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Next match up on centre court

Auckland got a wildcard here because he plays league tennis for the local team. He also won the doubles title here in 2005.

20 year old Stakhovsky is ranked 159. He and Auckland have played once before. James won 6-4, 6-2 in rd2 of the 2004 Togliatti challenger.

Stakhovsky's 2006 highlights have been reaching two challenger semis. Since his two singles defeats against GB in the Davis Cup, he's had mixed results. He lost in rd2 of Grenoble, qualified for ATP Metz - losing to Gasquet in rd1, qualified for ATP Moscow and beat Tursunov before losing to Clement in 3 sets in rd2 but lost in qualies for ATP St Petersburg last week.

He's got a good serve, a big forehand and a very elegant single-handed backhand. However, he's pretty erratic. Given that this match is indoors, I think Aucks will win in straights.

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Unfortunately I have to go and can't offer any commentary here.


All the best to Aucks tho! Hopefully he can serve Stakky off the court!


Go Aucks!



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Game 1 ST serving......

15-0 ...30-30 dam SB ! 40-30 game

1-0



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Aucks all in blue, Stakh all in white. Even I can cope with this though they'd better not do a sneaky change of clothing halfway through just to catch me out!

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Hmm, score just changed from 15-30 to 40-15 then game. I'm not the only one who's confused! Anyway, 2-2*

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2-2 all with serve 1st set...ST serving 15-0

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Trouble ... *2-3 0-30

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0-40

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Double fault to drop serve - seems to be the British way of doing things in Aachen today.

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*2-5


Not a great way to 'celebrate' my 300th post.



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3-5* James holds, but Stakh is now serving for the set.

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Oh dear 5-3 down 40-0 Aucks in bother !!!

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3-6 *0-0


I'm off for a bit, hope to come back and find Aucks about to win the 2nd set!



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unfortunately Aucks has been broken in the second set. he currently trails 2-3 with S about to serve.

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15-0 ace
30-0 ace
30-15 S nets
30-30 S nets
30-40 df
deuce ace.
ad Aucks, S goes wide.
deuce, good serve volley from S.
ad Aucks stays keeps S deep in the rally and forces the error.
deuce. same as the last bp.
ad S, Aucks makes his first error of the game.
game. 4-2. Aucks nets.


 


by the way, for those of you without the live feed, 'centre' court actually means the right hand court, nearest the two seats at the edge of the warehouse. 'Court 1' lies two feet away on the left!



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