Week 12 - Challenger ($40,000+H) - Rimouski, Canada (Hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 12 - Challenger ($40,000+H) - Rimouski, Canada (Hard)

spud · Challenger qualifying

Well done to the boys! Another very good win for them.

They place nice doubles as a pair, nothing really special but very solid...their groundstrokes and returns have put them above opposition this week so far.

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

Excellent to see Ed and Dan make the F! I was pretty sure they'd be stopped at the SF; more than happy to be proven wrong.

Spectator · All-time great

Hmm. Julien Hoferlin will have to split his loyalties this week, no? At least one complete ringer in the final: Rochus is excellent. Haven't seen Gigounon play, though.

Miriambee · Futures level

Dan Cox started, 1*-1

KyleM · Lower Club Player

Still on serve in the first set 4-3*

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Sugita is not playing quite as solidly as yesterday - too many UEs. They have both had BPs which were saved.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

stevemcqueen wrote:
Sugita is not playing quite as solidly as yesterday - too many UEs. They have both had BPs which were saved.

Well, Sugita made quite a few sloppy shots in the first set yesterday. I thought he'd be better suited to playing Cox's game than Smethurst's but Dan C is playing well at the moment, it's very close

KyleM · Lower Club Player

Cox saves three break point but can't save a fourth and so Sugita will serve for the set at 5-6*

KyleM · Lower Club Player

But Cox manages to get the break back after saving set points so a tiebreak will decide the set.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And breaks back ! Tie-break

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Loses tie break prob go down 6-7 3-6 I predict

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Loses tie break prob go down 6-7 3-6 I predict

I agree with the logic, but, sadly, not even that: 1-6 in the second... bleh

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (2) Yuichi Sugita (JPN) WR 154 defeated Dan Cox WR 243 by 7-6(5) 6-1 cry

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

It's a bit predictable when the 250-350 ranked guys get I this stage always tight to start with but ultimately don't have the weapons to push into the top 200. I think the two Dans and Ed will fall into this category.