Week 37 - Challenger 90 ($81,240+H) - American Express Istanbul - Turkey (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 37 - Challenger 90 ($81,240+H) - American Express Istanbul - Turkey (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (4) Scott Clayton & Evan Hoyt CR 425 (204+221) vs Jay Clarke & Jurij Rodionov (AUT) UNR (0 [but a CH of 221 in April last year]+319) hmm

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Here's hoping Jay can get things back on track here.

Didn't reaise Evan#s ranking had moved up so much. Good going.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Mervatron2 wrote:
Here's hoping Jay can get things back on track here.

Didn't reaise Evan#s ranking had moved up so much. Good going.

It will go up some more once the Week 36 points are added. He is currently in the final of the 25k in France.

Evan sneaked up a bit by focusing on ITFs when ATP points were not awarded. Once the ATP points were added retrospectively his ranking shot up. He is at the point now though where he needs to start making an impact at Challenger level if he is going to progress further. This would be a good week to start. Mertens has been Top 200 but Evan already has a win over him earlier this year in straight sets. But Granollers up next if he gets through that one.

seagull · Hall of fame

Well lets hope Hoyt can beat Mertens, as Granollers has pulled out and has been replaced by an ALT (Elgin of Russia).

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Lucas Miedler (AUT) WR 262 (CH = 204 in July 2017) vs (11) Jay Clarke WR 183

seagull · Hall of fame

Hoyt has the first set 7-5

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

But lost the second - was tight up to *4-5 and suddenly he got broken

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Evan took the break in the third. And promptly gave it up again.

Now 5-5

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ok. So he's just broken again.

Now *6-5 and serving for it.

And, frankly, what with Jodie this morning, I've had enough of faffing around

So, Evan, buckle down and just do it ! smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L48: Evan Hoyt WR 354 defeated Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 430 by 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) smile

*****

L32: Evan Hoyt WR 354 vs (ALT) Mikhail Elgin (RUS) WR 1609 (CH = 123 in July 2009 - he's now 37)

I think Elgin's more of a doubles specialist these days, isn't he?

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Tuesday 10th of September 2019 12:25:52 PM

emmsie69 · Top national player

Well he did but only on the TB

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Well he did but only on the TB

Yes, he toyed with me, just to tease smile

seagull · Hall of fame

Elgin should be a lot easier (famous last words) And Hoyt was also a break up in the second set.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L48: Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 430 defeated Evan Hoyt WR 354 by
L48: Evan Hoyt WR 354 defeated Yannick Mertens (BEL) WR 430 by 7-5 4-6 7-6(3)
*****
L32: Evan Hoyt WR 354 vs (ALT) Mikhail Elgin (RUS) WR 1609 (CH = 123 in July 2009 - he's now 37)
I think Elgin's more of a doubles specialist these days, isn't he?

Had me totally confused at first having scrolled down just far enough to read the top line. Glad Evan got there in the end.