Week 24 - Challenger (€127,000+H) - Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, Great Britain (grass)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 24 - Challenger (€127,000+H) - Nature Valley Open, Nottingham, Great Britain (grass)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
stevemcqueen wrote:
Yes, he requested hay fever tablets. Probably doesn't dare carry his own.....

That made me laugh out loud biggrin

greeny12 · Lower Club Player

I'm only able to dip in and out of the match - is there a bit of needle developing between the two players?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

greeny12 wrote:
I'm only able to dip in and out of the match - is there a bit of needle developing between the two players?

Can't say I have noticed anything.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yeah, me neither.
Evo is a 'twitchy' player so he often looks a bit on edge.
And Serge is rather poker faced.
But I think that's just them.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

What a shame that game was. Not so long ago Dan was facing BP to go 0-4 down (twice) but having rescued that he fought back to 3-3 and then had Stakhovsky 0-40. Stak came up with some good serving though and held.

Dan at *3-4

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

There is no needle between them, but they are focused. Dan received an audible obscenity warning a couple of games ago, that is par for the course.

Looks like a tb

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (SE) Dan Evans WR 530 defeated (7) Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) WR 133 by 7-5 7-6(2)

*****

QF: (Q) Brayden Schnur (CAN) WR 239 (CH = 183 in January) vs (SE) Dan Evans WR 530

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

That was such good fun to watch. Dare I say it, that was a Wimbledon Main Draw quality match - by both players.

Well done Evo.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, that wasn't too shabby

Jan · Hall of fame

Hooray! Well done Dan

indiana · Tennis legend

This Evans guy is quite good, he was unranked not long ago.

Loved the energy and focus that Dan was displaying as he saw it out. Well done !! biggrin

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

If anyone didn't get to see the match, you can go back to this link and watch. It will be well worth it. But if you haven't got time to watch it all, just watch the 2nd set TB. That lob volley winner was exquisite.

livestream.com/ATP/events/8246297

Nix · Futures level

What a shot that volley top spin lob in the tiebreak from Dan. Or is it top spin lob volley? Anyway it was an amazing shot. Hes so good to watch. Such inventiveness.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I just flippin love watching Dan when he plays like this! He won the tie break with ease. He deserved to, he generated a bucket load of BPs in the match that he just couldn't convert.

It is unusual for a men's grass court match to have so many BPs when the standard of play is so high.

I wonder if Dan has set himself any targets? If he can maintain anything like this level, qualies for the US open seems do-able.

And I wonder when his agent might receive a call about sponsorship. I though that bad boys were in vogue...