Week 30 - Ireland F1 ($15,000) - Dublin (Carpet)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 30 - Ireland F1 ($15,000) - Dublin (Carpet)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Oh my ! Currently 10-10 in the nail-biting tie break

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Yes. Get in there !!

Tom takes the match into a 3rd set decider, finally taking out the tie break by 12-10

RJA · Hall of fame

Tom is in deep trouble. He trails *2-5 in the decider.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Gutsy from Tom. Saves another MP to break back.

Now serving at *4-5

korriban · Challenger level

RJA wrote:
Why does Tom have so many matches like this?

-- Edited by RJA on Monday 22nd of July 2013 03:52:14 PM

Because, as I understand it from those who have seen him live, he doesn't have a "strong" serve even for Futures level. A perfectly decent serve perhaps, a serve that gets him a few aces, but not one which anyone is going to look at and say.....how do I break "THAT!"

RJA · Hall of fame

korriban wrote:
RJA wrote:
Why does Tom have so many matches like this?

-- Edited by RJA on Monday 22nd of July 2013 03:52:14 PM
Because, as I understand it from those who have seen him live, he doesn't have a "strong" serve even for Futures level. A perfectly decent serve perhaps, a serve that gets him a few aces, but not one which anyone is going to look at and say.....how do I break "THAT!"

Well yeah, It was a bit of a rhetorical question.

korriban · Challenger level

RJA wrote:
korriban wrote:
RJA wrote:
Why does Tom have so many matches like this?

-- Edited by RJA on Monday 22nd of July 2013 03:52:14 PM
Because, as I understand it from those who have seen him live, he doesn't have a "strong" serve even for Futures level. A perfectly decent serve perhaps, a serve that gets him a few aces, but not one which anyone is going to look at and say.....how do I break "THAT!"
Well yeah, It was a bit of a rhetorical question.

So I presume you agree about the serve issue.

RJA · Hall of fame

korriban wrote:
RJA wrote:
korriban wrote:
RJA wrote:
Why does Tom have so many matches like this?

-- Edited by RJA on Monday 22nd of July 2013 03:52:14 PM
Because, as I understand it from those who have seen him live, he doesn't have a "strong" serve even for Futures level. A perfectly decent serve perhaps, a serve that gets him a few aces, but not one which anyone is going to look at and say.....how do I break "THAT!"
Well yeah, It was a bit of a rhetorical question.
So I presume you agree about the serve issue.

Yes. Serve is pretty weak and all in all Tom doesn't have a "big" game but he is tough cookie on the tennis court and never goes away without a fight.

Into a third set breaker we go.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Tom still in trouble: *1-5 in the tie-break. cry After all that hard work... hmm

steven · Tennis legend

10-9* come on!!

steven · Tennis legend

Yes!! 11-9

From a set down, MPs down in the 2nd set tiebreak (surely), *2-5 down in the 3rd and multiple match points down in the 3rd set tiebreak, Tom wins 4-6 7-6(10) 7-6(9) biggrin

korriban · Challenger level

steven wrote:
Yes!! 11-9
From a set down, MPs down in the 2nd set tiebreak (surely), *2-5 down in the 3rd and multiple match points down in the 3rd set tiebreak, Tom wins 4-6 7-6(10) 7-6(9)

Generally losing your first 3 points on serve in a TB is not a winning strategy, unless you are Tom it seems!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Oh Yes. Tom doing it the hard way as usual.

How does he keep doing it. 11-9 in the deciding breaker. No problem smile

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
Yes!! 11-9
From a set down, MPs down in the 2nd set tiebreak (surely), *2-5 down in the 3rd and multiple match points down in the 3rd set tiebreak, Tom wins 4-6 7-6(10) 7-6(9)

There were definitely 2 MPs in the 2nd set tiebreak and another one with Kelly-Houston serving at *5-4 40-30, plus who knows how many in the 3rd set breaker. I was on my lunch break !