Week 39 - Challenger ($50,000) - Napa, USA (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 39 - Challenger (€50,000) - Napa, USA (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Another win this week or next week would almost guarantee it. Not sure what his plans are after that, but as stated he can only go up the rankings

Spectator · All-time great

Good to see Mr Cox do well in his new setting ... seems to be performing very consistently indeed.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Fantastic result for Coxeh. Now that he has both points and dollars in his kitty, I think facing Smyczek will be fantastic for his development and he probably has a chance of pulling off the upset given the sort of steam he is building.

Another Challenger win will get him a new career high, in all probability.

RJA · Hall of fame

Very sloppy games sees Dan broken

2-3*

-- Edited by RJA on Tuesday 24th of September 2013 07:15:17 PM

DWH · Club Coach

steven wrote:
DWH wrote:
Seems irritated and embarrassing himself apparently. Did anyone else hear that?
Yes, there was a "f***ing (inaudible)," "I f***ing shouldn't be here, should be in England" and a "you're a f***ing embarrassment, Evo" (I may have mis-remembered the word order or missed the odd word) which prompted the umpire to take a quick break for ordering around and telling off the ballkids to give him a code violation.

Ahh that's what it was. Thanks. Guess he has to be a bit careful about getting another warning. Heh yeah its funny how they're always practically training them in between points at these events.

-- Edited by DWH on Tuesday 24th of September 2013 07:28:25 PM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Evo second up on court 6 (which is their second court).

Julia Carrot · All-time great

That umpire is a nightmare.

Loudly, between points. "Ballboys can you do me a favour and hold the ball behind your backs"

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Tuesday 24th of September 2013 08:34:00 PM

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Oh no! Broken.

-- Edited by Madeline on Tuesday 24th of September 2013 08:47:14 PM

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I'm looking forward to watching more tennis tonight. I'm sure that DE v.BK will be closely watched by cognoscenti national coaches. In such rematches, revenge is quite common. Having said that, Dan hasn't had an off day since Lexington and that was many, many matches ago. I hope that Dan can expect to be seeded in Challnegers by the end of the year....

Regards

steven · Tennis legend

A pity (especially given Kokkinakis is the R2 opponent for the winner) but no disgrace - those two do look very evenly matched, though obviously Dan wasn't playing anywhere near his USO level.

Round-up:

L32: Ed Corrie WR 344 lost to (1) Denis Kudla (USA) WR 99 (CH 90 in Jul, 2010) by 0 & 2
L32: Dan Evans WR 157 lost to (5) Bradley Klahn (USA) WR 134 (CH 123 in Aug) by 6-3 3-6 7-5
L32: Dan Cox WR 268 beat Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) WR 245 (CH 209 in 2012) by 7-6(2) 6-1 biggrin

L16: Dan Cox WR 268 v (2/WC) Tim Smyczek (USA) WR 105 (CH 101 in Feb)

Smyczek reached R3 at the US Open (though with a relatively kind draw), taking Granollers to 5 sets there.

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 24th of September 2013 09:04:44 PM

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I've been improving my knowledge of Californian geography. Napa, Sacremento and Tiburon are all close to San Francisco. Way, way easier than the travelling he would have had to do had he decided to play in France & Belgium!

freerider · Futures level

Suprised they haven't put this on the stadium court. should be a good match

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Actually, I think it is going to be a cracking match! Bet365 has it a pretty much evens. I has Dan as favourite though!

Cheers! The tinnies are chilling!

RJA · Hall of fame

Donald Young has just completed a routine win so Evo will be on shortly. Link below is a stream for court 6

http://www.sportlemon.tv/20130923/vv52407b1d1f78e3.22284939-648624.html