Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000) - Yokohama, Japan (Hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 46 - Challenger ($50,000) - Yokohama, Japan (Hard)

SMC1809 · All-time great

I see Millman is 1/4 favourite.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

SMC1809 wrote:
I see Millman is 1/4 favourite.

Guess we'll know very soon if those odds are correct. Warm up over. We're ready for the off.

Kyle to serve

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A couple of nervy errors from Kyle from 15-15 gives Millman 2 BPS. But some big forehands give Kyle 4 points in a row. He holds.

1-0*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Kyle being the agressor here and Millman very passive. Deuce. Millman holds.

*1-1

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

30-30 here and then Kyle comes up with some more big forehands to hold. Millman is playing his usual patient game. Very few errors but not taking any risks. Just a lot of rally balls coming back at Kyle down the middle of the court.

2-1*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Millman nets a forehand for 0-15. Kyle tries to go big on the next return but pushes it just wide. Winning volley from Millman for 30-15 and then Kyle comes out on top of a long rally. 30-30. Another point each. Deuce. Millman hangs on.

*2-2

Three times in that game Kyle went for outright winners on return and three times he just missed. Don't mind that though. I think he has to be agressive if he is going to win today.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Sunday 16th of November 2014 04:49:05 AM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Unusual number of errors from Millman in this next game and Kyle has a comfortable hold to 15.

3-2*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Solid game from Millman punctuated by just one outright winner from Kyle.

3-3*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

A (half) volley error and a missed BH and Kyle is under pressure at 0-30. At 15-40 Kyle comes to the net and thinks he has put his volley away but Millman hits a superb running forehand pass down the line for the first break of the match.

3-4*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Kyle really making an effort to move Millman around the court. 15-30. But a BH goes long. 30-30. Kyle goes for a couple of big forehand winners but nets.

*3-5

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Two wayward BHs and Millman has SP at 30-40. Kyle saves with another heavy FH. After a couple of deuces, Millman finally decides to attack and fails dismally. Kyle holds.

4-5*

Kyle needs to make an impression on the Millman serve. No BPs so far. Easier said than done though as Millman is still looking very solid.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Kyle gets to 15-30 but a big serve down the T levels it at 30-30. Kyle is convinced that Millman has gone long on the next point but nothing is given. That would have been the BP we wanted. But not to be and Millman wins the next point as well.

First set Millman 6-4

Kyle playing pretty well in my opinion but the aggression is not quite paying off. I still think it is the right policy though.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Kyle comes out on top of a long rally at 15-15 and goes on to hold comfortably.

1-0*

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Millman's turn for a comfortable hold to 15.

*1-1