Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Aptos, USA (Hard)

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Aptos, USA (Hard)

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 33 Challenger($100000) Aptos, USA(Hard)

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Dan is 3rd match on court 5, with play starting at 10.00 westcoast time. I don't think there is much chance of him starting before 1.00pm. West coast is 8 hrs behind (I think!) so perhaps we may have a stream to watch after supper tonight if they are streaming more than just the ctr court = here's hoping!

indiana · Tennis legend

Thanks Steve. Yes, 8 hours behind, so 6 pm BST start to proceedings there and then 3rd match on.

Hopefully someone more with it than me can suss out any stream.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 8th of August 2015 01:51:57 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 32 Challenger($100000) Aptos, USA(Hard)

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Won through 4 & 3.

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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Aptos, USA (Hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

In the main draw:

L32: Brydan Klein WR 172 (CH = 170 last month) vs Guido Andreozzi (ARG) WR 198 (CH = 134 in January last year)

L32: (3) Kyle Edmund WR 107 (CH = 101 in June) vs (LL) Takuto Niki (JPN) WR 323 (CH = 278 in March)

L32: (6) Matt Ebden (AUS) WR 127 (CH = 61 in October 2012) vs Liam Broady WR 158 (= CH)

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 11th of August 2015 10:30:21 AM

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Whilst the unranked opposition may not have presented the sternest challenge, it is still pleasing to see Dan get the W. His door to door journey time from Birmingham to Aptos will have left little change from a full 24 hrs. Such long journeys with little recuperation time are seldom considered good preparation for anything at all, least of all for sports performance.

I couldn't find a stream from Aptos last night, it seems they are not covering qualies, not yet anyway. I'm on my hols in rural France and have only the slowest connection so it wouldn't have been watchable. I'll just have to wait until Friday when I'll be home, in time to watch Dan's QF!

Kyle's 1st round match is against a qualifier - I wonder if that could end up being Dan? In such an encounter, I'd have to support Dan because I feel sure that Kyle will spend many years in the top 100 whatever happens. And what is Dan's CH going to be? Now there is a question to which there will be some very different answers!

Jan · Hall of fame

pleased to see the Win - well done Dan!

indiana · Tennis legend

Agree the journey would need time to get over. But when did Dan travel ? Not coming from a previous tournament there is no reason to have had minimal recuperation / preparation time, not that I'm aware he did leave it late.

Anyway, hope he is well aclimatised and ready for that much tougher looking next match.

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Great to see Dan get through QR1. The form book says he should beat Nguyen as well.

I believe he arrived in the US on the 7th. Also, flying West generates less jet-lag than flying East.

One match only per day for Dan through qualifying....keeping everything crossed for him!

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good start.

Hoping to see Kyle bounce back here.

thejester · Satellite level

Big step up against Nguyen but hopeful Dan can come through, would be great to see him back in action at Challenger level.