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Bloomfield Hills Ch SF: Learner Tien [WC] def. Ryan Seggerman [Q] 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 Match Stats

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R. Seggerman turned out to appear inspired toward the end of the second set as he took more risks in his groundstrokes, but Learner adapted from that situation and shifted the moment in his favor as he regained more control from the baseline, outhitting R. Seggerman's forehand side as he took more risks from there. This way, Learner generated 6 break points despite only converting 80% of them, 20% lesser than R. Seggerman's 100% break point conversion rate from just 2 break points, but it was insufficient for him to stay in the match.

Besides, Learner also had better serving percentage thanks to his range consistency when following then up. In this case, even though R. Seggerman fired a whopping 13 aces to Learner's 2, the latter had an exceptional first serve winning percentage at 78%, 6% more than R. Seggerman, as he tried to avoid more trouble thanks to his aggressive play and some necessary adjustments. In contrast, the latter's 3 double faults highlighted how risky his second serves were, thus he only won 46% of his second serve points compared to Learner's 66%.

In the finals, Learner will face alternate Nishesh Basavareddy, who advanced after qualifier Stefan Kozlov retired down 2-6, 0-2 in the second set. This could be another glimpse of the future, especially in American tennis, as both their point construction, aggression, and balance of power would be tested in this match. It could be a tricky encounter for their maiden Challenger title, but it could be an exciting one to close the week with as this became just the third match in history that featured a pair of American teenagers. Should be fun!

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Partners Open Puerto Vallarta 2024 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

Canadians Liam Draxl and Benjamin Sigouin won their second ATP Challenger doubles title together yesterday (also won the title at the 75 event in Little Rock last June) thanks to a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over Americans Karl Poling and Ryan Seggerman at the 50 event in Puerto Vallarta. Draxl is also in today's singles final where he will try to win his second ATP Challenger title.

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El Potosino Manuel Sánchez y Bernard Tomic Pierden en Dobles

El Potosino #ManuelSánchez y #BernardTomic Pierden en Dobles del #SanLuisOpen

San Luis Potosí, SLP / Marzo 26 de 2024.- El potosino Manuel Sánchez Montemayor y su pareja en dobles, el australiano Berdard Tomic de Austria perdieron ante la dupla estadounidense Ryan Seggerman y Patrik Trhac en el San Luis Open Challenger. Estadounidenses El mexicano con 33 años de edad y el australiano con 31 años, vendieron cara su derrota en el primer juego de dobles del torneo de Semana…

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The majority of the third set ended up in service game holds, but it was not the case in the 9th game as Learner's pace and shot adjustments started to pay off. In this case, while R. Seggerman's risks often resulted in some unforced errors, Learner steadily sought after his shots, as the latter outhit the former through a working cross-court backhand to set up his one-point lead to start that game.

Somehow, R. Seggerman found some of his game points being neutralized, one of which due to his double fault. Learner then took this advantage as his preceding forehand went after R. Seggerman's forehand error to score his latest break point before he broke due to an overrule to the qualifier's forehand, which turned out to be out. As a result, Learner earned an opportunity to serve for the match, where even though he survived R. Seggerman's smash earlier in that game, he still took the third set 6-4 to secure his 19th victory and keep the streak alive, as well as clinching his maiden Challenger-level final.

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The second set became an entirely different battle as R. Seggerman tried to step up by taking more risks on his strokes. It might have seemed to be a beatdown as soon as Learner fired a forehand pass to secure his one-point lead before breaking early to 1-0, and he proceeded to consolidate to 2-0, but as soon as the qualifier raised his game as he kept in touch on serve, the tables might have started to turn.

This became evident as R. Seggerman started the eighth game with a forehand down-the-line winner to secure another lead before having a break point, which was fumbled thanks to an unreturned serve. However, R. Seggerman created another break point with his backhand pass, which was converted with a forehand pass (4-4) to level the play. After holding his serves to 5-4, R. Seggerman started to take more risks from his groundstrokes, not only from his forehand side but also his backhand side, as he outhit Learner's forehand as the wild card tried to make adjustments for a lead. To continue, due to a failed slice from Learner, R. Seggerman took the second set 6-4, coming back from 2-4 down to bring this match to the deciding set to find out who of them would qualify for their maiden Challenger-level final.

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The singles action in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger then started with qualifier Ryan Seggerman, who stunned fourth seed Gijs Brouwer 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals to make his second Challenger-level singles semifinal after the Skopje Challenger (l. Kamil Majchrzak, saved 2 match points midway), taking on the 2023 US Open Junior Boys' Singles runner-up, currently studying in the University of Southern California and a wild card here, Learner Tien, who went on a 18-match winning streak after winning 3 ITF M15 tournaments in San Diego (May 27 and Jun 3), as well as Rancho Santa Fe (Jun 17) all the way before saving a match point to defeat Philip Sekulic 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-3 for his maiden Challenger-level semifinal appearance. While this match was expected to be fruitful in one way or another, the first set turned out to be something else.

