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

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

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

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Kyle Edmund WR 337 beat Norbert Gombos (SVK) WR 264 (CH 262 in July) by 1 & 4 biggrin
L32: (7) James Ward WR 174 v Yannik Reuter (BEL) WR 324 (CH 291 in July) - Wednesday 2nd after 11.30 BST

steven · Tennis legend

freerider wrote:
do they not play lets any more when you hit the net on serve? If not surely that was a let the point that kyle broke for 5-4

They were having a no-let experiment in Challengers earlier this year. I hadn't realised it was still going on.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Just got home in time to see the result. Congrats again to Kyle.

Am I right in thinking this is his first ever win in a Challenger MD ? (I know he has an ATP win from earlier this year).

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good win, good points and the chance to turn over the top seed, if he gets through.

steven · Tennis legend

I half-wondered about that then thought surely not ... but you're right, it is!

If he can get past top seed Haider-Maurer or Oli's conqueror Dubarenco in R2, he would break into the top 300 and probably be GB no. 4 next Monday.

korriban · Challenger level

steven wrote:
I half-wondered about that then thought surely not ... but you're right, it is!

If he can get past top seed Haider-Maurer or Oli's conqueror Dubarenco in R2, he would break into the top 300 and probably be GB no. 4 next Monday.

Dubarenco looked very competent and solid yesterday against Oli, if rather unspectacular. Depending on how tired/motivated Haider-Maurer is feeling after having returned from the US, it's a tricky match but he ought to be too good. Kyle, if he served like today, would probably be far too good for Dubarenco..........and in the spirit of Dan Evans wanting to prove how good he is against the better players in the draw, I'm sure Kyle would relish to chance to beat the Austrian and start to make people sit up and notice.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Kyle continuing to deliver consistent and improving results, shame about the 2nd round draw.

john · Top national player

Not a shame at all. Chance for our big young hope to test himself against a top 100 player. Can't wait, awesome draw

Jan · Hall of fame

well done to Kyle - and good luck for the next round!

indiana · Tennis legend

Sorry, John, but I agree with Phil. Shame about the draw.

As Kyle is progressing he will more and more naturally face tough challenges as actually in this R2 draw or if he is good enough simply face the top player(s) at a later and more important stage. I see no reason to wish for early very tough draws.

What I feel is best for him is getting as many good competitive matches as he can and win as many as he can with the ranking points that come with wins.

Anyway, we are where we are and it should indeed be a good test. Looking forward to seeing how Kyle does.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (1) Jamie Delgado & Jordan Kerr (AUS) CR 245 defeated Patrick Ciorcila & Victor Crivoi (ROU/ROU) CR 1440 by 7-6(3) 4-6 [10-6]

That was a bit of a struggle: J & J were leading by a break after the seventh game of the second set... hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Jamie Delgado & Jordan Kerr (AUS) CR 245 vs Teodor-Dacian Craciun & Petru-Alexandru Luncanu (ROU/ROU) CR 1874

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

I immiedatly assumed he got a LL when I saw it

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Can't find an answer - Julien Hoferlin, much as I quite like him, is as much use as a chocolate teapot! - but Darren Walsh and partner (Gonzales) won their first set in the doubles 6-0 !