Week 11 - Challenger ($125,000+H) - Irving TX, USA - Outdoor Hard

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 11 - Challenger ($125,000+H) - Irving TX, USA - Outdoor Hard

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

On way traffic at the moment. Kyle seems a step of the pace to me. Perhaps fatigue has begun to kick in after a long week.

Kyle *0-3

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Bedene breaks again for 4-0. Kedders needs to call for a Coke and a Snickers to try and find some energy. He looks totally spent.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Bob in Spain wrote:
On way traffic at the moment. Kyle seems a step of the pace to me. Perhaps fatigue has begun to kick in after a long week.

Kyle *0-3

I just wondered that, since I've started watching Kyle seems to have made an awful lot of bad UEs. Was he earlier in the match/week?

RJA · Hall of fame

Helen40 wrote:
Just 'switched on'. I'm gobsmacked that there aren't more people watching. There were more at my local club watching a ladies 10k!

This tournament is played on a fancy hotel complex. They don't really care for spectators.

Besides it is 7PM on a Saturday evening, a time slot with a lot of competition for peoples entertainment choices.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Much better rally from Kyle.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Not over yet as Kyle gets one of the breaks back, although he didn't have to work too hard for it as Bedene handed him a couple of easy points.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

RJA wrote:
Helen40 wrote:
Just 'switched on'. I'm gobsmacked that there aren't more people watching. There were more at my local club watching a ladies 10k!
This tournament is played on a fancy hotel complex. They don't really care for spectators.
Besides it is 7PM on a Saturday evening, a time slot with a lot of competition for peoples entertainment choices.

True, I guess I've only been to a few local tournies, but there was always abit more interest. I saw Kyle play locally a couple of years back, and there were more there. Greg being there might have had a little to do with it though And it was in the daytime in the week.

RJA · Hall of fame

Bob in Spain wrote:
On way traffic at the moment. Kyle seems a step of the pace to me. Perhaps fatigue has begun to kick in after a long week.

Kyle does seem to mentally tire quite quickly and when he loses focus his game falls away badly. It is hardly uncommon in a young player but it is something he will need to find a way of dealing with.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

But that was the last throw of the dice as Bedene runs away with the last two games to win 7-6(1) 6-1.

Credit to Bedene. He played a solid match and served very well. Kyle just ran out of steam.

Priesty · Challenger level

GSM Bedene 7-6 6-1 cry

Have to hand it to him, he played well. Still a great week for Kyle.

-- Edited by Priesty on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 12:15:16 AM

steven · Tennis legend

SF: (Q) Kyle Edmund WR 153 lost to Aljaz Bedene (SLO) WR 115 (CH 71 in 2013) by 7-6(1) 6-1

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
On way traffic at the moment. Kyle seems a step of the pace to me. Perhaps fatigue has begun to kick in after a long week.
Kyle does seem to mentally tire quite quickly and when he loses focus his game falls away badly. It is hardly uncommon in a young player but it is something he will need to find a way of dealing with.

Until recently, I would have agreed with you but in the last few months he has shown a lot more resilience. Today was simply a "bridge too far" and he has had to play 6 matches in 6 days. I don't understand why they waited until Monday to start the qualies

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 12:19:32 AM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

That win puts Aljaz borderline Top 100. He will be on the same number of points as Blaz Rola who is Nº 100 in the rankings.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Kyle was right in the match until the tie break and then he seemed to lose it mentally.
In the tie break, he tried a serve and volley tactic which he had never used up until then....

Second set he ran out of gas and his head went.

Excellent week making a semi final of the highest points scoring challenger and taking out 3 top 100 players and scoring in on a career high. (Will go if he wins a match in Miami)