Likely stemming from his classic slow start, R. Seggerman had a failed drop shot in between some forehand errors to set up Learner's break point before it was immediately converted to 2-0. The latter then consolidated to 3-0, but Learner ended up doubling the break (4-0) due to R. Seggerman's +1 forehand error that created the break point, followed by a forehand return ace for the said break.

Subsequently, Learner held his serves to 5-0, and R. Seggerman somehow put his name on the board with a service game hold to 5-1. This allowed the wild card to serve for the first-set breadstick, which he ultimately did (6-1) as he breezed through this set in 20 minutes.

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Mexico City Ch D F: Ryan Seggerman/Patrik Trhac def. Adam Walton/Tristan Schoolkate 5-7, 6-4, [10-5] Match Stats

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It was a highly competitive match where everything came down to their returns under pressure, as A. Walton/T. Schoolkate broke for the first set thanks to their first strikes and a volley winner, and R. Seggerman/P. Trhac followed in an almost similar manner in the second set before setting the match tie-break up with an anticipatory return right at the first point. As a result, the Australian pair's 100% break point conversion rate came from the end of the first set, while the American pair had 5 break points thanks to their intuitive efforts at the second set despite only converting 20% of them.

Furthermore, R. Seggerman/P. Trhac had slightly better service games despite being broken for the first set. Scoring 4 more aces than A. Walton/T. Schoolkate (10 to 6), R. Seggerman/P. Trhac stayed stable on their first serves by winning 6% more points at 86% compared to the Australian pair's 80%, while the latter's second serves remained slightly vulnerable at 60%, 13% lesser than R. Seggerman/P. Trhac as a consequence of their 5 double faults that faded it even more.

This marked R. Seggerman/P. Trhac's third Challenger title as a pair this year, their fifth overall (combined with their Playford and Sydney Challenger titles last year and Indian Wells 1-2 this year), with their next tournament being the (altitude) hard courts of the Morelos Challenger, facing Antoine Bellier/Beibit Zhukayev in the first round. Should be one of the pairs to watch out for in the future!

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The match tie-break somehow started with A. Walton/T. Schoolkate misfiring their forehand, which was taken advantage of by R. Seggerman/P. Trhac by holding their serves afterward. The latter had not looked back since, even forcing a forehand down-the-line error to lead 6-2 after some exchanges to strengthen their lead, ensuring their flow dominance as they maintained their early strike.

Furthermore, a no-look +1 volley from R. Seggerman also secured his & P. Trhac's service game hold to 8-3, thus putting them closer to the victory. Eventually, they emerged victorious after serving it out on match point, winning the match tie-break 10-5 to secure their third Challenger doubles title of the year as a pair.

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However, things became more exciting in the second set as R. Seggerman/P. Trhac tried to adjust their rhythm after being broken for the first set. While capitalizing on A. Walton/T. Schoolkate's preceding errors (including a double fault somewhere), a failed smash from A. Walton in executing his +1 shot resulted in the American pair's break point creation, which was converted 2 points later thanks to their successful volley (3-2). Without much hesitation, R. Seggerman/P. Trhac consolidated their serves to 4-2.

Somehow, R. Seggerman/P. Trhac concluded an outstanding rally by the second point of the eighth game as R. Seggerman's response volley from T. Schoolkate's around-the-post backhand volley resulted in A. Walton's forehand being fired too wide, winning the former the point before they held to 5-3. They almost broke for the set when the Australian pair double-faulted several points in, but the latter made the former serve for the second set after a service game hold, which was done successfully (6-4) to force the match tie-break.

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Closing the week in the Mexico City Challenger in the doubles department was a highly-anticipated match between a rising pair of Ryan Seggerman/Patrik Trhac, who was on a roll after stunning first seed Luke Johnson/Skander Mansouri 6-4, 6-3, and fourth seeds Adam Walton/Tristan Schoolkate, who also knocked out second seeds Christian Harrison/Marcus Willis 6-3, 7-6(10) in a highly competitive setting. This match turned out delivering the goods, with the pressure points being the most important element tested as the match progressed.

Although this match started with a slight servefest when T. Schoolkate finished the net exchange with a backhand down-the-line winner for an equalizer before R. Seggerman/P. Trhac held their serves to 2-2. Interestingly, it became one of the points that stood out until the end of the set considering their working serves most of the time, except at the end of the set in the twelfth game.

