Week 25 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - men's qualifying

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 25 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - men's qualifying

emmsie69 · Top national player

Coup Droit wrote:
Well, he can still stay at uni, from my understanding. He doesn't lose the right to study and get his degree.

It's only the right to be on the tennis team.

So it's a slightly different calculation.

But Arthur is first year. So there's no way he should give up his tennis scholarship for a small amount of money. (Even if it were a poxy uni)

I like the way the US system is very flexible. In a couple of years time, if he wants, he can take a sabbatical year (or whatever they call it), and play pro tennis for a year, keeping his credits, and go back and finish if it doesnt quite take off. That's what Paul Jubb did, no?

If he is on a scholarship then he'd have to win an awful lot of money to compensate for that loss. 4 year International Student at Stanfrod will be pushing £200k possibly more.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I might be using the word scholarship wrongly. i.e. I don't know if he gets full fees, or partial, and if so, how much.
But what I meant is that a student can take the money and carry on their studies, but they have to drop the tennis.
But no way he's doing that where he is at the moment. Or even if makes main draw or whatever.
Those who are not sure about there futures have to be careful though or, like Evan Hoyt, they can end up banned from the US college route.

flamingowings · All-time great

What happened to Hoyt CD?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

He'd been accepted for US college (can't remember which one).

And seemingly he had been signed up by a pro agent, for about 6 weeks, or some such nonsense, at the age of 16, say. And his poor mum said, 'do you think we should tell them?', and went for the honest approach. And his offer was taken away as he now failed the amateur/pro rules.

Which is dreadful, really, as (a) it was SO tiny and made zero difference and (b) it was exactly what a player like Evan needed.

flamingowings · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
He'd been accepted for US college (can't remember which one).

And seemingly he had been signed up by a pro agent, for about 6 weeks, or some such nonsense, at the age of 16, say. And his poor mum said, 'do you think we should tell them?', and went for the honest approach. And his offer was taken away as he now failed the amateur/pro rules.

Which is dreadful, really, as (a) it was SO tiny and made zero difference and (b) it was exactly what a player like Evan needed.

Uft that's tough. I remember my brother being signed up to a credit card at 16 or 18 at the bank and when he came home our mum was ranging so took him back to the bank to cancel it biggrin (because she knew he wouldn't have really understood how to use it properly)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Anton is 4-4

Very close....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Go, Anton.

Takes the first set, 6-4

emmsie69 · Top national player

He nicked that 1 less point but got them at the right time, nip and tuck this one

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: (qWC) Anton Matusevich WR 454 defeated (q19) Carlos Taberner (ESP) WR 113 by 4 & 1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brilliant!!!

Well done, Anton.

Very clean and convincing

DF · Tennis legend

Jack and Felix are about to start

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Excellent, well done Anton!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

have no idea of rankings points in qualies, where does this second win potentially take him to?

LordBrownof · Futures level

Anton my boy! What a fantastic win. I'm very excited by his potential - I'm remembering the comments from Judy Murray during Battle of the Brits, (if I'm recalling correctly) where she spoke highly of his temperament and attitude. This could be the springboard he needs for a great pro career (ok, I'm getting a bit carried away now).