Doh! 3 sets points gone.
Diachenko - up a break in the 3rd set against Hantuchova
Mannarino just saved the first of two set points; come on Conor!
Doh! 3 sets points gone.
Diachenko - up a break in the 3rd set against Hantuchova
Niland wins first set 6-4.
Won the first set! 6-4 after five set points. Great start.
Edit - hantuchova breaks back - 1 game all - 3rd set.
If you didnt know what Conor Niland looks like and you are watching the match on tv , there is no doubt who the irish man is and who the frenchman is.
Wife watching at home telling me Niland has huge support - Tricolours everywhere - hopefully that will give him a big boost.
Mannarino serving now for the second set.
edit - One Set all.
Diatchenko beaten by Hantuchova - 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
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Diatchenko.....
Hantuchova is Hot
Its funny that you can hear a pin drop when Mannarino wins a point.
3rd set tie break now.
Which Niland lost 7-9.
Maith an fear!
2 sets all!
Can't slag him for lack of effort anyway!
2 sets all now, come on Niland!
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Not too into tennis but every sport is great when you have something to cheer for. Come on Conor
So close. Well played.
Bitterly disapointing for him id imagine - two breaks up in the last set - looked tired at the end.
Really gutted - thought he had it in the bag at 4-1, but them's the breaks (literally). The level of Irish support was amazing, at times it sounded like half of Limerick was in Court 17.
It's a Heartbreaker, I think when the crowd started to sing fields of athenry when he was two breaks up in the fifth might have gotten him a little bit nervous when closing out the match - he never recovered from that
But this will go a long way to him making the US open in a few months. SO close to centre court though
Great match now between nadal and Murray.
Shouldn't have replaced Britain's Andy Murray with Scotland's Andy Murray IMO
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