Week 39 - Challenger ($100,000) - Tiburon CA, USA (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 39 - Challenger ($100,000) - Tiburon CA, USA (hard)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Bob in Spain wrote:
indiana wrote:
The NB 10.30 pm BST ( it's still summertime really ) start for Kyle vs Mmoh will be more like NB 11 pm BST as at 10.15 Dancevic and Gunneswaren are embarking on a final set.
Kyle ? So maybe he IS a Challenger player after all

smile

I firmly believe Cam and Kyle may have switched places this time next year. So that is entirely possible.

indiana · Tennis legend

Whatyacallhim should appear shortly now that that the preceding match has been concluded.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Cam has a great chance of shooting up the rankings in the next month or so.....hope I've not jinxed him.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Cam controlling the first set at 3-1 up with a break. He looks very confident compared to his opponent. This could be over soon with any luck.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Broken when serving for set at 5-3, had been in total control of service games but a double fault and an awful shot into the net give up the break. Still looks the better player though so no panic.

JonH · All-time great

set sorted!

the addict · Tennis legend

Cam breaks to take the first set 7-5. Definitely looking the better player, needs to concentrate and stop the errors and he'll run away with it.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

First Set Cam 7-5, some fierce hitting so far. The lull when he was broken happened when he took the pace off. Mmoh not able to stay with him when he is hitting so hard.

Also there is a car parked a few yards from the corner of the court which has been hit a couple times...

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

7-5, 3-1 Cam now, Mmoh has lost his last 3 service games and is struggling with his back. Cam should finish this off soon enough.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

7-5, 4-1 trainer on for Mmoh. Always like watching and listening to Mike Cation on the USTA streams, puts clowns like Castle to shame.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Cam comes through straight forward 7-5, 6-2 breaking his opponent 6 times in the match. Mmoh looked injured from late in 1st set but Cam was always in control without really being on top form. Great chance for another final and now into the top 150 as well.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (8) Cam Norrie WR 165 defeated (4) Michael Mmoh (USA) WR 141 by 5 & 2 biggrin

*****

SF: Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND) WR 242 (CH = 213 last month) vs (8) Cam Norrie WR 165

The Indian hasn't had to face a seed, having beaten Dieghton Baughman (Q) in two who himself had beaten Auger-Aliassime (7) by 2 & 2 in the first round, then Frank Dancevic, who'd accounted for Fawcett (WC) in two who'd despatched Bemelmans (1) in three in the first round...

steven · Tennis legend

Another very good win for Cam to take him to the edge of the top 150 - another win would definitely get him in there.

I'm surprised Gunneswaran is his semi-final opponent (tough that doesn't mean I'm taking it for granted that Cam will win!) - it is only the Indian's 2nd Challenger singles semi-final and he had an even more charmed run to the first one, at home on Pune last October, too, beating three fellow-Indians ranked 907, 551 and 203 before beating Duck-hee Lee WR 152 2 & 5 before losing to Sadio Doumbia WR 359 in 3 sets in the final.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Great performance from Cam, although we already new he could go deep at this level when he occasional dipped into challengers he is now playing in a way that may mean next year he starts off playing the Antipodean ATP events. That will be a real test but I have to be honest he is scything through this level more quickly than I anticipated, much faster than any other college player I have seen in the last 5 years.

Great stuff

Potentially happy days for British tennis in that despite Dan's imminent suspension we may be back to 4 genuine ATP tour players.