Week 13 - Challenger ($100,000 + H) Le Gosier, Guadeloupe (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 13 - Challenger ($100,000 + H) Le Gosier, Guadeloupe (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

'Languid' would be the polite word for it - 'it's all beneath me' and 'God owes me a victory' would be the other way . . but, yes, it's him - not particularly appealing really, although some of the tennis can be amazing (although I fear he knows it).

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Casual would be another word. At times it is almost like someone has told him to go and "have a hit" with the kid in the park when he really has better things to do.

It might cost him though as Kyle has just broken to lead *4-2

British_is_Best · County player

Paire DFs to hand Kyle a break lead. Game on! 3-6, *4-2

British_is_Best · County player

Break consolidated. 3-6, 5-2*

British_is_Best · County player

A nice mixture of good steady play from Kyle and disinterest from Paire and Kyle breaks again for the second set 3-6, 6-2.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Implosion well and truly on as Kyle breaks again and takes the set 6-2. Credit to Kyle for taking advantage.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Casual would be another word. At times it is almost like someone has told him to go and "have a hit" with the kid in the park when he really has better things to do.

It might cost him though as Kyle has just broken to lead *4-2

My own view is that Benoit is a good-looking guy, with oodles of natural talent, to whom tennis has always come remarkably easy and so doesn't like to show that he's 'trying' - not cool.

The exact opposite to some one like Julien Benneteau who, in my view, is comparatively 'average' in terms of natural talent and has worked his absolute socks of to get every ounce of success out of his potential.

Allez Kyle, I say !