Week 18 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - Rome, Italy - red clay

Jaffa · Challenger level

RE: Week 18 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - Rome, Italy - red clay

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I think Kyle saw the serve as out. From what I saw, I would think that the umpire was saying that Kyle left his "challenge" too late and so he couldn't come down and look at the mark.

Jan · Hall of fame

Jaffa wrote:
Kyle lost the first 6-4... Does anyone know why there was a long heated exchange with the umpire at 30-15 in that game?

No idea - I wondered that too.

Aside from the one game he was broken, Kyle seems to be holding serve fairly well, so let's be hopeful in the next set!

edit - thanks Bob!

-- Edited by Jan on Thursday 7th of May 2015 02:36:44 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Missed the start of the match. Seems to be very serve dominated. Kyle only lost 5 points on serve in 5 games, but still managed to get broken early on. Never really got a look in on the Starace serve though.

KyleM · Lower Club Player

Edmund 3-2 up on serve in the second, both mostly holding serve comfortably. Kyle needs to take his first chance.

-- Edited by KyleM on Thursday 7th of May 2015 03:02:47 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Still on serve in the 2nd set at 4-3*. Both players have won 47 points each so far.

KyleM · Lower Club Player

From essentially nowhere Edmund is broke to love, Starace serving for the match now 4-5*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Starace breaks and will serve for the match at *5-4

Priesty · Challenger level

Come on Kedders, I don't often get chance to watch you live, please have some consideration.

KyleM · Lower Club Player

Did anyone hear what Kyle was saying to the umpire there?

KyleM · Lower Club Player

Break Point Kyle

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

So no fairy-tale all Brit semi:

QF: (1) Aljaz Bedene WR 89 defeated (6) Taro Daniel (JPN) WR 168 by 2 & 4
QF: Potito Starace (ITA) WR 221 defeated (4) Kyle Edmund WR 125 by 4 & 4

*****

SF: (1) Aljaz Bedene WR 89 vs Potito Starace (ITA) WR 221 (CH = 27 in October 2007)

'Twill be interesting to see how Aljaz copes with the wily old Italian clay-courter...

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Drat. Missed both matches as I had to go out then sort out a problem with tennistv, which took ages. Well done Aljaz, hard lines Kyle, Starace did look a bit of a banana skin.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

KyleM wrote:
Did anyone hear what Kyle was saying to the umpire there?

No, but I read it like this. Earlier in the set, the umpire refused Kyle's request to come down and look at the mark saying that Kyle had already played his shot. On this occasion, Starace had put his shot out and yet the umpire went down anyway to look at the mark from Kyle's preceding shot and called it out. I would guess Kyle was complaining about inconsistency.

Of course, we don't know at what moment Starace called "out". He may have done it immediately, but we don't know.

Shame for Kyle. That's 3 QFs in 3 weeks. Solid return over this stretch but I am sure he would have hoped to go further on at least one of those occasions. Let's see how he does in Masters Qualies next week.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Agh, I understand Kyles frustration with the call, what's not clear to me is had the umpire called it out, or did starace question it and then signal it out only for the umpire to give him the point. Kyle seemed to be dominant in most aspects of his game but was out manoeuvred by an old pro who has made a more than decent career on the dirt. There must be so many lessons to learn from this performance I can't say I am too disheartened by this loss.