Week 21 - Greece F8 ($10,000) - Marathon-Athens (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 21 - Greece F8 ($10,000) - Marathon-Athens (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

I'm a bit surprised that the bookies have Josh as the favourite, even if only marginally.

After a rough adjustment for the probabilities not summing to 1, they give Richard about a 1 in 3 chance v Angelinos, Josh about 55%/45% v Dave and Jamie about a 58% chance against Peliwo.

korriban · Challenger level

RJA wrote:
Jamie had a break point but couldn't take it. He lost 2 and 4

First tournament after a mini-break or not - this is a bad loss (2 fairly easy straight sets), especially after 2 "warm up" matches beforehand.

I come back to Leon Smith's decision to drop Jamie after having picked him for the DC tie against Russia, with Jamie pulling out of 2 or 3 weeks of tournaments to be available, and then training with the squad fully expecting to playing as our #2. Just how badly must Jamie have been playing in practice before that DC tie for Leon to make such a big decision to unilaterally drop him and call in an emergency back-up? Now we know.

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 24th of May 2013 03:23:31 PM

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 24th of May 2013 03:24:12 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Richard is down an early break at *3-1

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

But fights back to level at 3-3*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Richard manufactures a BP but can't convert.

Now serving at *4-5

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Angelinos takes 5 points in a row and with it the first set tie break against Richard.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Am rooting for Richard who seems to have had an amazingly close first set (practically the same number of points throughout) only to lose the tie-break. But hasn't dropped hid head and is now 3-0 up in the second.

David Rice had 2 BP but didn't convert, in the first game. Now 1-1

RJA · Hall of fame

Gabb takes the second set 6-1

RJA · Hall of fame

Rice won the first set 6-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

Richard is now struggling in the final set 5*-3 down.

korriban · Challenger level

Richard breaks back. *4-5 down final set, he's won more points than his opponent, created more than double the BPs (both interesting but not key stats) and also converted 2 more breaks than his opponent (which should definitely be a key stat!).

Now win the match Richard! Win the match!

steven · Tennis legend

*4-5 in the tiebreak ... another very tense livescore watch!

steven · Tennis legend

*4-6 - Angelinos gets a crucial mini-break.

1 match point saved 5-6* now another on the Greek's serve - also saved!

steven · Tennis legend

3rd match point for Angelinos - 6-7*