Week 30 - ATP Masters 1000 - Rogers Cup - Toronto, Canada (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 30 - ATP Masters 1000 - Rogers Cup - Toronto, Canada (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: BYE vs (2) Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares (BRA) CR 13 (5+8)

The Bryans are the top seeds. Interestingly, NoDjo has teamed up with Nenad Zimonjic & they are in Jamie's/Bruno's quarter of the draw. The unfortunate task of playing NoDjo & Zimonjic falls to Adil Shamasdin, who has a wild card with his compatriot, Philip Bester.

indiana · Tennis legend

So we are presumably going to see a Djokovic / Zimonjic pairing at the Olympics.

Maybe we will have some upgraded GB vs Serbia competition there.

Kounosuke · Intermediate Club Player

Djokovic and Zimonjic aren't the only ones looking ahead to Rio for the doubles here, Nestor and Pospisil, Cilic and Draganja and Mergea and Tecau are also playing with each other here and also at Rio.

wolf · Tennis legend

Surprised Melo & Soares not playing here with it being a home Olympics.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Kyle has just started against Diez

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Kyle took the first 6-3 but down a break at 0-2 in the second.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Kyle taking a short siesta during this second set.

0-4*

DF · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Kyle taking a short siesta during this second set.

0-4*

Needs to wake up soon

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Second set down the pan 3-6. Did not expect this.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

From 5-0*, Kyle decided to warm up for the decider by taking 3 games in a row but went on to lose that set 6-3.

Might be a bit of "after the lord mayor's show" in today's performance following his DC exploits. Half way around the world, change of surface against a Canadian on home soil. Hoping Kyle can see it through anyway.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

We tend to say that DC will spur players to play better on tour, but it doesn't always work that way. James and now Kyle.

Rustie · Junior player

This would be a poor poor result if he loses this, the reason I'm not convinced he is ready to make the step up yet.

You look at Evans in Washington last week by comparison.

Priesty · Challenger level

Now a break down in the 3rd.

This was......not in the script.....

philwrig · Hall of fame

I suspect the phrase 'emotional letdown' is pretty apt here, and lack of preparation also. Still think Kyle will turn it around.