Week 25 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Milan, Italy (Clay)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 25 - Challenger (€30,000+H) - Milan, Italy (Clay)

wolf · Tennis legend

Alex 2-1*

wolf · Tennis legend

Alex 4-3*

In the last game Oli hit a ball hard in anger which just missed a ball boy, and at the end of the game scraped his racket on the floor. It's on serve first, Oli.

wolf · Tennis legend

5-5. Oli saves a set point with a massive ace after having an initial first serve called out then overruled.

wolf · Tennis legend

Very poor game from Alex and Oli breaks for *6-5.

wolf · Tennis legend

Oli takes the first set 7-5.

steven · Tennis legend

There's a good free stream on http://www.e-tennis.tv/ (I don't know if that's where some people are already watching it) - Alex broke early in the 2nd and has just saved break back points to lead 3-0*

greatunclebulgaria · Lower Club Player

well that set went comm'on Oli

korriban · Challenger level

*0-5 Oli is PATENTLY not trying. I'm sorry, but he is clearly letting this game go, and wants to get to the last set.

Broken to love.....not running for anything, just rolling serves in.

Now, of course, Alex gets to serve first in the final set....a distinct advantage......without Oli even trying to take that privilege away from him.

Whether he wins on loses this, I'm afraid this simply isn't good enough or professional enough from Oli. Like a spoilt child with too many toys. Talent fine. Attitude stinks! Surely there's a coach from the LTA watching this, who will report back.......

I'm shocked.

greatunclebulgaria · Lower Club Player

there are too many where the attitude stinks

SMC1809 · All-time great

Oli gave up the set after failing to break from 0-30 in game 4 of the second set. I can understand why players give up in that situation, but I would've thought you'd still give your opponent something to do, whilst conserving your energy for the final set.

korriban · Challenger level

SMC1809 wrote:
Oli gave up the set after failing to break from 0-30 in game 4 of the second set. I can understand why players give up in that situation, but I would've thought you'd still give your opponent something to do, whilst conserving your energy for the final set.

Oli was serving in game 4 of the second set. It was game 3 I think, which was only 1 break down at the time, and he also got to 15-40, but threw in a bunch of UEs leading to the racquet going airborne! Surely it's crazy to give up 1 break down!

greatunclebulgaria · Lower Club Player

Oli broke to take it to 4-3 but I wouldn't bet on him holding

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
Alex 3-2*. Second racquet throw.
A string of Alex UEs one after the other. Now 3-4*

-- Edited by korriban on Monday 17th of June 2013 12:42:44 PM

I saw that too. Not impressed.

korriban · Challenger level

Alex *3-5. Excellent service game from Oli. No question about that!