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Coup Droit


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Well done, Zach - didn't watch the third set but thought he had all the momentum after that TB and wasn't convinced by NB's style of play (no idea about any injury, certainly didn't seem to be any in the second set)

And Jay got the win too

Well done to both

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QF:  (8) Dominik Palan (CZE) WR 556 (CH = 280 in October 2023) vs Zach Stephens WR 1802
QF:  (5) Vadym Ursu (UKR) WR 446 (CH = 299 in September last year) vs (2) Jay Clarke WR 200



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Young Zach's had a good day:

L13:  Zach Stephens & Gian Luca Tanner (SUI) CR 3319 (2080+1239) defeated Alexey Aleshchev & Adrian Arcon (***/AUS) CR 2923 (1567+1366) by 2 & 4  biggrin

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QF:  Zach Stephens & Gian Luca Tanner (SUI) CR 3319 (2080+1239) vs (3) Mert Alkaya & Alp Horoz (TUR/TUR) CR 1437 (636+801) 



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QF:  (3) Mert Alkaya & Alp Horoz (TUR/TUR) CR 1437 (636+801) defeated Zach Stephens & Gian Luca Tanner (SUI) CR 3319 (2080+1239) by 5 & 3



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One more game, Zachy ......

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And some excellent serving (and slightly nervy back-of-the-court play) gets him through !!!

In two sets

Super result, Zach

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And Zach wins 7-5, 6-3. What a pleasure it has been to watch this run. He came into it with just a couple of ranking points and now he can totally replan his schedule for the start of next year. (Possibly the first week that hasn't cost him money too!) Great to see



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Well done Zach, right on the cusp of that top 1000 now.

Be really interesting to see if he plays Jay how he gets on.

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QF: (5) Vadym Ursu (UKR) WR 446 lost to (2) Jay Clarke WR 200 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6)



-- Edited by seagull on Friday 28th of November 2025 09:58:26 AM

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Jay was 5-3 down in final set

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SF: (2) Jay Clarke WR 200 vs Zach Stephens WR 1802

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Battle for Jay and maybe he looks vulnerable - really interesting to see how he and Zach go against each other

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I see Zach is down for qualies for an M15 in Egypt next week (and the week after in fact). Would a semi here at this challenger get him anything in terms of an SE to get into the main draw in next weeks Egypt M15?

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I see Zach is down for qualies for an M15 in Egypt next week (and the week after in fact). Would a semi here at this challenger get him anything in terms of an SE to get into the main draw in next weeks Egypt M15?

 This is an interesting point! From memory, the basis of the Special Exemption (SE) is that the player must have entered qualies in next week's tournament and that the tournament must be at the same level as the one that the player is playing. I do not recall any reference to a player in a higher level tournament who might benefit from an SE into a lower level tournament. But I acknowledge that this is a detail that even the nerdiest of us tennis nerds could overlook!  I'm sure the tournament organisers in Egypt will be very happy to have ZZach in the draw, they will figure out how to make it happen.

Unrelated, but BobinSpain has not posted for a very long time. Bob, if you are reading this I hope you are well.

 



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JonH comes home wrote:

I see Zach is down for qualies for an M15 in Egypt next week (and the week after in fact). Would a semi here at this challenger get him anything in terms of an SE to get into the main draw in next weeks Egypt M15?

 This is an interesting point! From memory, the basis of the Special Exemption (SE) is that the player must have entered qualies in next week's tournament and that the tournament must be at the same level as the one that the player is playing. I do not recall any reference to a player in a higher level tournament who might benefit from an SE into a lower level tournament. But I acknowledge that this is a detail that even the nerdiest of us tennis nerds could overlook!  I'm sure the tournament organisers in Egypt will be very happy to have ZZach in the draw, they will figure out how to make it happen.

Unrelated, but BobinSpain has not posted for a very long time. Bob, if you are reading this I hope you are well.

 

 Someone will know re the SE status!! 

Re Bob - he occasionally pops up with an ad hoc post, but it is certainly few and far between. It seems his passion moved to cricket maybe and tennis has taken a back seat. But he is definitely missed and I hope at some point he makes a return! 



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