Week 20 - Challenger ($75,000+H) - Busan, Korea (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 20 - Challenger ($75,000+H) - Busan, Korea (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Mike Dickson has just reminded me (I'm being a bit dozy today having counted 39 last night!) that today's win was Dan's 40th singles win of the year so far

philwrig · Hall of fame

Impressive.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (3) Jamie Delgado & John-Patrick Smith (AUS) CR 199 (112+87) defeated Dane Propoggia & Matt Reid (AUS/AUS) CR 343 (150+193) by 3 & 2

in a shade under 39 minutes! smile

QF: Lee Hsin-Han & Jimmy Wang (TPE/TPE) CR 715 (144+571) vs (3) Jamie Delgado & John-Patrick Smith (AUS) CR 199 (112+87)

freerider · Futures level

Smethurst about to get started

new.livestream.com/ATP/events/2977473

I might be able to watch the warm up before I have to get out of bed and go to work :( Would appreciate the odd score update from anybody who has the chance to watch it

DWH · Club Coach

*0-3

Dan got broken in a long game where he missed lots of first serves into the net.

Had a couple of break points in another long game but Weintraub held on.

Weintraub hitting the backhand well early, Dan not yet found his groove.

freerider · Futures level

thank you DWH!!

DWH · Club Coach

Dan hanging in there, saved a set point with a forehand winner and had three break points (not consecutively) as Weintraub served for the set at 3-5* but they were saved (two service winners, and 1 terrible backhand return ufe I'd say)

3-6

Come on Dan!

Update: As in the first set Dan is broken early... and unfortunately broken again. 0-3* cry

And I have to go. Hope Dan can find some way to come back!

-- Edited by DWH on Thursday 15th of May 2014 07:31:21 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

freerider, only seen 3 games but there's a bit of everything from Dan - some clean winners, some super serves - and some nasty doublefaults and dodgy backhands.

He's 0-3* down. Not all one way though.

edit: and, on cue, Dan gets one of the breaks back

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 15th of May 2014 07:35:20 AM

Jaffa · Challenger level

Dan is really struggling with his ball toss. A lot of double faults. Not over yet though by any stretch, Weintraub has been chucking in a few naughty ones.

Suppose it comes down to who wins the big points though...

2-3*

Jaffa · Challenger level

By the way, I've not seen much of Dan but that backhand slice he has is excellent. Bet its horrible to play against on the grass!"

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Far better few games - some good stuff. Amir is a thinking man though. Close game at 4-3 but Amir holds and it's 3*-5 with Dan to serve.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan loses the second set 6-4; the score's a fair reflection.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Thought Dan did OK, looks like the kind of player that will benefit hugely from playing against much better ranked opponents. Hopefully he'll get to do more of that this summer.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Jamie Delgado & John-Patrick Smith (AUS) CR 199 (112+87) defeated Lee Hsin-Han & Jimmy Wang (TPE/TPE) CR 715 (144+571) by 6-3 2-6 [10-7]

*****

SF: (3) Jamie Delgado & John-Patrick Smith (AUS) CR 199 (112+87) vs (WC) Gong Mao-Xin & Peng Hsien-Yin (CHN/TPE) CR 424 (302+22)

The Chinese wild cards dumped out the Aussie second seeds, Bolt & Whittington, by 1 & 3 in the QF, so could prove a bit of a handful...