Week 12 - ATP Challenger 75 - Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain (hard)

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

Week 12 - ATP Challenger 75 - Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Doonan wrote:
Its also a challenger 100 rather than a 75. Not sure if that makes a difference

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Stircrazy wrote:
Doonan wrote:
Its also a challenger 100 rather than a 75. Not sure if that makes a difference
Not according to the ATP, it isn't.

I think they mean next week Lille is a Challenger 100 rather than this weeks event.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Madadman wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Doonan wrote:
Its also a challenger 100 rather than a 75. Not sure if that makes a difference
Not according to the ATP, it isn't.
I think they mean next week Lille is a Challenger 100 rather than this weeks event.

Ah, OK, thank you. That possibility didn't actually cross my mind!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Max Purcell (AUS) WR 99 (CH = 95 at the start of this month) vs (Q) Billy Harris WR 373

The Spanish wild card, Jordà, nearly took Purcell to a third set...

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I thought Billys first match reflected not so much on him as his opponent. Billys form had hardly suggested an early win like that could happen. But the fact hes repeated it and lost 8 games in 6 sets is, frankly, stunningly impressive

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Go Billy

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Billy's up to live 331 according to Live Tennis.eu

One more win and right on the 300 and also above Jay by a point.

Definitely go Billy!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (3) Anirudh Chandrasekar & Vijay Prasanth (IND/IND) CR 300 (139+161) defeated Jay Clarke & Lorenzo Giustino (ITA) CR 1055 (353+702) by 5 & 2

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

What a backhand that was from Billy at 4-3* 30-30. Even the ball girl was clapping.

Billy breaks and is serving for the set.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Didn't hold on that occasion but after a really battling performance, he takes the set on a TB.

Go Billy.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Purcell has 18 straight challenger wins, this looks impressive by Billy. Where has this come from?

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Purcell has 18 straight challenger wins, this looks impressive by Billy. Where has this come from?

Didn't this happen with Billy before - he was trundling along in ITFs, not being unsuccessful, but not outstanding and then he notched up a level and was in reach of Challengers, lets hope this is another notch up for him smile

indiana · Tennis legend

Billy breaks again in the second set ( 2 breaks to 1 )

7-6(3) *4-3

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

how far is this venue/location from you, Bob??!