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Var · Futures level

Week 8 - ATP 500 - Dubai, UAE (outdoor hard)

Jajon · Club Coach

Since when has Arthur had a bomb of a serve?? 14 aces in two sets feels very outside the norm for him

indiana · Tennis legend

Jajon wrote:
Since when has Arthur had a bomb of a serve?? 14 aces in two sets feels very outside the norm for him

He ranked 9th for ATP tour total aces in 2025. 540 in 54 matches, which I make 10 per match

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) WR 31 defeated (4) Jack Draper WR 15 by 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Jajon wrote:
Since when has Arthur had a bomb of a serve?? 14 aces in two sets feels very outside the norm for him
He ranked 9th for ATP tour total aces in 2025. 540 in 54 matches, which I make 10 per match

Yes. Rinderknech isn't known for much else apart from his serve - he's one of those tall, lanky guys who doesn't move particularly well, is often a bit too high up, but uses his levers well, and gets a real pop on his serve.

(As people probably know, and not really relevant to his serve () but Chloe Pacquet is his first cousin, as are Vacherot and Balleret - it's a crazy tennis family)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
Jajon wrote:
Since when has Arthur had a bomb of a serve?? 14 aces in two sets feels very outside the norm for him
He ranked 9th for ATP tour total aces in 2025. 540 in 54 matches, which I make 10 per match
Yes. Rinderknech isn't known for much else apart from his serve - he's one of those tall, lanky guys who doesn't move particularly well, is often a bit too high up, but uses his levers well, and gets a real pop on his serve.
(As people probably know, and not really relevant to his serve () but Chloe Pacquet is his first cousin, as are Vacherot and Balleret - it's a crazy tennis family)

And Ballerets dad, Bernard Balleret, his step mum Alexai Dechaume, Paquets mum, Virginia.

Judy Murray is just playing at this stuff

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Julian and Lloyd lose the opening set 7-6. Not quite working for them yet this season, albeit early days in general and early in this match

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 9 (5+4) defeated Théo Arribage & Albano Olivetti (FRA/FRA) CR 63 (30+33) by 6-7(6) 6-3 [10-4]

*****

SF: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 9 (5+4) vs (3) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 16 (8+8)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 9 (5+4) defeated Théo Arribage & Albano Olivetti (FRA/FRA) CR 63 (30+33) by 6-7(6) 6-3 [10-4]
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SF: (1) Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool CR 9 (5+4) vs (3) Harri Heliövaara (FIN) & Henry Patten CR 16 (8+8)

Good stuff and another battle between these two pairs!

L and J had the best of their matches at the start of the two pairs, but H and H have got on top in the last couple of matches, incl last week.

Interesting to see where this lands - as ever, I will support H and H but have a feeling this could be the turn of J and L