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Salmon


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And Lacko can't be too happy. This was a 125K last year and the top 100 players in the draw were - Niemenen (47), Lacko (57), Becker (79), Berankis (92), Sela (100). This year - Niemenen (39), Kubot (71), Lacko (74), Donskoy (80), Struff (99).

So there isn't much to split the fields, yet winning in 2012 got one Euro 15.3K and 125 points, but this year it's Euro 6.2K and 80 points.





I guess it's a bad time to be an European Challenger. Both Bratislava and Helsinki have been downgraded, and the Dnepropetrovsk 125K is no more.





-- Edited by Salmon on Sunday 10th of November 2013 12:00:40 AM

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Pauffers goes down 6-3 in the 3rd set.   cry



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Bah, that's Neil joining Boggo and Jamie in dropping out the top 500 this coming week.

C'mon Dan S, let's keep 15 in the top 500 !

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So Dan plays the defending champion!

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Ah, thanks for mentioning that and saving me from looking it up - I thought I remembered Helsinki being a 100K+ in previous years but hadn't got around to checking. As you say, it's still got the field of a 100K+ - much stronger than the 50Ks elsewhere in the world next week.

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hmm Eeek. 0-5 after 12 or so minutes. And Lacko hasn't had to do much of anything to get there.

Missed first serves, Dfs, missed returns and a steady stream of errors.

 

Edit: But then Dan holds to love so maybe he's woken up a bit?



-- Edited by DWH on Wednesday 13th of November 2013 12:31:59 PM

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Dan warming up now. Channel 4 on e-tennis.



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Dan had BP to go 4-2 up in the 2nd set but couldn't take it.

Since then Lack has broken and now leads 5-3*

Looking terminal.

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This must be the least commented on Challenger main draw match in the recent past...



Can't blame Dan too much for losing to Lacko on indoor hard, I guess, although he was horrible in the first set: being outplayed is one thing, but you're not supposed to hand it to the opposition. Obviously he hasn't had the easiest of draws in Challengers so far (should have played a few more, though), but he must keep trying because I believe he's not too far from getting a big break. What he shouldn't do, in any case, is think that Challengers are too difficult and that he should do a Marty McFly*.






* i.e. (go) Back to the Futures



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