Week 29 - Challenger ($50,000) - LG&T Tennis Challenger, Binghamton, NY, USA (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 29 - Challenger ($50,000) - LG&T Tennis Challenger, Binghamton, NY, USA (hard)

LordBrownof · Futures level

Kyle now 6-3 3-1

TMH · Futures qualifying

Kyle breaks again for a *4-1 lead.

LordBrownof · Futures level

and now 4-1.

TMH · Futures qualifying

Kyle wins 3&2. Looked in complete control from what I saw.

If he can win this comfortably whilst serving at 39%, it makes you wonder how convincingly he'd be winning if that percentage was in the 60s.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Comprehensive win 3&2 and marching on to the SF.

TMH · Futures qualifying

I've not worded that very well but you get the gist.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Agree with TMH. His 1st serve stat at the end was shown as 41% so to win as comfortably as he did off the back of that is testament to the quality of the rest of his game. His forehand is always a major weapon and so it proved in this match, but what I really liked about tonight was the solidity of the backhand. For me, when Kyle is short on matches, the timing on the backhand is the first thing to go and there were signs of rust in the first couple of rounds here. However, it was solid as a rock in this match, even though there seemed to be periods where Krueger targeted that wing.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Looking good, Kyle has been developing a real comfort at this level, but I was a little worried that being the number 1 seed might put a bit more pressure on him. Completely wrong to worry about that, great job so far, and that rust is disappearing fast.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (WC/1) Kyle Edmund WR 1134 defeated Mitchell Krueger (USA) WR 287 (CH = 279 in May) by 3 & 2

QF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 173 defeated Freddie Nielsen (DEN) WR 263 by 2-6 6-3 6-4

*****

SF: (WC/1) Kyle Edmund WR 113 vs (Q) Sekou Bangoura (USA) WR 535 (CH = 495 earlier this month)

SF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 173 vs (2) Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) WR 125 (CH = 122 last month)

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Regarding further progress, to dominate whilst landing less than 50% of first serves ( didn't see second set stats, stopped watching at 3-1 as the writing was on the wall for Krueger) is exciting whilst showing enormous potential for improvement, top 75 players will feast on his second serve. Kyle looks very relaxed and seems to be wearing his seeding well ( I was worried too, he capitulated early last year in Bakersfield as no1 seed) apparently having a kick around with the ball boys/ girls and volunteers before his first game. I think he thinks he's Benteke!

Hopefully Brydan will dig out a result against Fratangelo but sure to be tough as although grinding out wins Brydan is doing well to hold his game together despite frustrating missfires on serve. An all British challenger final, too much to hope for but there can't have been many in living memory.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Oakland2002 wrote:
Regarding further progress, to dominate whilst landing less than 50% of first serves ( didn't see second set stats, stopped watching at 3-1 as the writing was on the wall for Krueger) is exciting whilst showing enormous potential for improvement, top 75 players will feast on his second serve. Kyle looks very relaxed and seems to be wearing his seeding well ( I was worried too, he capitulated early last year in Bakersfield as no1 seed) apparently having a kick around with the ball boys/ girls and volunteers before his first game. I think he thinks he's Benteke!

Hopefully Brydan will dig out a result against Fratangelo but sure to be tough as although grinding out wins Brydan is doing well to hold his game together despite frustrating missfires on serve. An all British challenger final, too much to hope for but there can't have been many in living memory.

I asked myself the very same question re. all Brit challenger finals! I bet there have been none outside the UK, but I don't think it would be an easy stat to research. Anyway, we live in hope! Good luck guys!

freerider · Futures level

stevemcqueen wrote:
Oakland2002 wrote:
Regarding further progress, to dominate whilst landing less than 50% of first serves ( didn't see second set stats, stopped watching at 3-1 as the writing was on the wall for Krueger) is exciting whilst showing enormous potential for improvement, top 75 players will feast on his second serve. Kyle looks very relaxed and seems to be wearing his seeding well ( I was worried too, he capitulated early last year in Bakersfield as no1 seed) apparently having a kick around with the ball boys/ girls and volunteers before his first game. I think he thinks he's Benteke!

Hopefully Brydan will dig out a result against Fratangelo but sure to be tough as although grinding out wins Brydan is doing well to hold his game together despite frustrating missfires on serve. An all British challenger final, too much to hope for but there can't have been many in living memory.
I asked myself the very same question re. all Brit challenger finals! I bet there have been none outside the UK, but I don't think it would be an easy stat to research. Anyway, we live in hope! Good luck guys!

I believe that boggo beat another brit in shrewsbury challenger final cant remember the year... or the brit (would guess eithet hilton delgado or arvind).i cant recall any overseas though

freerider · Futures level

It is actually a very easy stat to research since the turn of the millenia due to a certain stat wizard compiling this list:

http://www.britishtennis.net/gbtop25m/challfin.htm?n=1

I was wrong it was nottingham the year was 2005 and it was boggo who defeated hilton in the final

-- Edited by freerider on Saturday 25th of July 2015 07:16:15 AM

LordBrownof · Futures level

If he reaches the final, he's defended this week's points, right?