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And after tons of deuces, but with an excellent stop volley, Stuart clinches his match too, 6-4 6-4

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Good win for Stu as well - closing in on the top 500

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The story so far:

L16:  (Q) Stuart Parker WR 562 defeated (6) Chris Rodesch (LUX) WR 264 by 4 & 4  biggrin

L16:  Henry Searle WR 411 defeated (5) Javier Barranco (ESP) WR 248 by 3 & 4

Can Ryan make it three out of three again later? 

 



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And a good win for the Searlester this morning, beating the WR 248 6-3 6-4!

Edit - just seen SC beat me to it cry



-- Edited by Priesty on Thursday 6th of March 2025 10:49:16 AM

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Great from both! Has Stu ever made a challenger QF before?

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I watched more than half of Henry's match. My observations:  I am sure that Barranco can play better than he did, especially in the first set.  He made way too many errors when he was hitting trading shots. Henry had a point for a 6-0 set. On several occasions Henry was under huge pressure but was able to produce top notch passing shots.  This bodes very well.   It was windy in Crete this morning, the olive trees at the side of the court were swaying.  I didn't watch any of Stu Parker's match, but somehow I feel his win was more significant than Henry's. We all know that Henry probably has a future in pro tennis.  But Stu Parker at the age of 27?  Respect to him! I shall follow his progress. 



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wales1994 wrote:

Great from both! Has Stu ever made a challenger QF before?

 I just looked at 2022, the year of his CH 346, and he actually won the Nonthaburi 3  Challenger 50 title in Thailand in September 2022 as a qualifier. He beat Billy Harris in the QF and Arthur Cazaux of France by retirement in the final, though he was well ahead in the match anyway. None of which I remotely recall.

He won no other Challenger main draw match in 2022 and unsurprisingly that shows as his only ever Challenger title. Otherwise I don't know what runs he may have had in other years.



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Stircrazy wrote:

L16:  Henry Searle WR 411 defeated (5) Javier Barranco (ESP) WR 248 by 3 & 4

L16:  (Q) Stuart Parker WR 562 defeated (6) Chris Rodesch (LUX) WR 264 by 4 & 4  biggrin

QF:  (4) Edas Butvilas (LTU) WR 234 (= CH) vs  Henry Searle WR 411

QF:  (Q) Stuart Parker WR 562 vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) WR 378 (CH = 159 in August 2022)

The end of the road for both?



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Stircrazy wrote:

The story so far:

L16:  (Q) Stuart Parker WR 562 defeated (6) Chris Rodesch (LUX) WR 264 by 4 & 4  biggrin

L16:  Henry Searle WR 411 defeated (5) Javier Barranco (ESP) WR 248 by 3 & 4

Can Ryan make it three out of three again later? 

Yes, he can:

L16:  (Q) Ryan Peniston WR 406 defeated (2) Khumoyan Sultan (UZB) WR 218 by 4 & 2  biggrin 



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What a great set of results! I'd settle for 1/3 going through to the next round but hoping for more

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Stircrazy wrote:

QF:  (4) Edas Butvilas (LTU) WR 234 (= CH) vs  Henry Searle WR 411

QF:  (Q) Stuart Parker WR 562 vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) WR 378 (CH = 159 in August 2022)

The end of the road for both?

QF:  (Q) Aslan Karatsev (***) WR 207 (CH = 14 in February 2022) vs (Q) Ryan Peniston WR 406



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Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:

QF:  (4) Edas Butvilas (LTU) WR 234 (= CH) vs  Henry Searle WR 411

QF:  (Q) Stuart Parker WR 562 vs Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) WR 378 (CH = 159 in August 2022)

The end of the road for both?

QF:  (Q) Aslan Karatsev (***) WR 207 (CH = 14 in February 2022) vs (Q) Ryan Peniston WR 406

 How does a qualifier have a higher ranking than the #2 seed? 



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Assume he didnt enter and had to go through qualifying.

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goldfish wrote:

Assume he didnt enter and had to go through qualifying.

He was the q1.



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That's a big fall for Karatsev and an unlucky quarterfinal for Ryan. Karatsev made the 2021 Aussie Open semis and won the ATP 500 in Dubai that same year. Crazy to see him back outside the top 200

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