Week 41 - Challenger ($100,000) - Tiburon, CA, USA (Hard)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 41 - Challenger ($100,000) - Tiburon, CA, USA (Hard)

Priesty · Challenger level

Yes cry

airsmashers · County player

Still working for me here

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stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

my stream working beautifully!

http://new.livestream.com/ATP/tiburon2014court1

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Ah, thanks, back on now. Must have been a problem local to you and me Priesty.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

What a lovely venue this is, on a Californian peninsula.

LouieG · County player

Yes Liam! 1 set all; 3-6, 7-5. He's playing well from what I've seen (end of the 2nd set)

steven · Tennis legend

Giron breaks in the first game of the decider then saves at least one break point in the next game - 6-3 5-7 *0-2

So far, Liam has had 16 break points and taken 4, Giron has had 11 and taken 5.

Liam will the available lucky loser place even if he loses this match (thanks to @rourkeytennis on Twitter for spotting this before I checked!) but the extra 5 points might come in handy.

steven · Tennis legend

Liam breaks back

- both players have found it hard to hold onto breaks in this match.

LouieG · County player

Kyle also underway and a break up! *4-2

steven · Tennis legend

Giron rebreaks straight away and consolidates

6-3 5-7 *2-4

steven · Tennis legend

Liam gets broken again 6-3 5-7 2-5*

but Kyle has won the 1st set of his match 6-3

korriban · Challenger level

steven wrote:
Liam gets broken again 6-3 5-7 2-5* but Kyle has won the 1st set of his match 6-3

Only managed to see the third set. Very poor play from Liam, which is a shame, as it sounds like I missed all the good stuff earlier.

steven · Tennis legend

FQR: (q2) Liam Broady WR 278 lost to (q7) Marcos Giron (USA) WR 495 (CH 419 in Aug) by 6-3 5-7 6-2

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Two poor service games from Liam in the final set and he goes out 3-6, 7-5, 2-6. Standard of hitting and tennis in general was good. There was an interesting moment in the 2nd set at 4-3, breakpoint to Liam. Marcos hits a powerful groundshot that Liam was convinced went thru the net, not over it and so he stopped playing. I shall have to look at that again. Liam didn't do a great job of putting it out of his mind....

Let us hope he does get the LL spot, I think his form is good enough to win a couple of rounds. As somebody has already mentioned, Giron is under ranked.