Week 41 - Ferrero Challenger 80 (€44,820) - Alicante, Spain (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 41 - Ferrero Challenger 80 (€44,820) - Alicante, Spain (clay)

BradMarx90 · County player

Liam is in action. A break down in the opening set after a very unlucky net cord towards the end of his opening service game. Fighting hard to bring it back, though.

emmsie69 · Top national player

BradMarx90 wrote:
Liam is in action. A break down in the opening set after a very unlucky net cord towards the end of his opening service game. Fighting hard to bring it back, though.

Which he does 3 all

BradMarx90 · County player

Liam breaks back! Squandered three BPs at 0-40, but still managed to secure the break. Back at 3-3 in the first.

BradMarx90 · County player

Oof. Liam DFs on break point (his first serve looked in, tbf) and hands the break right back. 3-4* in the opener.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

But not for long..... :(

BradMarx90 · County player

Broady just spurned another three BPs, now serving at *3-5.

BradMarx90 · County player

First set has gone, 6-3.

BradMarx90 · County player

Only 36% of second serve points won so far, and 1/7 break points taken.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yeah, the score is fair but there wasn't that much difference in the actual tennis.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Some of Liam's errors are just awful..... :(

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Liam has had 14 break points (fourteen!!!) and taken just two.

Some, admittedly, the other guy has played well - but at least 50% of the missed ones have been sloppy play from Liam.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Tomás Machac (CZE) WR 218 defeated (Q) Liam Broady WR 203 by 3 & 2 cry bleh

Double fault served on match point down.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Only watched the last couple of games and that was painful enough. Not the Liam "fight for every point" Broady that I am used to seeing. I guess everyone has bad days and this seemed like one for Liam. But he has had a good run recently so maybe a day like this was on the cards.

Liam loses 6-3 6-2

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Wednesday 14th of October 2020 12:02:02 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

17 year old Carlos Alcaraz into back to back challenger finals, did same in September. Up to 140 ish in ranks, started year just inside 500. Watch out for him!