Week 19 - Challenger ($162,480+H) - Busan Open, Korea (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 19 - Challenger ($162,480+H) - Busan Open, Korea (hard)

JonH · All-time great

Liam wins his opener 7-5 6-1 versus xia from China, ranked 356, so not too bad a result.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L48: Liam Broady WR 299 (CH = 154 in April last year) vs Qualifier
If Liam wins his opening match he'll play Berankis, the top seed, in the last 32.

L48: Liam Broady WR 299 defeated (Q) Xia Zihao (CHN) WR 356 by 5 & 1

*****

L32: (1) Ricardas Berankis (LTU) WR 95 (CH = 50 in May 2016) vs Liam Broady WR 299 bleh

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Berankis can't play against lefties. I saw that in person at Wimbledon against Willbomb wink

flamingowings · All-time great

Liam is 6-1 5-5

Nix · Futures level

Lost tiebreak in the second set and is a break down 1-2 in the final set.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Unfortunately Berankis took the match in three. So sorry for Liam.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
Unfortunately Berankis took the match in three. So sorry for Liam.

For the record:

L32: (1) Ricardas Berankis (LTU) WR 95 defeated Liam Broady WR 299 by 1-6 7-6(7) 6-4 hmm

So close! cry Bit of a hostage to fortune on your part, sadly, Bob!

JonH · All-time great

It was always going to be tough against a highly ranked opponent. But it sounds from the score like a good performance and he has had a couple of decent weeks

Jaffa · Challenger level

Liam had 3 match points in the second set breaker.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
Liam had 3 match points in the second set breaker.

That's tough to swallow - feel for him cry

Michael D · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Jaffa wrote:
Liam had 3 match points in the second set breaker.
That's tough to swallow - feel for him

Yes, ouch, was my reaction at the same time you posted this cry

JonH · All-time great

Berankis into final now.