Week 44 - Challenger ($75,000) - Charlottesville, VA, USA (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 44 - Challenger ($75,000) - Charlottesville, VA, USA (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: James Ward WR 215 (CH = 89 in July 2015) vs Christopher Eubanks (USA) WR 193 (CH = 183 in June)

Big Ivo's in the draw as the third seed! disbelief

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: Alejandro Gómez ((COL) WR 475 defeated (qWC) Aswin Lizen UNR by 1 & 4

Aswin did recover one service break in the second set. I imagine the step-up to Challenger level proved a bit of a shock to the system.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: Lloyd Glasspool WR 452 defeated (q6) Evan King WR 308 by 1-6 6-3 6-2

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 28th of October 2018 09:46:55 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: Henrik Wiersholm (USA) UNR (CH = 838 in November 2016) vs Lloyd Glasspool WR 452

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Sunday 28th of October 2018 09:47:13 AM

the addict · Tennis legend

Gasspool ? Is that a typo or a comment wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: Lloyd Glasspool WR 452 defeated Henrik Wiersholm (USA) UNR by 4 & 2

*****

FQR: Nuno Borges (POR) WR 512 (CH = in August) vs Lloyd Glasspool WR 452

The Portuguese took out the q1, Choinski, in three sets in his second qualifying round.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

At least 2 lucky loser spots as well so will be unlucky if he isnt present in the main draw.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Jaggy1876 wrote:
At least 2 lucky loser spots as well so will be unlucky if he isnt present in the main draw.

Will need Tommy Paul to win his tie if Lloyd ends up hoping for LL place. The 4 players in the other FQR ties all have a better ranking than Lloyd.

indiana · Tennis legend

Would it be 2 from the best 3 ranked losers if 2 LL places or what?

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Madadman wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
At least 2 lucky loser spots as well so will be unlucky if he isnt present in the main draw.
Will need Tommy Paul to win his tie if Lloyd ends up hoping for LL place. The 4 players in the other FQR ties all have a better ranking than Lloyd.

Its a minimum of 2 at the moment. So the point stands. Fully aware of how it works, he should qualify regardless of needing a LL.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
QR2: Lloyd Glasspool WR 452 defeated Henrik Wiersholm (USA) UNR by 4 & 2
*****
FQR: Nuno Borges (POR) WR 512 (CH = in August) vs Lloyd Glasspool WR 452
The Portuguese took out the q1, Choinski, in three sets in his second qualifying round.

Nuno is the best player in College tennis on the mens side, has been since he arrived plays and dominates the toughest conference ie the SEC for Mississippi State, presently ITA National doubles and singles champion, NCAA runner up he is in his junior year and an academic all American (the first to be named in the ITA all star team and an academic all American) so may well finish off his studies. Lloyd may well have his work cut out, I can see Nuno making some progress in the main draw

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Monday 29th of October 2018 07:28:05 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Thanks Oakland for such context. I see that Borges was JWR 44 at age 18 in 2015 and he has clearly been an extremely good college player.

Looking at his ITF activity he has had quite a lot of futures success from limited appearances - through June to August in singles he won one Portugal futures title and was runner-up in three others. And a couple of weeks ago in the US futures he beat Jack F-H 2& 3 before losing a QF to Andrew Watson in two TBs.

I can see why you think that Lloyd may well have his work cut out.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

James has just started and has served then broken serve and served again

James Ward 3-0* Chris Eubanks

goldfish · Futures qualifying

FQR: Lloyd Glasspool WR 452 v Nuno Borges (POR) WR 512 (CH = in August) 63 76(3)

No need for a LL place