Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (hard)

DWH · Club Coach

Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (hard)

DWH · Club Coach

Hmm.. twist?

Polansky serving for it at 2-5* Dave breaks then holds.

Now 4-5*

Come on Dave!

-- Edited by DWH on Thursday 7th of November 2013 04:17:20 PM

DWH · Club Coach

Agh! Not to be. Dave had a break point at 40-30 and had a chance to convert but hit a short forehand into the net. He then saved a match point with some great play and a finish at the net but in the end Polansky comes through. 4-6 4-6 cry

I thought he played well though. He served well and was going after his shots, which people commented he wasn't doing enough earlier in the year. He just made a few too many errors (quite a few by small margins), Polansky on the other hand didn't give very much away at all.

-- Edited by DWH on Thursday 7th of November 2013 04:33:31 PM

steven · Tennis legend

As well as being defending champ here, Russell beat Polansky in the Charlottesville Final last week (not bad for a 35-year-old!), so it isn't an exaggeration to say the Brits are facing the two most in-form players in the tournament today.

L16: (Alt) Ed Corrie WR 329 v (4) Michael Russell (USA) WR 76 (CH 60 in 2007)
L16: (Alt) Dave Rice WR 349 v Peter Polansky (CAN) WR 150 (CH 149 in Sep) - H2H 0-1, 3 & 1, Rimouski Ch 2011

Salmon · Tennis legend

I'd love to know what's the record for being inside the top 100 for most weeks, without ever being top 50. I did a manual count and found that Russell has been ranked 100 or better for a combined total of 237 weeks.

DWH · Club Coach

Ed serving well so far. 72% first serves in. Winning 92% of them and 80% of second serves. No break points faced.

Needs to keep that up serving to stay in it *4-5

Edit: 100% jinxed him. SO sorry Ed. cry Broken to love.

-- Edited by DWH on Thursday 7th of November 2013 09:03:31 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Dave is now a second break down at 0-3*

It's a long road back from here.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Looks like Ed's match has been moved to Court 3 and is about to start.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Ed staying solid at 4-4 in the first set

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And with some nasty UEs and one super points by both, Ed gets broken to love . . . :(

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Ed loses the first set by 4-6. cry

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

But is an early break up in the second at *2-1

paulisi · Tennis legend

Well done Ed - nice break there.

First time I've seen Ed since he won the 10K at Wirral. It looks like he has added a bit of pace to his serve, but the rest of his game is very similar. Long rallies, reliant on the backhand slice and waiting for his opponent to make mistakes.

Still needs a big weapon, but I cannot see getting anywhere above a ranking of 250 without this.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

One of the breaks surrendered: 4-2* hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

But Ed breaks again & will serve for the second set at 5-2.