Got there in the end! Noone will know from the record books how tortuous it was. At times I was thinking that BOTH players wanted to give away the win, but I'm glad Oli got over the line, and can regard the tournament as a worthwhile experience.

Oli will need to employ a far more positive mindset and be more aggressive against the #4 seed to make an impact.

There is a stark contrast between Oli and Kyle on the court.

- Kyle seems to have far greater speed of movement and athleticism.

- Kyle seems to have more powerful and accurate shots. It may be that he's simply more willing to use his power than Oli.

- Kyle had a few patterns of play which he kept going back to to win relatively quick and easy points - grooved, practiced and effective, ensuring the match was played on his terms. With Oli, I felt each rally was a new journey - a game of chess or indeed a lottery of who would blink first. Sometimes you do need to tough out points, but I sensed that both players simply defaulted to letting these rallies meander on without a specific objective in mind.

- Body language between the 2 is chalk and cheese.

Everyone matures at different speeds, but the other 2 big '93ers, Jiri Vesely and Dominic Thiem, are light years ahead of Oli at this point, although Kyle is already not too far behind them. Wonder what 2014 will bring?

Oli: "Very very tough physical match. Struggled with my serve in pretty windy conditions, but so happy i managed to grind it out! #redemption Got some juicy net chords on bps in the 3rd, absolute karma for him not admitting to touching the net on an earlier big point!"