Week 9 - ATP 500 - Abierto Méxicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 9 - ATP 500 - Abierto Méxicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

L32: Kyle Edmund WR 45 v Sam Querrey (USA) WR 40

Of course, those rankings may change slightly tomorrow morning.

Edit

Above rankings now updated for this week.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 27th of February 2017 10:45:41 AM

thejester · Satellite level

Indeed a narrowing of the gap. Kyle now up to 45 and Sam down to 40

Priesty · Challenger level

One previous encounter I believe, Querrey conquering Kedders at Eastbourne in 2014. Straight sets although the first went to a breaker. Should check properly but got to go to work now.

JonH · All-time great

Fascinating draw and good entry with Novak and Rafa in the field. From memory , Acapulco plays slightly slower than Delray Beach, with the past winners looking more like a clay court who's who than we saw in the list of Delary past winners.

As such, I think Kyle stands a good chance here against Querrey to move through and maybe face Goffin in round two

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Good to hear that the court is a little slower than that at Delray Beach and indeed Eastbourne. Exciting times for Kyle.

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Fascinating draw and good entry with Novak and Rafa in the field. From memory , Acapulco plays slightly slower than Delray Beach, with the past winners looking more like a clay court who's who than we saw in the list of Delary past winners.

As such, I think Kyle stands a good chance here against Querrey to move through and maybe face Goffin in round two

I don't know about the current hard courts, but it was played on clay up to and including 2013. Ferrer has won it since it moved to hard, in 2015, along with Dimitrov and Thiem. Though Kevin Anderson did reach the 2014 final with other finalists being Nishikori and Tomic.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 27th of February 2017 11:22:35 AM

JonH · All-time great

indiana wrote:
JonH wrote:
Fascinating draw and good entry with Novak and Rafa in the field. From memory , Acapulco plays slightly slower than Delray Beach, with the past winners looking more like a clay court who's who than we saw in the list of Delary past winners.

As such, I think Kyle stands a good chance here against Querrey to move through and maybe face Goffin in round two

I don't know about the current hard courts, but it was played on clay up to and including 2013. Ferrer has won it since it moved to hard, along with Dimitrov and Thiem. Though Kevin Anderson did reach the 2014 final

ah-ha! That might explain why the winners pre 2013 look like a who's who of the clay court world

This years entry to be honest looks like a mix of guys comfortable on slow and fast, typical hardcourt entry - good entry nonetheless and I still fancy Kyle to be able to beat Sam Q.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Tomic retired having lost the 1st set on a breaker to Donald Young, so Kyle's match is up next.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Well the 1st set clearly didn't go according to plan as Querrey takes it 6-2

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

3-3 in the 2nd now. Kyle yet to win a point off the Querrey 1st serve. Querrey is 21/21 on points won on that 1st serve.

#Attemptingajinx

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

BOOM. Get in there BiS. Top Jinxing, even though I say so myself.

Kyle finally gets a couple of points off the Querrey 1st serve and on his 3rd BP of the game, he seals the break.

Kyle *4-3

indiana · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
3-3 in the 2nd now. Kyle yet to win a point off the Querrey 1st serve. Querrey is 21/21 on points won on that 1st serve.

#Attemptingajinx

And for your next trick ...

Kyle breaks, helped by 2 points against the Querrey 1st serve.

*4-3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

One set all: 2-6 6-4...

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A couple of service holds later and we are level at 1 set all as Kyle wins the 2nd set 6-4

Vamos Kedders.