Week 29 - Challenger ($50,000) - Lexington, KY, USA (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 29 - Challenger ($50,000) - Lexington, KY, USA (Hard)

Salmon · Tennis legend

I wonder if Dyce will get a WC.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Dominic gets this coverage HERE

Great Britain's Dominic Inglot, who faces Gastao Elias of Portugal early in the afternoon, has the best recent result...perhaps in the entire tournament's draw...but, for doubles. He and countryman Chris Eaton stunned defending Wimbledon champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 8-6 in the fifth set in the second round of the All England championships earlier this month. Playing for the University of Virginia Cavaliers, Inglot was half of the 2009 NCAA doubles championship team..

Qualifying Draw

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Elias takes first set 6-4

from twitter which seems to be actively updated http://twitter.com/53tennis

SMC1809 · All-time great

BBD now 3-3 in the second set.

SMC1809 · All-time great

BBD lost 6-4 6-4.

spud · Challenger qualifying

Eaton would have been at a push, being in the dubs final in Frinton yesterday evening.

steven · Tennis legend

L32: Jamie Baker WR 247 v (5) Jesse Levine (USA) WR 158

Amazingly, Levine hasn't played a Brit since Boggo beat him in Newport way back in 2006.

British_is_Best · County player

Although on the face of it drawing the 5th seed might not seem like a particularly good draw I would say Jamie has come out very well here. Levine is having a pretty dire year so far and has won just 4 matches at Challenger level (coincidently the same number as Jamie). Although Levine would be the favourite he cant be high on confidence so one would hope that Jamie can use his very positive DC experience to spur him on here.

scottie1 · Futures level

was Graham Dyce meant to be playing here?

Salmon · Tennis legend

I don't think so, but he studies in Kentucky, so it wasn't wrong to expect him to drop in. Of course, he maybe in the UK now (UK as in United Kingdom, not Uni of Kentucky).

Salmon · Tennis legend

Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships. Gives me a chuckle every year!

indiana · Tennis legend

How long Fifth Third Bank been sponsoring this ?

I presume we haven't yet reached the tenth Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships biggrin

steven · Tennis legend

From Wikipedia:

"Fifth Third's unusual name is the result of the June 1, 1908 merger of two banks, The Fifth National Bank and The Third National Bank, to become The Fifth Third National Bank of Cincinnati. Because the merger took place during a period when prohibitionist ideas were gaining popularity, it was believed that "Fifth Third" was better than "Third Fifth," which could be construed as a reference to three "fifths" of alcohol. The name went through several changes over the years, until on March 24, 1969, the name was changed to Fifth Third Bank."

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

mjd wrote:

Dominic gets this coverage HERE

Great Britain's Dominic Inglot, who faces Gastao Elias of Portugal early in the afternoon, has the best recent result...perhaps in the entire tournament's draw...but, for doubles. He and countryman Chris Eaton stunned defending Wimbledon champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 8-6 in the fifth set in the second round of the All England championships earlier this month. Playing for the University of Virginia Cavaliers, Inglot was half of the 2009 NCAA doubles championship team..

He & Huey are in harness together again & the top seeds in the doubles. They face Cory Parr & Vasek Pospisil (USA/CAN) in the first round. I hope they manage a better showing than last week...