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

thejester · Satellite level

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

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
No BPs for Kyle so far. Might as well break and steal it now

And on his 5th BP / SP thank you kindly

indiana · Tennis legend

Score pressure of serving first at the end of a set can be very useful. Ask Andy about that one !!

thejester · Satellite level

Still on serve in the 2nd with Kyle receiving at 5-4*

airsmashers · County player

Rubin has leveled the match taking the tie break 7-3

Match suspened due to darkness

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good match. The US have another talented youngster with a big serve and forehand.

A bit daft that they had to go off for darkness and they started 20 mins after they were scheduled.....

philwrig · Hall of fame

Looked to me that Rubin was red lining the ball, and it really paid off in the TB, Kyle playing a little bit within himself. If Rubin can keep that level up, he will be dangerous in the decider.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Going off will have helped Kyle more than Rubin though, I'd still expect him to come through a decider.

indiana · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
Going off will have helped Kyle more than Rubin though, I'd still expect him to come through a decider.

Kyle though has become a pretty good match player, markedly better in the last year, such that I am generally confident about him in extended 3 set matches and would have been if it could have been played to a conclusion yesterday.

Maybe though Rubin will not continue to such a standard on a fresh day.

Spectator · All-time great

Mr Rubin's strength is his movement - or at least that's my impression from the little I've seen of his play (not in this tournament). I didn't think he had much weight of shot at the time, but that may have changed. Think that Mr Edmund is probably more solid all around at present. And all of the other teens have lost in the second round (I think), so ....

paulisi · Tennis legend

Yes - he was good defensively and runs around to his forehand a lot.

goldenboy · Club Coach

seems to be a decent crop of US youngsters starting to break through, expect to see a handful on the main tour in a couple of years time.

though first hpefully Kyle can beat them all this week!

paulisi · Tennis legend

goldenboy wrote:
seems to be a decent crop of US youngsters starting to break through, expect to see a handful on the main tour in a couple of years time.

though first hpefully Kyle can beat them all this week!

There are loads on the men's side and quite a few on the ladies as well

Rubin, Tiafoe, Mmoh, Fritz to name but a few. Plus a few coming through the college route.

The future seems to be rosy for US tennis in next few years

indiana · Tennis legend

No wonder they got rid of Patrick McEnroe as head of player development !?

TMH · Futures qualifying

paulisi wrote:
goldenboy wrote:
seems to be a decent crop of US youngsters starting to break through, expect to see a handful on the main tour in a couple of years time.

though first hpefully Kyle can beat them all this week!
There are loads on the men's side and quite a few on the ladies as well
Rubin, Tiafoe, Mmoh, Fritz to name but a few. Plus a few coming through the college route.
The future seems to be rosy for US tennis in next few years

Kozlov and Donaldson immediately spring to mind as well.