Week 34 - ATP 250 - Winston-Salem, NC, USA (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

RE: Week 34 - ATP 250 - Winston-Salem, NC, USA (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Blue_Belle wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (1) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 9 (4+5) vs Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow (USA/USA) CR 61 (30+31)

L16: Romain Arneodo & Ariel Behar (MON/URU) CR 104 (50+54) vs (4) Jamie Murray & Michael Venus (NZL) CR 55 (29+26)
L16: (WC) Filippo Moroni & Matthew Thomson (ITA/USA) UNR (1614+0) vs (2) Lloyd Glasspool & Neal Skupski CR 24 (23+1)
Jamie and Michael have been replaced by alts

Hijikata & Kubler (CR 71), the Oz Open champions. I doubt Arneodo & Behar will be relishing that one!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (2) Lloyd Glasspool & Neal Skupski CR 29 (28+1) defeated (WC) Filippo Moroni & Matthew Thomson (ITA/USA) UNR (1622+0) by 7-6(4) 6-2

neal is now world ranked number one doubles player , live rankings at least
Neal has been world #1 for the last six weeks
and SC has him marked as world #1
Ah , 1 on his own is more special than 1 shared, IMO ! I realise hes been 1T for a while now, but 1 on his own is a special landmark in my opinion.

Not that it makes much difference, I thought it worth noting! And Koolhof falls from 1T to 2 so their CR drops from 2 to 3 so it makes some difference (although 3 will always be top seeded anyway!).

Julia Carrot · All-time great

So Prime doesnt seem to be covering Jacks match this evening?

wolf · Tennis legend

Only the main court normally shown at ATP 250s.

Priesty · Challenger level

Julia Carrot wrote:
So Prime doesnt seem to be covering Jacks match this evening?

Well what a load of ****. Been looking forward to it furious

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Not a break point so far, both serving at around 70 percent first serves in. Looks like a tiebreak looming.

Winner plays Max Purcell next round.

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

Lost it and now retired

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Not a break point so far, both serving at around 70 percent first serves in. Looks like a tiebreak looming.

Winner plays Max Purcell next round.

Yes, hasn't even been a deuce.

In the TB Jack had SPs ar *6-5, 7-6* and *8-7 but lost it by 10 points to 8.

6-7(8)

indiana · Tennis legend

Doonan wrote:
Lost it and now retired

Oh dear. Worrying. How did he look?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (2) Tallon Griekspoor (NED) WR 25 defeated Jack Draper WR 118 by 7-6(8) retired cry

Something's clearly not right!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Oh know, thats a blow.

indiana · Tennis legend

Hopefully the fact that he has got in some tennis matches in the last two weeks and has retired at the end of a set indicates yes, clearly all is not right, but perhaps more precautionary?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Blue_Belle wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (1) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 9 (4+5) vs Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow (USA/USA) CR 61 (30+31)

L16: Romain Arneodo & Ariel Behar (MON/URU) CR 104 (50+54) vs (4) Jamie Murray & Michael Venus (NZL) CR 55 (29+26)
L16: (WC) Filippo Moroni & Matthew Thomson (ITA/USA) UNR (1614+0) vs (2) Lloyd Glasspool & Neal Skupski CR 24 (23+1)
Jamie and Michael have been replaced by alts
Hijikata & Kubler (CR 71), the Oz Open champions. I doubt Arneodo & Behar will be relishing that one!

Now Hijikata & Kubler have pulled out & been replaced by ALTs (King & Stalder)! disbelief

Julia Carrot · All-time great

indiana wrote:
Doonan wrote:
Lost it and now retired
Oh dear. Worrying. How did he look?

His serve definitely did not have the force it had in his last match. I noticed that as soon as I started watching, which was a few games in. Only one ace, whereas previous match, maybe 10 at least. This made for much longer and tiring service games for him. Had to work so hard. Was unlucky with a net cord in the tie break otherwise he mught have clinched that set. Maybe a blessing though not to play on and exacerbate further any old problem oerhaps. Poor Jack.