Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000) - Champaign, IL, USA (hard)

Bright Spark · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000) - Champaign, IL, USA (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bright Spark wrote:
Rice started, *2-0 up

Good start smile

Haven't done the maths but it seems that both Ed and Dave have a great chance of making the top 300 before the end of the year. Neither have any points to defend.

Easier for Ed obviously because not only has he got more points to start with but he's still got several 1 pointers and only 17 counting events in total. Dave has his full 18 and is now up to 3 pointers as his 'knock off' scorer.

But Dave is signed up for a 10k the week after next and looks as though he intends to keep going as long as poss.

Would be nice if they did . . . smile

Bright Spark · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Bright Spark wrote:
Rice started, *2-0 up
Good start
Haven't done the maths but it seems that both Ed and Dave have a great chance of making the top 300 before the end of the year. Neither have any points to defend.
Easier for Ed obviously because not only has he got more points to start with but he's still got several 1 pointers and only 17 counting events in total. Dave has his full 18 and is now up to 3 pointers as his 'knock off' scorer.
But Dave is signed up for a 10k the week after next and looks as though he intends to keep going as long as poss.
Would be nice if they did . . .

I couldn't see whether Ed was playing another event, is he playing some more 10ks? If so then a great chance of top 300

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

First set in the bag 6-3

DWH · Club Coach

Dave takes the first set 6-3.

81% first serves in, his opponent 80%

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And he serves it out to love, finishing with two clean aces.

More dosh winging its way from the LTA . . :)

Very nice and consistent.

And great for other UK players to see that you can try challengers, get nowhere (or practically nowhere) but come back again some time later and give it another go and, with the experience behind you and a bit more strength and nouse, suddenly it all falls quite nicely into place.

steven · Tennis legend

Dave wins 3 & 4

- that should take him to a new career high around 320 - he continues to more or less match Ed with a week's difference!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Wow! Big upset: Erik Crepaldi dumps out Tim Smyczek, the top seed (WR 73), by 5 & 2! Quite a scalp for the Italian. wink Ergo

L16: Erik Crepaldi WR 515 vs Dave Rice WR 329

So, a chance of a place in the quarters for Dave?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, in the match for Rice's opponent, Mr. Crepaldi has just put out the number one seed - could this be Dave's moment ????

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Well, in the match for Rice's opponent, Mr. Crepaldi has just put out the number one seed - could this be Dave's moment ????

Wow. Chances now for both Dave and Ed.

Because let's be honest, Nevolo getting through in Ed's section of the draw was not "de Voest" result in the world from Ed's perspective.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Josh M goes a break up in the first set and leads *3-2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Seems to be a bit of a night for upsets: the Bulgarian qualifier, Dimitar Kutrovsky, has just seen off the fourth seed, Alex Kuznetsov, by 4 & 2!

Josh 5-3*.

DWH · Club Coach

Josh lets him of the hook there a bit with some missed returns after having set point so he will serve for it.

*5-4

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set in the bag for Josh by 6-4.

Constant · Lower Club Player

woot 6-4
I think its going to be tighter in the 2nd