Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Aptos, CA, USA (Hard)

spud · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Aptos, CA, USA (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Wardy off to a flyer winning 8 of the first 9 points to lead 2-0*

DF · Tennis legend

and holds for 4 - 2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set in the bag by 6-4.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

First set in the bag 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

James has twice been a break up in the second (I think) and got broken back. s-a-d face . . .

4-4 - - -come on James, don't drag it out, let someone else have the court . . .

daisy · County player

5-5 after a hold to 15 by James.
Now he has Meister at *15-40 ... *30-40

daisy · County player

Meister holds ... Wardy to serve to stay in the 2nd set at *5-6

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oh, for pity's sake . ..

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Second set down the pan by 5-7. cry

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Dino finally turns on the after-burners, taking the decider by 6-1. The Aussie q8, John-Patrick Smith, in the FQR later.

daisy · County player

Well done Wardy - finally!!!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

By my calculations (which are usually wrong) if Wardy wins the FQR and Evo wins his final tonight, both players will enter the MD with 283 points !! Great battle for UK Nº 2, albeit for a week until Evo's next points come off.

Oh, and well played Wardy.

steven · Tennis legend

QR2: (q1) James Ward WR 179 beat Nicolas Meister (USA) WR 434 (CH 356 in Jun) by 6-4 5-7 6-1

That should take James into the main draw as either a Q or a LL but there will be 5 points for qualifying available later:

FQR: (q1) James Ward WR 179 v (q8) John-Patrick Smith (AUS) WR 324 (CH 210 in 2012)

DF · Tennis legend

Well done on the eventual win.