Week 4 - Challenger (€64,000+H) - Open de Rennes, France (indoor hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 4 - Challenger (€64,000+H) - Open de Rennes, France (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Cracking result!

brittak · Satellite level

Well done Liam. Thought hed lost it after two very close linecalls (called by umpire) went against him to drop 3-5 down in final set. So full marks to keep it together and get the win. Good opportunity I would have thought in next round.

seagull · Hall of fame

Scott and Jonny trail 6-4, 3-1

seagull · Hall of fame

Managed to take the second set on a tiebreak

5 all in the MTB

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Dustin Brown & David Pel (GER/NED) CR 324 (179+145) defeated Scott Clayton & Jonny O'Mara CR 316 (150+166) by 6-4 6-7(6) [10-8] cry

They didn't start to play until Brown & Pel served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, but by then it was too little, too late. hmm

seagull · Hall of fame

Lost it 10-8 So close

seagull · Hall of fame

Liam going well. 5-3* up first set

seagull · Hall of fame

And takes the set 6-4

seagull · Hall of fame

And an early break in the second set *1-0

seagull · Hall of fame

3-1*

seagull · Hall of fame

And a security break in the bag now *4-1

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Liam Broady WR 172 defeated (WC) Maxime Janvier (FRA) WR 336 by 4 & 1 smile

Squandered a few match points in that last game!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Very solid looking win for Liam. Even though his results didn't work out in his 1st two tournaments this year (ATP Doha and AO Qualies) he was clearly hitting the ball well. Liam only has 34 points to defend until the end of April and if he wins one more match here, he will have all but covered those off (33 for a SF place) in just one week.

His QF opponent will be either Frenchman Guinard who has never been ranked inside the Top 700 (but took out the 3rd seed in R1) or the rather more well known name of a certain Ernest Gulbis.

So as has been discussed before, plenty of room for a ranking improvement over the early part of the year and the signs are looking good.

Well played Liam.

JonH · All-time great

With the way Cam is playing at the moment maybe Liam will get his chance in the Spain tie??!