Week 3 - Challenger 80 (€46,600+H) - Open BLOT, Rennes, France (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 3 - Challenger 80 (€46,600+H) - Open BLOT, Rennes, France (indoor hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

That's going to be a huge jump in the rankings - around 50 places to WR264 according to OER

seagull · Hall of fame

Great win. I assume he will withdraw from Newport next week

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Brilliant stuff !

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
That's going to be a huge jump in the rankings - around 50 places to WR264 according to OER

Final ( biggrin ): Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) WR 329 (CH = 319 last August) vs James Ward WR 313

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
That's going to be a huge jump in the rankings - around 50 places to WR264 according to OER

A final win would put him top 240. A lot to play for

Madadman · Top national player

Who is this guy and what has he done with James Ward! Wouldnt have thought at the beginning of the week hed have made the final and also be the higher ranked player.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Don't know much about Arthur Rinderknech - pretty sure he's been over in the States at college, Texas somewhere, and did a Masters/MBA or something there too.

He's quite tall and plays a rather stilted game, decent serve but a bit leggy and gangly, rather like James, in fact.

Dino's got a good chance.....

indiana · Tennis legend

Madadman wrote:
Who is this guy and what has he done with James Ward! Wouldnt have thought at the beginning of the week hed have made the final and also be the higher ranked player.

Really, all I did was leave James out of my GB top 10. I thought that would get to James and really spur him on. So a little credit to James himself too

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
the addict wrote:
That's going to be a huge jump in the rankings - around 50 places to WR264 according to OER
Final ( ): Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) WR 329 (CH = 319 last August) vs James Ward WR 313

Wardy final is not before 3.30 pm local time today, so mid pm uk time.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Deano lost the first set 7-5 and a break 1-0 down in 2nd set.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

I had a sneaking suspicion it would end in tears:

Final: Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) WR 329 defeated James Ward WR 313 by 5 & 4 cry

Still a good week for Dino, but an even better one for the Frenchman! hmm

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Only saw two balls of that match. Shame for James, but a great week, and pretty close score in the final, even though he lost 5-7 4-6