Week 20 - Challenger ($150,000+H) - Busan, South Korea (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 20 - Challenger ($150,000+H) - Busan, South Korea (hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Priesty wrote:
Thought Jay would win that one
So did I, but I suppose he's still acclimatising to the step-up. Disappointing nevertheless.

I thought he was going to win easily early on when he almost went a double break up. He was serving for the 1st set when I had to go to sleep so I was surprised to see the final score in the morning. Still, he hasn't done much wrong recently!

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, I think the worst thing he's done is fall over at the Davis Cup.

steven · Tennis legend

Liam has just won the first 7 games against the player who beat him in the 2011 Wimbledon boys' final - didn't see that coming!

steven · Tennis legend

8 games in a row - he has won 84% of his service points (winning the last game with only his 1st ace) and 65% on return, including all 11 of the points on Saville's 2nd serve

He breaks again, to love - 6-0 *3-0, now up to 68% on return.

Meanwhile, Sarmiento has taken the 1st set against Joe 6-2

steven · Tennis legend

Liam holds to love, 6-0 4-0* - presumably Saville isn't 100%, but even if he isn't, this is a very impressive demolition job so far

Sarmiento breaks in the 1st game of the 2nd set

steven · Tennis legend

The Aussies have thrown in the towel - Liam wins 6-0 4-0 ret.

steven · Tennis legend

Joe lost 2 & 2

Liam gets 7th Q seed Miedler in the FQR

Ed just starting

indiana · Tennis legend

Ed won 6-4 6-1

Hopefully Ed and Liam can win their FQR, earn 5 ranking points and join Brydan and Alex im the main draw.

It's a big points challenger, 10 points for reaching R2, 25 points for reaching the QF, ..... 125 points for the title.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: (q8) Raymond Sarmiento (USA) WR 379 defeated Joe Salisbury WR 1065 by 2 & 2

QR2: (q5) Ed Corrie WR 335 defeated Ruan Roelofse (RSA) WR 1154 by 4 & 1

QR2: Liam Broady WR 399 defeated (q4) Luke Saville (AUS) WR 319 by 6-0 4-0 retired

*****

FQR: (q2) Takuto Niki (JPN) WR 304 (CH = 276 in March 2015) vs (q5) Ed Corrie WR 335

FQR: Liam Broady WR 399 vs (q7) Lucas Miedler (AUT) WR 344 (CH = 329 last week)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (WC) Kwon Soon Woo & Lee Jae Moon (KOR/KOR) CR 1309 (465+844) vs David O'Hare (IRL) & Joe Salisbury CR 314 (138+176)

L16: (PR) Matt Ebden (AUS) & Brydan Klein CR 430 (251+179) vs (2) Hsieh Cheng-Peng & Peng Hsien-Yin (TPE/TPE) CR 258 (131+127)

JonH · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
QR2: Joe Salisbury WR 1065 vs (q8) Raymond Sarmiento (USA) WR 379 (CH 335 Feb 2017)

QR2: Liam Broady WR 399 vs (q4) Luke Saville (AUS) WR 319 (CH 152 Feb 2015)
QR2: Ruan Roelofse (RSA) WR 1154 (CH = 357 in February 2012) vs (q5) Ed Corrie WR 335
Roelofse just won his QR1 match 12-10 in a 3rd set breaker. I am hoping he will be pretty tired when Ed plays him.
Yes, I know, & as it lasted two hours & 20 minutes, with any luck, he will be a wee bit tired.

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-- Edited by JonH on Sunday 14th of May 2017 08:50:54 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done in the singles, both (and hope Luke S is OK).

Liam and Ed are also currently playing their doubles Q match against Miedler and Purcell.

Lost the first set 4-6 but a break up in the second.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (q1) Lucas Miedler & Max Purcell (AUT/AUS) CR 889 (237+652) vs Liam Broady & Ed Corrie CR 1573 (318+1255)

The boys have just taken the second set by 6-3, so MTB time!

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Some deeply disturbing comments on Jay's loss. To say they've had me tossing and turning all night would be a supreme understatement. Horrid 1000 ranked players don't simply pitch up to Challengers and play at a significantly higher level, which appears to be the premise for scores of earlier posts on here. It is a misguided notion that many on here would do well do disabuse themselves of.