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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 9
    Kartal was beaten in straight sets by 30th seed Noskova. 4-6 2-6

    Norrie currently a set and double break down against Medvedev. 4-6 1-4

    Raducanu has a double break lead in the first set. 5-2

    Draper still to come later.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    How does a lucky loser get into the second round? Surely once the tournament starts, that's it?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 9
    killerandflash said:
    How does a lucky loser get into the second round? Surely once the tournament starts, that's it?
    I believe it’s because the seeded players get the first round bye. If it’s later in the tournament (or a first round winner withdrawing before round 2) it’s a walkover but because in this case, the withdrawing player hasn’t beaten other players yet, they can put another player in their place without much issue.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    Norrie out in straight sets. Radacanu comfortable winner in straight sets.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 9
    Draper wins fairly comfortably against world no. 46. 

    6-1 6-4
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    edited May 10
    Fearnely v Berrettini on now. Jake narrowly lost the first set but a break up in the 2nd

    Very entertaining tennis. I can see Jake getting into the top 50 and maybe a few places better in the not too distant future. Pretty quick rise up the rankings so far

    '7 Oct 2024 — Fearnley's climb from 646th to 98th in the world rankings in 2024 is the fifth biggest annual rise into the top 100 since 2000, according to ATP statistics.'

    Current ranking 57
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 10
    Fearnley serves for the set at 5-3. Drops two set points and then gets broken to the delight of the Italian crowd. Back on serve at 5-4.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Lost the resulting tie break 7-0. Crumbled in the face of his opponent and a raucous home crowd.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    Callumcafc said:
    Lost the resulting tie break 7-0. Crumbled in the face of his opponent and a raucous home crowd.
    He looked beat - either an injury or just the intensity of the match. I commented about how much he was sweating when we started watching it and it was only 2 - 2 and only 20 degrees.

    HIs rise to 52 (as he will be on Monday) since last year has been very quick, so maybe still getting used to the intensity of the matches against top 50 opponents?
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    Great win by Raducanu after a close first set when she was serving for the set 5 -7 6 -0 6-1 despite a shocking first serve percentage
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.

    165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    Callumcafc said:
    With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.

    165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
    And in the live rankings i.e. tomorrow's official ones, Raducanu up to 42, only 2 behind Boulter. I think Raducanu will pass Boulter soon. Kartal 53 and Fearnley 52
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Draper wins the first set against Kopriva 6-4.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited May 11
    PrincessFiona said:
    Callumcafc said:
    With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.

    165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
    And in the live rankings i.e. tomorrow's official ones, Raducanu up to 42, only 2 behind Boulter. I think Raducanu will pass Boulter soon. Kartal 53 and Fearnley 52

    I agree.
    Since Boulter rose to the mid 20's, her form has been poor and now down to the 40's whereas Raducanu is looking really competitive and fit; long may it last but Coco Gauff may be a round too far in Rome.
    Emma has a chance if Coco's serve is off.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Draper wins 6-4 6-3. Will play world no. 83 Moutet in the last 16.

    Raducanu’s last 16 opponent is Coco Gauff.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    soapboxsam said:
    Against the 19 year old Aussie Maya Joint, who is a new name to me, Emma had a long battle 7-5 6-7 6-3 and Raducanu went sightseeing for a while in the day as she was 5th match on court and the match finished at 11pm.
    I watched some of the match and it was a good quality clay court game.
    Joint played well - gave Emma a tough match.
    Did Joint run out of puff?
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    soapboxsam said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Callumcafc said:
    With Fritz losing his first match of the tournament, Draper is creeping up on that world no. 4 spot.

