Week 34 - ATP 250 - Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, NC (hard)

thejester · Satellite level

Week 34 - ATP 250 - Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, NC (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

FQR: (q1) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) WR 85 defeated (q7) Liam Broady WR 283 by 2 & 1 hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L64: Gastão Elias (POR) WR 61 (CH = 60 last week) vs Dan Evans WR 60 (= CH)
The winner faces Richard Gasquet (1)
L64: Kyle Edmund WR 86 (CH = 67 last month) vs (WC) Rajeev Ram (USA) WR 103 (CH = 56 in April)
The winner faces Viktor Troicki (9).
L64: Aljaz Bedene WR 79 (CH = 45 in November last year) vs Qualifier
The winner faces Roberto Bautista (2).

Qualifiers placed. Update:

L64: Aljaz Bedene WR 79 (CH = 45 in November last year) vs (Q) James McGee WR 270 (CH = 146 in June last year)

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

If Aljaz gets past James he may fancy his chances. He beat Bautista twice last year on hard courts and if he can do that here he will take over the second seeds path in the draw which would be very nice indeed.

thejester · Satellite level

Evo took the 1st set against Elias and has recovered a break from 1-4 down in the second, serving now at *4-5

indiana · Tennis legend

Evo win 6-3 7-6(3)

Through to meet (1) Gasquet in the last 32. Being a 48 man field he has only added 10 points for that R1 win.

greeny12 · Lower Club Player

On the face of it a rotten draw for Evo, but Gasquet hardly pulled up trees in Cincy.

There is also a little historical precedent, because the last time a Frenchman came into Winston-Salem as number one seed he was skittled out in R2 after a bye. And that was Gilles Simon only last year!

Jimmy09 · Intermediate Club Player

Good result for Dan. Whens he scheduled again?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jimmy09 wrote:
Good result for Dan. Whens he scheduled again?

Tonight. N/b midnight.

Kyle & Aljaz on earlier. Both playing at 8pm UK time.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 22nd of August 2016 12:19:00 PM

RJA · Hall of fame

Stircrazy wrote:
FQR: (q1) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) WR 85 defeated (q7) Liam Broady WR 283 by 2 & 1

Liam was 2-2 *40-15 in the first set but failed to see that game out and after that it was one way traffic.

I don't know where he plans to play next but he isn't scheduled for anything over the next couple of weeks. He doesn't have much to defend for the rest of the year so he could still salvage something from the year and press back towards the top 200 but on present form that looks pretty unlikely.

Madadman · Top national player

First set Kyle 7-5.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A very timely break from Kyle sees him take the 1st set 7-5

Aljaz lost the 1st set 6-3 to James McGee but is 4-1* up in the 2nd.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Ram serving at *1-2 There have been about 6 deuces so far in this game.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Meanwhile, Aljaz has lost his advantage in the 2nd and thy are back on serve at *5-5

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Ram eventually holds against Kyle for 2-2