Week 35 - Spain F24 ($15,000+H) - Pozoblanco (Hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 35 - Spain F24 ($15,000+H) - Pozoblanco (Hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (7) Ed Corrie WR 335 defeated (4/WC) Iñigo Cervantes (ESP) WR 297 by 0 & 4 smile

Spectator · All-time great

Nicely done.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Big points - nice one Ed

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Ed & Dave win the battle of the Brits! s

Final: (1) Ed Corrie & Dave Rice CR 390 (168+222) defeated (2) Lewis Burton & Marcus Willis CR 452 (228+224) by 4 & 5

paulisi · Tennis legend

Brydan took the first set 6-4

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 322 defeated Pol Toledo (ESP) WR 557 by 4 & 2

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SF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 322 vs Wang Chuhan (CHN) WR 587 (= CH)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Another win for in form Klein.

There is a good chance that we could have 10 players inside the top 300 in the next couple of weeks.

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steven · Tennis legend

Ed and Brydan's wins today take them over 100 2014-only points and mean that all of the top 10 Brits have now picked up 100+ ATP singles points since the start of 2014 (with GB no. 11 Liam on 99 as well), c.f. just 5 first 35 weeks of 2013 and 2012 and just 4 in the first 35 weeks of 2011 and 2010.

steven · Tennis legend

QF: (7) Ed Corrie WR 335 beat (4/WC) Iñigo Cervantes Huegun (ESP) WR 297 (CH 130 in 2012) by 0 & 4

QF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 322 beat Pol Toledo Bague (ESP) WR 557 (CH 531 last Sep) by 4 & 2

SF: (7) Ed Corrie WR 335 v (8/WC) Christian Garin (CHI) WR 346 (CH 327 last month)
SF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 322 v Wang Chuhan (CHN) WR 587 (= CH)

Garin was junior no. 4 just under a year ago, while Wang was the player who upset 2nd seed Dave in R1.

indiana · Tennis legend

Looking how relatively well the GB men top 10 are doing ( over 100 points for the year so far, in or threatening the top 300 ) yet the number in the world too 500 dropping, and with so many young prospects on the women's side, it kind of seems the men and women GB tables are on a bit of a switch over.

Relatively decent top 10 to 12, but lacking depth : a year or so ago was the women, but becoming more the men, although hopefully some outside the top 500 will push on.

A relative lack of top 300 players, but not too bad depth further down : a year of so ago was the men, but becoming more the women with a batch of young players increasingly on the rise ( though hopefully too we can get a few more higher ranked women fit again before too long ).

korriban · Challenger level

indiana wrote:
Looking how relatively well the GB men top 10 are doing ( over 100 points for the year so far, in or threatening the top 300 ) yet the number in the world too 500 dropping, and with so many young prospects on the women's side, it kind of seems the men and women GB tables are on a bit of a switch over.

Relatively decent top 10 to 12, but lacking depth : a year or so ago was the women, but becoming more the men, although hopefully some outside the top 500 will push on.

A relative lack of top 300 players, but not too bad depth further down : a year of so ago was the men, but becoming more the women with a batch of young players increasingly on the rise ( though hopefully too we can get a few more higher ranked women fit again before too long ).

It is an interesting switch around. However, if one is honest, a "relatively decent" 10-12 actually means 1 player who is notable in world terms, 2-3 players who overseas tennis fans will be aware of, but who are on the periphery of or outside the world game (ATP tour) and 6-8 who are still nowhere in world terms. Compared to recent years this crop of 10-12 players is, en masse, a far more promising outcome for GB tennis and it does indicate progress, but with only 1 "world" player and only 3 Europa League players, I'd suggest there's no depth inside the top 10-12, let alone outside it.

And the worrying thing is that there appears to be very little in the junior pipeline on the boys side that has made any impact at all in European or world terms.......although since everyone progresses at their own pace, I'm told, there's probably a Rafa Nadal in there that will emerge in 5 years time, who's mixing it up in grade 4 ITFs at the moment! wink

The women's side, as you say, shows real promise......it's not inconceivable that if we look 3 years ahead, we might have 8-10 top 200 players, and maybe 5 or 6 top 100 players within that. Nice!

-- Edited by korriban on Saturday 30th of August 2014 07:43:50 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brydan is into the final:

SF: (6) Brydan Klein WR 322 def. Wang Chuhan (CHN) WR 587 (= CH) 6-3 6-3

(Do hope some of the UK tourneys note the comments about the great atmosphere in Spain, and tie it in with, amongst other things, the fact that they are playing the semi finals one after the other, not at the same time. Makes no real difference to the players (unless they're playing two matches in one day). And gives a far bigger crowd.
The G4 junior tournament today played the girl's final and then the boys - as opposed to both at the same time. Same thing. Double the crowd. Double the atmosphere. The federation coaches get to see both finals - what's not to like?)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ed lost the first set 4-6 but is a break up in the second