Week 10 - ATP 250 - ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 10 - ATP 250 - ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

If youre going to play Federer, now is perfect. Game under belt when hes had a bye and not played for ages !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Dan is 1-3 versus Chardy but won a few weeks ago 2 and 2 when he won the title in Melbourne

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

It is true that Roger hasn't played for a while, but I bet his preparation will have been very good and that he still has some hunger for the game. But Roger is now 39 and is the oldest player in the top 100 and 3rd or 4th oldest in the top 500. At some point he has to start slowing down.

Anyway, if we obsess about Dan's chances against the Fed, Dan will be beaten by Chardy.

flamingowings · All-time great

stevemcqueen wrote:
It is true that Roger hasn't played for a while, but I bet his preparation will have been very good and that he still has some hunger for the game. But Roger is now 39 and is the oldest player in the top 100 and 3rd or 4th oldest in the top 500. At some point he has to start slowing down.
Anyway, if we obsess about Dan's chances against the Fed, Dan will be beaten by Chardy.

Your last sentence is sooooooo probably true.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
stevemcqueen wrote:
It is true that Roger hasn't played for a while, but I bet his preparation will have been very good and that he still has some hunger for the game. But Roger is now 39 and is the oldest player in the top 100 and 3rd or 4th oldest in the top 500. At some point he has to start slowing down.
Anyway, if we obsess about Dan's chances against the Fed, Dan will be beaten by Chardy.
Your last sentence is sooooooo probably true.

I know , life works like that. It helps to go out of the room for tie breaks i find.

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Dan is first up on centre court, 14.30 local kick offf. I think that is 11.30 GMT.

Jan · Hall of fame

Thanks!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

First two games in Dan v Chardy have taken 20 mins or so, looking like it could be a battle.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jez looking as though he's suffering a bit in the heat.....

But maybe he's just playing himself in....

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Jez looking as though he's suffering a bit in the heat.....

But maybe he's just playing himself in....

Maybe the latter , Chardy is 4-1 and a break up 2nd set. Ive been to Doha many times around this time of year on business, it must be c. 90 degrees i would have thought, certainly mid 80's ?

Jan · Hall of fame

Into a decider

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

And the 2nd set is gone, 1 hour 42 mins for 2 sets so far. 6 mins per game average so it is proving a tough old battle. I suspect Dan let the end of the set go to be on serve this set , lets see.

Jan · Hall of fame

I don't want to speak too soon, but Dan is 3-0* in the 3rd....

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Now 5-2 up but it is only one break...Chardy serving to stay in it