Week 30 - Challenger ($50,000) - Lexington, KY, USA (hard)

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RE: Week 30 - Challenger ($50,000) - Lexington, KY, USA (hard)

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JB with a love hold to open the 2nd set, long break maybe killed Alex's momentum. started a bit flat.

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Alex responds with his own love hold, some nice controlled shots from alex.

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JD holds to 15 for 2-1*

alex still looks the better in extended rallies from the baseline, just got to get into more.

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good pass from JD brings up 0-30
net cord from alex just lands in 15-30!
alex with FH pass for 30-30
netted return 40-30
alex nets a mid court FH for deuce
another netted FH - BP
good 1st serve and return drifts just long
JD nets simple BH - Ad AB
good wide return and Alex nets - deuce
defensive lob drifts wide - Ad AB
Alex goes just wide deuce
Good serve, netted Ad AB
JD goes long, game 2-2

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JD serving 2-2

0-15 JD does wide
15-15 poor drop shot by alex after great long rally. should have won that.
30-15 ace
40-15 lob from alex just long, good idea tho.
game - ace

wonder what might have been had Alex wont that 2nd point, was ahead in the rally just couldn't finish it

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0-15 great play by JD, good pass, alex gets it back but JD wins at the net
15-15 Alex with his own good pass
30-15 1-2 punch going behind off serve.
30-30 DF
30-40 Alex nets a routine FH
ace
BP - another routine FH netted :(
deuce JD goes long & wide
BP alex just wide after rally.
Break - Alex misjudges a lob, runs back to play it and goes wide :(

2-4*

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JD *4-2

15-0
30-0 S&V winner
40-0 alex net BH return
game, simple net from alex, not a great game from alex.

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AB 2-5*

0-15 alex goes long
15-15 JD goes long
15-30 alex goes wide
Alex seems a little flat
30-30
40-30
deuce
Ad in - aggressive FH's from alex
Game - netted return

JD to serve for the set

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15-0 wide serve, alex cant get back
30-0 good 2nd sever and alex on the defensive, JD puts Smash away
40-0 good pick up from JD, was good return from alex tho
game and set 63. good play by JD, another nice low volley.

alex seemed a bit flat and just couldnt get things going. JD did playwell tho, came up with some good shots

Alex to serve 1st in decider.

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JD *0-1

15-0 nice FH
15-15 nice bh pass from alex - been a good shot for alex this match
15-30 nice BH approach and JD goes wide
30-30 Serve and Samsh from JD
40-30 nice serve and alex cant keep in play
ace

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AB *1-1

15-0 nice FH
30-0 JD goes wide with FH
40-0 JD long
40-15 DF
game - return long

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JD *1-2

15-0 AB goes wide UE
15-15 JD slices wide UE
30-15 ace No 11
30-30 JD goes long UE
40-30 Alex goes long on return
Game S & V winner

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AB *2-2

15-0 JD defensive lob goes long, way long, bouncing over back fence!
15-15 JD wins some net play, did well in that point
30-15 ace
40-15 ace (no. 4) - few more would be nice!
game - nice pass after decent rally. JD does seem to like to go high and loopy every now and then to 'reset' a rally

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JD *2-3

0-15 JD nets after alex comes to net
15-15 nice serve alex cant keep in
15-30 JD coming in to net but alex gets past in the end going behind
15-40 JD goes wide on FH volley (alex got away with that)
30-40 routine FH volley winner. alex maybe need to be more aggressive on 2nd serve return.
Break - sweet lob gets the job done, JD really coming into the net a lot now.