Week 15 - ITF M25 - Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 15 - ITF M25 - Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy (clay)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Kyle is started and there's a stream

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Gosh, that was hard watching for the faithful

Two set points came and went in the main part of the set

Then another on his serve in the tie-break

All so VERY nip and tuck

But finally Kyle takes the first set 7-6(5)

Don't think the other guy is going to go away though - he doesn't look the type....

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

First set to Kyle on a TB. I have only dipped in and out briefly but it all looks like a struggle.

Nix · Futures qualifying

He's 4-0 up in the second, so looking good now.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Kyle Edmund WR 508 defeated Alejo Lorenzo Lingua (ARG) WR 671 by 7-6(5) 6-1 smile

The second set looks to have been plainer sailing than the first! wink I hope that's blown a few cobwebs away.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Wins the 2nd set 6-1 to take the match.

paulisi · Tennis legend

1pt nearer top 500

Rich2310 · Club Coach

Small steps but he got the win which is what he needs right now to slowly rebuild his game.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice match.

Clay has never really been Kyle's strong point - but very nice for his knee and for tennis practice

Great to see him at least clock up a two-set win

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Nice match.

Clay has never really been Kyle's strong point - but very nice for his knee and for tennis practice

Great to see him at least clock up a two-set win

Pretty sure that in the early stages of his career, most would have said that clay was his best surface.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Nice match.

Clay has never really been Kyle's strong point - but very nice for his knee and for tennis practice

Great to see him at least clock up a two-set win
Pretty sure that in the early stages of his career, most would have said that clay was his best surface.

Hmmm....

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Nice match.

Clay has never really been Kyle's strong point - but very nice for his knee and for tennis practice

Great to see him at least clock up a two-set win
Pretty sure that in the early stages of his career, most would have said that clay was his best surface.
Hmmm....

I didn't say 'everyone' CD biggrin biggrin

Seriously though, when he was 17/18yo and coming up through the rankings, there was a deliberate strategy for him to play on clay and I think it was where he was at his most comfortable at that stage of his career. I know that Beechy thought it was his best surface back then.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Nice match.

Clay has never really been Kyle's strong point - but very nice for his knee and for tennis practice

Great to see him at least clock up a two-set win
Pretty sure that in the early stages of his career, most would have said that clay was his best surface.
Hmmm....
I didn't say 'everyone' CD
Seriously though, when he was 17/18yo and coming up through the rankings, there was a deliberate strategy for him to play on clay and I think it was where he was at his most comfortable at that stage of his career. I know that Beechy thought it was his best surface back then.

He certainly has a respectable record at Roland-Garros, reaching the third round in 2017 & 2018.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Kyle Edmund WR 508 vs (8) Mathys Erhard (FRA) WR 354 (CH = 350 in February)