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

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

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

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
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?

Mertens is quite experienced, so a win is decent against him. Elgin as you say plays mainly doubles but again, at 37 as stated, he will be a wide old head. Evan should hope to win but a win would also be a good result for him again.

He needs a wide head, I'd imagine, to fit all those marbles in there smile

the addict · Tennis legend

A wide head must be useful in doubles, makes it difficult to pass.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
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?

Mertens is quite experienced, so a win is decent against him. Elgin as you say plays mainly doubles but again, at 37 as stated, he will be a wide old head. Evan should hope to win but a win would also be a good result for him again.
He needs a wide head, I'd imagine, to fit all those marbles in there

Unless he has lost his marbles, in which case width would be less important

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
A wide head must be useful in doubles, makes it difficult to pass.
** quite a wide head as it happens...

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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
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?

Mertens is quite experienced, so a win is decent against him. Elgin as you say plays mainly doubles but again, at 37 as stated, he will be a wide old head. Evan should hope to win but a win would also be a good result for him again.
He needs a wide head, I'd imagine, to fit all those marbles in there
Unless he has lost his marbles, in which case width would be less important

Maybe someone should give him his marbles back....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The match between Jay and Miedler is the most bizarre and horrendous game you've ever seen.

The ball is going at about 10 miles p/h, half way down the court, back and forth, like two old men playing on a clay court, somewhere in the south of France on a hot morning.

(Add: for the sake of accuracy, not every single ball, of course, but the majority......)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 10th of September 2019 03:47:40 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jay just served for the second set having lost the first but was broken. Sadly my airport WiFi wont cope with live stream so I can only follow on live scores.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Lucas Miedler (AUT) WR 262 defeated (11) Jay Clarke WR 183 by 3 & 5 cry

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jay was 5-2 up in that 2nd set. His confidence must be at an all time low right now.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

No positives from that.

indiana · Tennis legend

13 defeats in Jay's last 15 matches going back to May.

One of his 2 wins was vs Noah Rubin in Wimbledon R1 so 45 points for that and some very useful prize money. Clearly needs to sort out quite a few things, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Good wins earlier in the year and some of these losses leave him with the strange 2019 record of practically the same win ratio against top 200 players as against these outside the top 200. And he has top 100 wins and outside top 400 losses.

vs top 200: W 8 (44.4%) L 10

vs outside top 200: W 9 (45%) L 11

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 10th of September 2019 05:32:08 PM

flamingowings · All-time great

This is painful to see/read from Jay.

Priesty · Challenger level

Go back to 15Ks for a bit Jay. Learn to win again.

flamingowings · All-time great

Priesty wrote:
Go back to 15Ks for a bit Jay. Learn to win again.

He is playing Glasgow next week, whatever level that is.