Week 8 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - Cherbourg, France (hard)

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Week 8 - Challenger (€42,500+H) - Cherbourg, France (hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

The Skupskis are playing doubles here this week

brendan · Strong Club Player

Josh breaks early for 3-0*

brendan · Strong Club Player

but lost 5 games in a row to lose the set 6-4

brendan · Strong Club Player

gets the crucial break in the 10th game to level it up 4-6, 6-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

Josh lost in 3

Evo has drawn the top seed.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Richard has taken the first set 7-5.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Lost the second.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Unfortunately, Rich lost the 3rd as well.

QR1 (8) Joshua Milton WR 319 lost to Maxime Teixeira FRA WR 339 6-4 4-6 6-2

QR1 Richard Gabb WR 489 lost to (7) Erik Crepaldi ITA WR 318 5-7 6-4 6-3

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Drat, challengers not going so well overall for our players so far in 2016.

paulisi · Tennis legend

The Optimist wrote:
Drat, challengers not going so well overall for our players so far in 2016.

Dallas, Maui?

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

paulisi wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
Drat, challengers not going so well overall for our players so far in 2016.
Dallas, Maui?

OK, so I was just a bit over-gloomy when I woke up to find they'd both gone out in QR1........

Vandenburg · Futures level

and Evo draws the top seed! what bad luck for this week we are having.

wolf · Tennis legend

R1: (1) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski v Aslan Karatsev & Adam Pavlasek (RUS/CZE)

No Herbert this week, but Brunstrom & Nielsen are the second seeds.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Dan will never have an easier top seed to play. Filip Krajinovic has retired hurt in his last 3 tournaments. He last completed a match in October. He prefers the clay. His last good tournament was on the dirt of Rome in September where he got to the final of 50k challenger. If Dan plays anything close to the best of his ability, I fancy his chances.