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

indiana · Tennis legend

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

indiana · Tennis legend

Strong serve to love.

4-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

A ragged game from both got to deuce. Then ace and long from Kyle.

*4-4

indiana · Tennis legend

Another love service game from Kyle, which did include one cracking rally ending with a backhand cross court winner from Kyle.

5-4*

indiana · Tennis legend

Another ragged game to deuce but Basilashvili again wins the next two points.

*5-5

indiana · Tennis legend

Wins service to 30.

6-5*

Now Kyle put together a consistently decent return game and you can avoid a TB.

indiana · Tennis legend

Unfortunately not consistent.

Bad to 0-40, better to deuce then yet again lost next two points on return.

6-6, TB

wolf · Tennis legend

Battle of the ballbashers this.

indiana · Tennis legend

6-0* Consistency doing it and if he entirely meant that last drop shot, class ...

And takes the next point.

7-6(0)

indiana · Tennis legend

Breaks to 15.

7-6(0) *1-0

Keep on top of him Kyle. Basilashvili has the air of a guy who could just go away.

indiana · Tennis legend

*3-2

Clear, 37 C

indiana · Tennis legend

Break back, some powerful hitting by Basilashvili which Kyle struggled to control.

3-3*

indiana · Tennis legend

Err not going away for now, breaks Kyle again.

Power hitting at times too quick for Kyle's prep. Framed quite a few balls.

3-5*

indiana · Tennis legend

2 bad DFs again from 40-15 ( 2 SPs ) temporarily reprieved Kyle but he lost the next two points.

One set all, 7-6(0) 3-6

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Breaks to 15.

7-6(0) *1-0

Keep on top of him Kyle. Basilashvili has the air of a guy who could just go away.

Sadly that was a prediction of Vandenburg proportions as Basilashvili takes 5 games in a row to win the 2nd set 6-3