Week 42 - USA F28 ($15,000) - Mansfield, TX (Hard)

Oakland2002 · All-time great

RE: Week 42 - USA F28 ($15,000) - Mansfield, TX (Hard)

RJA · Hall of fame

Liam took the opening game but then lost the next 6. Lets hope the second set is a bit better.

korriban · Challenger level

RJA wrote:
Liam took the opening game but then lost the next 6. Lets hope the second set is a bit better.

The run stretched to 7 games lost in a row, but Liam appears to have stabilised matters at *2-3 second set. If he can just keep this set reasonably close for the next 3 games or so, I think we may have lift off. Liam has had a few back-to-the-wall victories in recent matches (against both Cox and Corrie I recall) so I'm not writing him off yet. But that first set was a spanking.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Liam saves a mp before breaking for *4-5

Up until that point his record on bps was awful (0/4 taken 1/5 saved)

Saves another mp, this time on serve. Then a 3rd mp saved. Several game points come and go

-- Edited by kundalini on Sunday 19th of October 2014 05:58:32 PM

korriban · Challenger level

Well that's now 5-5 and 4 MPs saved to date. If I were the Bulgarian, I'd start getting worried now.......although Liam is struggling on every single service game.

Second set Liam on a TB (7-2). If I were the Bulgarian, I'd really start getting worried now...... smile

-- Edited by korriban on Sunday 19th of October 2014 06:13:45 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Liam giving himself a chance in this match

-- Edited by kundalini on Sunday 19th of October 2014 06:15:25 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

3-0 up in the third.

Liam's serve is always the worry.....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

4 mps saved and now 6-0 in the third set !!!

As korri said, be afraid Mr. Bulgarian, be very afraid . . .

paulisi · Tennis legend

Vamos Liam - a final set bagel

Great comeback and another title.

DWH · Club Coach

Woo! Well Done Liam!! biggrin My internet cut out after the tiebreak so pleased to come back just as Liam has match point!. Haha.

Great fightback.

Also I think Steven mentioned it earlier for qualifying but there are also galleries for the Main Draw, Doubles and today's Finals (which I'm guessing will be updated as the day goes on) with some good action shots of our guys here: http://www.moodswingssite.com/

-- Edited by DWH on Sunday 19th of October 2014 06:48:46 PM

korriban · Challenger level

Fantastic result! How many times recently has Liam been down and out, yet fought back to win? Enough for it to be more than a coincidence.....it means his fitness is good, and that there's nothing wrong with his will to win, even when all seems lost.

I worry about his strength and physicality against the best, and although he has clearly added a little more power to his serve recently, I think he'd really benefit from another 5-10 mph on serve and 5-10% more penetration on his groundstrokes. And these ARE things that could realistically be achieved with targetted off- and on-court training in those areas. With more experience to cut out the occasional moment of madness on shot selection, he's definitely got a shot at top 100, and is almost certain to be a solid CH player at the very least.

Top 50 I think is VERY unlikely, given that he would probably have stood out much more by now, but top 100 is a more than decent target for now. Didn;t think I'd be saying these things about Liam in 2014, so well done him......

......he can finish off the year with 2 or 3 US CH tournaments with genuine confidence and can look forward to the Winter break a satisfied man, no matter how he does in the US....

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

What's liam's likely ranking to be now?

wolf · Tennis legend

Around the 240 mark.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Very well done

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Smashing result. Optimistic that there is more to come. Obviously worked really hard this year and agree with Korriban, that if he keeps up his present progress he will be able to add those 10-15% and become an elite tourin pro. ( Corriban do you think Peter Barlow will go down? Or haven't you been allowed to watch)