player

Ward goes down 6-3 6-4. Was probably nervous as all heck. Hopefully he can use this match as a learning experience. All in all, very good week and congratulations.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Yeh, i mean, he should have got thrashed by Lopez 1st round, so good effort from James

Count Zero · Tennis legend

disappointing end to a really good week i guess.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

But from Dolgo's perspective this has been fantastic so far, he is in the semis of a ATP 250 beating two local WC's outside the top 250 and a guy ranked outside the top 80!

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity, but really good to see such grass court form from James this week.

Anyway, at least that gives him a few days rest before Wimbledon......ah.....

Tim · Intermediate Club Player

Flemski to save the day! Let's go boys ...

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Definately Ward's worst performance of the week and if he had played like he had in his other two matches he could well have won the match.

Other than his serve, Dolgopolov didn't play that well I don't think, but Ward's whole game was a level lower than it had been this week, and if he hadn't done well to save so many break points it could have been something a lot more one sided.

Great week for Dolgopolov to reach a first semi final on a surface he had never played on before, and ends the odd statistic of him being a top 50 despite having never reached an ATP QF (and only only ever won 6 ATP level matches before this week - and one of them was a retirement)