Week 42 - ATP 250 - Antwerp, Belgium (hard)

HenmanHill · Social player

Week 42 - ATP 250 - Antwerp, Belgium (hard)

Jan · Hall of fame

Some huge rallies.
Daveed eventually gets a break.
2-3*

edit

But Kyle breaks straight back!

Come on!

-- Edited by Jan on Thursday 20th of October 2016 06:30:38 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

Another break for Daveed.
He will be serving for the match *5-4
I have to go out......

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Hmmmmm well Kyle's serving for the match now. Hope you're still there Jan !!

Sorry, wrong info. Daveed serving to take them to a tie break !

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Thursday 20th of October 2016 06:52:36 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

I'm following on twitter via Steven .....

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Well done Kyle - that's huge.

KK · Club Coach

And Kyle wins the tie-break 7 - 3. Yipee.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Bloody marvellous our kid. Takes it with a cream of a shot on the line

7 - 3 in the tie break, I think.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Gary Denton wrote:
live.robinwidget.com/streamvideo8/edmund-vs-ferrer-atp-antwerp-live-stream-30633.html

This is the one I'm using.

You made my evening, Gary !

Can never find these damn sites - they keep hopping around (can't think why )

So, many thanks.

Oh, and a mega well done to Kyle in passing too biggrin

steven · Tennis legend

I only caught the last few games once I realised it was on bet365 (glad the tweets weren't for nothing too if the addict was following them!) and Kyle played really, really well - breaking Ferrer when he served for the match and then the 2nd point in the tiebreak when he battered Ferrer with fearhands, first off the ground then at the net, to get the first mini-break were particularly impressive!

That win equals Kyle's career best ranking scalp (Gasquet, also WR 15, at the USO) and takes him into his 4th main tour singles QF of the year - he lost the others to Berdych and Andy (twice), this one looks more winnable:

L16: Kyle Edmund WR 43 beat David Ferrer (ESP) WR 15 (CH 3 in 2013) by 6-1 3-6 7-6(3)

QF: Kyle Edmund WR 43 v Andreas Seppi (ITA) WR 100 (CH 18 in 2013)

the addict · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
I only caught the last few games once I realised it was on bet365 (glad the tweets weren't for nothing too if the addict was following them!)

Yes, thanks for that - couldn't create an account in bet365 quick enough to catch the end of the match !

Gary Denton · Intermediate Club Player

You're welcome, Coup Droit.

I'm indebted to many others who have posted links on here in the past.

Well done Kyle, indeed.

Began to wonder after the epic 5th game in the second set, which was pivotal, but reckoned without his tenacity.

Anything Andy can do...

-- Edited by Gary Denton on Thursday 20th of October 2016 07:31:17 PM

Spectator · All-time great

So Kyle Edmund has, in the space of roughly seven weeks, vanquished Richard Gasquet, John Isner, Evgeny Donskoy, GGL, Roberto Bautista Agut, Federico Delbonis, and David Ferrer ... among others. It'll do. (My attempt at Yorkshire understatement)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Wow. What a result. I followed as best I could on the train down from Madrid, but once I got to Alicante, I was driving. I knew it had gone to 1 set all, but the next I knew, Kyle was MP in the tie break. This is just fantastic.

Since DC, I make it that Kyle is 9-2 (including qualies) and the two defeats are Andy and Stan. I don't think we could ask for more than that, especially as there have been some very good scalps in there as well (edit See Spectator's post above. Thanks Spectator). Today's may just be the best of the lot.

Anything could happen from here. There is nobody in the draw for Kyle to fear. If Kyle makes it through and the rest goes according to seedings, he will play Seppi, Gasquet and then Goffin. Got to get past Seppi though first. Trust me to look too far ahead and then tell others not to LOL.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Thursday 20th of October 2016 07:45:56 PM

Smudge226 · Strong Club Player

Only following on tennislive and thought it was going away from him but yet again Kyle performs in the tie breaker.. His ranking is certainly lagging his form. What a player he is becoming..