Week 17 - Challenger (€42,500) - Vercelli, Italy (Clay)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

RE: Week 17 - Challenger (€42,500) - Vercelli, Italy (Clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Mervatron wrote:
Few bad errors in this game but so far has reacted quite well to the BP's

Yes. They could easily have come back to haunt him if he had gone on to lose that game. What I like however, is that it hasn't deterred him from being aggressive.

6-5*. Good time to break Kedders.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Yes, more errors in that game hence he faced some BPs which he has saved. Now 5*-6. I don't mind the odd error when he is being aggressive.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Drat. A bad start to the TB and he couldn't manage to catch up again.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

A quality TB by Bolelli wins him the first set. He played very intelligently, Kyle threw in too many errors. Will be interesting to see Kyle's reaction. Bolelli looked the better player in the 2nd half of that set.

steven · Tennis legend

That's the first tiebreak Kyle has lost this year (he was 5-0) and, in fact, the first he has lost since the Trnava Challenger last September.

Hopefully still in with a good chance though ...

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Experience at the important points in that tiebreak. Kyle needs to keep his head up there was only a couple of points in that first set and he's right in this match

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

However well Kyle is playing, I have to say that Bolelli is looking very solid. I don't think he has faced a break point to far today.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Bolelli looking very solid on his serve, winning his last couple of service games with ease.

Jan · Hall of fame

And Kyle takes his first bp!!
Come on Kyle!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Kyle breaks! Good lad - now hold!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Steve Mc. We should go into partnership as Jinxers Ltd.

Come on Kedders. Be solid now. Twice yesterday after breaking he threw in a stinker of a service game.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

3 fh errors from bolleli gave Kyle a BP, saved with a BP. Big FH return at deuce creates another. Bolelli misses another drop shot, so Kyle breaks! 3-2.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Bob in Spain wrote:
Steve Mc. We should go into partnership as Jinxers Ltd.

Come on Kedders. Be solid now. Twice yesterday after breaking he threw in a stinker of a service game.

Great minds!!!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

As I feared. Three UEs and a DF.

3-3*