Week 4 - USA F3 $10K (Clay) - Weston, Florida

airsmashers · County player

RE: Week 4 - USA F3 $10K (Clay) - Weston, Florida

airsmashers · County player

Smethurst had 2nd set break but relinquished.

airsmashers · County player

I've never known this to happen

Smet's strings broke on all racquets, apparently. Stringer not here until 11am! Now playing w/ Ash Hewitt's sticks, I think. Tough break(s).

-- Edited by airsmashers on Tuesday 25th of January 2011 04:31:14 PM

airsmashers · County player

Smet struggling now - has no feel. Balleret leads 5-2 2nd set.

seagull · Hall of fame

How can his strings break on all rackets??

airsmashers · County player

Dan must be getting a good feel for his new rackets now.

Smet's come back to level 2nd set at 5 apiece.

airsmashers · County player

Smethurst finding his range a bit better, but Balleret takes 2nd TB 7-4.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Re Strings: maybe he didn't have that many to start with? esp if he'd maybe have broken some during F2 and didn't get the fixed yet. plus i doubt these guys have more than 3 racquets prepared per match, it's not like they get the same luxury that the top guys get.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

balleret up and early break in 3rd

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Balleret serving for match at 5-2 over Smethurst in 3rd.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

all over in the end 62

seagull · Hall of fame

Count Zero wrote:

Re Strings: maybe he didn't have that many to start with? esp if he'd maybe have broken some during F2 and didn't get the fixed yet. plus i doubt these guys have more than 3 racquets prepared per match, it's not like they get the same luxury that the top guys get.

I've seen 8 year old kids turn up with more than 3 rackets before! Seriously that has probably cost him the match

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Hugely disappointing after such a promising first set. cry

'Twill be interesting to hear Dan's take on the racket "thingy".

indiana · Tennis legend

Really bad break ( or breaks !! ) for Dan considering it looks as if he was playing pretty well and could have got a decent win there.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Second result of the day:

R1: (Q) Jack Carpenter WR 1068 lost to Teodor-Dacian Craciun (ROU) WR 601 by 7-6(1) 3-6 2-6 cry

Jack clearly gave Craciun a run for his money, but ultimately didn't quite have enough to kill the b*gger off! hmm