Points won by each set: | 29-21, 29-16 |
Unreturned serves:
22 % Gilbert – 10 of 44
13 % Teltscher – 7 of 51
An all-Jewish-American final in Arizona. “I think I was fortunate,” Gilbert [13] said. “It’s like 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler today. I felt better coming into the match. I didn’t make a lot of mistakes and I served well.” He began the final losing his serve at ‘love’; but from *0:2 onwards he managed to win nine straight games. “I made errors all in different spots, some long, some short, some wide,” Teltscher said. “(Gilbert’s) got a good first serve, he passes well, and he’s fast.”
Gilbert’s route to his 11th title:
1 Mike De Palmer 6-3, 6-2
2 Derrick Rostagno 6-4, 6-0
Q Johan Kriek 6-2, 6-4
S Michael Chang 6-3, 6-4 ☆
W Eliot Teltscher 6-2, 6-2
☆ 15-year-old Chang [483, WC] became the youngest player to reach a main-level semifinal; vs Gilbert he trailed 2:5* (0/40) in 2nd set… his 3rd main-level event
Points won by each set: | 29-21, 29-16 |
Unreturned serves:
22 % Gilbert – 10 of 44
13 % Teltscher – 7 of 51
An all-Jewish-American final in Arizona. “I think I was fortunate,” Gilbert [13] said. “It’s like 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler today. I felt better coming into the match. I didn’t make a lot of mistakes and I served well.” He began the final losing his serve at ‘love’; but from *0:2 onwards he managed to win nine straight games. “I made errors all in different spots, some long, some short, some wide,” Teltscher said. “(Gilbert’s) got a good first serve, he passes well, and he’s fast.”
Gilbert’s route to his 11th title:
1 Mike De Palmer 6-3, 6-2
2 Derrick Rostagno 6-4, 6-0
Q Johan Kriek 6-2, 6-4
S Michael Chang 6-3, 6-4 ☆
W Eliot Teltscher 6-2, 6-2
☆ 15-year-old Chang [483, WC] became the youngest player to reach a main-level semifinal; vs Gilbert he trailed 2:5* (0/40) in 2nd set… his 3rd main-level event