Week 42 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Las Vegas, NV, USA (hard)

RobH · Social player

Week 42 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - Las Vegas, NV, USA (hard)

wolf · Tennis legend

FQR: (q1) Lloyd Glasspool WR 292 beat Greg Jones WR 600 (CH 179 Apr 10) 6-4 7-6(4)
FQR (q2) Liam Broady WR 308 beat Tucker Vorster (RSA) WR 487 (CH 278 Sept 15) 6-3 2-1 ret

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Lloyd Glasspool WR 292 vs Sam Groth (AUS) WR 237 (CH 53, 2015)
L32: (Q) Liam Broady WR 308 vs (3) Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) WR 112
L32: (SE) Brydan Klein WR 278 vs (2) Frances Tiafoe (USA) WR 104

The winner of Lloyd and Liam's matches play each other in the L16.

steven · Tennis legend

Liam lost 4 & 0 to Frat in 2014 and 5 & 2 last year - another improvement this year would give him an outside chance of an upset.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

I see Tucker Vorster got the LL spot even though he retired from his match with Liam. I'm sure it has happened before, but personally surprised that someone who retired from a match is eligible.

the addict · Tennis legend

Madadman wrote:
I see Tucker Vorster got the LL spot even though he retired from his match with Liam. I'm sure it has happened before, but personally surprised that someone who retired from a match is eligible.

I was thinking exactly the same.

wolf · Tennis legend

Liam won the first set 6-1, was 0-3 down in the second set but has got it back to 3-3.

wolf · Tennis legend

Liam missed a few break points at 3-3 which proved costly as he went on to lose the set 6-3.

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: (3) Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) WR 112 beat (Q) Liam Broady WR 308 1-6 6-3 6-3

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Can't get much closer than 81 points each but it's another early exit for Liam. Since the Asian swing earlier this year he has not had the best of luck with draws but with that said he is now on pace to finish outside the top 300 in roughly the same rankings spot as last year. I am no expert but having watched him I am not sure what he could change to improve his results and I am afraid his surge inside the top 200 of a couple of years ago might have been his peak already.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Not sure he can afford to smash rackets, which he did after the last point.

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: Sam Groth (AUS) WR 237 (CH 53, 2015) beat (Q) Lloyd Glasspool WR 292 7-5 6-3

Not been a hugely successful trip for Lloyd, not getting past the first round once in five attempts. He now has a week break before the indoor swing.

Priesty · Challenger level

theemptyvessel wrote:
Can't get much closer than 81 points each but it's another early exit for Liam. Since the Asian swing earlier this year he has not had the best of luck with draws but with that said he is now on pace to finish outside the top 300 in roughly the same rankings spot as last year. I am no expert but having watched him I am not sure what he could change to improve his results and I am afraid his surge inside the top 200 of a couple of years ago might have been his peak already.

Hate to say it but I fear you may be right. Watching him against Andy at Wimbledon this year I just couldn't see that he had enough weaponry in his game to step up into the big league.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Having lost the first set, the second was really close until - right at the end - Frances played a horrible game, with 2 DFs (I think) and nothing else any better.

So Brydan took the second set 7-5 and they're into a third.....

indiana · Tennis legend

Best though not to get broken at the start of that third set.

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