Week 23 - Challenger (€64,000) - Nottingham, UK (Grass)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 23 - Challenger (€64,000) - Nottingham, UK (Grass)

Jaffa · Challenger level

It's like the old days of Ceefax (slightly before my time!!)

Shhh · Challenger level

I am confident Dan Evans will do something a bit special this grass court season but, am I the only one that thinks Dan Cox may win today?

paulisi · Tennis legend

They obviosly started before 12pm on some on some of the courts as Evo and Cox are underway

Evo has just broken for a 4*-3 lead

indiana · Tennis legend

Back on serve, 4-4.

I would not like to venture a prediction about Evo for today, this week, next week or the grass court season as a whole.

steven · Tennis legend

... only to get broken back immediately. Dan Cox has since held serve to lead 5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Dan C serving at *5-5 and Evo has 3 break points ... double fault and Evo will serve for the 1st set

steven · Tennis legend

Evo serving for the 1st set, 15-30 down ... 30-30 ... an ace brings up a set point, which is saved ... but a 2nd set point is taken - 7-5

steven · Tennis legend

3 breaks in the first 4 games of the 2nd set, which Dan Cox now leads *3-1

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmm, I am just guessing that it is less than inspirational stuff. But hopefully we will hear from first hand source(s) in time.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Hmm, I am just guessing that it is less than inspirational stuff. But hopefully we will hear from first hand source(s) in time.

The ATP link is excellent, as always

indiana · Tennis legend

I don't think my smartphone is smart enough and that's all I have just now. Not that it would be a great watch on a phone.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Evo has the trainer on... To be fair they both are playing fairly well, although Dan C has a clear weakness off the short ball when approaching the net.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
Evo has the trainer on... To be fair they both are playing fairly well, although Dan C has a clear weakness off the short ball when approaching the net.

Looked to be his left knee from what I could tell ?? not sure . . .

agree completely about Dan C and the shorter ball - he looks very awkward and off balance.

and yes, Indy, I think tennis on a smart phone is probably the sign of a medical problem smile

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 5th of June 2014 11:59:17 AM

Jaffa · Challenger level

Yes CD was definitely his left knee although it looked like he just had a massage on it, didn't see him take any painkillers.

The quality is higher since the ITO strangely, they played a fantastic point on Evo's advantage in the previous game.

That short sliced return catches out Dan C again and it's deuce from 40-15... huge return by Evo gives him a BP which Dan C saves with a stunning forehand down the line.

An ace and a big serve means that Evo will serve to stay in the second.

7-5 *4-5