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SirBloody Idiot · 09-07-2011, 12:56 AM

AEGON Nottingham Challenge II - Singles
PTA World Tour 250 - Thursday (3rd Round) - Nottingham,

United Kingdom - Grass

A poor start wasn't enough to stop the unseeded run of Pierre Rose as the West CWLander stormed home to beat qualifier Hau Li-an. After an impressive start to the week, Rose was caught on the back foot early as Hau came to the net regularly and broke three times en route to taking the first set 6-2. Rose's serve, which looked so lacklustre in the first, continued to be inconsistent in the second set, but it was nothing compared to Hau who failed to hold at all as the wind played havoc with his confidence. The third set was less one-sided, but only slightly so as Rose moved into the quarters 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

There he will meet Ishan Narang in a battle of East vs. West after Narang prevailed in a serve-a-thon against second seed Mark Harmel. The Belgian isn't really known for his serve, but was broken just once in the match as he and Narang engaged in a drab battle of the serves. In three tiebreakers, Narang needed four match points to put the second seed away in a marathon decider to advance to a showdown with Rose 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 7-6(8).

In the West vs. East battle in the third round, Roy Daniels put in a trademark collapse as Rick Langley the third seed was all over him like the symptoms of a poorly chosen night out in Thailand. Daniels looked tired and lethargic - understandable after playing a whole two matches in three days - as he fell away from 2-2 to drop ten games on the trot. Langley was clinical as he took advantage of his many opportunities, setting up a meeting with the altogether tougher seventh seed Yevgeny Pushkov 6-2, 6-0.

Seeded players out: Roy Daniels; Anothy Ficher; Mark Harmel; Adem Tadic.

09-07-2011, 12:56 AM	#67 (permalink)
SirBloody Idiot Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moving the hole in the o-zone layer Posts: 8,442	AEGON Nottingham Challenge II - Singles PTA World Tour 250 - Thursday (3rd Round) - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Grass A poor start wasn't enough to stop the unseeded run of Pierre Rose as the West CWLander stormed home to beat qualifier Hau Li-an. After an impressive start to the week, Rose was caught on the back foot early as Hau came to the net regularly and broke three times en route to taking the first set 6-2. Rose's serve, which looked so lacklustre in the first, continued to be inconsistent in the second set, but it was nothing compared to Hau who failed to hold at all as the wind played havoc with his confidence. The third set was less one-sided, but only slightly so as Rose moved into the quarters 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. There he will meet Ishan Narang in a battle of East vs. West after Narang prevailed in a serve-a-thon against second seed Mark Harmel. The Belgian isn't really known for his serve, but was broken just once in the match as he and Narang engaged in a drab battle of the serves. In three tiebreakers, Narang needed four match points to put the second seed away in a marathon decider to advance to a showdown with Rose 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 7-6(8). In the West vs. East battle in the third round, Roy Daniels put in a trademark collapse as Rick Langley the third seed was all over him like the symptoms of a poorly chosen night out in Thailand. Daniels looked tired and lethargic - understandable after playing a whole two matches in three days - as he fell away from 2-2 to drop ten games on the trot. Langley was clinical as he took advantage of his many opportunities, setting up a meeting with the altogether tougher seventh seed Yevgeny Pushkov 6-2, 6-0. Seeded players out: Roy Daniels; Anothy Ficher; Mark Harmel; Adem Tadic.