Ouch Alex was serving for the set but has gone on to lose it 7-4 in the tie break

-- Edited by airsmashers on Saturday 14th of April 2012 08:43:00 PM

No problem on Kwon's serve though

Chris Eaton bt Chris Kwon 6-3 6-3

-- Edited by airsmashers on Sunday 15th of April 2012 12:10:19 AM

Alex *4-5 in the first set...

Broken back:  *3-3.

Looking like curtains for Boggo:  4-5* in the second....

... and to the player he beat in straight sets here last year too

Just two scoring tournaments for Alex so far this year - 8 points for Dallas Challenger R2 in early Feb and another 8 for reaching the semis in Bath in mid-March. Such a pity to see him losing to players he really ought to beat, even on the form of 2010/11, and to see him sliding down the rankings - only the other Brit here has fallen more places since the start of the year out of those currently in the GB top 25.

He's certainly not too old to mount one last assault on the top 100, but I wonder if he believes that himself any more. If he does and if he is still working hard, I wouldn't put it past him to qualify for Wimbledon this year if he gets a decent draw, and who knows what that might do for his confidence ...