Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open, Melbourne (hard)

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Thanks Julia. I'm on an iPad, logged in but can't get a 'watch' option to come up. There is a 'live' button in white but nothing happens when I press it. Have a feeling it should be yellow to stream.

CD - will try adding some money. Thanks.

-- Edited by goldfish on Thursday 25th of January 2018 09:21:19 AM

EddietheEagle · County player

Watch on Videostream, via a VPN if necessary.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Cilic wins the 2nd set breaker. Kyle did well to take him that far but it does seem as though the energy levels are not quite there today. He has been hanging on well but just seems a bit off the pace. Even had Kyle managed to take the breaker, I would still doubt he has the energy left to take the match. The mileage in his legs over the last 10 days has caught up on him.

Can't see anything but an easy win for Cilic in the 3rd.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Well, we dreamed the dream and what a fabulous ride it has been. In the end, Cilic was simply too strong on the day and Kyle simply had no gas left in the tank. But I doubt that there is anybody who wouldn't have taken a SF place if offered it at the start of the tournament.

We are proud of you Kedders. Get some rest and then lead us to DC glory in Marbella next week.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

For the record

SF: (6) Marin Cilic (CR) WR 6 (CH = 4 last October) beat Kyle Edmund WR 49 6-2 7-6(4) 6-2

Jan · Hall of fame

What a great run for Kyle!
Hope he can be very proud and not too disappointed.

indiana · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
For the record

SF: (6) Marin Cilic (CR) WR 6 (CH = 4 last October) beat Kyle Edmund WR 49 6-2 7-6(4) 6-2

Post Australian Open WR 3 beat Post Australian Open WR 26 or 27.

A tennis coming of age.this past couple of weeks. Well done, Kyle

EddietheEagle · County player

Indeed. Very much a coming of age. I think that coach of his too, is making a big difference.

Born2WinTennis · Club Coach

What a brilliant run Kyle has had, so pleased for him. Serve and groundstroke speed all down today on his tournament average and he seemed to be limping at some stages. Hopefully just exhausted and he can now build for the rest of the season with the new found confidence.

Vandenburg · Futures level

I think the over hype here is going a bit OTT,
Let's just break this down

R1) Takes out Anderson, Anderson is a top 20 player at best, his ranking is inflated due to fluke US OPEN, still well done Kyle
2)Istomin- Challenger player
3)Georgian guy- Challenger player
4) Seppi- Challenger player
5) Mugtrov, playing at a really poor level

I think Kyle can be top 30, but all these top 10 claims are a bit stupid.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Its been another poor Grand Slam reflected by the progress of Chung, Sandgren and even Kyle. Cilic was a step too far and the definition of a top 10 player, a class apart. As Vandy said Dimitrov was out of form and the rest were Challenger players. Sandgren making the quarters was a freak result, we wont see him bother the Slams again Id imagine. Chung has also been fortunate playing half-fit players.

Murray, Djokovic, Wawrinka, Raonic, Nadal, Nishikori all not fit. A few others as well. Its been a great tournament for Kyle and good progress. Had these guys been fit would he have made the semis? Very doubtful but its been a pleasant surprise to see him get this far.

Its good to break into the top 30 moving comfortably into the ATP bracket for now. We ll see what comes in the rest of the year. Its certainly starting to look good.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

EddietheEagle wrote:
Indeed. Very much a coming of age. I think that coach of his too, is making a big difference.

Absolutely.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Vandenburg wrote:

I think Kyle can be top 30, but all these top 10 claims are a bit stupid.

Is that one of your predictions wink

Given that he is guaranteed to be 27 (at worst) on Monday, you may have a chance with that one. smile

Smudge226 · Strong Club Player

We didn't see the best of Kedders today, he was off colour a little and probably exhausted from competitive matches. He's proven he is top 16 at least, the ranking will catch up eventually. just hoping he is fully fit for Friday-week.. With his Improved performance levels this year, can't wait to see what he can produce on the dirt.