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

DF · Tennis legend

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

DWH · Club Coach

Seems irritated and embarrassing himself apparently. Did anyone else hear that?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Dan getting very negative with himself

(He was pretty shocking in his first match in the last USA batch and from then on excellent, if I remember right.)

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

i hope when dan said 'he shouldn't be here, he should be in england' is due to his standard of play

RJA · Hall of fame

Tennis36 wrote:
i hope when dan said 'he shouldn't be here, he should be in england' is due to his standard of play

That was the impression I got.

steven · Tennis legend

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.

Despite not being at his best, he's just about hanging on in the 1st set - serving to stay in it *3-5 ad-in

RJA · Hall of fame

Lost the first set 6-3. Way too many sloppy errors.

RJA · Hall of fame

And yes, the umpire's constant hectoring of the ball kids is annoying.

RJA · Hall of fame

Still playing erratic in the second set but still on serve

*2-3

RJA · Hall of fame

Dan breaks!

*4-3

wolf · Tennis legend

I was just thinking I hadn't seen him come to the net much, and then BHAM he does it twice in a row and wins both points to break

Dan 3-6 *4-3

RJA · Hall of fame

Saves a break back point with a big forehand

5-3*

RJA · Hall of fame

Breaks again to take the set 6-3

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

OK Dan, steadied the ship, now focus for the third . . . go on . . .

DF · Tennis legend

One set all.

Game on. Come on Dan, or rather Evo !