Week 25 - Wimbledon Qualifying

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

RE: Week 25 - Wimbledon Qualifying

thejester · Satellite level

Not looking good at the moment, although Evo does cling to his service game. Down 2-5* in set 2

BradMarx90 · County player

Sugita serving for the second set at *5-2.

GUYS IT'S NOT OVER YET! BELIEVE!

EddietheEagle · County player

In my view, based on yesterday's match, fitness - at the level required here - is an issue. That takes time and resolve to build and he admits in his Mail interview to having become less than motivated while unable to play. He also looked rather more filled out that when I saw him last.

thejester · Satellite level

BradMarx90 wrote:
Sugita serving for the second set at *5-2.

GUYS IT'S NOT OVER YET! BELIEVE!

It's Dan Evans - IT'S NEVER OVER

BradMarx90 · County player

Two sets down. 6-2 in the second. My ship is sailing. Hopefully Dan's isn't just yet.

I'll be back later when I'm back onboard. Ciao for now.

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Thursday 25th of June 2015 11:33:45 AM

Jaffa · Challenger level

Game over.

LJR · Junior player

Broken in the opening game - think he's almost done here.

LouieG · County player

Why is it suddenly BO5?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I haven't written him off yet. (But I'm not there to see so poor judge)

thejester · Satellite level

Just about to succumb to doom and gloom when Evo got broken in the first game of the 3rd set.
He has, however, broken back so is now serving at *30-30, 1-1

Julia Carrot · All-time great

LouieG wrote:
Why is it suddenly BO5?

I doubted that myself, but checked and it states, in print, that the final qualifying matches (at Wimbledon alone I think) are best of five

Jaffa · Challenger level

Always has been best of five in Wimbledon qualies. Certainly in my living memory. I think it's great personally!

LJR · Junior player

Julia Carrot wrote:
LouieG wrote:
Why is it suddenly BO5?
I doubted that myself, but checked and it states, in print, that the final qualifying matches (at Wimbledon alone I think) are best of five

Yes, it's always been that way I think. For me it makes Wimbledon men's draw the hardest of them all to qualify for. Part of the tradition I think, like best of 5 set men's doubles in the main draw (weather permitting) and proper best of 3 set men's doubles in the qualies (which still seems odd to me these days!).

emma · Strong Club Player

its difficult to know from just the scores but

Dan hasn't given up yet, it looks like he's still fighting !

is there anyone there who can give us a live report ?