Week 44 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - American Express de Banco de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 44 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - American Express de Banco de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 44 - Challenger ($50,000) - American Express de Banco de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 44 - Challenger ($50,000+H) - American Express de Banco de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Nothing to loose just an opportunity to impress

EddietheEagle · County player

Oakland2002 wrote:
Nothing to loose just an opportunity to impress

When you're playing an Argie - a Brit, that is - it's always for the Falkland islands - in their mind, that is.

Etienne · Club Coach

I really don't think that's true. A mate of mine who lives in Argentina says that it's really not a big issue for the majority of people.

Vandenburg · Futures level

EddietheEagle wrote:
Oakland2002 wrote:
Nothing to loose just an opportunity to impress
When you're playing an Argie - a Brit, that is - it's always for the Falkland islands - in their mind, that is.

Has the draw changed, it now has Ward down as playing the OAP clown from Dominican repl or wherever he is from. As for the other comment, I would be in favour of having a futures, Falklands F1, or maybe it would come under British futures. A nice indoor or grass court event.

Vandenburg · Futures level

Vandenburg wrote:
EddietheEagle wrote:
Oakland2002 wrote:
Nothing to loose just an opportunity to impress
When you're playing an Argie - a Brit, that is - it's always for the Falkland islands - in their mind, that is.
Has the draw changed, it now has Ward down as playing the OAP clown from Dominican repl or wherever he is from. As for the other comment, I would be in favour of having a futures, Falklands F1, or maybe it would come under British futures. A nice indoor or grass court event.

Oh no, that is A. Ward! apologies

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Wardy's game has started 2-2, going with serve.

Miriambee · Futures level

it's live streamed on ATP challenger page

thejester · Satellite level

I really feel that this is a free swing for James. Nobody's expecting him to win, and rightly so given the surface and ranking gap. Hopefully he can become the second Ward to upset the odds today.

thejester · Satellite level

James lost the 1st set 7-4 in a tie-break
Just broke from 40-15 down though. *1-0 in the second set

thejester · Satellite level

Broken straight back to love though, and Schwartzman holds to love. 8 points in a row for the Argentinian, James to serve *1-2

thejester · Satellite level

James chooses to serve and volley at AD-40 and goes on to lose the next 3 points, 1-3*

thejester · Satellite level

But Schwartzman refused to allow James to go quietly, giving Wardy 3 BPs with some poor shots. He saves all 3 though, Wardy spraying a couple of forehands well wide and long. Schwartzman has a game point but a lovely pass from James keeps him in it at deuce.