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Var · Futures level

Week 6 - ATP 500 - Dallas, USA (indoor hard)

LordBrownof · Challenger qualifying

JPJ not in this - backhand isn't its usually reliable and punishing self and he can't get into any rallies. 6-1 Cilic.

Var · Futures level

Colic too good. Serve as good as ever, JPJ just cant get a racquet on it. Anyway onto set two. First set to Cilic 6-1.maybe if he had colic JPJ might have won.

-- Edited by Var on Friday 13th of February 2026 07:35:50 PM

-- Edited by Var on Friday 13th of February 2026 07:36:44 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Cilic is a darn good player still.

Var · Futures level

Civic serving for the match 5-4

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Civic serving for the match 5-4

You need to land on a name , Var! biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Marin Cilic (Colic/Ciclic/Civic) (CRO) WR 61 defeated (Q) Jack Pinnington Jones WR 173 by 1 & 4

Still good experience for him.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: Marin Cilic (Colic/Ciclic/Civic) (CRO) WR 61 defeated (Q) Jack Pinnington Jones WR 173 by 1 & 4
Still good experience for him.

jack had no chance against 4 different opponents!

Var · Futures level

Had two break points but Cilics serve came back into play. An ace an then its all over for JPJ. Good lesson learnt. You can see how he needs more experience at the higher level to learn how to deal with servers like Cilic.

Var · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Var wrote:
Civic serving for the match 5-4 sorry Cilic!
You need to land on a name , Var!

Too excited lol

-- Edited by Var on Friday 13th of February 2026 07:34:22 PM

Var · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Var wrote:
Civic serving for the match 5-4
You need to land on a name , Var!

Cilic, sorry ! Damn predictive text!

Sheddie · administrator

Decent showing from JPJ. You don't get serving like that too often in the challengers. Two bps in the final game and Cilic hits four straight aces. That's why he's a slam champion and multiple slam finalist.
Probably significantly underranked as well at the moment.

Fabulous week though - wondering where next? Maybe Acapulco qualies and then a shot at IW?

Tennpar · Club Coach

Still, a fabulous, hopefully breakthrough tourno for PJ, and he's certainly got our attention now smile

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Théo Arribage & Albano Olivetti (FRA/FRA) CR 85 (36+49) defeated (2) Christian Harrison (USA) & Neal Skupski CR 12 (11+1) by 3-6 7-6(5) [11-9] bleh

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: Théo Arribage & Albano Olivetti (FRA/FRA) CR 85 (36+49) defeated (2) Christian Harrison (USA) & Neal Skupski CR 12 (11+1) by 3-6 7-6(5) [11-9]

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