Week 9 - ATP 250 - International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, FL, USA - hard

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 9 - ATP 250 - International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, FL, USA - hard

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
RJA wrote:
Lost the first set 6-2
I don't get the logic: James is *2-5 & all of a sudden he loses the first set by 6-2!

Err, he was serving at 5 - 2 down, shown in the generally accepted format folk use on here, and then loses the set 6 - 2

Not by me, it isn't & I think quite a few others on here think similarly: posters generally give a Brit player's score first & if he/she loses a set, it follows that the losing number of games should therefore be given first, so that first set for Dino should have been 2-6, since he lost it by two games to six! wink

RJA · Hall of fame

James got his second break back but then lost it again

4-2*

steven · Tennis legend

In my experience, the score tends to get turned around as RJA did when a set finishes, especially if it's then being put into a sentence like that. As long as it's obvious (and to me, in this case, it was completely obvious what RJA meant), I don't see the problem.

Anyway, James went *4-1 up in the 2nd but has just DFd one of the breaks away.

RJA · Hall of fame

steven wrote:
In my experience, the score tends to get turned around as RJA did when a set finishes, especially if it's then being put into a sentence like that.

Yes, that is what I have always done. Brit players score always first unless it is in a sentence that states otherwise. I think lost 6-2 sounds correct where as lost 2-6 sounds a little strange.

RJA · Hall of fame

Back on serve at 4-4*

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
indiana wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
RJA wrote:
Lost the first set 6-2
I don't get the logic: James is *2-5 & all of a sudden he loses the first set by 6-2!

Err, he was serving at 5 - 2 down, shown in the generally accepted format folk use on here, and then loses the set 6 - 2
Not by me, it isn't & I think quite a few others on here think similarly: posters generally give a Brit player's score first & if he/she loses a set, it follows that the losing number of games should therefore be given first, so that first set for Dino should have been 2-6, since he lost it by two games to six!

Sorry, are you on the drink tonight, seriously ? smile

You presumably understood * 2 - 5, since in the format we seem agreed is normal in a set, and "Lost the first set 6 - 2" is absolutely clear, and seemingly clearly understood by yourself.

I actually prefer lost 6 -2 rather than lost 2 - 6 ( it's clear anyway either way, the clue being "lost" smile ). What it is anyway is not uncommon, I see both on here irrespective of the scoring during the set.

To me, there was no real issue whatever here ! It was all clear.

RJA · Hall of fame

Finally we have a run of service holds

*5-6

RJA · Hall of fame

Taken to duece but James holds and we go into a tie break

RJA · Hall of fame

Down a mini break

3-4*

RJA · Hall of fame

Gets it back

*4-5

RJA · Hall of fame

Monroe takes the tie break 7-5

Terrible result for Wardy.

seagull · Hall of fame

Shocker

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, that is a really very disappointing loss to a player Ed Corrie beat a few weeks ago, albeit on clay.

Not happening for James at the moment, and today if anything seems to go more in the wrong direction.

indiana · Tennis legend

Anyway, apologies to SC if my drink comment went too far / annoyed her earlier. I do stand by all the rest re the scores discussion.

Anyway, I myself am now heading out for a late drink or two smile