Week 36 - Challenger (€30,000 +H) - Brasov, Romania (Clay)

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

RE: Week 36 - Challenger (€30,000 +H) - Brasov, Romania (Clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Ruben Gonzales (PHI) & Darren Walsh CR 462 defeated Philip Lang & Gerald Melzer (AUT/AUT) CR 1085 by 6-1 6-7(5) [10-7]

Pleased for Darren - 29 points guaranteed. smile

Tennisnow · Lower Club Player

This is ridiculous. It was first highlighted on the forums more than 3 hours ago and nobody can give a clear answer as to who withdrew.

indiana · Tennis legend

I would have thought these two uses of the phase "Edmund walked over" with no other evidence suggest that it was he that wss given the walkover, i.e. walked over into the next round.

OK, it could in theory mean he was walked over, but don't think you'rd ssy it like that, more he gave a walkover or he withdrew.

....says he hopefully.

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

indiana wrote:
I would have thought these two uses of the phase "Edmund walked over" with no other evidence suggest that it was he that wss given the walkover, i.e. walked over into the next round.

OK, it could in theory mean he was walked over, but don't think you'rd ssy it like that, more he gave a walkover or he withdrew.

....says he hopefully.

i like your thinking, that did cross my mind tbh

steven · Tennis legend

The phrase certainly suggests Kyle has gone through, but it also suggests whoever wrote it isn't that good at English, so I think we're as much in the dark as ever.

The tournament twitter came to life again for a moment but still no reply to Bob, me or to someone else who asked.

korriban · Challenger level

This is turning into the most farcical thread I've ever read and been part of! smile

In a connected world, how is it possible noone knows!!!!!!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Teodor-Dacian Craciun & Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU/ROU) CR 1874 defeated (1) Jamie Delgado & Jordan Kerr (AUS) CR 245 by 4-6 6-2 [10-4] bleh

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SF: Teodor-Dacian Craciun & Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU/ROU) CR 1874 vs (3) Ruben Gonzales (PHI) & Darren Walsh CR 462

Darren & Ruben had better watch out...

steven · Tennis legend

The live draw now shows a walkover win for Haider-Maurer

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

How dissapointing , lets just hope it's just an illness and nothing serious

korriban · Challenger level

What a shame for Kyle.

Hope its just a 24 hour bug or something, rather than something more serious like an injury.

steven · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
What a shame for Kyle.
Hope its just a 24 hour bug or something, rather than something more serious like an injury.

... yes, hopefully that or Leon seeing Wardy's result today and getting on the phone to Kyle to tell him to drop everything and leg it over to Umag! (that's clutching at straws though, obviously that wouldn't happen)

The complete silence doesn't bode well though.

korriban · Challenger level

I do think it's very strange that there was radio silence from the tournament, from all social networks, and from livescore websites for over 3 hours after the match was due on court.

Kyle wasn't playing yesterday, so if he'd hurt himself in practice or got sick yesterday/overnight, the tournament would have known ahead of play starting, and usually they would revise the OOP and the drawsheet up front. We would have heard something about it online, possibly from one of the boys. Perhaps he did something to himself in the pre-match warm-up.

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

The draw sheet shall tell us the reason when it is updated ...

indiana · Tennis legend

Bah, yes let's just hope nothing serious for Kyle, and in the immediate future clearly could effect any role as at least back-up in Croatia.

On that note, worrying performances from James before Croatia.

As for Oli, that was a very tough task. His season does seem to have generally improved with time,if not exactly hitting any heights. BUT geez this not irregular wailing about his progress and selective comparisons with some of his contemporaries. The guy is still only 19 ( 20 at the end of this month ) and enough has rightly been said about different rates of progression, especially at that age. I like my stats in general, but if I see many more re how Oli is comparing with X or Y, I think I will scream. To me, he remains a very good prospect, who is taking time to mature. Let's show a modicum of patience !