    165 points behind Fritz currently. Will reduce that to 115 points if he beats world no. 92 Kopriva today.
    And in the live rankings i.e. tomorrow's official ones, Raducanu up to 42, only 2 behind Boulter. I think Raducanu will pass Boulter soon. Kartal 53 and Fearnley 52

    I agree.
    Since Boulter rose to the mid 20's, her form has been poor and now down to the 40's whereas Raducanu is looking really competitive and fit; long may it last but Coco Gauff may be a round too far in Rome.
    Emma has a chance if Coco's serve is off.
    Raducanu's will have to improve a lot too
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 12
    Raducanu was beaten by Gauff 6-1 6-2.

    If Draper beats Moutet tomorrow, he will reduce the deficit to world no. 4 Fritz to only 15 points.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Moutet wins the first set against Draper 6-1
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Murray and Djokovic end their partnership. I wonder what Murray will do next, there are plenty of talented British players now if he is interested.
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Draper wins the second set 6-4
  • CAFCBill
    CAFCBill Posts: 398
    killerandflash said:
    Murray and Djokovic end their partnership. I wonder what Murray will do next, there are plenty of talented British players now if he is interested.
    I'm hoping he will coach Fearnley, Draper seems to have a good set up with his coaches. I don't think he will come cheap, though, so I doubt Fearnley would be able to afford him, unfortunately.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 13
    Draper wins 1-6 6-4 6-3 against a tricky opponent.

    He will play a QF against the winner of Alcaraz and Khachanov, currently 5-5 in a deciding set.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Callumcafc said:
    Draper wins 1-6 6-4 6-3 against a tricky opponent.

    He will play a QF against the winner of Alcaraz and Khachanov, currently 5-5 in a deciding set.
    Alcaraz wins 6-3 3-6 7-5 to set up a quarter final with Draper.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited May 14
    Didn't see Draper win yesterday but sounded like he was bamboozled in the 1st set but found a way to win during the next two sets. 
    Alcaraz, favourite to win on Clay but after a narrow 7-5 win in the 3rd set his game isn't at it's peak at the moment.

    Saw most of Raducanu's match against Gauff and felt Emma won plenty of points but couldn't convert it into games. Had plenty of game points on her own and Coco serve but couldn't win the big points unfortunately.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    soapboxsam said:
    Didn't see Draper win yesterday but sounded like he was bamboozled in the 1st set but found a way to win during the next two sets. 
    Alcaraz, favourite to win on Clay but after a narrow 7-5 win in the 3rd set his game isn't at it's peak at the moment.

    Saw most of Raducanu's match against Gauff and felt Emma won plenty of points but couldn't convert it into games. Had plenty of game points on her own and Coco serve but couldn't win the big points unfortunately.
    Agree with your assessment. Draper was very honest in his post match interview about not really knowing what was going on in the first set. Moutet is certainly a lively character. Good to see Draper work his way to a win though. He said he's going to have to manage his match time now that he's playing more rounds and having more testing matches.

    Talking of game time - good to see Raducanu has entered Stuttgart as she wants more game time - hopefully that means getting the new fitness coach means she is not only fitter but also more robust as worrying less about too much match time will lead to more injuries.

    Agree about the match against Gauff too. Clearly second best but it was closer than the score suggests. She's definitely making progress, particularly when clay is not her surface, so hopefully will get into the top 30 idc. Is top 30 or even better this year if things carry on?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited May 14
    Around the top 30 and her body stays fit will be good progress for Emma this season. 

    Staying in the top 5 for Jack and picking his schedule carefully will be good progress for Draper. Mentally and physically he goes through the ringer most matches. In comparison Sinner can win more matches with less strain on his body, or so it seems. Being an ex Skier obviously has helped Sinner* reach his optimum fitness.

    Definitely would like to see Jack improve his Wimbledon record and get to the 2nd week at least.
    Semi final should be doable if fit and healthy.
    Five set matches with a day in-between has been a problem so some early round 3 set wins will be paramount for Draper to reach the business end of Slams.

    * I want to believe him !
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 14
    Draper v Alcaraz in a couple of hours - next on the main court after Gauff v Andreeva.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,982
    Draper v Alcaraz just started.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Alcaraz wins the first set 6-4 after Draper led 4-2.

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