Prompted by their first strikes, this resulted in a failed +1 volley from R. Seggerman, which generated the one-point lead for the all-Australian pair before they created the set point thanks to A. Walton's swift forehand return to P. Trhac getting run over from his forehand side. Ultimately, A. Walton/T. Schoolkate took the first set 7-5 thanks to a timely volley from T. Schoolkate, which resulted in them being one set ahead in this match.

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Tenerife 2 Ch D R1: Patrik Rikl/Petr Nouza def. Ryan Seggerman/Patrik Trhac 7-6(6), 1-6, [10-7] Match Stats

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Bar the second set, where R. Seggerman/P. Trhac controlled due to the slightly faster rhythm, P. Rikl/P. Nouza successfully nailed the pressing points by putting the former pair off balance. This way, even though they were unable to convert 3 break points, they could maximize their chances in the tie-breakers, while R. Seggerman/P. Trhac tried to gradually ramp up the pace in the second set, which contributed to not only the 25% break point conversion rate, but also made their 8 chances to break, their pace still got absorbed toward the end of the match.

On the other hand, it turned out that both pairs had their own service game strengths. In this regard, even though R. Seggerman/P. Trhac scored 6 aces than P. Rikl/P. Nouza's 5, which also contributed to their exceptional first serve winning percentage at 82%, 13% more than the Czech pair. In contrast, P. Rikl/P. Nouza had a slightly better second serve percentage by 10%, mainly due to R. Seggerman/P. Trhac's percentage fading as a consequence of their 5 double faults.

In the quarterfinals, P. Rikl/P. Nouza will face Franco Agamenone/Francesco Maestrelli, who defeated Alexandru Jecan/Markos Kalovelonis 3-6, 7-6(9), [10-2] in another topsy-turvy encounter. Taking into account both are active, frequent singles players, this could be an interesting test on how their doubles game mesh with a combination of a balance between a working return and a functional serve, as well as their pacing. Everything counts!

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The otherwise then also happened in the match tie-break, where P. Rikl/P. Nouza turned out to be in control more instead. Right in the second point, the Czech pair caused R. Seggerman/P. Trhac to be more overwhelmed from the baseline, which resulted in the latter's failed smash to secure their earlier mini-break to 2-0. Two points later, they even doubled the break lead due to the American pair's forehand error to 5-1.

Even though R. Seggerman/P. Trhac tried their best to minimize the gap, P. Rikl/P. Nouza was clutch enough to close the match as an unreturned serve allowed them to take the match tie-breaker 10-7 despite saving one of the match points earlier. As a result, the Czech pair won the match and secured their spot in the quarterfinals.

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The second set became a different story for R. Seggerman/P. Trhac, who turned out to control the flow since the start. Right in the third game, a forehand winner from the American pair succeeded a previous exchange to set themselves 2 points ahead, where they eventually broke to 3-1, followed by a consolidation to 4-1.

However, P. Rikl/P. Nouza started to be out-paced toward the end of the match, where a net exchange caused them to be down a double break to 5-1, which allowed R. Seggerman/P. Trhac to serve for the second set. Despite having to concede just one point in that game, R. Seggerman/P. Trhac served the second set breadstick to 6-1, thus bringing the match to the distance with a match tie-break to decide the winner.

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The doubles action in the Tenerife 2 Challenger continued with an early blockbuster between the Nottingham Challenger champion, Patrik Rikl/Petr Nouza, and a rising pair in Ryan Seggerman/Patrik Trhac, in the first round. This clash turned out to deliver due to the thin margin between them, where some or most moments depended on their setup or how they handle the pressure points in between.

In the first set alone, both pairs survived several deciding points before the first set ended up being settled in a tie-breaker. Right in the first game, R. Seggerman/P. Trhac came up with a successful volley to conclude a net exchange to create their break point, only for P. Rikl/P. Nouza to hold their service game 1-0 2 points later. It also was the case in the ninth game, in another instance, where a working lob from P. Rikl/P. Nouza succeeded R. Seggerman/P. Trhac’s failed lob earlier before the Czech pair held their serves to 5-4. They almost broke for the first set when they were up 2 points earlier, but the American pair still held their serves to 5-5.

The tie-breaker then became inevitable, with their ability to keep their moment being tested. While in another net exchange, a backhand down-the-line error from P. Rikl/P. Nouza caused R. Seggerman/P. Trhac to have a mini-break lead to 3-2 before they consolidated it to 4-2, but the latter missed their forehand error for the match to be level again. Somehow, the Czech pair had an unreturned serve to secure their latest set point before R. Seggerman/P. Trhac double-faulted, which handed the competitive first set to the former pair 7-6(6).