Week 36 - Challenger - Cassis Open Provence, France (€64,000) (hard)

Michael D · All-time great

RE: Week 36 - Challenger - Cassis Open Provence, France (€64,000) (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

FQR: (q1) Daniel Evans WR 224 vs Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) WR 450 (CH = 43 in February 2016)

JonH · All-time great

my parents are down in that area on holiday this week, say it is around 25-26 degrees day time, cooler evening around 16-17.

Bizarrely, next week my son is in Istanbul on holiday with his GF whilst the Challenger is being played there, and week before my brother was on holiday in Mallorca whilst challenger was being played there. My family have no interest in going to see the tennis though ! But it seems like we are stalking Dan Evans and his itinerary !

indiana · Tennis legend

L16: Daniel Evans & Jonny O'Mara UNR (UNR & 86) vs (3) Matt Reid & Sergiy Stakhovsky (AUS/UKR) CR 395 (135+260)

A rather good unranked pair and Dan of course a doubles finalist last week so will be ranked next Monday.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
L16: Daniel Evans & Jonny O'Mara UNR (UNR & 86) vs (3) Matt Reid & Sergiy Stakhovsky (AUS/UKR) CR 395 (135+260)
A rather good unranked pair and Dan of course a doubles finalist last week so will be ranked next Monday.

Er, already posted on the first page, Indy! wink

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Dan's second match underway.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan threw in a rather middling service game, along with a MAJOR complaint about some umpiring 'error', with the umpire now saying 'let's move on, Daniel, let's move on'.....

But the first set is gone, 4-6

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And now he's got a point penalty....... :(

greeny12 · Lower Club Player

Umpire is being pretty patient I reckon. I'm a big fan, but Evo really needs to wind his neck in here.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I had to go out when Evo had just started arguing, and not at all surprised to see he lost that 1st set. When will he ever learn ?

freerider · Futures level

high quality match for a challenger qualies

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
I had to go out when Evo had just started arguing, and not at all surprised to see he lost that 1st set. When will he ever learn ?

The arguing came at the end of the set; I don't think it really cost him the set, it was more him letting off steam (in a big way) because he was miffed because he'd lost the set.

But he's now a break up - he likes to argue, it gets him pepped up.... smile

It's close though....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And so we're going the distance.....

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:
I had to go out when Evo had just started arguing, and not at all surprised to see he lost that 1st set. When will he ever learn ?
The arguing came at the end of the set; I don't think it really cost him the set, it was more him letting off steam (in a big way) because he was miffed because he'd lost the set.
But he's now a break up - he likes to argue, it gets him pepped up....
It's close though....

He was questioning about whether a 'hindrance' had occured before the end of the 1st set I thought and starting to 'go on'........ but like I said I was going out and possibly not paying great attention. Personally, I have never seen him benefit from arguing with umpires, but I accept that sometimes his 'letting off steam' may help.

the addict · Tennis legend

Dan's moved up a gear 4-0*