Week 28 - Challenger ($75,000) - National Bank Challenger, Winnipeg, Canada (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 28 - Challenger ($75,000) - National Bank Challenger, Winnipeg, Canada (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

First set to Luke in his singles.

7-6(2) *0-1

airsmashers · County player

Sarkissian was given a point penalty for ball abuse in the third game and lost it as a result.

7-6(2) *4-3

Etienne · Club Coach

Good win for Luke.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Luke Bambridge WR 602 beat Alexander Sarkissian (USA) WR 282 7-6(2) 6-4

As stated above, excellent win for Luke. 10 ranking points and a bit more pocket money now.

Spectator · All-time great

Second the above!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And thirded !!!

Jiwan · Club Coach

4th'd

Good luck n the next

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Luke, great chance to get his tennis career back on track. It's a relatively weak field considering the usual standards of field over here so no reason he can't go deep and get that ranking back up.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (7) Brayden Schnur (CAN) WR 233 (CH = 231 last month) vs (Q) Luke Bambridge WR 602

Can't see Luke getting through that one myself, though I'd be delighted to be proved wrong. hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Luke Bambridge & David O'Hare (IRL) CR 312 (173+139) vs Alexander Sarkissian ( ) & Raymond Sarmiento (USA/USA) CR 2246 (1279+967)

steven · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (7) Brayden Schnur (CAN) WR 233 (CH = 231 last month) vs (Q) Luke Bambridge WR 602
Can't see Luke getting through that one myself, though I'd be delighted to be proved wrong.

Luke actually has a 2-0 H2H against Schnur - a 1 & 2 junior win at Beaulieu-sur-Mer in 2012 (when Luke was seeded) and then a much closer, 7-5 in the 3rd, win at a Futures event here in Winnipeg the following year. Their current rankings imply that Schnur made a much better transition to seniors but maybe the good (for Luke) and bad (for Schnur) memories of past meetings will help to obviate the rankings gap a bit and give Luke a chance.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (7) Brayden Schnur (CAN) WR 233 defeated (Q) Luke Bambridge WR 602 by 4 & 4 cry

cecil · Social player

Why weren't there any other Brits here or at Winnetka?? Main draw cut-offs were 402 and 532.

Surely an opportunity missed to gain some points and money?

paulisi · Tennis legend

cecil wrote:
Why weren't there any other Brits here or at Winnetka?? Main draw cut-offs were 402 and 532.

Surely an opportunity missed to gain some points and money?

Too close timewise to Wimbledon.