Week 7 - ATP Challenger 50 - Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ATP Challenger 50 - Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Is that a first ever ranking point for Charlie ?

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
scottie1 wrote:
Broom was better player deserved to win good serve I felt Aidan was hanging on in the match. Aidan has some great slices but he lacks power in his shots to be honest I don't think he has progressed that mutch over last few years.
Now the Robertson match is due to start the Belgian is a good player seen him before.
Thanks Scottie - Aidan and Charlie both strike me as players who are around the right ranking level compared to their likely talent and potential high points. I dont really see either of them too much higher, not really.
I think Charles is at a CH now or thereabouts, maybe just in the top 300 is possible; Aidan has been just inside the top 300 (298) and it would seem he is about where he should be, subject to the ups and downs in a season and how rankings float about...

As discussed earlier in the thread Charlie is currently unranked though the 7 points that he has now gathered here will of course give him his first ATP ranking on Monday.

I'd say that it's far too early to get a real feel for how the 17 yo might get in the rankings. But that's certainly a very good looking win today.

scottie1 · Futures level

wow just wow I thought Charlie was going to lose second set as Coulson had a couple of set points the Belgian played two loose shots at 3-4 down in tie break to go down 3-6 Charlie played a blinder of a long rally to win the match. Really impressed by Charlie. The Belgian had the trainer on at 4-3 and Charlie was broken yo go 5-3 down in second set just amazing he had the mental strength to comeback

korriban · Challenger level

Just had a couple of minutes to watch the tie break and Charlie did really well - the Belgian played a few terrible shots, but thats his problem! From the little I saw, Charlie looks to be a really solid player with a fine temperament. Lots of points being racked up in a single tournament. Well done.

My only slight concern is one that is what it is. The Belgian is 6 foot 4, and when they shook hands at the end, the height difference was extraordinary - a good 9/10 inches or so from what I could estimate. At 17 still a good chance for a growth spurt hopefully but life could be a much bigger challenge on the full tour if that doesnt materialise.

But a brilliant result and kudos all round.

paulisi · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
I don't see Patrick Brady or Ben Gusic Wan even though they should have had QWC
* Ben GW is in the draw, just not posted above...

-- Edited by paulisi on Saturday 10th of February 2024 07:31:26 PM

I had a quick chat with Patrick and he withdrew with a minor injury.

Will try and get into the challengers on the grass.

thegingerlightbulb · Intermediate Club Player

Cox will be a good challenge for Searle in the next round. A wily old vet who knows how to grind out matches

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
scottie1 wrote:
Broom was better player deserved to win good serve I felt Aidan was hanging on in the match. Aidan has some great slices but he lacks power in his shots to be honest I don't think he has progressed that mutch over last few years.
Now the Robertson match is due to start the Belgian is a good player seen him before.
Thanks Scottie - Aidan and Charlie both strike me as players who are around the right ranking level compared to their likely talent and potential high points. I dont really see either of them too much higher, not really.
I think Charles is at a CH now or thereabouts, maybe just in the top 300 is possible; Aidan has been just inside the top 300 (298) and it would seem he is about where he should be, subject to the ups and downs in a season and how rankings float about...
As discussed earlier in the thread Charlie is currently unranked though the 7 points that he has now gathered here will of course give him his first ATP ranking on Monday.
I'd say that it's far too early to get a real feel for how the 17 yo might get in the rankings. But that's certainly a very good looking win today.

ah ha - too many Charlies; my Charlie and Charles are both referring to the player known Broom. Sorry, talking about different players!! biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (Q) Charlie Robertson UNR defeated Tibo Colson (BEL) WR 423 by 6-4 7-6(3)

          L32: (8) Charles Broom WR 333 defeated Aidan McHugh WR 346 by 4-6 6-2 7-6(5)

          *****

L16: (WC) Hamish Stewart WR 504 vs Robert Strombachs (LAT) WR 342

L16: (WC) Henry Searle WR 874 vs (Q) Daniel Cox WR 459
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L32: (WC) Kyle Edmund WR 406 defeated (2) Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) WR 215 by 6-3 2-6 6-2 biggrin

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Some great wins here, is that 5 through now to r2? Kyle, Henry, Hamish, Charlie (Robertson) and Dan Cox?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Some great wins here, is that 5 through now to r2? Kyle, Henry, Hamish, Charlie (Robertson) and Dan Cox?

Six, actually: you forgot the other Charlie, Broom, while Paul & Stuart have still to play their first round matches.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Some great wins here, is that 5 through now to r2? Kyle, Henry, Hamish, Charlie (Robertson) and Dan Cox?
Six, actually: you forgot the other Charlie, Broom, while Paul & Stuart have still to play their first round matches.

Ha, given I had just been talking about him, duh!

Marvellous. Realise it is only a CH50 but must b e a long while since we had so many through to the last 16 in a challenger?

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
scottie1 wrote:
Broom was better player deserved to win good serve I felt Aidan was hanging on in the match. Aidan has some great slices but he lacks power in his shots to be honest I don't think he has progressed that mutch over last few years.
Now the Robertson match is due to start the Belgian is a good player seen him before.
Thanks Scottie - Aidan and Charlie both strike me as players who are around the right ranking level compared to their likely talent and potential high points. I dont really see either of them too much higher, not really.
I think Charles is at a CH now or thereabouts, maybe just in the top 300 is possible; Aidan has been just inside the top 300 (298) and it would seem he is about where he should be, subject to the ups and downs in a season and how rankings float about...
As discussed earlier in the thread Charlie is currently unranked though the 7 points that he has now gathered here will of course give him his first ATP ranking on Monday.
I'd say that it's far too early to get a real feel for how the 17 yo might get in the rankings. But that's certainly a very good looking win today.
ah ha - too many Charlies; my Charlie and Charles are both referring to the player known Broom. Sorry, talking about different players!!

Oops sorry.. I should have still worked it out

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Kyle and Henry versus Mark Whitehouse and George Houghton today is an interesting match up.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Henry v Dan Cox is the pick today, for me. Interesting battle of old stager and young up and comer.