Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville TN, USA - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville TN, USA - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

bookerman wrote:
Anyone else let punch the air at the end like me..... god never been so into a match on a scoreboard in all my life! what a figter :D

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indiana · Tennis legend

Thatt air got so punched here it was begging for mercy !!

bookerman · Social player

Thank's been lurking for a long time, just thaough i should make my presence known after such a epic match. Us Scots are known for our grit, with all the iran bru we drink and Jamie must be drinking it at the bucket loads wink , balls of steal biggrin

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (Alt) Jamie Baker WR 284 beat (7) Michael Yani (USA) WR 174 (CH 143 in 2010) 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4) biggrin

QF: (Alt) Jamie Baker WR 284 v (1) Michael Russell (USA) WR 98 (CH 60 in 2007)

Russell brought to an end two of the best Challenger runs of Jamie's career, beating him 1 & 5 in the Waikoloa Ch Final and 6-1 7-6(4) in the Joplin Challenger SF the same year. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and 4 years later would be cold enough!

-- Edited by steven on Friday 11th of November 2011 02:25:52 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

So what next then for the comeback man ? Just the number one seed.

QF : (ALT) Jamie Baker (GBR) WR 284 vs (1) Michael Russell (USA) WR 98

Edit : Oh, I guess you've got that, and more besides, while I was writing and checking rankings smile

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 11th of November 2011 02:29:42 AM

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

Talked to Jamie about an hour ago and he was stoked. He said he saved 8 mp, but I had to leave at the start of the 3rd, so I'm really not sure. Jamie said when Michael was serving at 5-3 in the 3rd he played a horrible game. Yani gave him 4 points and pretty bad errors, according to Jamie. Jamie said on match point(6-4 in tb) in the breaker, Jamie had Yani pulled way off the court, came in and shanked a volley off the frame, but luckily Michael was pulled way off the court and couldn't get to it. Big win for JB. He had 8 points coming off his ranking this week, so getting at least 15 points will help. Worst case senario he should be around 270. Jamie has said his goal is 200-225 by Aussie Open. JB will have one more tourney(Champaign) next week. He will then play in a $ exhibition in Florida before heading home. I'll try and post sometime tomorrow after he calls me. Take care everyone.

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