Week 12 - Challenger ($35,000+H) - Rimouski, Canada (Hard)

Count Zero · Tennis legend

RE: Week 12 - Challenger ($35,000+H) - Rimouski, Canada (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

40-0, 3 match points ... none taken ... ad-in for MP 4, also saved by Moriya ... 5th chance ...

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Omg moriyA coming up with huge shots to save MPs

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Yessss smash to win it. Get in there Alex.

steven · Tennis legend

L32: Jamie Baker WR 209 lost to (1) Vasek Pospisil (CAN ) WR 129 (CH 85 last Jul) by 6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
L32: Alex Bogdanovic WR 310 beat (Q) Hiroki Moriya (JPN) WR 175 (CH 170 last Dec) by 6-7(10) 6-4 6-3

L16: James Ward WR 208 v (3) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 142 (CH 116 last Nov) - H2H 1-0, 2 & 3 in US earlier this year
L16: Alex Bogdanovic WR 310 v (2) Jaziri or el Mihdawy (5-5 in the 3rd atm)

blob · All-time great

Well done Mr. Bogdanovic. Fine result.

indiana · Tennis legend

Really well done, Boggo. Appeared to play a lot of the big points well before toying with us just at the end.

Must admit that I wasn't expecting 2 R1 wins and so very nearly 3/3. Well played, guys !

steven · Tennis legend

LHarvey89 wrote:
Good comeback for Bogdanovic, that. Watched Moriya play in Yokohama and Toyota late last year and he played some really nice stuff.

I read the other day that you have to go back to the summer of 2011 for last time a British player won a singles Challenger event. Unreal if that is the case.

True, sadly - http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25m/challfin.htm?n=1 has a list of British finalists in Challengers over the last few years. As you can see, even that win in 2011 was the first since 2009.

LHarvey89 · Social player

steven wrote:
LHarvey89 wrote:
Good comeback for Bogdanovic, that. Watched Moriya play in Yokohama and Toyota late last year and he played some really nice stuff.

I read the other day that you have to go back to the summer of 2011 for last time a British player won a singles Challenger event. Unreal if that is the case.
True, sadly - http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25m/challfin.htm?n=1 has a list of British finalists in Challengers over the last few years. As you can see, even that win in 2011 was the first since 2009.

Interesting link. I had no idea Josh Goodall had made two Challenger finals. I spoke to him late last year and he was talking about financial constraints meaning he can't play in Challenger events as much as he would like to (this won't be anything new to you, I know) - but was adamant he could still do some damage at Challenger level. I'm starting to doubt that more and more, but I hope he proves me wrong.

I really fancied Bogdanovic to win a Challenger in the summer last year, think it was in Lexington - he ground out a few decent victories and faced a winnable opponent in the SFs, but pretty sure he retired because of a back injury. Was a shame.

Hope he can stay strong here in Rimouski, I'm fairly confident he can dispose of AeM - who is a very hit and miss player. Will be a tough opponent in the QFs if he progresses.