Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000) - Knoxville, TN, USA (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

If you missed the interview but get there before the current doubles match ends, just rewind it to 00:00 - entertaining and informative, so well worth a watch.

Bright Spark · Lower Club Player

4 Brits in challenger QFs what a great week it has been, and still more to go..

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

NB Sean is currently playing (with Elias) - won the first set 6-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

Sean is having a bad serving day, but they should still win easily.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Gastão Elias (POR) & Sean Thornley CR 549 (355+194) defeated Frank Dancevic & Adil Shamasdin (CAN/CAN) CR 447 (468+79) by 4 & 3 smile

Spectator · All-time great

The lob that Mr Thornley hit in the final game of that match was really a thing of beauty. Nice win.

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Well done Marcus and Liam!

Marcus - I watched you for the first time on livestream. Looking forward to seeing you play a lot more challengers in the future!

May the best man win tomorrow! Believe!!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Definitely Marcus should concentrate on Challengers, the livestreams are easier to find! I really enjoyed that match, as I hate ball-bashers. Just on reading about earlier matches I had had the impression that Marcus was in that line, but he is not. He has a very nice all-court game and I couldn't stop laughing at how he was frustrating his opponent.

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Madeline wrote:
Definitely Marcus should concentrate on Challengers, the livestreams are easier to find! I really enjoyed that match, as I hate ball-bashers. Just on reading about earlier matches I had had the impression that Marcus was in that line, but he is not. He has a very nice all-court game and I couldn't stop laughing at how he was frustrating his opponent.

Marcus should definitely focus on challengers and higher level tournaments from now on ! The higher level of competition is bringing out the best in his all round court craft that is so exciting for the spectator .

marcus 'a personality will suit the bigger stage and he will feed off the positive energy .

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

paulisi wrote:
Nice interview with Marcus. Came over well.

Marcus is an intelligent and eloquent speaker I have often said that post his pro career he would make a great commentator .

He is a natural comedian and is a skilled impressionist eg does a brilliant nadal .

-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Friday 7th of November 2014 09:35:56 AM

LouieG · County player

He's got to mix up futures and challengers I think, needs to start mopping up the futures. Also worth nothing a win today would get Marcus an SE into next week's event, would it not?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Some familiar foes on the other side of the net in the quarters:

QF: Chase Buchanan & Tennys Sandgren (USA/USA) CR 465 (191+274) vs Gastão Elias (POR) & Sean Thornley CR 549 (355+194)

The Yanks were given a walkover against the fourth seeds, Kudla & Ram, in the first round.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Liam v Marcus is out on Court 3 today so we won't have the benefit of a commentary. I'll bet Mike C isn't happy about that scheduling.

plankton · Social player

Is Broady getting near the top 10 for coolest players on the tour? and willis the most eccentric top10? Great fun following them both this week and brilliant to see them both making such giant strides.