Week 1 - ATP 250 - Aircell Chennai Open, Chennai, India (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 1 - ATP 250 - Aircell Chennai Open, Chennai, India (hard)

Jaffa · Challenger level

Aljaz a set and a break up on GGL and playing very well indeed. Seems to have developed a bit more pop on his groundies and his movement is excellent.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Aljaz hits the comeback trail, taking a pretty decent scalp:

L32: Aljaz Bedene WR 101 defeated Guillermo García (ESP) WR 70 by 3 & 3 biggrin

but may not progress any further this time round:

L16: Aljaz Bedene WR 101 vs (4) Martin Klizan (SVK) WR 35 (CH = 24 in May 2015)

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Stircrazy wrote:
Aljaz hits the comeback trail, taking a pretty decent scalp:
L32: Aljaz Bedene WR 101 defeated Guillermo García (ESP) WR 70 by 3 & 3
but may not progress any further this time round:
L16: Aljaz Bedene WR 101 vs (4) Martin Klizan (SVK) WR 35 (CH = 24 in May 2015)

I will remain optimistic. Klizan is not the most consistent of players and hopefully he enjoyed his Christmas break a little too much and Aljaz catches him at the right time.

Spectator · All-time great

Well done, Mr Bedene! Good way to start the year.

Jan · Hall of fame

Nice!

wolf · Tennis legend

Aljaz takes the first set on a tie break 7-3.

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Loses the second in a tie break by the same score. Was actually down a break early on but as in the first set he broke back to force the breaker but couldn't clinch it. Into a decider we go Allez Aljaz!

-- Edited by theemptyvessel on Thursday 5th of January 2017 03:42:55 PM

-- Edited by theemptyvessel on Thursday 5th of January 2017 03:43:09 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

sooo close
*5-6 in the 3rd

another tb

-- Edited by Jan on Thursday 5th of January 2017 04:33:11 PM

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Takes the final set breaker 7-2. Excellent performance

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

So The Empty Vessel's optimism was justified:

L16: Aljaz Bedene WR 101 defeated (4) Martin Klizan (SVK) WR 35 by 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 7-6(2)

That should do his confidence the world of good. smile

*****

QF: (5) Benoît Paire (FRA) WR 47 (CH = 18 last January) vs Aljaz Bedene WR 101

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant!! biggrin

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Aljaz actually leads the head 2 head with Paire 2-1 although the first of those wins was several years ago when Paire was very new on the tour and the other was at Queens and we know Paire has little interest in playing on grass. Still, more reason for optimisim after today and fingers crossed Aljaz can win at least 1 more match and defend his semi final points here from last year. Clearly Chennai agrees with him.

-- Edited by theemptyvessel on Thursday 5th of January 2017 04:50:17 PM

Spectator · All-time great

Excellent! Great start to the year. And all the best to him against Paire.

Kounosuke · Intermediate Club Player

Aljaz lost 6-3 6-0 cry cry