Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

TMH · Futures qualifying

Early break for Kyle in set three. *2-1.

A car beeped his horn as Collarini was about to serve on break point (he netted). Didn't know Bob had made the journey?

Spectator · All-time great

Watched a little of the doubles match on the archived live stream and it sounded as if the tennis courts were located in the middle of a traffic circle ....

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

TMH wrote:
Early break for Kyle in set three. *2-1.

A car beeped his horn as Collarini was about to serve on break point (he netted). Didn't know Bob had made the journey?

I wish

Kyle serving for the match at *5-2 and opens with an ace.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

... but then throws in a couple of DFs (the 2nd on MP) and gets broken. He will get another chance though, if he needs it.

Kyle 5-3*

TMH · Futures qualifying

Kyle eventually wins 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. The only set he dropped last week was in the opening round too, just seems a bit of a slow starter in tournaments.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (5) Kyle Edmund WR 99 defeated (Q) Andrea Collarini (ARG) WR 550 by 1-6 6-3 6-4

Could have ended sooner: Kyle served for the match at 5-2, only to be broken after spurning a match point! hmm

*****

L16: Christian Garín WR 282 (CH = 225 in February) vs (5) Kyle Edmund WR 99

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

TMH wrote:
Kyle eventually wins 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. The only set he dropped last week was in the opening round too, just seems a bit of a slow starter in tournaments.

The conditions looked very different to the final played two days ago. Colder with no sun and there had been a lot of rain. Maybe just took Kyle a set to adapt to the new conditions whereas his opponent had already had a couple of "practice" matches in the qualies.

Got there in the end though, which is all that really matters.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

TMH wrote:
Kyle eventually wins 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. The only set he dropped last week was in the opening round too, just seems a bit of a slow starter in tournaments.

Understandable when coming off winning a tournament, I suppose.

Well done, Kyle.

EddietheEagle · County player

I think he was put off by the parrots clucking away.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Kyle's never been a fan of slow heavy clay conditions, so not ideal for him, hopefully it'll dry up for the rest of the week.

indiana · Tennis legend

The Belgian sprinklers are primed !

All in all with the pretty quick turnaround and different conditions, that looks like an initial match just to get through.

Josh · Challenger level

Just been reading through Kyle's thread from last week. I think the two post-US Open losses were during a time his girlfriend was ill in hospital in the US, so he must have had a lot on his mind. I believe he withdrew from the following tournament's to go and see her in Missouri. Glad to see that it appears all is going well now though, on both the personal and the tennis front.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I wish them both well, good to hear things are settling down. We for the most part only see the tennis side and of course that is entirely appropriate.

Unfortunately on that basis assumptions are made and 2 + 2 = 6.

The board is fantastic for keeping upto date with results but beyond that speculation on fluctuations in performance is just that. Personally I find the long term trends by far the most interesting, Steven knocked out a graph earlier in the year looking at James Wards career progression which in the round was pretty impressive.

Kyle's must be more so.

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Wednesday 18th of November 2015 03:59:21 AM