Week 44 - Challenger 80 (€44,820) - Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma, Italy (indoor hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 44 - Challenger 80 (€44,820) - Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma, Italy (indoor hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Cressy serving bombs. 3 aces and a service winner for *2-2

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

1 set all now as Cressy takes the 2nd set 6-4. 16 Aces so far from him.

Liam playing pretty well in my opinion.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

If Liam is going to win this, it may have to go to a 3rd set breaker. Cressy not bothering with 2nd serves and just trying to serve aces on either 1st or 2nd serve. Now at 20 aces. Liam yet to generate a BP in the match.

Another huge hold from Liam from 15-40 down.

3-2*

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
1 set all now as Cressy takes the 2nd set 6-4. 16 Aces so far from him.

Now up to 20, compared with Liam's nine. Just checked & he's big lad: 6'6"! Must be like playing a slightly inferior version of Isner for Liam! hmm

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Liam managed to at least get him to deuce in his last service game for the 1st time in the match.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Liam will get one more chance to break or we head into a 3rd set breaker. Whatever the result, I think Liam as played some really good tennis today.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Great win for Liam!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Liam Broady WR 202 defeated (8) Maxime Cressy (USA) WR 168 by 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(2)

*****

SF: Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) WR 292 (CH = 153 in October 2015 - he's now 32) vs Liam Broady WR 202

The Italian beat the top seed, Barrère, in three sets in his L16 match.

DF · Tennis legend

Well done Liam!

seagull · Hall of fame

Great stuff Liam. Stebe the only seed left in so lets go all the way.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Terrific win from Liam against a 27 Ace bombardment. In the end though, Cressy's desire just to serve aces even on 2nd serve found him out as he served 2 DFs in the 3rd set breaker. But Liam was very very good today.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Friday 6th of November 2020 02:35:53 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Live rankings that I use has Liam currently at WR191.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just brilliant.

Cressey had 7 BPs, only one converted

Liam didn't have a single BP the whole match - but who cares - he got the two TBs, and deservedly so

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Liam having a good swing in the autumn again. Would be nice to see him keep this momentum going into 2021