Wroclaw challenger (PL) 2007

Sheddie · administrator

RE: Wroclaw challenger (PL) 2007

Sheddie · administrator

Bloomers is playing Czech qualifier Bohdan Ulihrach. I think he can count himself pretty unlucky with this draw, Ulihrach is probably the most difficult of all the qualifiers, he didn't drop a set over the weekend.

31 year old Ulihrach is currently ranked 313 but back in 1997 he was ranked as high as 22. He was a regular in the world's top 75 until he was wrongly convicted of testing positive for nandrolone in 2002. He returned to the tour in 2003 but by then his ranking had slipped to 228. Ulihrach is at his best on clay, he reached a challenger final and two quarters on the red dirt in 2006, but he has the game to be an effective player on indoor surfaces aswell as he showed last week in Heilbronn when he knocked out Rainer Schuettler in straight sets on the way to reaching the quarters.

I think that Richard has a good chance but he'll need to serve really well. Ulihrach played 1 Brit last year, he beat Martin Lee in rd1 of US Open qualies.

Nathi, any chance of any scores from this match from you or the website ?

Nathaliia · Lower Club Player

There's a small chance of me being there. I just need matches here to finish early and I must be here again at 18.30 local time.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Nathii has just posted on MTF that Boggo's match tomorrow is at 4pm local time. Are Poland just 1 hour ahead of us?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i think 1 hour only.
did she say which court it was on? only centre has live scores.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i think maybe its 2nd match ater 4pm isnt it? ill have ti wait for oop.

any news on rich yet? when is he due on?

mjd · Challenger qualifying

rich 3-2*

just pulled back from 15-40

Scores here
https://www.bwin.com/livebets.aspx?eventID=840804

Sheddie · administrator

Richard leads 4-3

Serving well but making lots of ues in early stages of set. Playing a bit better now, looking like a tiebreak.

RobC · All-time great

6-4 to Bloomers

. Now then, same again in the second set please.

Sheddie · administrator

Richard has just broken in the 10th game as Ulihrach served to stay in the set at 4-5

So 6-4, 0-0. Richard serving first in the 2nd.

Nathi will be surprised, she was certain that Richard would lose !

Count Zero · Tennis legend

its not over yet shed boy.

Sheddie · administrator

Some Nathi commentary..."Bloomers showed some patience in the rallies which paid off and he took the set 6-4"

Unfortunately he got broken in 1st game of the 2nd set, apparently lost concentration completely and finished with a double fault on break point

Sheddie · administrator

Richard has just held to love

6-4, 2-3*

Sheddie · administrator

Ulihrach has just held to 30 to lead 3-1 in the 2nd set

Sheddie · administrator

Ulihrach serving:

15-0

30-0

40-0

Game

Bloomers 6-4, *2-4 Ulihrach