Week 30 - ATP 250 - Atlanta, GA, USA (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 30 - ATP 250 - Atlanta, GA, USA (hard)

Priesty · Challenger level

Evo was a set and a break up but has just lost the second on a breaker and it's 1-1 in the 3rd. Don't know if it's a confidence issue with him being on a long losing streak.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (4) Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow (USA/USA) CR 65 (31+34) vs Julian Cash & Robert Galloway (USA) CR 134 (63+71)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Priesty wrote:
Evo was a set and a break up but has just lost the second on a breaker and it's 1-1 in the 3rd. Don't know if it's a confidence issue with him being on a long losing streak.

hes got the break now and is 3-1 up. Koepfer is solid, and their history is tight matches with Dan coming out on top - hope Dan will do it today, think he will

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Priesty wrote:
Evo was a set and a break up but has just lost the second on a breaker and it's 1-1 in the 3rd. Don't know if it's a confidence issue with him being on a long losing streak.
hes got the break now and is 3-1 up. Koepfer is solid, and their history is tight matches with Dan coming out on top - hope Dan will do it today, think he will

And it went downhill, dang - 5-4 to Koepfer and serving

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Dominik Köpfer (GER) WR 88 defeated (3) Daniel Evans WR 30 by 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Third time lucky for Herr D, more's the pity! cry Dan was a break up again in the final set.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: Dominik Köpfer (GER) WR 88 defeated (3) Daniel Evans WR 30 by 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
Third time lucky for Herr D, more's the pity! Dan was a break up again in the final set.

Thats a real blow. Evo really is struggling

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Sort of amazing his ranking is still up there tbh

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Sort of amazing his ranking is still up there tbh

Dan now though has 450 points due to drop off in the coming 2 weeks ( 90 from Washington and 360 from Montreal last year ).

Currently young Andy Murray is projected to overtake him for GB #2.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Sort of amazing his ranking is still up there tbh
Dan now though has 450 points due to drop off in the coming 2 weeks ( 90 from Washington and 360 from Montreal last year ).
Currently young Andy Murray is projected to overtake him for GB #2.

Yeah, just saw that and it will drop him to 50-60 range unless he replaces the points. Jack Draper is also due a big drop unless he can get points on his return.

Jajon · Club Coach

Feels a bit terminal for Dan? Or is that just me being a bit OTT

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Jajon wrote:
Feels a bit terminal for Dan? Or is that just me being a bit OTT

I've felt like that for a while. Bit like Schwartzman.

Priesty · Challenger level

Blue_Belle wrote:
Jajon wrote:
Feels a bit terminal for Dan? Or is that just me being a bit OTT
I've felt like that for a while. Bit like Schwartzman.

Yep am starting to have that feeling too. Although with his previously perfect winning record v Koepfer and having served for the match am wondering if its mental rather than physical.

9vicman · Satellite level

Don't know how Dan lost that match. He held 3 match points on Kopfer's serve at 6-2 5-3 40-0, and then led 4-1 in the 3rd. There was a bizarre final point where Dan didn't appear to move for Kopfer's serve. There's a clip online.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Don't know how Dan lost that match. He held 3 match points on Kopfer's serve at 6-2 5-3 40-0, and then led 4-1 in the 3rd. There was a bizarre final point where Dan didn't appear to move for Kopfer's serve. There's a clip online.

I saw that - it was quite bizarre; Dan almost gave up; twitter (X?) was going wild with accusations of tanking and match fixing but clearly it wasnt (we all know Dan too well to know that isnt his bag) - but he certainly went mentally astray and , being frank, doesnt seem to be in a good place with his tennis right now.

I am actually pleased he is playing with Andy in doubles this next couple of events - I think it will help him and maybe take his mind off his singles travails.