Week 4 - ITF M25 - Sunderland, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 4 - ITF M25 - Sunderland, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (WC) Harry Wendelken WR 654 defeated (Q) Luke Hooper UNR by 2 & 1

L32: (WC) Ben Jones WR 653 defeated Keegan Smith (USA) WR 542 by 3-6 7-5 6-3

L32: (7) Micah Braswell (USA) WR 449 defeated Liam Broady WR 769 by 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 cry

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L16: (WC) Ben Jones WR 653 vs (7) Micah Braswell (USA) WR 449

Brendan F · Lower Club Player

What is going on with Liam? He should be able to beat these players without breaking sweat.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Brendan F wrote:
What is going on with Liam? He should be able to beat these players without breaking sweat.

I think that's something we'd all like to know. It's hard seeing him in apparent freefall.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

L32: (WC) Harry Wendelken WR 654 defeated (Q) Luke Hooper UNR by 2 & 1

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L16: (WC) Ben Jones WR 653 vs (7) Micah Braswell (USA) WR 449

L32: Stuart Parker WR 515 defeated Martyn Pawelski (POL) WR 646 by 4 & 4

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (WC) Harry Wendelken WR 654 defeated (Q) Luke Hooper UNR by 2 & 1
*****
L16: (WC) Ben Jones WR 653 vs (7) Micah Braswell (USA) WR 449
L32: Stuart Parker WR 515 defeated Martyn Pawelski (POL) WR 646 by 4 & 4

L32: (3) Johannus Monday WR 364 defeated (Q) Alexander Maggs WR 1953 by 0 & 3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (WC) Harry Wendelken WR 654 defeated (Q) Luke Hooper UNR by 2 & 1

L32: (3) Johannus Monday WR 364 defeated (Q) Alexander Maggs WR 1953 by 0 & 3

L32: Stuart Parker WR 515 defeated Martyn Pawelski (POL) WR 646 by 4 & 4

*****

L16: (WC) Ben Jones WR 653 vs (7) Micah Braswell (USA) WR 449
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L32: (5) Ryan Peniston WR 429 defeated Filip Peliwo (POL) WR 586 by 4 & 4

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Stircrazy wrote:
Brendan F wrote:
What is going on with Liam? He should be able to beat these players without breaking sweat.
I think that's something we'd all like to know. It's hard seeing him in apparent freefall.

Well, the difficulties of getting back to his previous levels after missing most of last year cannot be underestimated, he needs to win a couple of scrappy matches and start building up a run of competitive matches which is easier said than done and he keeps losing these tight matches. I also wonder about the psychological aspect, he slogged around the Challenger circuit for years chasing a top 100 spot and just as he got there he suffered the most significant injury of his career and has plunged back down the rankings, having just turned 30 he may well be struggling with finding the appetite to climb the mountain again. I would imagine he would have options if he chose to stop playing, certainly he has the charisma to follow Naomi into the media, and he might well be pondering the best path forward and not fully focused on grinding out results.