Kolding Rd2 : Boggo v Vico

Bladetiger · Pro player

Kolding Rd2 : Boggo v Vico

Count Zero · Tennis legend

alex is playing great and has a good record vs vico, he once again came from behind to then thrash lopez today and in so many of his matches he has come from behind recently that i think even if vico were to take a lead it wouldnt faze him.

it impssobile to tell whats been changing with alex, we saw great play at the start of the year, but then it fizzled out, perhaps down to a mix of 2 serious injuries and tough grass draws, but he seems back to his best now.

i think his week with brad will have really lifted him, maybe he is using his brain more in matches, for a long time alex hasnt had a game b plan, perhaps he is devloping one now. I think the big thing with him is confidence and that is what he is full of right now.

if there were a dc tie next week, the could be no question who would be in the team even afetr isreal, and surely it is starting to look promising.

the only down side is that is seems to be at the same ime as gregs decline, it looked like we would get 4 GS MD entrants at the same time!! but this is looking less lilkey. Alex has a host of indoor points to defend, soon, with sunderland, bergamo and wrexham but he played so few tournamnets around them that he should over all be able to cover them too. He is proving that indoors he can play, what we want to see soon is that the can outdoors as well.

Bladetiger · Pro player

Count Zero wrote:

it impssobile to tell whats been changing with alex, we saw great play at the start of the year, but then it fizzled out, perhaps down to a mix of 2 serious injuries and tough grass draws, but he seems back to his best now.

if there were a dc tie next week, the could be no question who would be in the team even afetr isreal, and surely it is starting to look promising.

In general I'd agree with you, but I think that his slump was also due to the disappointment of the DC, after that he took 3-4 weeks off, and then lost R1 when he came back.

Given that, I still think there is a huge question mark over whether he would be given the chance to play Dc again, and maybe an even bigger one over whether he should do even if asked.

Alex has spoken oin more than one occasion of how he hates the fact that in DC he has more people worrying about whether he is winning than just himself and particularly that he isnt just playing for himself, so there's no guarantee that his Dc form will ever improve and I think John Lloyd would need a lot more convincing before he picked him again.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Well reading alex last interview he said he really wants to be in the dc team, if he genuinley didnt want to be in the team then i dont think he would say anything there, but his words where farily strong in wanting to be in. also if he is getting on well with brad and and brad is involved, obvciously, with andy but also alan mackin, miles kasari, i think jamie baker too then isnt it looking more like JL could be just a figure head on the team.

i also know that he really did hurt himself during that dc match, he tore a hip muscle and i belive at one point it was even considered he might need surgery. And in his match vs okun in NY his movement wasnt great as it was still not right. To be honest since then his only dissapointing result was the match vs stoppini.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

on a differnt note, the event is being played against a red back ground, and quite a few players seem to be weraing red too, maybe a tactical decisosn there??

Drew · Oct 18, 2006

4th on court 1...1.00pm start for this court....Boggo could be on anywhere between 4.00pm & 7.00pm....going for 5.00pm as a guess ?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

the match b4 alex's is currently on court, minar appears to be making short work of montcourt and is currently serving at 4-0, 40-0 up. maybe montcourt cant get used to the speed. thats 5-0 now, so might not be too long till boggo is on.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

a bagel set there.

i think sluiter won so if al comes through later a big rematch.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

moncourt is making a fight of it, just about holding serve twice so far.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

moncourt is just about holding but can get no where near minars serve, would be suprised if this goes into a 3rd as he will need to serve twice to sat in it, first one now....