Week 2 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Bangkok 2, Thailand

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 2 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Bangkok 2, Thailand

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That should be 11 net new points for Josh, up about 24 places, to 332

(nothing to come off in Jan but 11 points to come off in Feb)

8 new points for Liam, up 10 places or so, to WR 300 or 299

(nothing to come off in Jan, 16 points to come off at the start of Feb)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

L32: Liam Broady WR 301 beat (8) Maxime Teixeira (FRA) WR 290 6-1 2-0 Ret
L32: (Q) Josh Milton WR 356 beat (5) Kamil Majchrzak (POL) WR 276 (CH 257 Oct 2015) 6-3 6-2

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L16: Liam Broady WR 309 v Dmitry Zhyrmont (BLR) WR 311 (CH 201 Jul 2013)
L16: (Q) Josh Milton WR 356 v (Q) Max Neuchrist (AUT) WR 381 (CH 310 Aug 2013)

Decent chance for both players to progress.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Thats what I love to see 2 of my favourite Brits taking out seeds in a very straightforward manner.

Have to say I was quite shocked that so few forumites predicted that Milts would end the year inside the top 10 of Brits, for me he will comfortably finish inside the top 10, and I wouldn't be surprised if he ended the year inisde the top 250/200.

Shhh · Challenger level

R1: (4) Ken Skuspki & Neal Skupski d. Fabrice Martin & Sanam Singh (FRA/IND) 6-2 7-6(7)

seagull · Hall of fame

Liam 3-2* up. Only 1 bp so far which he saved

seagull · Hall of fame

4-3* Zhymont has only lost 2 points on serve so far

seagull · Hall of fame

Liam saves another bp and is holding on at 5-4*

seagull · Hall of fame

Tiebreaker time. Can Liam sneak it

seagull · Hall of fame

Maybe not *0-3

seagull · Hall of fame

Didn't get any better lost it 7-0

RainDelay · Pro player

Liam lost 7-6 6-0

Spectator · All-time great

Ouch. Maybe something went wrong physically? That's an odd score.

Well done to the Skupski brothers - that wasn't an easy first round. I think Martin had made a 250 ATP final last week, and Singh is no slouch.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Real shame about Liam. I wonder if confidence at important moments is the biggest factor at the moment. He just needs a couple of good wins and I can see him back on a roll.

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Liam really does not have much to defend in the first half of this year after a poor start to 2015 so maybe mix in some futures and get some points and wins on the board and try to make sure he is in position for qualifying for the remaining slams. He does seem to have a habit of dropping off in matches but he is undoubtedly good enough to be at least a very solid Challenger player and maintain a ranking inside the top 200, just needs confidence and maybe a run of luck somewhere.