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

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

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

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Even stevens: second set in the bag by 6-2! smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Ed much more aggressive in that second set and we even saw some forehand winners.

Russell has had the trainer on between games - not sure what for though.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Come on Ed. Let's have a nice fast start to the decider. Get on top of him early and keep him down.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Russell breaks Ed to 40 in the second game of the decider... hmm

paulisi · Tennis legend

Two consecutive Df's did it and his first serve went missing after that.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

*0-3...

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Ed 3-0* down now.

He was 40-15 up and lost his serve and then had Russell 0-30 but couldn't break. On such fine margins are these matches decided.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Looks as though Ed's had it: 0-4* in the decider... bleh

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

No good:

L16: (4) Michael Russell (USA) WR 76 defeated (Alt) Ed Corrie WR 329 by 6-4 2-6 6-1 cry

paulisi · Tennis legend

Russell stepped up his game and Ed dropped his levels in the final set. Far too many errors from Ed.

Good week though.

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (Alt) Ed Corrie WR 329 lost to (4) Michael Russell (USA) WR 76 (CH 60 in 2007) by 6-4 2-6 6-1

L16: (Alt) Dave Rice WR 349 lost to Peter Polansky (CAN) WR 150 (CH 149 in Sep) by 4 & 4

Given who they were playing (i.e. last week's finalists, with Polansky having won his previous Challenger as well), those look like respectable scorelines.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, was a big ask and these look like decent performances.

steven · Tennis legend

Just noticed that Sanam Singh, who beat George and Josh in qualifying, has gone on to make the QFs of the main draw without coming close to dropping a set, thrashing Donald Young 0 & 3 yesterday. That clearly wasn't a good qualifying section to be in!