US Open 2002

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Last updated 09/15/2002

... Dead nick off serve seals Nicol's fate

Palmer Beats Nicol in Dramatic Fashion

PALMER WINS 3-1

Dead nick on the serve gets Palmer the match

A hard forehand drive gets Palmer to 16-15 match ball

14-14 Nicol calls 3

Palmer gets to 13-12 when Peter's drop hits tin

Off balance volley drop by Palmer gets him to 12 12

Wide ranging point at 9-11 ends in let

A great stop volley drop off a crosscourt gets Palmer back to 7-10

Nicol steadily goes up 7-2. Palmer's letting Nicol back into the match by sitting back

GAME FOUR Palmer leads 2-1

Several uncharacteristic Nicol errors let Palmer back in to 8-12 but two quick strokes get Nicol the game

Nicol up to 10-3. Palmer's let him get too big a lead

Palmer a bit tired looking

Nicol is controlling the center now and goes up 6-2

GAME THREE Palmer leads 2-0

Palmer has Nicol all over the court and wins it on a devastating drop up front

Palmer again chooses 1 at 14 14

But Palmer pulls even by changing speeds and attacking sharply

They trade points which won't get Palmer the game, 10-13

A Nicol error and then loose ball get Palmer back to 7-11

Nicol builds up a lead to 7-3 as Palmer commits several errors.

Some excellent movement by both players. Long points attacking. At 3-2Nicol a very long point ends in a let

GAME TWO Palmer leads 1-0

Palmer gets it with Perfect length to Nicol's forehand after Nicol's rail fell open.

Long point ends in close let

14 14, palmer chooses 1!

Palmer evens it at 13 when his skid boast causes Nicol to slip

Nicol gets the lead 13-12 with two quick mis direction shots.

Nicol gets to 11-12 as Palmer's crosscourt goes out to end a long point.

10-7 Palmer. Nicol is forcing the action a bit too much in the face of Palmers steady attacking play

Three very long points involve attacks by Palmer, get after phenomenal get by Nicol

At 5-6 Nicol a break for the court to be wiped after a very long point.

Both players still playing cautiously. Palmer takes 5-2 lead.

th Error by Nicol. 3-0 palmer

Two long points both end in driving winners for Palmer.

Palmer in white, Nicol in black.

Game begins on a let

Palmer - Nicol Game One