Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Spectator · All-time great

RE: Week 45 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Great news to which to come after after a rather trying train journey. smile Well done, lad!

Priesty · Challenger level

It's like he's never been away smile

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

Brilliant news to get back to. Kyle is doing a lot this week to get the DC spot. Would one more win secure Kyle's AO MD spot?

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

So delighted to see this win

EddietheEagle · County player

Every time he sacks his coach he does well. Perhaps he ought to do it every week.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

The change of surface also did no halm. I hope he hits the dirt regularly over the next couple of years it seems to be the surface he breaks through a level on before consolidating on the other surfaces.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Recap:

QF: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 110 defeated Hans Podlipnik (CHI) WR 166 by 3 & 4 smile

*****

SF: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 110 vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) WR 134 (CH = 39 in March 2013 - he's 30)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF : (4) Marcelo Demoliner & João Elias (BRA/POR) CR 327 (77+250) vs Alex Ward & James Ward UNR

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Recap:
QF: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 110 defeated Hans Podlipnik (CHI) WR 166 by 3 & 4
*****
SF: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 110 vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) WR 134 (CH = 39 in March 2013 - he's 30)

Did Zeballos not have a famous victory over Nadal on the clay a few years back ?

Kounosuke · Intermediate Club Player

Bob in Spain wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Recap:
QF: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 110 defeated Hans Podlipnik (CHI) WR 166 by 3 & 4
*****
SF: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 110 vs Horacio Zeballos (ARG) WR 134 (CH = 39 in March 2013 - he's 30)

Did Zeballos not have a famous victory over Nadal on the clay a few years back ?

He did, in a ATP 250 final at Vina del Mar, the match went 6(2)-7 7-6(6) 6-4

RJA · Hall of fame

After Kyle's post US Open difficulties I would have accepted a SF this week without a moments hesitation. Anything else is a bonus now as far as I am concerned.

thejester · Satellite level

RJA wrote:
After Kyle's post US Open difficulties I would have accepted a SF this week without a moments hesitation. Anything else is a bonus now as far as I am concerned.

Agreed, but as the highest ranked player left in, I'm hoping he can go a couple more and secure that MD place at Oz

Oakland2002 · All-time great

To be honest I've been looking forward to tournament for weeks and would have been disappointed with anything less after playing so well in Paris, I got a bit of stick for wanting to see him play through qualifying at the U.S. Open but really felt that was his level on that surface. There is a chance to win this although not the absolute motivation for being here ie it's DC prep, but the points would be nice as would DE into the AO MD

indiana · Tennis legend

BeefyDeedz wrote:
Brilliant news to get back to. Kyle is doing a lot this week to get the DC spot. Would one more win secure Kyle's AO MD spot?

No, probably not. He's defending 48 challenger final points this week. The (+H) here would get 55 for a final and the additional net 7 additional points take him to 525 points, currently equivalent to WR 108. Win the title though and the 90 points would take him to 560 points, currently equivalent to WR 102, and nothing further to defend this year. Then you're talking

Whatever, great stuff in itself from Kyle in all the circumstances.