Week 7 - ATP Challenger 125 - Manama, Bahrain (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ATP Challenger 125 - Manama, Bahrain (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (ALT) Ali Habib WR 983 (CH = 969 last month) vs (q2) Viktor Durasovic (NOR) WR 413 (CH = 298 in October 2019)

Good on Ali for giving it a go. Shame about the draw. bleh

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (1) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) WR 64 (CH = 53 last September) vs Billy Harris WR 196 (CH = 195 last month) bleh

L32: Ryan Peniston WR 190 (CH = 123 on July 2022) vs Qualifier

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (q2) Viktor Durasovic (NOR) WR 413 defeated (ALT) Ali Habib WR 983 by 3-6 6-2 6-2 hmm

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QR1: (q2) Viktor Durasovic (NOR) WR 413 defeated (ALT) Ali Habib WR 983 by 3-6 6-2 6-2

Looks a worthy effort by Ali. He does seem to have been progressing of late.

seagull · Hall of fame

Ryan appears to have retired leading 4-2

Mark1968 · Intermediate Club Player

Billy wins as O'Connell retires after losing the fist set tie break. Watching the end of the ties break there was no obvious sign that O'Connell was struggling. He said to the umpire "I need to retire", giving no reason.
It will be interesting to know the reason for him and Ryan's retirement only minutes apart.

Madadman · Top national player

Shame about Ryan, good to see Billy go through. Plays the winner of two qualifiers next.

Shhh · Challenger level

Mark1968 wrote:
Billy wins as O'Connell retires after losing the fist set tie break. Watching the end of the ties break there was no obvious sign that O'Connell was struggling. He said to the umpire "I need to retire", giving no reason.
It will be interesting to know the reason for him and Ryan's retirement only minutes apart.

Makes you think a bug or sickness might be the cause? As you say, it was unusual two players, separate courts, retiring so close together

Priesty · Challenger level

The retirement sword cuts both ways for us this morning.....

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: Billy Harris WR 191 (= CH) defeated (1) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) WR 67 by 7-6(5) retired smile

L32: (Q) Peter Buldorini (ITA) WR 1123 defeated Ryan Peniston WR 207 by 2-4 retired cry

indiana · Tennis legend

Retiring from ahead and apparently during the 7th game is a bit more worrying. Hope nothing too serious for Ryan.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: Billy Harris WR 191 (= CH) defeated (1) Christopher O'Connell (AUS) WR 67 by 7-6(5) retired

I'll take it.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: Ryan Peniston & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) CR 675 (522+153) vs Damir Dzumhur & Nerman Fatic (BIH/BIH) CR 1895 (1377+619)

Unsurprisingly, Ryan & Aisam are being replaced by ALTs.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Billy Harris WR 191 vs (Q) Gastão Elias (POR) WR 295 (CH = 57 in October 2016)