Week 1 - Challenger 50 - Forli, Italy (indoor hard)

wolf · Tennis legend

Week 1 - Challenger 50 - Forli, Italy (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice to see Jay and Aidan playing together.

I might be A1 wrong, but Jay's often been on his own (in terms of GB mates, at least) at previous challengers and I wonder if that's been a negative.... I'm sure he's got mates from the foreign contingent but they're less noticeable to an outsider so I'm glad he and Aidan are here together and have teamed up

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

Jay won his match 6-4 6-2 earlier.

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

And Aidan wins 6-4 6-0

indiana · Tennis legend

A bagel in each of Angelini's 3 WC R1 Forli Challenger losses since last June. Went with serve before Aidan won the last 9 games.

wolf · Tennis legend

L32: (1) Jay Clarke WR 215 beat (PR) Jeremy Jahn (GER) WR 569 6-4 6-2
L32: Aidan McHugh WR 340 beat (WC) Lorenzo Angelina (ITA) UNR 6-4 6-0

L16: (1) Jay Clarke WR 215 vs Aidan McHugh WR 340

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
L32: (1) Jay Clarke WR 215 beat (PR) Jeremy Jahn (GER) WR 569 6-4 6-2
L32: Aidan McHugh WR 340 beat (WC) Lorenzo Angelina (ITA) UNR 6-4 6-0

L16: (1) Jay Clarke WR 215 vs Aidan McHugh WR 340

That should be interesting to follow!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

L16: (4) Vladyslav Manafov & Piotr Matuszewski (UKR/POL) CR (222+249) def. Jay Clarke & Aidan McHugh CR 1139 (712+427) 7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Aberdaberdonian · Club Coach

JonH comes home wrote:
wolf wrote:
L32: (1) Jay Clarke WR 215 beat (PR) Jeremy Jahn (GER) WR 569 6-4 6-2
L32: Aidan McHugh WR 340 beat (WC) Lorenzo Angelina (ITA) UNR 6-4 6-0

L16: (1) Jay Clarke WR 215 vs Aidan McHugh WR 340
That should be interesting to follow!

Always nice to start the year with a win. Shame its going to come to an abrupt end for one of them.

flamingowings · All-time great

Jay picked for the first challenger hot shot of 2022:

mobile.twitter.com/ATPChallenger/status/1478847067762143238

Jaffa · Challenger level

Took me two goes to see what hed done there, but that is a ridiculous shot!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

It's on serve in the first set, but Jay playing slightly better, for me.

Priesty · Challenger level

Oh dear, awkward looking fall for Jay at 1*-2 in the TB, hope he's going to be OK.....

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I tuned in just a moment after he fell, but he took some time getting back up.

Jay played a fabulous point to win the tie break.

Priesty · Challenger level

Wow, what an end to that first set. Great reflexes at the net from Aidan to save the second set point and a good looking topspin lob at 6*-7 but amazing back-pedalling by Jay to retrieve it and he clinches the set 8-6 in the breaker with a BH down the line.