Week 38 - Challenger ($75,000) - Columbus - OH, USA (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 38 - Challenger ($75,000) - Columbus - OH, USA (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

3-5*

Can you see it out, Mr Pavic ?

indiana · Tennis legend

Err, evidently so, to love

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Sadly, not to be for Alex:

Final: (ALT) Ante Pavic (CRO) WR 425 defeated (PR) Alex Ward WR 566 by 6-7(11) 6-4 6-3

Still not a bad week for him.

thejester · Satellite level

Sadly not to be. Don't know about anybody else but I thought Alex's shot making looked a little tired in the third set. Not quite enough in the tank in the end but congrats to Pavic. Great week for both finalists.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Pity, but Pavic was clearly the stronger player in that 3rd set and deserved the win.

Still a great week for Alex though. Hope he can stay fit and use this as a springboard for even better things to come.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

thejester wrote:
Sadly not to be. Don't know about anybody else but I thought Alex's shot making looked a little tired in the third set. Not quite enough in the tank in the end but congrats to Pavic. Great week for both finalists.

I was going to say something exactly like that and suggest that the many injuries that Alex has had to cope with have probably affected his stamina. It's been a long week for him. Didn't want to get accused of making excuses for a Brit though so stuck with "Pavic was the stronger player in the 3rd and deserved the win". wink

paulisi · Tennis legend

Pavic served better and better and got his returns back in court, which he wasn't doing earlier in the match. Alex made a few more errors and the third set was never in doubt.