Week 31 - Challenger (€85,000) - Segovia, Spain (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 31 - Challenger (€85,000) - Segovia, Spain (Hard)

Vandenburg · Futures level

i almost forgot that eaton existed,wheres he been,how many points has he actually accumulated this year?

steven · Tennis legend

Vandenburg wrote:

i almost forgot that eaton existed,wheres he been,how many points has he actually accumulated this year?

37, but 27 of them came from his GBR F1 (Glasgow) win in January and he hasn't picked up any singles points since qualifying for Jo'burg in April. His total of 51 includes 14 points from last year, all of which are due off in the 4 weeks commencing 30 Aug.

QR1: (q6) Chris Eaton WR 513 beat Michael Hui (USA) UNR by 2 & 2

QR2: (q6) Chris Eaton WR 513 v Ivan Rodrigo (ESP) UNR

Winner to play Groth or Battistone in the FQR.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Hui can stop Chris now after that victory?

Guid007 · Strong Club Player

QR2: (6) Chris Eaton def. Ivan Rodrigo 3-6 7-5 6-3

steven · Tennis legend

FQR: (q6) Chris Eaton WR v (q2) Sam Groth (AUS) WR 483 (CH 220 Nov 09)

H2H 0-1, straight sets in Newport qualifying last year.

Chris ended Freddie Nielsen's 22-match Brit-bashing streak in 2008, can he end Groth's 15-match BBS in 2010?

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

this is the sort of match Chris would win...just as we write him off and say he'll never make it, he usually gets a win that makes us shift a little

wolf · Tennis legend

Eaton/King-Turner (GBR/NZL) v (4) Marrero/Munoz-De La Nava (ESP/ESP)
Delgado/Marray (GBR/GBR) v (WC) Monedero/Munoz (ESP/ESP)

As I said in the Kitzbuhel thread, it seems Murray and Marray have split.

Delgado not playing with Zovko this week either after their recent success, the Croatian is the top seed this week in San Marino with Bracciali.

Josh · Challenger level

Regarding where Eaton has been recently I saw him hanging around with a few of the other guys in Chiswick, so not sure why he didn't enter unless he was carrying a slight injury.

Smidster · Challenger level

Eaton is 2nd match on 'Pista 1' at with play beginning at 10am UK

steven · Tennis legend

Chris is the latest Brit to try to stunt the Groth ... 2-2 1st set - Chris has been out-aced so far (4-3) and has saved 1 bp.

http://www.protennislive.com/frameset.asp?year=2010&wkno=31C&lang=en&tabno=1&eventid=3939

-- Edited by steven on Monday 2nd of August 2010 11:09:52 AM

steven · Tennis legend

Groth breaks and will serve for the set

3-5*

Stats are Groth 8 aces / 0 DFs, Eaton 4 / 4.

Groth 65% 1st serves in, winning 87% and winning 63% on 2nd serve

Eaton 54% 1st serves in, winning 79% but winning just 33% on 2nd serve

So in other words, Groth has been well on top throughout.

steven · Tennis legend

Groth takes the 1st set with his 9th ace.

3-6 *0-0

steven · Tennis legend

Chris doing a bit better in the 2nd set - 61% 1st serves to Groth's 62% and winning 43% on 2nd serve to Groth's 20%.

3-6 3-2* 30-30

steven · Tennis legend

A DF produces a BP, which Groth saves ... then had to go away for a bit and it looks like Chris did break in the end for *4-2

but then got broken right back

3-6 4-3* deuce

Another bp for Chris ... got it!

3-6 *5-3

Can he hold onto it this time?

-- Edited by steven on Monday 2nd of August 2010 11:57:16 AM