Week 37 - Challenger (€106,500+H) - Pekao Szczecin Open, Szczecin, Poland (red clay) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 37 - Challenger (€106,500+H) - Pekao Szczecin Open, Szczecin, Poland (red clay) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First-round banana skin avoided again:

R1: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 156 (78+78) defeated (WC) Andriej Kapas & Blazej Koniusz (POL/POL) CR 398 (224+174) by 7-6(3) 6-2 smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And another one presents itself:

QF: Marton Fucsovics & Axel Michon (HUN/FRA) CR 1812 (943+869) vs (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 156 (78+78)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And another one avoided:

QF: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 156 (78+78) defeated Marton Fucsovics & Axel Michon (HUN/FRA) CR 1812 (943+869) by 6-4 6-7(3) [12-10]

Phew! They somehow managed to claw their way back from 1-6* in the MTB!

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But their opponents in the semi are going to be an even tougher proposition:

SF: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 156 (78+78) vs Tomasz Bednarek & Igor Zelenay (POL/SVK) CR 271 (72+199)

The Polish-Slovak pair dumped out the Czech second seeds, Cermak & Dlouhy, in two earlier.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Sadly it did prove to be more difficult although it was a close run thing,

SF: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 156 (78+78) lost to Tomasz Bednarek & Igor Zelenay (POL/SVK) CR 271 (72+199) 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

philwrig · Hall of fame

The most frustrating fact was that the lads won more points in each set, so really were the better pair apart from the big points, more encouraging form this week though.

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity.

But clearly big points have such an influence in tennis as against say 40-0 points.