Week 25 - ATP 250 - Eastbourne, UK (grass)

blob · All-time great

RE: Week 25 - ATP 250 - Eastbourne, UK (grass)

steven · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
blob wrote:
johnnylad wrote:
De Schepper is French not Dutch
Corrected. Apologies.
I very nearly made that error when I typed out the qualifying draw. I initially put (NED) due to his name sounding Dutch. Fortunately for me I remembered that he was actually French before I posted it.

I remembered he wasn't Dutch ... so typed "BEL" on Twitter - then remembered properly just before I hit send LOL

korriban · Challenger level

Congratulations, Kyle Edmund!!!! biggrin

No BPs conceded. Very good serving statistics. Very very impressive forehand. Great rally construction. Cool as a cucumber. No Oli-style hystrionics, albeit there was never a need. Heroic stuff.

Only 2 question marks.

1. His backhand was OK, but no more than OK. Quite a few UEs coming from it. Would be good to turn it into a weapon over time.

2. Monsieur de Schepper's overall performance was borderline criminal for a player well inside the top 100, with 3 CH tournament victories last year (according to the commentator, I haven't checked). He has a supersonic serve - but today his return of serve, groundstrokes, volleys, movement and point construction were an embarrassment (i.e. the tennis aspects of his game!!!)......"son" of Karlovic! Not Kyle's fault, of course, but I was staggered how a top professional couldn't hit more than 2 or 3 groundstrokes before breaking down.

-- Edited by korriban on Monday 17th of June 2013 04:54:42 PM

TMH · Futures qualifying

If it's a lucky loser it could well be Michael Russell (if he's still around) as he's the highest ranked player to lose in the final round of qualies. Other possibility are Alund (a clay courter who De Schepper thrashed 1&1 - that would be a fantastic draw for Kyle), Stakhovsky or Dustov.

Depends who's still around.

Of course Simon's injury might not be as bad as first feared and he could well play anyway. That would be a great challenge for Kyle.

What happens if Simon pulls out and none of the guys who lost in the FQR are still around/accept it - would Kyle just get a walkover?

-- Edited by TMH on Monday 17th of June 2013 05:47:05 PM

-- Edited by TMH on Monday 17th of June 2013 05:47:26 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Re Simon, there also has to be chance that he will give it a try tomorrow (or will it be Weds?) and if it isn't right, pull out after a couple of games.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 17th of June 2013 05:50:40 PM

blob · All-time great

Kyle's match against the Frenchman

is under way and streamed.
And, he breaks in the first game *1-0

Tennisnow · Lower Club Player

Any streaming websites of this match that are not betting sites?

Watched the Golding-Ward game earlier, can't find anywhere that is showing this game for free though.

airsmashers · County player

http://lsh.streamhunter.eu/static/popups/155750980347570.html

Julia Carrot · All-time great

blob wrote:
Kyle's match against the Frenchman is under way and streamed.
And, he breaks in the first game *1-0

Can anyone give me a link to a reasonable stream please

Julia Carrot · All-time great

airsmashers wrote:
http://lsh.streamhunter.eu/static/popups/155750980347570.html

That seems fine. thanks.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

4-2
nice start

Maza1987 · Challenger level

kyle wins the first set 64
looks very assured thus far.

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

Great set, just about anybody would struggle to break him with service games like that, one more set to go ...

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

4*-3 in second, starting to get a little excited

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Edmund up 6-4, *4-3 up

De Schepper is pretty awful, his serve carries him a lot, Edmund is clearly the better player here, looks composed and unphased by the occasion which is excellent