Week 2 - ITF Challenger - Forli, Italy 2 $80K (Indoor Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 2 - ITF Challenger - Forli, Italy 2 $80K (Indoor Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jack wins

3-6 7-5 6-3

Aberdaberdonian · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
Jack wins

3-6 7-5 6-3

Great result for Jack. Hard luck for Aidan earlier.

That means another tournament this week with two GB semi-finalists. Roll on Jubb vs Clarke to see who completes the quartet.

Aberdaberdonian · Club Coach

Looks like a tight affair so far.

Was 3-3, with one break a piece, but Paul has just broken again to lead 4-3.

Aberdaberdonian · Club Coach

First set lands up going Jay's way, 6-4. Nip and tuck, in the 2nd. Currently 2-2.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jay won in straight sets.

SuperT · Futures level

Jay probably needed the win more. Good to see this should put in back in to top 200 again.

wolf · Tennis legend

QF: (8) Jack Draper WR 262 beat Alexander Ritschard (USA) WR 276 3-6 7-5 6-3

QF: (3) Jay Clarke WR 211 beat (Q) Paul Jubb WR 347 6-4 7-6(0)

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SF: (8) Jack Draper WR 262 vs Zsombor Piros (HUN) WR 277

SF: (3) Jay Clarke WR 211 vs Adrian Andreev (BUL) WR 363

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Good stuff.

Jack, Aidan and Paul all started the week not too far off their CHs.

Should now be CHs for all 3 plus, as said, Jay back into the top 200.

Now can a great week be capped off by an all British final?

Priesty · Challenger level

Jack the lad takes the first set 6-4, looking good, had 2 BPs in the first game of set 2 but Piros played well and saved both. Only one DF so far and 5 aces.

Drapes breaks in game 3 and holds for 3-1....rallying well from the back and some nice touches around the net.

Edit - and it's all over, looking like Piros retired to hand Jack a place in the final. Shame to end that way but Jack was certainly on the way.

Come on now Jay!

-- Edited by Priesty on Saturday 15th of January 2022 03:06:57 PM

-- Edited by Priesty on Saturday 15th of January 2022 03:10:19 PM

Priesty · Challenger level

SF - Jack Draper (8) WR 262 defeated Zsombor Piros WR 277 6-4 3-1 ret.

Not sure yet what the cause of retirement was.

-- Edited by Priesty on Saturday 15th of January 2022 04:16:30 PM

Priesty · Challenger level

Like his fellow countryman Jack, Jay takes the first set 6-4.

1*-2 in the second.....

Priesty · Challenger level

Andreev plays a poor game at 5-5, his frustration boils over as Jay breaks to love!!

Come on Jay....

Edit - argh, Andreev breaks back to love and then takes the breaker 7-5....

Andreev is up and coming, only 20 and ranked 363, think Jay will have his work cut out in the 3rd if we're going to have an all-British final....

-- Edited by Priesty on Saturday 15th of January 2022 05:40:32 PM

Priesty · Challenger level

And Jay breaks in the 2nd game and clinches it on his 3rd match point!

SF - Jay Clarke (3) WR 211 defeated Adrian Andreev (Q) WR 363 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3.

F - Jack Draper (8j WR 262 v Jay Clarke (3j WR 211.

-- Edited by Priesty on Saturday 15th of January 2022 06:20:50 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done both Jack and Jay!