Week 47 - Challenger (€106,500+H) - Helsinki, Finland - Indoor Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 47 - Challenger (€106,500+H) - Helsinki, Finland - Indoor Hard

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
Two LL places were available but after the 2nd & 3rd seeds lost too, Josh was the third in line for one. That does mean he will get one if anyone pulls out during R1 though.

Zverev & Struff are both is as LLs....

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
R1: Matthew Ebden & Jürgen Zopp (AUS/EST) vs Johan Brunström (SWE) & Ken Skupski

Ken & Johan going reasonably well: they lead by 6-4 *3-4.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

The second set goes to a tie-break, which the boys lost by 3-7. cry Squeaky bum time...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

But they take the MTB by 10-3.

helki · Futures qualifying

Well done to Ken and Johan. Fingers crossed for more success in the next round.

Shhh · Challenger level

Jonny and Jamie won 10-4 in a MTB and got through despite losing more points than their oponents.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Full result for J & J:

R1: (4) Jamie Delgado & Jonny Marray defeated Kenny de Schepper & Stéphane Robert (FRA/FRA) by 6-7(3) 7-6(4) [10-4]

Looks as though it was quite a battle, but at least they came through it! smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (2) Dustin Brown & Michael Kohlmann (GER/GER) vs Johan Brunström (SWE) & Ken Skupski bleh

Brown & Kohlmann had a walkover against Ungur & Zeballos in the first round.

wolf · Tennis legend

Milton in as a LL after Nieminen withdrew, plays Lorenzi tomorrow.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Milton in as a LL after Nieminen withdrew, plays Lorenzi tomorrow.

It could've been a lot worse, I suppose, but Josh is going to have to play out of his skin to win this one:

L32: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) WR 110 vs Josh Milton WR 378 bleh

Neither of the other LLs survived the first round (though, arguably, Zverev was in with a chance against T Nieminen, a qualifier), but if he does, it'll be Daniel Brands (WR 137) in the second round... hmm

steven · Tennis legend

Josh has held to love in 3 of his first 6 service games but Lorenzi got the lone break in the 1st set - 4-6 *1-1

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) WR 110 defeated (LL) Josh Milton WR 378 by 4 & 4 cry

SMC1809 · All-time great

Josh had 2 break points at 4-3* in the second set but failed to convert and was then broken himself.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (2) Dustin Brown & Michael Kohlmann (GER/GER) vs Johan Brunström (SWE) & Ken Skupski
Brown & Kohlmann had a walkover against Ungur & Zeballos in the first round.

Ken & Johan have just lost the first-set tie-break by 3-7. cry