Week 9 - Challenger (€64,000+H) - Cherbourg, France (Hard)

Priesty · Challenger level

RE: Week 9 - Challenger (€64,000+H) - Cherbourg, France (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Priesty wrote:
RJA wrote:
Rice really doesn't seem to like playing Coco

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-- Edited by RJA on Sunday 23rd of February 2014 12:11:07 PM
Wonder who will win the battle of the Krispies and the Pops?

smile smile

Dave lost the first set 6-3 and it's now 2-2

James M getting short shrift from Serra which is no real surprise, 6-1 0-1 to Florent

LouieG · County player

Come on Dave, let's have some fight!

paulisi · Tennis legend

Coco keeps popping down those aces - everytime Dave gets close Rudy puts up a big serve.

At least Dave's not playing like a pudding this week....

LouieG · County player

Rice a double break down, what is it about Coco?

LouieG · County player

Rice out

paulisi · Tennis legend

Rice mullered again. Not looking good for Marzi, that match looks like it's going down the pan.

Miriambee · Futures level

dan E and Rice playing doubles together, so is Sean T injured?

RJA · Hall of fame

Miriambee wrote:
dan E and Rice playing doubles together, so is Sean T injured?

If he has had injury problems it might explain his not playing any singles recently.

RJA · Hall of fame

QR2: (q8) Dave Rice WR 285 lost to Rudy Coco (FRA) WR 582 : 6-3, 6-2

QR2: James Marsalek WR 608 lost to (q5) Florent Serra (FRA) WR 247: 6-1, 6-2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Some interesting combinations in the doubles:

R1: Jamie Delgado & Paul Hanley (AUS) CR 194 (112+82) vs (3) Dustin Brown & Austin Krajicek (GER/USA) CR 171 (87+84)
R1: Marc Gicquel & Dominik Meffert (FRA/GER) CR 316 (207+109) vs Dan Evans & David Rice CR 970 (769+201)
R1: Kenny de Schepper & Andreas Siljeström (FRA/SWE) UNR (because KdS currently has no doubles ranking; Siljeström = 101) vs (2) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 142 (66+76)

RJA · Hall of fame

Skupski brothers could play Evo and Rice in the QF. Jamie Delgado is also in the same half.

-- Edited by RJA on Sunday 23rd of February 2014 01:18:11 PM

RJA · Hall of fame

Evo plays his first round tomorrow night. He is 7th match on centre court (6th match not before 6PM local time / 5PM GMT) and could feasibly start any time between 7:30PM and 10PM or even later. Neal and Ken play on court during the afternoon following another doubles match that starts at 2PM local time.

-- Edited by RJA on Sunday 23rd of February 2014 02:33:11 PM

HossTheBoss · Strong Club Player

Seans career as a singles player is over,if he goes to play chally dubs he might sign in

and play qualies more for the fact that hes there.He definitely will not be travelling the country playing futures,

All or most of his training is doubles based and that is where is career is focused.

RJA · Hall of fame

HossTheBoss wrote:
Seans career as a singles player is over,if he goes to play chally dubs he might sign in
and play qualies more for the fact that hes there.He definitely will not be travelling the country playing futures,
All or most of his training is doubles based and that is where is career is focused.

Thanks for that. Probably makes sense although slightly unusual for a player to quit singles completely at his age when he still playing a mix of challengers and futures as a doubles player.