Boys: US Open 2012 - Grade A (Week 36)

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

RE: Boys: US Open 2012 - Grade A (Week 36)

DavidC · Tennis legend

No second grand slam doubles title for Josh (or third for Liam) though

QF

(6) Kyrgios/Thompson (AUS) d. Broady/Bambridge (GBR) 6-4 7-6(3)
Nishioka/Panta Herreros (JPN/PER) d. Hoyt/Ward-Hibbert (GBR) 2-6 6-3 [12-10]

-- Edited by DavidC on Wednesday 5th of September 2012 10:15:00 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Again it's doubles only indoors today - round 2 and QF scheduled

DavidC · Tennis legend

All 3 pairs reach the quarters according to Colette smile

R2

Broady/Bambridge (GBR) d. (1) Peliwo/Uchida (CAN/JPN) 6-3 6-2
Hoyt/Ward-Hibbert (GBR) d. (7) Friedrich/Monteiro (BRA) 7-6(4) 6-3
(8) Edmund/Silva (GBR/POR) d. Cagnina/Mensurado (BEL/POR) 6-3 4-6 [10-7]

indiana · Tennis legend

Difficult with the weather, but I rather like that they're trying to keep the singles "pure" and just progressing the doubles.

And well done our guys ! smile

Spectator · All-time great

Very nice wins all around. In QFs, B/B get Kyrgios and Thompson (surprise, surprise); Hoyt/W-H get Nishioka/Panta-Herreros; Edmund/Silva get Krueger/McDonald.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Another nice win for Kyle:

QF

(8) Edmund/Silva (GBR/POR) d. (2) Krueger/McDonald (USA) 7-5 6-4

Spectator · All-time great

Feel for B/B. Playing Peliwo/Uchida and then Kyrgios/Thompson one after the other on a single day was a very tough ask. They did well under the circumstances.

A nice win for the eighth seeds. Good that at least one (partial) GB pairing made the SFs.

DavidC · Tennis legend

They aim to play rounds 2 and 3 today, and Liam has made an excellent start taking the first set against Pollanen 6-1. Kyle and Josh should be on courts 11 and 4 respectively fairly soon (preceding matches are in the second set)

As a reminder:

R2

Herkko Pollanen (FIN) v (13) Liam Broady (GBR)
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) v (12) Josh Ward-Hibbert (GBR)
Kyle Edmund (GBR) v Shotaro Goto (JPN)

Liam 6-1 1*-2

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I was just about to post that Liam was down a break, but took a phone call, and when I came back to the computer he had just broken back

*4-5

DavidC · Tennis legend

The break Liam went down was the first breakpoint Pollanen has created (Liam 3/6)

Liam 6-1 5-5*

DavidC · Tennis legend

Better still Liam breaks again (to 15) and will serve for the match at 6*-5

DavidC · Tennis legend

Liam went down 15-40 but 4 points in a row does the trick - French qualifier Maxime Hamou awaits in the third round later today, having put out the top ATP ranked junior Thiago Monteiro

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Good for Liam. Let's hope the others can follow suit.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Kyle's underway: 1*-1
The match before Josh (Laura's R1 opponent v the new Swiss miss) is deep in the third