Week 20 - ATP 250 - Open de Nice, France (clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 20 - ATP 250 - Open de Nice, France (clay)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Elliot B (WR 1974, JWR 33) won the G1 in Morocco last week (week before?), hammering Alastair Gray, and partnered Ryan in the dubs.

He'll get thrashed by Kyle but it's a sign of FFT wildcard policy that they're giving him a Q WC into an acutal ATP event.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I think, Bob, that Fognini has a MD wildcard so he won't be needing that quali spot (haven't checked the draw - just looking at the French tweets)

Other wildcards to Anderson and Halys (one Frenchman, two 'peskies' - the FFT must be getting soft in its old age !).

ADD: GOT IT ALL WRONG - MISREAD YOUR POST, BOB - IGNORE ME ! (well, apart from the pesky line, which still holds good..... confusedCD.com)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 13th of May 2016 08:40:57 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

Not the best looking qualifier spots for an ATP 250 I've ever seen.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

What are the best looking qualifier spots for an ATP 250 that you've ever seen?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Just woke up to see that young Master Benchetrit is putting up more of a fight than was maybe expected. Kyle currently leading 3-1* in the deciding set.

indiana · Tennis legend

Kyle lost his first TB for a whle in the first set after winning 7 in a row.

Double break up now in the final set so some order being brought to the proceedings.

6-7 6-4 *4-1

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Benchetrit gets one of the breaks back as Kyle served for the match,

Kyle at 5-3*

98 points each in the match so far.

indiana · Tennis legend

Broken to 15 serving for the match, that's the potential value of double breaks.

5-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

*5-4.

Total points 99-102

I don't generally take too much notice of total points, tennis is about games and sets. Still ...

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 14th of May 2016 11:21:42 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Kyle wins 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 ( points 103-104 )

I hope that was rather more about the young(er) man rising to the occasion than Kyle well below par. Very possibly a bit of both. Anyway Kyle won more sets

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, that wasn't quite the 'trashing' I'd expected...... :(

But, as you say Indy, without seeing it, that's one of the benefits/risks-to-the-others of giving a young gun a wildcard to a top event - they've absolutely nothing to lose and all to prove, and often play out of their skin, for at least a bit.

One way of looking at it might be that Elliot only managed to beat Ryan by 7-5 in the third set only a few weeks ago - so maybe Ryan would do as well in an ATP event too

philwrig · Hall of fame

I think also the much better player, probably approaches the match with a much lower level of mental focus/intensity knowing the ability of his opponent, keeping something in the tank for future matches. Kyle will without doubt be a different proposition tomorrow.

-- Edited by philwrig on Saturday 14th of May 2016 01:26:54 PM

Tennis Nut · Social player

philwrig wrote:
I think also the much better player, probably approaches the match with a much lower level of mental focus/intensity knowing the ability of his opponent, keeping something in the tank for future matches. Kyle will without doubt be a different proposition tomorrow.

-- Edited by philwrig on Saturday 14th of May 2016 01:26:54 PM

Developed a cold on Thursday so not sure how he will play

philwrig · Hall of fame

Tennis Nut wrote:
philwrig wrote:
I think also the much better player, probably approaches the match with a much lower level of mental focus/intensity knowing the ability of his opponent, keeping something in the tank for future matches. Kyle will without doubt be a different proposition tomorrow.

-- Edited by philwrig on Saturday 14th of May 2016 01:26:54 PM
Developed a cold on Thursday so not sure how he will play

And there's another explanation, hopefully won't him hinder him unduly.