Week 33 - Challenger 125 ($137,560) - Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic (Clay)

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 33 - Challenger 125 ($137,560) - Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic (Clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Live stream working today.

livestream.com/atp/events/9260628

Jay *2-0 up in the 1st set.

seagull · Hall of fame

3-0 quickly became 3 all

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Nagal looks like a very accomplished clay court player. He has certainly dominated most of the rallies since I have started watching. His forehand is the difference at the moment.

3-4*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Nagal wins 6 games in a row to take the set 6-3

Serve not so important on Clay but Jay only at 50% on 1st serve with Nagal at 90%.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

terrific fight from Jay. He was 4-1* down in the 2nd but has loosened up a bit and now playing more aggressively. Its working too.

5-5*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I have to say that 30 mins ago, I didn't see this coming but Jay wins 5 games on the bounce and takes the 2nd set 7-5

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Not been following as busy work day, but hope Jay can pull it off. Nagal is featured on ATP website today btw

www.atptour.com/en/atp-challenger-tour

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Not looking good. Jay took an MTO early in the 3rd and since coming back, his body language looks defeatist. I fear the worst here and I'm not talking defeat. I'm talking injury.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jay retires. Oh dear.

Jan · Hall of fame

cry cry cry

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

L32: (6) Sumit Nagal (IND) WR 127 (CH = 125 in February) beat Jay Clarke WR 167 6-3 5-7 4-1 Ret.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (6) Sumit Nagal (IND) WR 127 defeated Jay Clarke WR 167 by 6-3 5-7 4-1* retired after two hours & 13 minutes hmm

Disappointing, but in the light of Bob's comments above, perhaps not entirely unexpected. Good to see him come back from 2-4* in the second, but things clearly went downhill from the MTO at *1-2 in the decider. Pity. If he'd won, he'd have faced a local WC (WR 617) in the last 16.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

It was difficult to see on the live stream but it looked at first to be upper arm or shoulder. By the end though, it may have been lower back. At 1-1* in the 3rd it was game on. He looked to struggle towards the end of the next game and then called the MTO. Once he came back on, it was obvious there was a problem. He rolled in a couple of first serves, thrashed a couple of forehands trying to finish the point early and then kept looking up at his team in despair.

Gutted for him as he has had so many injuries. I hope this is just soreness having played 5 hours in 2 days after a long lay off and that he can bounce back. But my mind says that if it was just soreness, he would have battled through to the end.

I hope for Jay's sake that I am wrong. Speedy recovery Jay.

the addict · Tennis legend

Jay reporting that he slipped on the wet floor in the changing room after the second set, and started 'spasming' in his back.

https://twitter.com/CCSMOOTH13/status/1295354490556755969/photo/1

-- Edited by the addict on Monday 17th of August 2020 02:32:56 PM