Week 8 - ATP Challenger 75 - Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 8 - ATP Challenger 75 - Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (WC) Johannus Monday WR 300 (= CH) defeated Rei Sakamoto (JPN) WR 364 by 7-6(6) 6-4 smile

B00thy · Lower Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (WC) Johannus Monday WR 300 (= CH) defeated Rei Sakamoto (JPN) WR 364 by 7-6(6) 6-4

Not watched Johannus before. Certainly the better of the two. Plenty in his game to work on so bags of room for improvement this year

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Johannus up to 292 in the rankings. 60 odd points from 230ish which would be grand slam Qualifying cut-off roughly.might have a chance of making it for the French.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
FQR: (q9) Raul Brancaccio (ITA) WR 434 defeated (qWC) Finn Bass WR 994 by 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1

FQR: (q1) Christoph Negritu (GER) WR 325 defeated (qWC) Toby Samuel WR 1613 by 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 hmm

seagull · Hall of fame

Coup Droit wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
FQR: (ALT) James Story WR 734 defeated (q6) Alastair Gray WR 419 by 6-2 1-2 retired
FQR: Stuart Parker WR 585 defeated (q12) Max Wiskandt (GER) WR 493 by 2-6 6-4 6-4
FQR: (ALT) Harry Wendelken WR 649 defeated (qWC/q2) Giles Hussey WR 383 by 2 & 3
Well done, Harry !
(Nothing against Giles, but I don't know the man, wouldn't recognise him, and I like Harry, he got my 'favourite match at Surbiton' vote a year or two back )

Think I was watching that match (Vs Bu?)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L32: (1) Constant Lestienne (FRA) WR 172 (CH = 48 in February 2023) vs (WC) Henry Searle WR 407 (CH = 389 last week)

L32: (WC) Johannus Monday WR 300 (= CH) defeated Rei Sakamoto (JPN) WR 364 by 7-6(6) 6-4 smile

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L32: (Q) Harry Wendelken WR 649 vs Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) WR 262 (CH = 153 last July)

L32: (Q) Stuart Parker WR 585 vs (WC/3) Daniel Evans WR 167 (CH = 21 in August 2023)

L32: (ALT) Viktor Durasovic (NOR) WR 280 (= CH) vs (Q) James Story WR 734

Harry playing with the big boys now! All rankings up to date.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
FQR: (ALT) James Story WR 734 defeated (q6) Alastair Gray WR 419 by 6-2 1-2 retired
FQR: Stuart Parker WR 585 defeated (q12) Max Wiskandt (GER) WR 493 by 2-6 6-4 6-4
FQR: (ALT) Harry Wendelken WR 649 defeated (qWC/q2) Giles Hussey WR 383 by 2 & 3
Well done, Harry !
(Nothing against Giles, but I don't know the man, wouldn't recognise him, and I like Harry, he got my 'favourite match at Surbiton' vote a year or two back )
Think I was watching that match (Vs Bu?)

That was a wonderful match biggrin Harry was playing great and I love Bu's tennis too - so engaging from both

But I think my absolute favourite was the one just before - when Harry beat Pierre-H Herbert in the FQR match.

Partly because Harry won, but it was also the level and style was amazing, with PHH playing brilliantly, with some amazing net play, but Harry just managed to soak it all up and then give some back. And a lovely spirit in the match too.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: (1) Constant Lestienne (FRA) WR 172 defeated (WC) Henry Searle WR 407 by 5 & 0

stevemcqueen · Futures level

Henry S lost to Lestienne 7-8, 6-0. I watched the second set. 6-0 might be an unkind scorelinje, but there was a big diffference between the two players. A stat that jumps out is that Henry won only 25% of points behind his 2nd serve.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

stevemcqueen wrote:
Henry S lost to Lestienne 7-8, 6-0. I watched the second set. 6-0 might be an unkind scorelinje, but there was a big diffference between the two players. A stat that jumps out is that Henry won only 25% of points behind his 2nd serve.

Henry is still rather young, in his game as well as actually

I watched the end of the first set and the start of the second

He was very close in the first set - the TB was touch and go, Henry was all charged up, a little wild as is his wont, but playing well

And then he lost the TB, and he lost his mojo - he will learn that you can't do that in pro tennis

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

stevemcqueen wrote:
Henry S lost to Lestienne 7-8, 6-0. I watched the second set. 6-0 might be an unkind scorelinje, but there was a big diffference between the two players. A stat that jumps out is that Henry won only 25% of points behind his 2nd serve.

Weight of shot?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
stevemcqueen wrote:
Henry S lost to Lestienne 7-8, 6-0. I watched the second set. 6-0 might be an unkind scorelinje, but there was a big diffference between the two players. A stat that jumps out is that Henry won only 25% of points behind his 2nd serve.
Weight of shot?

Not really. Lestienne doesn't have a particularly heavy ball. And Henry gets amazing acceleration and whip on his ball.

stevemcqueen · Futures level

I agree with CD, the weight of shot was not really a problem. Too many errors in the second set.

I'm looking forward to watching Dan this evening, though not without some trepidation. Does anyone have any idea whether Dan will make the cut for qualies at Indian Wells and Miami? Last year, the last direct acceptance was 215 for Indian Wells and 158 for Miami.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

stevemcqueen wrote:
I agree with CD, the weight of shot was not really a problem. Too many errors in the second set.
I'm looking forward to watching Dan this evening, though not without some trepidation. Does anyone have any idea whether Dan will make the cut for qualies at Indian Wells and Miami? Last year, the last direct acceptance was 215 for Indian Wells and 158 for Miami.

Fingers crossed for Dan! He sits as alt 24 for IW qualies, would they expect it to drop that far for him to get in? Feels like a long way out, but I dont follow these things historically so maybe thats normal?!