Aachen Germany $50K+H w/c 30/10 + qualifying and Boggo v Cilic

johnnylad · Tennis legend

RE: Aachen Germany $50K+H w/c 30/10

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

Al hangs on, 5-5.

Sheddie · administrator

How's Alex doing, serving to stay in the match

Sheddie · administrator

Ignore my above post, cross-posted

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Silly at 5-5,

15-0, forehand winner to Al's backhand corner,

30-0, short return, put away by Cilic,

40-0, return long,

Game, Cilic forehnad winner

6-5 Cilic Final set

Count Zero · Tennis legend

looks like ilic is walkign hisn serve at the mo - i think al servign to take it to a tb next.

Sheddie · administrator

johnnylad wrote:

Al at 4-5 FINAL SET,

Great ace, 15-0, (straight at the camera)

and another, 30-0

30-15, ball lands on al's baseline and he mi****s long

Al arguing over a call. Thought he'd served another ace, labelled the call "disgusting"

Game I think. Got a bit confusing then,

5-5

Great serving from Alex under pressure, he'll have to do the same again though

Doesn't look too promising for a possible tiebreak with Cilic holding two service games to love

steven · Tennis legend

Just like the start of the match, which doesn't bode well.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

lol mis****s is a swear word :)

steven · Tennis legend

Cilic seems to have a lot more power from the back of the court, though Alex seems to manage to keep the ball lower.

Nice low smash from Alex to win the last point.

EDIT: I think I may have mixed the two players up!

EDIt 2: No, right the first time. Cilic seemed to hit a 2nd serve ball away at the end of the last game, that's what confused me.

Tiebreak, anyway.

-- Edited by steven at 13:01, 2006-10-30

-- Edited by steven at 13:05, 2006-10-30

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Al at 5-6 Final set, serving to stay in match again,

Boggo making him wait

15-0, backhand winner after rally,

30-0, forehand smash volley after overpowering Cilic,

40-0, Cilic returns long,

6-6 Tiebreak

Drew · Oct 30, 2006

johnnylad wrote:

Al at 5-6 Final set, serving to stay in match again,

Boggo making him wait

15-0, backhand winner after rally,

30-0, forehand smash volley after overpowering Cilic,

40-0, Cilic returns long,

6-6 Tiebreak

Thats a good way to go into a TB

Sheddie · administrator

Hopefully Alex can hold his nerve here and Cilic gets a bit tight. It's about time Alex won a breaker, he's lost 2 really close ones in the last couple of weeks.

A good start is absolutely vital

Sheddie · administrator

Tiebreak score ?

steven · Tennis legend

I think it's 5-2 Cilic with a double break and about to serve

EDIT: except they haven't changed ends (or have they - so hard to see when they're both wearing the same thing!) in which case it can't be ...

-- Edited by steven at 13:07, 2006-10-30