[Filo V.]

Originally Posted by misty1

what ever happened to reda el amrani?

Injured. I read he may come back in the next month/couple of months.

[Filo V.]

Originally Posted by Ad Wim

Plus a very good head, he wins a lot on mentality.

Riba? Yes. That's one of the main reasons I like him a lot. Very determined on court and he fights, and makes his opponents beat him.

[Filo V.]

Pere misses four first serves in a row, loses all four points and gets re-broken.

He is playing with more depth from the baseline, though. Let's see if Simon can hold here.

[Ad Wim]

Bam, rebreak!

[misty1]

Originally Posted by Filo V.

Injured. I read he may come back in the next month/couple of months.

oh okay thanks. I just remember he was making progress and then he disappeared and i wondered what was going on

[Ad Wim]

Now hold!

[Filo V.]

That was a very determined point. Simon looks sort of tired to me. Pere is starting to mix some decent offense with his grinding.

[Filo V.]

Originally Posted by misty1

oh okay thanks. I just remember he was making progress and then he disappeared and i wondered what was going on

El Amrani is a talented player.......hopefully he comes back and can re-establish himself as a promising player.

[Filo V.]

Simon's first serve percentage has dropped and now that the rallies are getting longer, as the match has gone on, Simon is making errors. Pere has stepped up his intensity and consistency as expected. If he wins this set he'll almost definitely take the match.

[Ad Wim]

Goddamn...

This will be a typical loss of this year. Albeit this is against a decent player.

[Filo V.]

Simon with the early break, again with Pere, three missed serves, lost all three points. Still seems like Simon is tiring, though. Not winning any of the long rallies anymore.

[Ad Wim]

Rebroken, come on man!

[Ad Wim]

Now hold!

[Filo V.]

Four missed first serves, four points lost, Pere gets broken.

[Filo V.]

Simon finally holds, to end a run of three straight breaks. 4-*1 lead now.