Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Nordic Naturals Challenger, Aptos, CA (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 32 - Challenger ($100,000) - Nordic Naturals Challenger, Aptos, CA (hard)

goldenboy · Club Coach

good win for Dan in the end, though again broken serving for the match in the 2nd set....
still, looks like a new CH on the way

James · Satellite level

Harking back to Lloyd's R1 loss, I noticed earlier that Sarmiento defeated 6th seed Escobedo very comfortably (2&2) in the second round. So that should suggest that Lloyd came up against a player who is in form - Escobedo himself has experienced an upturn in results at challenger level recently.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Cam Norrie looking good. Up a set and a break in the 2nd. Some good play from what i've seen.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Stefan Kozlov & Matt Reid (USA/AUS) CR 472 (360+112) defeated Liam Broady & Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) CR 632 (359+273) by 2 & 2

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (Q) Cam Norrie WR 423 defeated Sekou Bangoura (USA) WR 250 by 7-6(3) 7-6(4)

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QF: (Q) Cam Norrie WR 423 vs Evan King (USA) WR 417 (CH = 334 in June)

King put out the second seed, Yoshihito Nishioka, by 4 & 5 in the second round.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Cam wins 7-6 7-6! was a break up in the 2nd set and had a chance to serve for the match but lost to love and lost 12 points in a row during that period. But finally got over the line in the TB

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Also Puts Cameron into the top 400 at about 379.

thejester · Satellite level

Cam did well to pull through in the end having been 5-1 (I think) up in that set. King obviously playing well to put out the in-form Nishioka, but certainly a good opportunity to get up inside the top 350 and hopefully negate the need to play qualifiers for too many more challengers

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Am I right in thinking that any winner of this tournament gets a QWC to the US Open if ranked outside the cut. I'm sure this happened somewhere before and given that Cam is a US College player surely he'd have a chance. At present there are no top 250 players other than Dan through and only Frat left above 239 who still has to play. Get to be a good chance here surely?

Spectator · All-time great

Well, as Mike Cation remarked, not only a first Challenger QF, but also in a $100,000 tournament. Well done.

Spectator · All-time great

I think the rule is that it's the top American out of a series of Challengers, not the winner of this tournament. Not sure though. (Checks. Yes, that's it. www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Pro-Circuit/2016_us_open_wild_card_challenge_standings/)

Edit: If another American wins this tournament, they'll win the WC, as the highest total thus far is Ernesto Escobedo with 88 pts, and this tournament gives 100. Otherwise, Escobedo has it.

-- Edited by Spectator on Thursday 11th of August 2016 10:04:37 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Great work again from Cam. The hits just keep on coming.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Thats for a MDWC though, although I do think we are just speculating!

indiana · Tennis legend

Interesting. Certainly every sign that Cam would not be out of place in US Open qualifying. I'd say he's not far off 200 level.