North American ATP tournaments Feb-March 2018

[PKBasu]

Sock holds at 15, with a terrific down the line winner.

[PKBasu]

Volley error from Yuki. 0-15. Poor UFE. 0-30. Another horrible UFE. 0-40. Awful game from Yuki. Broken at love. 1-3.

[PKBasu]

Brilliant service return fells Sock. 30-15. But he wins the next point with a fine cross court. 4-1

[PKBasu]

Brilliant service return fells Sock. 30-15. But he wins the next point with a fine cross court. 4-1

Yuki is being outclassed completely at the moment.

[PKBasu]

Yuki up 40-0, then a weak second serve makes it 40-15. Game with a good first serve. 2-4

[PKBasu]

Fabulous play by Yuki (set up by excellent service returns) makes it 15-40. Then a magnificent rally is won by Yuki with a terrific backhand down the line. Breaks back at 15. 3-4.

[Sin Hombre]

Just started watching and Yuki immediately breaks back.

SKS has been a lucky charm for Yuki so far; let's see how PKB and I go

[PKBasu]

Yuki is broken at 30. Serve-volley attempt at 30-40 goes wrong. 3-5

[PKBasu]

Terrific point by Yuki, ends with a fine volley. 15-all.
Sock takes the next two points. 40-15. And wins the set 6-3.

Yuki's serving remains a major weakness. And his forehand has been somewhat unreliable today, as the commentators point out.

[S_K_S]

43% 2nd serves won as against 89% for Sock

[PKBasu]

TV has shifted to Anderson-Basilashvili again.

[S_K_S]

2nd set

YB serving 1st
1-0
fh catches the net and goes wide-0-15, return into net,ufe-15-15, 2s-fh dtl attempt into net-15-30, 2s-bh wide, forced-30-30, amazing winner by JS on the stretch when it seemed YB had hit a volley winner, turns out he hit it with a broken string-30-40, 2s-bh into net,forced-Deuce, return wide-Ad In, 2s-bh return long-Game

1-1
2s-great rally cc, YB on the run nets-15-0, 2s-drop shot, YB runs in but can only net the bh-30-0, 2s-return wide off a big kicker-40-0, drop shot by YB-40-15, 2s-fh into net,forced-Game

1-2
df-15-30, fh winner, wrong foots JS-30-30, rally followed by a fh dtl winner by JS-30-40, fh into net by JS, forced-Deuce, 2s-fh into net off a slice by JS-Ad-out, 2s-good kicker out wide that JS can ony hit long-Deuce, Volley put away after a short bh cc that brough JS in-Ad In, return winner-Deuce, return fh long, ufe-Ad In, 2s-fh into net, ufe, wild-Deuce, 2s-fh wide by JS off a slice by YB-Ad In, 2s-fh winner by JS-Deuce, 2s-Ace-wrong foots JS-Ad In, Fh wide off a slice by JS-Deuce, 2s-Df-Ad Out, 2s-fh cc is long-Game

1-3
fh winner by JS-15-0, 2s-return long-30-0, 2s-volley winner off a bh slice by JS-30-15, fh wide by JS-30-30, long by Yuki on a challenge-40-30, Ace-Game

2-3
return wide-15-0, fh dtl long-30-0, 2s-bh wide, rushed off the return-30-15, bh dtl wide-40-15, return into net-Game

2-4
forced bh error-15-0, 2s-fh into net,forced-30-0, 2s-fh return long-40-0, 2s-df-40-15, Ace-Game

3-4
miss hit return is long -15-0, return long-30-0, bh dtl wide-30-15, 2s-bh into net, ufe-30-30, fh cc winner-40-30, bh return wide-Game

3-5
fh dtl winner-15-0, 2s-bh winner after a good rally-15-15, Ace-30-15, fh long by JS-30-30, fh into corner forces JS to go long-30-40, 2s-fh dtl winner, too good-Deuce, 2s-df-Ad Out, bh return long off a body serve-Deuce, 2s-short serve, kicked up a bit but YB duffs the return into net-Ad In, Same serve- retuen is long this time-Game

4-5
15-0, fh cc wide-15-15, 2s-bh return long-30-15, volley put away-40-15, fh winner-Game

5-5
fh wild by JS-0-15, bh into net by JS-0-30, fh return just long-15-30, bh into net by JS-15-40, bh dtl winner attempt catches the net-30-40, 2s-df-Game

5-6
fh cc winner-0-15, fh dtl is long-0-30, fh long, tried to trade got over powered-0-40, 2s-df-Game

6-6
bh dtl winner-0-15, 2s-df-0-30, fh dtl is just wide-15-30, 2s-fh into net-15-40, 2s-df-Game

6-7
YB serving - 2s-fh return wide-1-0
JS serving - bh into net, ufe-1-1
JS serving - fh return long- 2-1
YB serving - 2s-fh cc into net off a slice-1-3
YB serving- volley into net off a serve and volley - 1-4
JS serving - fh cc into net-4-2
JS serving - 2s-bh return into net-5-2
YB serving - return winner - 2-6
YB serving - 2s-volley winner-3-6
JS serving - fh into net, forced 7-3

[Sin Hombre]

43% 2nd serves won as against 89% for Sock

Very sluggish play. At least he holds after saving the bp to begin set 2.


87mph first serve from Yuki

And now broken after a double fault.

This is a significantly inferior player to the one that I saw against Pouille or Monfils or even Shova. Serving very weakly and can't handle the spin.

[PKBasu]

1-1 in the second set. YB held after saving a BP. Sock held at 15.

Yuki ends a rally with a fine backhand volley. 15-0.
Sock crosscourt makes it 15-all. Poor from YB 15-30. Terrific FH down the line winner from YB. 30-all. Forehand down the line winner from Sock. 30-40. Superb forehand crosscourt. Deuce. FH UFE from YB. Ad-out. 2nd serve out wide makes it Deuce. Beautiful volley winner. Ad-in. Backhand down the line return winner from Sock. Deuce. Fine service winner. Ad-in. FH continues to let YB down. Deuce. Spinning BH results in a Sock UFE. Ad-in. FH winner from Sock. Deuce. 2nd serve ace from YB. Ad-in. Bad FH UFE from YB. Deuce. DF from YB. Ad-out. FH UFE from YB. Broken. 1-2

[S_K_S]

Need to come in more. If he stays back this is only going to end in one result. The slice from JS's back hand is being made to look a lethal shot.