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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 24 - ATP Challenger 125 - Lexus Open - Ilkley, Great Britain (grass)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (ALT) Mikhail Kukushkin & Divij Sharan (KAZ/IND) UNR (0+405) defeated Johannus Monday & David Stevenson CR 425 (320+105) by 6-3 5-7 [10-8] cry

I wonder whether the boys would've fared any better against Seggerman & Sun. Kuku may be unranked in doubles now, but he has a CH of 67 (March 2020) & Sharan is no doubles slouch. We'll never know!

seagull · Hall of fame

Searle took the first set 6-2 but has just lost the second 6-1

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (7) Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) WR 131 defeated (WC) Henry Searle WR 427 by 2-6 6-1 6-4

indiana · Tennis legend

I find Henry rather frustrating to watch. Can be very good, particularly when he gets on a roll, but is still far too loose at other times and it costs him.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (WC) Charles Broom & Ben Jones CR 400 (171+229) defeated (WC) Lui Maxted & Connor Thomson UNR (799+0) by 1-6 7-6(5) [10-5]

L16: (3) Joshua Paris & Takeru Yuzuki (JPN) CR 230 (111+119) defeated Cleeve Harper & James Trotter (CAN/JPN) CR 412 (91+321) by 3 & 4

*****

QF: (3) Joshua Paris & Takeru Yuzuki (JPN) CR 230 (111+119) vs Harold Mayot & Tristan Schoolkate (FRA/AUS) CR 500 (308+192)

QF: (WC) Charles Broom & Ben Jones CR 400 (171+229) vs Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND/IND) CR 260 (156+104)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

indiana wrote:
I find Henry rather frustrating to watch. Can be very good, particularly when he gets on a roll, but is still far too loose at other times and it costs him.

Yes, agree. I still remember his consistency steaming through the draw in Wimbledon Juniors, including very little difficulty getting the better of young Fonseca, and i probably expect too much of him now.

GBJ · County player

Julia Carrot wrote:
indiana wrote:
I find Henry rather frustrating to watch. Can be very good, particularly when he gets on a roll, but is still far too loose at other times and it costs him.
Yes, agree. I still remember his consistency steaming through the draw in Wimbledon Juniors, including very little difficulty getting the better of young Fonseca, and i probably expect too much of him now.

yep that sums up how I feel too - was hoping his consistency would have improved a bit by this age

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Although he wasnt playing, I saw Henry at Ilkley the other day when there (saw lots of players around, good venue for that). Henry was being followed by a camera crew trailing behind him. Not sure if it was for next years Beyond the Baseline series from the LTA?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

See that all 4 Brits left are in the lower half, hope they get a good day of results today and can move a couple of them into the last 8 - at least one player is guaranteed. See Cilic went out tamely in the next round after he beat Jubby. Draw wide open tbh.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Joshua Paris & Takeru Yuzuki (JPN) CR 230 (111+119) defeated Harold Mayot & Tristan Schoolkate (FRA/AUS) CR 500 (308+192) by 6-4 3-6 [10-8]

Phew! They trailed in the MTB until the final couple of points!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Here's a turn-up for the books:

L16: (Q) Oliver Crawford WR 266 defeated Jenson Brooksby (USA) WR 151 by 4 & 5 biggrin

Rich2310 · County player

Wow good win there for Oliver.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Here's a turn-up for the books:
L16: (Q) Oliver Crawford WR 266 defeated Jenson Brooksby (USA) WR 151 by 4 & 5

That is a good win for Oli, well done! That said, I saw a bit of Brooksby this week against a Japanese opponent, he was getting really down on himself and seemed to struggle with the pace of serve from the other guy. Lots of muttering. I know he has just come back from a ban, so maybe out of match fitness still. But a really good win nonetheless for Oli

indiana · Tennis legend

JoMo was 4-6 *3-5 down. He broke for *5-5 and prevailed in the TB. On serve in the third set.

4-6 7-6(5) *1-2