Week 30 - L,G&T Challenger ($75,000) - Binghamton, NY, USA (hard)

seagull · Hall of fame

Week 30 - L,G&T Challenger ($75,000) - Binghamton, NY, USA (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
Oh dear, oh dear.

Don't get mini-bagelled.

He didn't wink

Jay comes from 0-4 down in the breaker to take it 7-5. Into a third set we go.

Nix · Futures level

What a match. Coming back from 0-4 in the tiebreak. Crowd all behind Jay now. Cam he do it in the third. Thompson must be really rattled.

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh yes, Jay's fine play overcomes Jay's unforced errors and finally on an UE from Thompson Jay levels.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lots of fun, for everyone but the Aussie contingent

NB reading an old article about how Jay raised £24k on crowd funding a couple of years ago - that's a serious amount of money - wonder how he managed it.....congrats to him.

Carril has really done some brilliant work with Jay, huge benefits.

PS the article, in French, is SO SO critical of the LTA - describing Jay as being the best hope and yet completely left out in the cold etc. etc.

But, as Jay says, effectively, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger - and he's come through it in style.

Allez, Jay !

flamingowings · All-time great

Bob in Spain wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
Oh dear, oh dear.

Don't get mini-bagelled.
He didn't
Jay comes from 0-4 down in the breaker to take it 7-5. Into a third set we go.

Yey! I'll go back to watch it now.

flamingowings · All-time great

more BP's come and they go.

flamingowings · All-time great

PLEASE HOLD

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

OK, Jay - if you could wrap this up just in time for Poldark, that'd be appreciated

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

He did. One more game needed.

5-3*

flamingowings · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
OK, Jay - if you could wrap this up just in time for Poldark, that'd be appreciated

Snap (except I'm watching Unforgotten)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jay looking really tight on those two MP. Deuce.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Yes! Jay pulls it off! His first Challenger title:

Final: (8) Jay Clarke WR 225 defeated (1) Jordan Thompson (AUS) WR 98 by 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4 biggrin

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Didn't matter though. We have a Champion folks and from what I have seen, I don't just mean this week. Jay is looking more and more a top class player every time I watch him play.

Congrats to him and the whole "Clarke Clique" team.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Sunday 29th of July 2018 09:26:36 PM

flamingowings · All-time great

YEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

So pleased! Well done Jay and team.