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

paulisi · Tennis legend

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

LHarvey89 · Social player

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.

-- Edited by LHarvey89 on Wednesday 20th of March 2013 12:53:15 AM

steven · Tennis legend

AeM knocked out the 2nd seed. so:

L16: James Ward WR 208 v (3) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 142 (CH 116 last Nov) - H2H 1-0, 2 & 3, West Lakes Ch earlier this year
L16: Alex Bogdanovic WR 310 v (Q) Adam el Mihdawy (USA) WR 355 (CH 295 last Jul) - H2H 1-0, 3 sets, Lexington Ch last year

James plays 2nd after 15.00 GMT on Wesnesday, Boggo on Thursday.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 20th of March 2013 01:13:44 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Well done, Alex!

L16: Alex Bogdanovic WR 310 vs (Q) Adam El Mihdawy (USA) WR 355

Goes without saying that a place in the QF can't be taken for granted. El Mihdawy has just taken out the second seed, Jaziri (WR 163), by 6-3 3-6 7-6(4).

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Wednesday 20th of March 2013 01:14:41 AM

RJA · Hall of fame

L16: James Ward WR 208 v (3) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 142

Sugita was 2-0 up when Authom retired

Meanwhile, Jamie Baker should be starting soon

spud · Challenger qualifying

Come on Jamie!!!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

spud wrote:
Come on Jamie!!!

Drops his opening service game to 30. cry

steven · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
L16: James Ward WR 208 v (3) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 142 (CH 116 last Nov) or (Q) Maxime Authom (BEL) WR 157

James beat Sugita 2 & 3 in the West Lakes Challenger earlier this year but got thrashed 1 & 2 by Authom (who would have been the 4th seed had he been a direct entrant!) in Indian Wells qualifying last year.

Sugita beat Authom by retirement, which is no fun for the Belgian but hopefully better for Wardy's prospects.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jamie is playing quite well, but the top seed has a decent serve and a massive forehand.

If Jamie can keep that forehand quiet, he has a chance.

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Pospisil serving at *5-4, Jamie gets to 0-40 but Pospisil seems to have the more power off the forehand and is now advantage up

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

An ace seals off the set. 6-4

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JB sort of fighting back: just failed to convert a break point to the first set at *5-5, instead dropping it by 4-6.

British_is_Best · County player

Decent first set from JB. Went toe to toe with Pospisil after losing serve in the first game. Should be a decent second set I hope.

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

JB goes 40-0 up, pegged back to 40-30, a good rally sees JB go 1-0* up

British_is_Best · County player

I know it has been said before but if only Jamie had a really big weapon. His fight and work ethic is really good out there. Hallmarks of a David Ferrer (even the grunt sounds similar in my opinion)!