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

PockyTastic · Futures level

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

PockyTastic · Futures level

GSM Ward 6-7 6-1 6-3

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

More great news. Last time I looked he had just lost the first set.

Well played Alex.

Spectator · All-time great

Yes, I was dipping into the live scores - very impressed by the way he stepped it up at a few key points. Really good to see him clearly fitting in at this level. Hurrah for him.

steven · Tennis legend

Alex is now 7-1 on red clay this month

... and has now got as many points over the 2 weeks as he would for winning a 10K Futures event.

Spectator · All-time great

And his expenses are lower, as these are +H tournaments. Nice.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Gerard Granollers & Guillermo Olaso (ESP/ESP) WR 640 defeated Oli Golding & Alex Ward WR 1071 by 4 & 4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sorry!

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 11th of June 2013 06:34:24 PM

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (Q) Alex Ward WR 410 v (9) Guido Andreozzi (ARG) WR 146 (= CH)

Andreozzi won his last event, a Futures in Italy the week before last.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Another win here would take his ranking to 350-360s and near career high should break the top 400 regardless

Spectator · All-time great

But now 0-40 on Mr Ward's serve .... then 15-40 (an ace) ... then 30-40 ... then deuce ... advantage Mr Ward ... then deuce ... then advantage Sr. Andreozzi ... and Mr Ward is broken. 5-6 ... but not without a fight.

And then breaks back for 6-6. Into the tie-break. Which, alas, I find (break over) he lost 8-6. Well fought, nonetheless.

(Oops. Sorry for duplication, RJA. Kept post open to edit while I was doing other things, so missed your posts)

-- Edited by Spectator on Wednesday 12th of June 2013 11:00:41 AM

-- Edited by Spectator on Wednesday 12th of June 2013 11:01:29 AM