Week 38 - Australia F5 - Cairns ($25,000) (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 38 - Australia F5 - Cairns ($25,000) (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Steven, just a quickie to point out that there;s a typo - it was QFs, not SFs, - and Ryan was actually up 6-2 3-2, not down - he was winning easily until his ruptured ligaments in his ankle gave up again.

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Cairns 25K: All 3 Brits made the SFs here

- 5th seed @HoytEvan took a set off the top seed, who won their QF 7-5 2-6 6-3 but 6th seed Ryan Storrie has to retire 2-6 2-3 down to an Aussie wild card in his QF"

steven · Tennis legend

Thanks CD, I've only just seen this so probably a bit late to correct it but I have anyway. Poor Ryan, that's awful

In the final, Grills has kept up his record of handing out one bakery product per match, taking the 1st set against Brydan 6-1

but BK is 3-2* up in the 2nd, equalling the most games anyone has taken off Grills in a set (3) or a match (4) this week.

steven · Tennis legend

Brydan is now 1-6 5-4*, so is he is proving to be the Aussie's toughest opponent this week, even if that's not saying much yet.

15-30 a glimmer of hope, 30-30, nice half volley up at the net 40-30, Grills nets from a deep return 40-40, Ad-in, Brydan's return goes long and it's 1-6 *5-5

steven · Tennis legend

Brydan holds through multiple deuces and at least one break point - 1-6 6-5*

steven · Tennis legend

It's been windy since I've been watching but now it's raining too.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brydan took the second set 7-6(2)

But is now 2-5 down in the third

Looks like play is interrupted again though ...

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brydan got it back to *5-6.... but got pipped at the last moment and lost the third set 5-7