Week 16 - ATP Challenger 75 - Tallahassee, FL, USA (clay)

Oscariyan · Lower Club Player

Week 16 - ATP Challenger 75 - Tallahassee, FL, USA (clay)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Its pretty hot there. Maybe part of it. But not a single ace served. Maybe he has shoulder strain or something.

Oscariyan · Lower Club Player

Yeah or maybe the effects of such a big win in R1

Oscariyan · Lower Club Player

This is disappointing.. he just looks so despondent

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Hes picking up a bit now . 4 - 4 in the second.

Oscariyan · Lower Club Player

a little but still not playing how he was the other day! Maybe im being too pessimistic

Oscariyan · Lower Club Player

Seemed distracted too whilst his opponent just got on with the match

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Aw, he nearly turned that round. 7- 6 in the 2nd. Got "verbal obscenity warning Mr Searle"
at one point biggrin

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 17th of April 2024 04:55:27 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

L32: (Q) Gerald Melzer (AUT) WR 563 defeated (LL) Kyle Edmund WR 420 by 4 & 1 bleh

L16: Joel Josef Schwärzler (AUT) WR 941 defeated Henry Searle WR 764 by 6-1 7-6(5) cry

Tanaqui · Intermediate Club Player

Shame for Henry, but he's definitely on a big learning curve right now, so I think uneven results are to be expected for a while.

Var · Club Coach

Tanaqui wrote:
Shame for Henry, but he's definitely on a big learning curve right now, so I think uneven results are to be expected for a while.

Agree. Better to be slower and steady. Big step up this week, will take time to get used to this level. I remember watching Mimi playing in Tunisia last year and progress was pretty patchy. Granted lower level but this year she got into final end of the competition and lifted doubles title. Maybe take another 6 months? Plenty of time.

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity and does seem as if Henry's serve for starters wasn't really on song today.. I didn't see the match but as Jon mentioned earlier 18 yo Schwartzler is the JWR 1 so no doubt very capable and with a senior ranking of minimal relevance as to his general ability and potential.

Both players still very much in a transitional phase. And while R1 was great I am guessing Wolf has had rather better days ( just like with our players, their opponents will often play quite a bit above and below their actual ranking ).

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 17th of April 2024 05:28:37 PM

LordBrownof · Futures level

I asked Challenger extraordinaire Mike Cation what he thought about Henry and he said very complimentary things about his intensity, attacking prowess, forehand and serve but said there was a big lack of point construction. So lots to work on.

LordBrownof · Futures level

*this was after his match again JJ not today.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Oliver Crawford WR 202 defeated Hady Habib (LBN) WR 293 by 3 & 4