Week 32 - ATP Challenger 80 - Chicago, IL, USA (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 32 - ATP Challenger 80 - Chicago, IL, USA (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Aidan has just got the first set, in a TB, having been a break down in the set

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
For the record:
FQR: (q6) Billy Harris WR 309 defeated (q11) Tennys Sandgren (USA) WR 380 by 6-4 7-6(9)

Aidan qualifies, too:

FQR: (q9) Aidan McHugh WR 332 defeated (q5) Li Tu (AUS) WR 254 by 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: Paul Jubb WR 202 vs (4) Jordan Thompson (AUS) WR 112
L32: (8) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) WR 125 vs Liam Broady WR 129

Qualifiers placed & the boys could have done worse:

L32: (Q) Aidan McHugh WR 332 vs (LL) Zachary Svajda (USA) WR 333 (CH = 332 last week)

L32: (Q) Billy Harris WR 309vs (WC) Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) WR 205 (= CH)

All rankings updated.

Nix · Futures level

Quite nice draws for Aidan and Billy, especially compared to Liam and Paul's opponents. Well done Aidan for qualifying.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

If Aidan won this event and Billy was runner up, they would both get enough points to reach the top 250 - its quite tight from around 200 to 350 and those performances would be enough to get 10 in the top 250, with Ali also thereabouts on live 254.

Maybe its closing in for Jaggy?

Ps I dont for one second expect them to make the above happen, but at least they are in separate halves so it is possible in theory

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

All 4 Brits play tomorrow

wolf · Tennis legend

L16: Stefan Kozlov & Kaichi Uchida (USA/JPN) CR 631 (411+220) beat Julian Cash & Henry Patten CR 277 (140+137) by 6-4 5-7 [10-7]

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

JonH comes home wrote:
If Aidan won this event and Billy was runner up, they would both get enough points to reach the top 250 - its quite tight from around 200 to 350 and those performances would be enough to get 10 in the top 250, with Ali also thereabouts on live 254.

Maybe its closing in for Jaggy?

Ps I dont for one second expect them to make the above happen, but at least they are in separate halves so it is possible in theory

Will we get 10 in the top 250 and 20 for the 500 before Andy retires? I think all 3 will happen within the next year for sure, maybe sooner.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
If Aidan won this event and Billy was runner up, they would both get enough points to reach the top 250 - its quite tight from around 200 to 350 and those performances would be enough to get 10 in the top 250, with Ali also thereabouts on live 254.

Maybe its closing in for Jaggy?

Ps I dont for one second expect them to make the above happen, but at least they are in separate halves so it is possible in theory
Will we get 10 in the top 250 and 20 for the 500 before Andy retires? I think all 3 will happen within the next year for sure, maybe sooner.

Andy could prove the long pole, we cant afford to lose him from either so it could be a chase.

despite what I say above, Im not convinced we will see either mark happen this season, I dont expect it - but maybe there is a chance next year. I think Andy , like you, will quit next season (perhaps at Wimbledon or US Open) so reckon we have a 9 to 12 month window.

indiana · Tennis legend

I do think that 10 in 250 is fairly likely within the year, probably sooner rather than later, possibly within a month or two. Not from Billy and / or Aidan but more likely from Ali and Kyle in addition to the current 8. Andy will still be around long enough to be a counter in that 10.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
If Aidan won this event and Billy was runner up, they would both get enough points to reach the top 250 - its quite tight from around 200 to 350 and those performances would be enough to get 10 in the top 250, with Ali also thereabouts on live 254.

Maybe its closing in for Jaggy?

Ps I dont for one second expect them to make the above happen, but at least they are in separate halves so it is possible in theory
Will we get 10 in the top 250 and 20 for the 500 before Andy retires? I think all 3 will happen within the next year for sure, maybe sooner.
Andy could prove the long pole, we cant afford to lose him from either so it could be a chase.

What the hell's a "long pole", apart from the literal meaning? confuse

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
If Aidan won this event and Billy was runner up, they would both get enough points to reach the top 250 - its quite tight from around 200 to 350 and those performances would be enough to get 10 in the top 250, with Ali also thereabouts on live 254.

Maybe its closing in for Jaggy?

Ps I dont for one second expect them to make the above happen, but at least they are in separate halves so it is possible in theory
Will we get 10 in the top 250 and 20 for the 500 before Andy retires? I think all 3 will happen within the next year for sure, maybe sooner.
Andy could prove the long pole, we cant afford to lose him from either so it could be a chase.
What the hell's a "long pole", apart from the literal meaning?

the long pole in the tent?! The Long Pole in the Tent Meaning

Definition: 1) The part of a task that will take the longest amount of time to complete; 2) the most critical part of a task.

So, Andy could prove to be the most critical part in the task of getting 10 in the top 250, if he retires before we get there!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
If Aidan won this event and Billy was runner up, they would both get enough points to reach the top 250 - its quite tight from around 200 to 350 and those performances would be enough to get 10 in the top 250, with Ali also thereabouts on live 254.

Maybe its closing in for Jaggy?

Ps I dont for one second expect them to make the above happen, but at least they are in separate halves so it is possible in theory
Will we get 10 in the top 250 and 20 for the 500 before Andy retires? I think all 3 will happen within the next year for sure, maybe sooner.
Andy could prove the long pole, we cant afford to lose him from either so it could be a chase.
What the hell's a "long pole", apart from the literal meaning?
the long pole in the tent?! The Long Pole in the Tent Meaning
Definition: 1) The part of a task that will take the longest amount of time to complete; 2) the most critical part of a task.
So, Andy could prove to be the most critical part in the task of getting 10 in the top 250, if he retires before we get there!

Thank you. I just wish people would stop using what I assume are expressions largely imported from Yank-land on the assumption that everyone else knows what they're talking about. I realise I'm probably in a minority of one, but I really can't be arsed to look them up, so the meaning goes straight over my head. cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Which is why you ask, if you're interested, and someone helpful like Jon answers