Week 17 - ATP 250 - Istanbul - clay

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 17 - ATP 250 - Istanbul - clay

Constant · Lower Club Player

Match started with Giustino serving. Cox won first point, now match interrupted and has been for 11 mins. Other matches in Istanbul still going on?

Jaffa · Challenger level

Can only be something wrong with the court.

Constant · Lower Club Player

they are back and cox broke him

DF · Tennis legend

2-2 level again

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Dan served for the first set at 6-5, only to be broken to 15. Tie-break...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

First set down the pan by 6-7(8). hmm

paulisi · Tennis legend

Dan took the second set 6-2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Dan struggling to hang on to a lead in the decider: went *2-0 up, only to be broken back immediately! hmm *2-2...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

He gets another break - & is immediately pegged back! disbelief Four breaks of service so far in the decider: 4-3*

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Again he breaks & fails to hold - but at least has the advantage of serving first! 5-4*.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

He battled for over 2½ hours, but it just wasn't to be:

QR1: Lorenzo Giustino (ITA) WR 384 defeated Dan Cox WR 278 by 7-6(8) 2-6 7-6(4) cry

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Shame. Just needed one of the tbs to go his way .......