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

johnnylad · Tennis legend

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

steven · Tennis legend

Recap of the singles results so far plus Alex's R1 draw:

QR1: Oli Golding WR 584 lost to (q3) Gerard Granollers (ESP) WR 291 (CH 222 in 2012) 6-4 3-6 6-3
QR1: (q8) Alex Ward WR 439 beat Constant Lestienne (FRA) WR 659 (= CH) by 4-6 7-5 7-5

FQR: (q8) Alex Ward WR 439 beat (q4) Grégoire Burquier (FRA) WR 297 (CH 167 in 2011) by 4 & 3 biggrin

L32: (Q) Alex Ward WR 439 v (WC) Mathieu Rodrigues (FRA) WR 445 (CH 211 in 2012)

-- Edited by steven on Sunday 9th of June 2013 07:33:10 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Also in the draw is a little known Spaniard by the name of Pablo Carreño Busta !!

korriban · Challenger level

Bob in Spain wrote:
Also in the draw is a little known Spaniard by the name of Pablo Carreño Busta !!

Who?

RJA · Hall of fame

Bad start for Alex

1-2*

RJA · Hall of fame

Alex breaks back and then holds

3-2*

Miriambee · Futures level

he's 3-2* now.

RJA · Hall of fame

Alex served for the set but couldn't see it out.

5-4*

RJA · Hall of fame

Oh dear. Alex broken again (this time to love)

5-6*

RJA · Hall of fame

The Frenchman also fails to serve out the set so in to a tie break we go.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

But then breaks back to take the 1st set into a tie break.

RJA · Hall of fame

Rodrigues won the tie break 7-5 after having led *6-0

RJA · Hall of fame

Second set looks much better

Alex leads *3-0

PockyTastic · Futures level

Alex took the second set 6-1 and has just broken to go 4-2 up in the 3rd.

seagull · Hall of fame

And is broken straight back