[SapELee]

63 62, Buchanan up next in semis. Livestreaming tomorrow @ http://spacecoastsportstv.com/.

[SapELee]

Christian lost 67 46 .

[SapELee]

He is like a mini clone of his brother except without the big serve .

[Kworb]

Watched quite a bit of it, he definitely reminded me of Ryan. Hope he can keep improving, would be fun to have two brothers in the top 100.

[SapELee]

Really needs to work on his shot selection...it is almost as bad as Ryan on big points .

[SapELee]

Hopefully, he can keep improving and get over the semifinal hurdle. Good luck next week.

[benji47]

Watched for a little bit, some of the net approaches were just so terrible that my grandma could pass him from the baseline...

He hits flatter than Ryan though, if he can get stronger should be fun to watch.

[PTWahoo14]

Originally Posted by benji47

He hits flatter than Ryan though

I actually got the opposite impression. He seemed to hit with a lot of spin and net clearance in my opinion. Maybe just a tad less than his brother on the forehand side but a ton more than Ryan on the backhand side.

I agree he'll needs to improve his strength which will partly come with age.

[benji47]

Ryan USED TO hit flat, but since later last year he's been looping half of his groundstrokes, intentionally or not...

[PTWahoo14]

I haven't really watched Ryan play in like.... a year. haha guess that explains my pov

[benji47]

I actually think Christian has more of an instinct of dictating the play from baseline than Ryan. However his serve and net game are simply not there, and those are both considered Ryan's weapons.

It would be really interesting if they can both compete in the ATP circuit, since the two actually have distinct characteristics unlike most of the other siblings in the game.

[SapELee]

Originally Posted by benji47

I actually think Christian has more of an instinct of dictating the play from baseline than Ryan. However his serve and net game are simply not there, and those are both considered Ryan's weapons.

I believe he was known as a stonger baseliner of the two when they were young. I agree that he needs to work on his serve and netgame. I do like his backhand more than his brother though. Gamewise, I think they are very similar....too similar.

[SapELee]

A couple of games

[SapELee]

Innisbrook Futures: http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/15/singles_draw175.PDF

First round against Garanganga, possible rematch with Buchanan in the 2nd round.

[Smoke944]

Nice routine win for Christian as he won 6-3 6-2. Tough rematch against Chase next.