Week 45 - Challenger 80 ($52,080) - Knoxville, TN, USA (hard)

seagull · Hall of fame

Week 45 - Challenger 80 ($52,080) - Knoxville, TN, USA (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Michael Mmoh (USA) WR 246 defeated (Q) Aidan McHugh WR 358 by 3-6 6-3 6-1

brittak · Satellite level

There was a long altercation quite early in the third where Mmoh was complaining about something or other. Aidan didnt seem quite the same after that and also had to take a MTO and the match ran away from him really.

Shame but he has been having a few good weeks on this challenger swing and I hope he can still play Champaign next week where he is currently looking as though he will be seeded in qualies.

-- Edited by brittak on Friday 12th of November 2021 09:46:14 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It wasn't an argument between Aidan and Mmoh, though.

It was Mmoh with the umpire and referee

Mmoh's serve hit the net and then Aidan hit it out of the air. Mmoh (for some incomprehensible reason) thought he should get the point (as you would for hitting the serve out of the air). BUT it was a let. So no one quite knew what he was going on about. Aidan didn't care, it was always going to be a let (first serve in this case, as it hadn't bounced). It was at 40-15 to him anyway, so even when they played the let, and Mmoh won it, it didn't change much. I thought Aidan looked a little off the pace even before that incident.

Priesty · Challenger level

Shame, but I imagine that at 21 Aidan is still very much a work in progress and it's good to see that he's starting to establish himself at Challenger level. Hope he can play next week and keep the momentum going.

Jaffa · Challenger level

I dont think that argument had much bearing on the result. Mmoh is below his ranking at the moment and his experience and class shone through.

Aidan did well, cracking few weeks for him.