250 and 500 Tournament Match Reports

[TomBs]

Lost 0-6 1-6 to Lonamer11 in Dubai MSS.

In the first game I felt I might have a chance, but in the end he outclassed me. Even when I hit a well-placed powerful shots the balls would come back even better placed and more powerful. He eased through his service games, whereas I struggled in all but one of them. Overall his timing is just better.

[tonedawg1]

Maximo Def tonedawg 7-6 6-4

1 set there were no breaks and in the tiebreak we stole plenty of mini breaks but he ended up winning off a well placed serve.

2nd set he broke me with a deep slice down the line then he held pretty easily and closed it out 6-4. a good game

[maximo]

well played tonedawg, there was very good rallies, and your timing is perfect, btw, i used nakamura and he gray

[tonedawg1]

just need to improve my serve i cant serve on sim

[Otlichno]

Lost to Advocateof04 in R16 7-6 6-1 There wasn't that much lag, but we constantly disconnected and the fact that I was using Bucci made his high stamina seem completely useless. Me and Advocate can NEVER connect for some reason, so next time I play him I think I'll be using Cannon so I don't have that disadvantage next time. He was Lopez. I definitely need to add some risk to my game because Advocate completely annihilated me with his risk shots and I think being able to risk in a rally properly could help me ALLOT! Good match bud!

[coke4]

just need to improve my serve i cant serve on sim

Cant servr in sim or cant serve without a high serve stat?

[alex13090]

Alex def Maximo 7-5 6-4

1st Set:
We were both in danger on our serves a few times, but the one I remember is when I was 15-40 on my serve, and I thought there was no way out of this considering how well Max was playing and how poor my serves were. I got through no idea how.
I then managed to break at 6-5 and steal the set.

2nd Set:

I have a stamina advantage at this point and try to use it, going 00-30 on his serve in the opening game (i think) but max wasnt gonna have any of that and won the next 4 points
The last few games in the set were incredibly tense, none was easy. At 4-3 I was putting pressure but as usual Max was playing well and right despite his stamina being dead. Incredible. Then on my serve I was in danger again but pulled through.

at 5-4 I get a match point at 30-40, return well, we get into a ralley where I end up at the net. Max hits a high passing shot which I beleive was going out but for some unexplainable reason I still lunged at it and watched the ball slowly land behind the line. I got another match point at 40-adv and this time it was Max's turn to make a volley error on match point, hitting my high topsin into the net.

I definetely have lady luck on my side these days. I can't beleive I pulled through all these matches against players who were out-playing me in almost every aspect, I mean it. Congratulations to Max even if today I got away with the win, hes come SO far since we first played each other.

I also have marlonbrando to thank as before the match we had a quick set where he gave me a huge slap in the face, 6-2, which woke me up. (this guy is going to be in the top 10, definetely.)

[maximo]

tonedawg, u can't serve every time on the line and make ace or free point, but not mean that you can't serve well

[coke4]

Coke4(Tompson) defeats R_Leefy(Gray) 6-2 6-4

1st Set- I broke immediately but then played a dodgy game and almost gave the break away but i didnt i held, i then broke and held again for 4-0. I almost broke again but he held and after that it went to serve.
2nd Set-He played much better this set. He started by holding to love and he then managed to carve out 0-40 on my serve, but i saved all 3 with good serves and managed to hold. He continued playing well and aggressively and we were both holding comfortably. At 3-3 i managed to win an important long first point, i then won the next two to carve out a 0-40 lead, he saved the first playing aggressively but i took the second and then held for 5-3. I should have broke him next game but i played to passively wasting a 0-30 and he held. My next service game was tough and i made an error on match point at 40-30 but i earned another m.p and i took it

Stats
coke | R_Leefy
73% 1st Serve % 80%
83% 1st Serve won 64%
50% 2nd serve won 56%
1 Aces 0
1 Double Faults 0
32 Winners 10
15 Unforced Errors 9
3/6 Break Points 0/4
57 Total Points 43

[Andymachine]

Seeing as i made a hash of reporting my scoreline il describe the match

QF Alberto Mexicano Telcel

Nitoflament def Andymachine 64 76

1st set we were holding serve both very easily until 4 4 when i played a horrible game an put shots wild , he then served out easily to win first set 64

2nd set he broke me early to go 2 0 , then i had so many break points and eventually levelled again , i had set point at 4 5 on his serve and couldnt convert after a huge rally

In Tie Break however he played superb again and took it 7 2

[maximo]

Alex def Maximo 7-5 6-4

1st Set:
We were both in danger on our serves a few times, but the one I remember is when I was 15-40 on my serve, and I thought there was no way out of this considering how well Max was playing and how poor my serves were. I got through no idea how.
I then managed to break at 6-5 and steal the set.

2nd Set:

I have a stamina advantage at this point and try to use it, going 00-30 on his serve in the opening game (i think) but max wasnt gonna have any of that and won the next 4 points
The last few games in the set were incredibly tense, none was easy. At 4-3 I was putting pressure but as usual Max was playing well and right despite his stamina being dead. Incredible. Then on my serve I was in danger again but pulled through.

at 5-4 I get a match point at 30-40, return well, we get into a ralley where I end up at the net. Max hits a high passing shot which I beleive was going out but for some unexplainable reason I still lunged at it and watched the ball slowly land behind the line. I got another match point at 40-adv and this time it was Max's turn to make a volley error on match point, hitting my high topsin into the net.

I definetely have lady luck on my side these days. I can't beleive I pulled through all these matches against players who were out-playing me in almost every aspect, I mean it. Congratulations to Max even if today I got away with the win, hes come SO far since we first played each other.

I also have marlonbrando to thank as before the match we had a quick set where he gave me a huge slap in the face, 6-2, which woke me up. (this guy is going to be in the top 10, definetely.)

i think that has been one of our best matches, i feel that i have my chances, but in this moment u are like Federer, u can do all that u want , but i hope we'll meet in many finals.

[tonedawg1]

just need to improve my serve i cant serve on sim

Cant servr in sim or cant serve without a high serve stat?

Ya i can't hit the lines as easily

[Likos86321]

i played marlobrando in a friendly sim match and he risks constantly(L2+R2 risk returns and in rallies) especially when he gets broken. i won 6-4 6-3, if he masters his risk play he will be in top1

[alex13090]

Just lost to djarvik 6-4 7-6, great match with some amazing rallies.

I'll let him do the match report, but all I can say is I was blown off the court. I was in danger on everyone of my service games and I felt sluggish and weak compared to him. Good luck to him in the final

[Josenylund]

Brger , Maximo Ive been sending you guys messages on when to play , did you get them?? cause when i send them they come to my inbox , so basically im sending them to myself ? or what the hell is going on?