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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 14 - ATP Challenger 75 - Madrid, Spain (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (WC) Daniel Rincón (ESP) WR 277 (CH = 181 in December 2023) vs (8) Toby Samuel WR 169 (= CH)
L32: George Loffhagen WR 236 (CH = 200 last October) vs (5) Zsombor Piros (HUN) WR 153 (CH = 106 in March 2024)

George has been replaced by a lucky loser (Shelbayh) - draw sheet says "right wrist". cry Rankings in the other match updated.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (8) Toby Samuel WR 169 defeated (WC) Daniel Rincón (ESP) WR 277 by 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1

*****

L16: Stefanos Sakellaridis (GRE) WR 210 (= CH) vs (8) Toby Samuel WR 169

JonH · Tennis legend

Good clay court win for Toby, well done

Doonan · Strong Club Player

Poor Rincon will be fed up of Toby Samuel. Thats the 4th time hes beaten him since the beginning of February!

JonH · Tennis legend

Doonan wrote:
Poor Rincon will be fed up of Toby Samuel. Thats the 4th time hes beaten him since the beginning of February!

Ha, just spotted that. Each time previously has been straight sets and in each match Rincon runs him close (this time won) in set one before Toby dominates the next set (s).

JonH · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (8) Toby Samuel WR 169 defeated (WC) Daniel Rincón (ESP) WR 277 by 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1
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L16: Stefanos Sakellaridis (GRE) WR 210 (= CH) vs (8) Toby Samuel WR 169

Toby beat the Greek 2 and 0 just a month ago, albeit on hardcourts. Despite Sakelleridis beating Jan C recently, Toby should have some confidence.

stevemcqueen · Futures level

Toby leads 4-1 with two breaks. He is certainly the stronger player at the moment.

seagull · Tennis legend

Well done Toby. Was a break down in that final set

stevemcqueen · Futures level

Things were not looking great for Toby when he was 4-3 and a break down in the third. This was a very close match. Sakelleridis did not play a great final set tie break.

Sheddie · administrator

Great battling win from Toby. Tuned in a bit towards the end and he had a very loud and vocal crowd of supporters on the balcony roaring him on - did he go to an academy in Barcelona?

The Greek fell apart a bit in the deciding tiebreak, while Toby played a very, very solid breaker

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (8) Toby Samuel WR 169 defeated Stefanos Sakellaridis (GRE) WR 210 by 6-2 3-6 7-6(1) biggrin

Well recovered, Toby! I had to go out to do some shopping as he went a break down. Didn't expect to come back & find he'd actually won!

QF: Joel Schwärzler (AUT) WR 174 (= CH) vs (8) Toby Samuel WR 169

stevemcqueen · Futures level

Toby wins a very, very close first set 9-7 in the TB. Service games were won quite easily, each player having only a single BP. Schwaezler made 4 forehand UEs in the breaker, more than he would be happy with.

At 5-5 in the breaker with Toby serving, he attacked a short ball with his forehand but put it long. He hit a ball out of the club and received a code violation. He saved the set point with a fabulous return of serve. This match could go either way.

indiana · Tennis legend

Toby earned an early break in the second set and served for the match at *5-3 but has just been broken to.30.

7-6(7) 5-4*

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (8) Toby Samuel WR 169 defeated Joel Schwärzler (AUT) WR 174 by 7-6(7) 7-6(2) smile