Week 10 - Challenger 50 ($35,000+H) - Potchopen, Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 10 - Challenger 50 ($35,000+H) - Potchopen, Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)

Nix · Futures level

Interesting to see Jack stepping up to Challenger level. The draw could be a lot worse.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Slightly surprised to see only 14 pairs in doubles here, top 2 seeds get byes. Maybe Jack could have found a partner and played?

EddietheEagle · County player

A good spot for him this tournament as he's away from any crisis and the field ahead of him is beatable. Far better for his development outdoors in the sun than playing weak indoors futures back home. He looked the part in that October challenger when he beat Sock and Young so it's not as if he cannot exceed the level required if he's to push on. I hope he's got sufficient practice time in as he'll find the balls flying around at the elevation there.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lost sight of this, Jack is playing and won the first set 7-5 and is a break 3-1 ahead in his opener, make that 4-1

www.atptour.com/en/scores/current-challenger/potchefstroom/8371/live-scores

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 11th of March 2020 12:59:14 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

if he wins, his round 2 opponent will be Tobias Simon of Germany. Simon reached the final of the same venue event last week so is in form it seems, ranked around 430/440 in world.

seagull · Hall of fame

JonH comes home wrote:
if he wins, his round 2 opponent will be Tobias Simon of Germany. Simon reached the final of the same venue event last week so is in form it seems, ranked around 430/440 in world.

And if he were to win that it would be a qualifier in the QF

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Jack Draper WR 288 (= CH smile ) defeated (7) Roberto Ortega (ESP) WR 274 by 5 & 3 biggrin

Only four points to show for it, though. cry

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L16: Jack Draper WR 288 vs Tobias Simon (GER) WR 431 (CH = 406 last May)

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff.

Just 4 points so far, net 3 since Jack has a full set of counters, but no doubt enough to push his ranking / CH up another few notches.

And now Simon, RU at last week's 25K here.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Very good result from Jack, carrying on his form from the GB Futures over the last few weeks.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

At least we have some tennis going on. Jack a set up in his match today

livestream.com/atp/events/9035598

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

One set all now and *2-2 in the decider.

Jan · Hall of fame

Rain at 5-4* in the final set.

EddietheEagle · County player

He contrived to throw that 2nd set away, dropping serve in the 7th from 40-0 up, playing an ill-tempered, out of sorts opponent who was arguing with the umpire at every turn. That takes some doing.

the addict · Tennis legend

And it is reported that the match won't be resumed, because the ATP have suspended all current events along the with upcoming events for the next six weeks.