Week 34 - US Open men's qualifying

wolf · Tennis legend

Week 34 - US Open men's qualifying

wolf · Tennis legend

Jay has lost his last 10 matches in Grand Slam qualifying. His only wins have been in his first two tournaments, a FQR at Wimbledon in 2017 and a QR2 at the French Open in 2018. Since then 9 first round losses.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stinker for Jay tbh. I fancy Liam, Ryan should win but is he match fit. Paul not sure. 2 wins here?

Tennis Saltire · Junior player

If Paul plays as well as he did against Kyrgios at Wimbledon and Ryan plays as well as he did in the grass court swing then both should win.

I really want Ryan to qualify too though I have no idea who's in his section or lying in wait each round.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As with the women, this is pretty much as good as you could hope.
Yes, Jay has a really tough one but as pointed out, he's not got a good record in qualis and is the least in form too...

wales1994 · County player

Has Ryan been injured too? After his grass exploits I expected him to push on in the North American hardcourt season, but he's not been seen since Wimbledon.

Shhh · Challenger level

wales1994 wrote:
Has Ryan been injured too? After his grass exploits I expected him to push on in the North American hardcourt season, but he's not been seen since Wimbledon.

He seems to have taken time out to draw breath and a training block(?)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Jay broken to love in the tenth game to drop the first set 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
Jay broken to love in the tenth game to drop the first set 6-4

Yeah, he was a break up at 4-3, I think it was, too - but lost the next few games easily. Only watched a few balls though - no real idea how the match went

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (q13) Norbert Gombos (SVK) WR 114 defeated Jay Clarke WR 205 by 4 & 4 cry

Rich2310 · County player

Just never seems to happen for Jay.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Liam is going to have go the long way round if he's going to be the 20 year-old freshman from Arizona

Lost the first set, 3-6

But experience may well tell - Murphy was all abuzz at the start, playing a big game - harder to keep it up and close it out

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice to see Eden Silva there, supporting.

The two of them are still solid then, I assume

And Liam's brother too

PaulM · Tennis legend

Dreadful tiebreak from Cassone. Thankfully!

DF · Tennis legend

MTO for Cassone who was in pain.