US Open (MS)

[coke4]

coke overcomes strong hoff challenge to win 7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 6-2

Really great match with loads of great rallies and lots of break. Real clean match, as close as you can come to real tennis in 90/40.

1st Set I hold straight away to 30 then manage to get a few b/p, one of which i take after i anticipate an outwide serve then hit a L2 crosscourt return. I then hold for a 3-0 lead. I thought i was home and dry in the set but at 4-2 he manages to break back. I get 15-40 on his serve at 4-5 but he saves them both with aggressive play. We get to the TB but i am able to stroll through it, taking it 7-1.

2nd Set I get 0-40 straight away on his serve, he saves the first one but i take the second one to break for 1-0, i then hold for 2-0. I manage to break again at 3-1 I think after getting a 0-40 in which he saved the first but failed to save the second. I serve it out at 5-2 for 6-2.

3rd Set He changed up his serve, using more power and less placement and i struggled to return it and he started to hold easier. The set was looking destined for a TB with both of us holding easily, however at 4-5 he manages to get 30-40 and converts it with a deep L2 top spin return winner to my BH side.

4th Set Realising i needed to break his momentum i start going for more placement on my returns, i get a good read on his serve and with some good baseline play i take my chances, breaking twice and storming to a 4-0 lead. It goes on serve for the rest of the set and I serve out the match at 5-2 to take the match.


Stats
coke4 | the_ hoff
95% 1st Serve % 90%
75% Win on 1st serve 62%
84% Win on 2nd serve 64%
10 Aces 1
0 Double Faults 0
65 Winners 47
10 Unforced Errors 23
5/10 Break Points 2/3
117 Total points won 90

[Likos86321]

Us Open R16: Likos gets past Petrelli 7-5, 6-3, 6-4

Great match, i think petrelli deserved at least a set because he overally played a great match and had his unfortunate moments.

1st set: We were playing a very even set and i thought we were going to tiebreak straight away but at 6-5 i had two bp's and i managed luckily to convert the 2nd one by petrelli's mistake(he netted an easy down the line shot)

2nd and 3rd set: I think i broke early in those two sets and i was mostly focusing in my service games and when i had my chances to break once more, petrelli was saving them with ease i must say. He pushed me 3 times on my serve but i played some clutch tennis and saved all of them.

Match Statistics (Likos/Petrelli)
First Serve Percentage: 92/97
Second Serve Percentage: 77/100!!
Aces: 2/1
Double Faults: 0/0
Winners: 59/43
Unforced Errors: 14/16
Break Chances: 3/8, 0/3
Total Points: 98/76

[riley108]

congrats likos, sounds like u played very well

[petrelli83]

Us Open R16: Likos gets past Petrelli 7-5, 6-3, 6-4

Great match, i think petrelli deserved at least a set because he overally played a great match and had his unfortunate moments.

1st set: We were playing a very even set and i thought we were going to tiebreak straight away but at 6-5 i had two bp's and i managed luckily to convert the 2nd one by petrelli's mistake(he netted an easy down the line shot)

2nd and 3rd set: I think i broke early in those two sets and i was mostly focusing in my service games and when i had my chances to break once more, petrelli was saving them with ease i must say. He pushed me 3 times on my serve but i played some clutch tennis and saved all of them.

Match Statistics (Likos/Petrelli)
First Serve Percentage: 92/97
Second Serve Percentage: 77/100!!
Aces: 2/1
Double Faults: 0/0
Winners: 59/43
Unforced Errors: 14/16
Break Chances: 3/8, 0/3
Total Points: 98/76

what can I say?u simply played too good...today u have been stronger than me

I have some recrimation only in the 1st set where I was holding easily my serve and I played an orrible game on 5-6.

then U just played better than me

congrats Likos!!!

[Andymachine]

Andymachine bt RVCobra 4 2 ret , totally a hollow victory for me he was having numerous connection problems and we had tried many times to play and restart and restart , the last restart we cut out at me up 4 2 in first set so he gave me the retirement

And he didnt have much time to play at all this week , so i feel bit bad bout this , but Nitoflament awaits and that gonna be a nightmare ....

[Andymachine]

Well as expected i was crushed in my QF by Nitoflament 62 62 76 , I simply not good enough to cope with players like that but im glad in a way thats it all over for another year, or maybe TS4 , but taking my new wife to Nicé in 8 days for our honeymoon so thats still cheering me up , Well played Nito , i did try to hit but i cant move for some reason and good luck !!

[nitoflament]

Thank you andy, probably i played in regular form and you did not do very much during my games, you had some unforced errors and this it was the difference. Good luck with your commitments.

[RV_Cobra11]

if i still had intrest in top spin crap i would have dusted the competition

[riley108]

you must have some intrest in ts3 RV COBRA to be coming on the forum commenting

[maximo]

QF Maximo def. Likos 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

Match stats
Maximo Likos
99 % 1st serv. 81
90 % 1st serv. won 61
100 % 2nd serv. won 65
14 aces 3
0 df 1
68 winners 42
7 ue 15
3/13 bp 0/0
107 total points 74

It was a good match with some points very funny for being MS, the key of the match was the service, i won my service more comfortable, probably because the wind was blowing and I could adapt better.
Well played mate, always is a pleasure play with you

[Likos86321]

QF Maximo def. Likos 6-4, 7-5, 6-4

Match stats
Maximo Likos
99 % 1st serv. 81
90 % 1st serv. won 61
100 % 2nd serv. won 65
14 aces 3
0 df 1
68 winners 42
7 ue 15
3/13 bp 0/0
107 total points 74

It was a good match with some points very funny for being MS, the key of the match was the service, i won my service more comfortable, probably because the wind was blowing and I could adapt better.
Well played mate, always is a pleasure play with you

Very good match for ms, we all know how good you serve and you came to the match with 90 on serve. I said, thats it, im dead . Solid service games from you and your returning was top notch as well.

Good luck for the rest of the tourney my friend