Week 38 - ATP 250 - St. Petersburg, Russia (indoor hard )

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 38 - ATP 250 - St. Petersburg, Russia (indoor hard )

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

steven wrote:
paulisi wrote:
I'm not sure why, but if you check Liam's record, he gets the majority of his points in the latter half of the season.

Brave decision to turn up here( he could have played US challengers) and it has paid off(literally).
That's true of the majority of British players though - the shackles usually seem to come off soon after Wimbledon fortnight. Of course, it might have something to do with the main clay court season being in the first half of the year (though at the Challenger and Futures levels, every season is clay court season to some extent), the post-Wimbledon grass tournaments being less stacked than the pre-Wimbledon ones and there being more indoor events in the autumn, thus spreading out the indoor hard specialists a bit more.
Anyway, it's fantastic that this ambitious bit of scheduling has paid off so well for Liam

I suppose one could count how many Hardcourt tournaments a player competed in pre and post Wimbledon.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Liam's match commencing to huge fanfare of dancing girls but spectators a little thin on the ground.

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 20th of September 2017 07:41:03 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dom and Nestor won their first round match in a MTB.

thejester · Satellite level

Liam down a set and a break at 2-6 2-3*
Hasn't been able to make any real inroads against serve so far.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Second set Liam what a great defence lob to help get the break points to go 15-40 up in the last game of the set!

DavidC · Tennis legend

thejester wrote:
Liam down a set and a break at 2-6 2-3*
Hasn't been able to make any real inroads against serve so far.

The following game was the key when Mannarino lost concentration at 40-0 up to enable Liam to break back. Great couple of points to break again to win the set 6-4 (a scrambled lob plus controlled aggressive point)

thejester · Satellite level

He's only gone and won that set 6-4 hasn't he? I think I've done all I can in terms of putting a reverse jinx on him... it's up to Liam to see it through now

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

After a tricky hold he then breaks to love with a great running shot down the line!!! Come on Liam *2-0 3rd set.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Goes down to 0-40 on the next game and then manages to win the next 5 points to save 3 break points and hold serve. 3-0*

DavidC · Tennis legend

...and makes it 3-0 with resilience from 0-40 (largely of his own making), and Mannarino looks suitably disgruntled

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Two screams early in the third set.

First, Liam in delight after a brilliant forehand passing shot sees him break to love

Then Mannarino after a return goes long on his 3rd bp.

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Crikey, double break after Liam wins 4 points on the bounce from 30-0 down. what is going on?

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Breaks again! Liam went 30-0 down then wins the next 4 points *4-0!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

A bit of a Nyet Nyet for Mannarino this third set.