Week 28 - Challenger (€42,500) - Portoroz, Slovenia (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 28 - Challenger (€42,500) - Portoroz, Slovenia (Hard)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

I can't see a single spectator! Not even one man and his dog!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

3-2*

TMH · Futures qualifying

Big hold from Kyle who saved 3BPs to hold for 5-4*. Was only half-watching but his winner on the second BP looked way out? Certainly got a bit lucky with it; Mr Desein looked very bemused.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Great hold saving 3 BPs. Two outright backhand winners from 15-40 and an Ace down the T at ad-out.

5-4*

Why does the guy on the tanoy always start speaking just as Kyle is into his ball toss.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

TMH wrote:
Big hold from Kyle who saved 3BPs to hold for 5-4*. Was only half-watching but his winner on the second BP looked way out? Certainly got a bit lucky with it; Mr Desein looked very bemused.

You are obviously not wearing the same pair of Team GB spectacles that I am wearing wink

2 SPs for Kyle

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And another DF from Desein seals that set for Kyle 6-4

TMH · Futures qualifying

And Kyle breaks for the set as Desein hits a DF on set point. A couple of rasping forehand winners from Kyle in that game.

6-4.

-- Edited by TMH on Friday 11th of July 2014 10:50:25 AM

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

A good set of tennis from Kyle, that. Consistent, saved several BPs and then capitalized on his own opportunities.

Jaffa · Challenger level

TMH I thought it looked in actually! Very close either way... You need that luck in these events sometimes. The point before that he got lucky because Desein should've finished the point but his approach shot was basically right at him.

That said, that was a great set for Kyle to win, he was under the cosh for a lot of it.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good start

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Phew, it was close all the way through.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Aye fair enough, not complaining either way!

In a bit more trouble here though down 0-40 in his opening service game of set two.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Desein did end up breaking to love but Kyle has just broken straight back (winning four points in a row from 40-15 down).

*1-1.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Last time I watched this livestream it was good, but today I am getting a lot of buffering - I come here to post and find somebody else has beaten me to it by a couple of minutes. There is a weird background noise as well. I had better go and do a few chores now anyway, come on Kyle, you can do it! I'll hope to see good news when I check again.