Week 24 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Blois, France (Clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 24 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Blois, France (Clay)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Granollers threatened to break back immediately but Oli held eventually for 4-1*

DavidC · Tennis legend

No repeat pattern to the first set as Oli breaks to 30 for 5*-1

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
No repeat pattern to the first set as Oli breaks to 30 for 5*-1

I was thinking (celebrating) the same fact.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oli reaches 40-15 but then tosses in a couple of doubles and ends up being broken: 4-6 5-2*

DavidC · Tennis legend

Another setpoint came on the Granollers serve, but he held for 5*-3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

After serving for the second set at 5-1, Oli finally bags it by 6-3 to take the match into a decider.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oli makes no mistake second time round, holding to love

4-6 6-3 0-0*

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oli has a couple of breakpoints in game 3 but can't convert:

4-6 6-3 1*-2

DavidC · Tennis legend

...and pays by being broken himself (to 15)

1-3*

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oli does the decent thing and breaks back immediately to 15

2*-3

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

This one is going to a 3rd set breaker.

DavidC · Tennis legend

unfortunately it's not going anywhere at the moment - injury timeout

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
unfortunately it's not going anywhere at the moment - injury timeout

Do we know who for ?

DavidC · Tennis legend

I don't know who took the timeout, but the resumption saw a lengthy game with Granollers having the chance to break but Oli hangs on for 3-3*