Week 2 - Australian Open Qualifying

Josh · Challenger level

RE: Week 2 - Australian Open Qualifying

Josh · Challenger level

Kyle in a TB, Liam holds from 0-40, 3 set points down for 5-5.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Kyle lost the breaker 7-3

And Liam saved 5 set points before losing the 6th

Jaffa · Challenger level

Liam is a break down in the second too

lost a mammoth service game.

Will be hard to see a way back for him now.

Kyle however is putting the pressure on in the second but no break as yet.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Kyle is in to a decider, seems to be holding easily and putting pressure on Propoggia - fingers crossed!

Liam on the other hand looks like a dead man walking. Had a sticky patch in the middle of the match and hasn't recovered. 5-7 *2-5

Jaffa · Challenger level

Liam lost 7-5 6-3

airsmashers · County player

Kyle 6-6

Kyle served for the match a one point

airsmashers · County player

Kyle 7-6*

Sealed the game with an ace

-- Edited by airsmashers on Saturday 17th of January 2015 03:54:12 AM

airsmashers · County player

*7-7

airsmashers · County player

Yes Kyle qualifies!

9-7 in the final set.

indiana · Tennis legend

Great to see Kyle lasting the pace so well and QUALIFYING !!!

... and well played this week, Liam, your time will come.

And with Kyle due to drop 28 points from two futures on 02/02, he will just have to win his R1 match to stay ahead of Liam as GB no 3.

Babfive · Satellite level

Well done Kyle! Shame that Liam couldn't have joined him in R1.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Kyle you beautie! As they say in Wogga Wogga. Liam comisserations but some great battles already won in 2015!

The points situation is fascinating in that there is minimal differentiation between a futures win and GS qualifying but I suppose that is essential to facilitate initial development linked to transition to the ATP tour. It would be fascinating to compare with a money list which weights so heavily in favour of GS ( minus wildcards).

I think 2015 is going to be fascinating given where Liam and Kyle were last year I am hoping for a three way rumble for the number two spot with a ranking some where between 100 and 50! Here's hoping for at least 2 Brits in round 2!

GBJ · Club Coach

Very pleased for Kyle even though personally if I could have picked one of the two to wake up to winning I'd have gone for Liam on this occasion.

In some ways I'd rather see him earn it for his first slam (esp. If I did actually get to SEE it) but is there any chance of a lucky loser spot for Liam?
- Imagine that with Ward's only just sneaking in direct and Kyle's 9-7 fqr win between the 3 they'd really have kept us on tender hooks in just about every imaginable way before making the draw then!

GBJ · Club Coach

I can't paste it from my phone but Russell's comments on the match are on the ausopen.org qualifiers story which also says Liam didn't break serve. Be interesting to see Liam's thoughts on the match