Week 45 - ITF M25 - Harlingen, TX, USA (hard)

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Week 45 - ITF M25 - Harlingen, TX, USA (hard)

SuperT · Futures level

Also I notice that Paul has a 10 point win dropping in a couple of weeks, so maybe he wants to protect his ranking before testing himself at a higher level?

flamingowings · All-time great

I do agree that whilst it would be great to see Paul playing at a higher level, the chance to do so (during the grass season where he would likely been given some qWC/MDWC) was unfortunately marred by injury. Hopefully next year we will see him mix it up.

Re: slight frame, same as McHugh, although Aidy has bulked up a little from 2 or so years ago.

seagull · Hall of fame

First set Jubb on the tiebreak

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (1) Paul Jubb WR 342 defeated (7) Gerardo López (MEX) WR 592 by 7-6(4) 7-5

*****

SF: (1) Paul Jubb WR 342 vs (4) Christian Langmo (USA) WR 521 (= CH)

wolf · Tennis legend

SF: (3) Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) & Mark Whitehouse CR 1328 (807+521) beat (1) Luke Johnson & Toby Kodat (USA) CR 938 (368+570) 3-6 6-3 [10-5]

F: (3) Francis Casey Alcantara (PHI) & Mark Whitehouse CR 1328 (807+521) vs Gabi Adrian Boitan & Constantine Franzen (ROU/GER) CR 3881 (2219+1662)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done Paul- chance for a title this week??

indiana · Tennis legend

Good to see from Paul.

I think his schedule is fine for now. It's just since September that his results have really pushed on again and that still includes just one win against a top 350 ranked player (WR 240) and a couple of dodgy looking losses. His current WR 342 ranking looks about right for him but hopefully he can continue to push it upwards in the next year or so.

He's building up matches and wins again and no doubt increasing his confidence. And be just fine to add another 25K title this week.

Yes, I do hope he can hit the challengers again in 2022, with a much improved ranking to underpin him, but I don't see any big problem just now.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks for all the response re Paul- I started with the little comment I made re stepping up a level and Id still like to think he could do that and start to push into challengers, but the responses provide good context and make sense. Sorry I didnt respond sooner - it was my sons graduation ceremony at Oxford and we went down for a family celebration.

Good luck to Paul tonight !!

Nix · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks for all the response re Paul- I started with the little comment I made re stepping up a level and Id still like to think he could do that and start to push into challengers, but the responses provide good context and make sense. Sorry I didnt respond sooner - it was my sons graduation ceremony at Oxford and we went down for a family celebration.

Good luck to Paul tonight !!

Congratulations to your son. Such an achievement to even get into Oxford. I was there this week as a tourist and just kept thinking how much confidence it would give you to have a chance to study there, with all that history and prestige.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nix wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks for all the response re Paul- I started with the little comment I made re stepping up a level and Id still like to think he could do that and start to push into challengers, but the responses provide good context and make sense. Sorry I didnt respond sooner - it was my sons graduation ceremony at Oxford and we went down for a family celebration.

Good luck to Paul tonight !!
Congratulations to your son. Such an achievement to even get into Oxford. I was there this week as a tourist and just kept thinking how much confidence it would give you to have a chance to study there, with all that history and prestige.

It was quite , quite special and thank you so much. It was in the Sheldonian which , designed by Christopher Wren, is special in itself. The ceremony was largely in Latin and full of pomp but also a little taking the mickey out of itself, which was nice.

my son did a degree called PPE which folks may know is what many of todays politicians read. He also managed to get a first! Which is stunningly good and made us so proud- my wife and I both went to what was Newcastle Polytechnic , so heaven knows where it came from.

thanks again

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nix wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks for all the response re Paul- I started with the little comment I made re stepping up a level and Id still like to think he could do that and start to push into challengers, but the responses provide good context and make sense. Sorry I didnt respond sooner - it was my sons graduation ceremony at Oxford and we went down for a family celebration.

Good luck to Paul tonight !!
Congratulations to your son. Such an achievement to even get into Oxford. I was there this week as a tourist and just kept thinking how much confidence it would give you to have a chance to study there, with all that history and prestige.

You'd think so.....

But I helped a girl three years ago who was at Oxford - a wonderfully smart, intelligent, polite, charming girl - who was right on the cusp of dropping out because her confidence had been completely undermined there (rather classic story of posh southern public school lads constantly taking the mick because she was from the Midlands, pretty, state school......)

Very proud that I 'held her hand' for six months, drummed into her that the lads were a bunch of twits, got her grades up by about 10 points, and helped her get a dream internship which has led to a dream job....

Nix · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
Nix wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Thanks for all the response re Paul- I started with the little comment I made re stepping up a level and Id still like to think he could do that and start to push into challengers, but the responses provide good context and make sense. Sorry I didnt respond sooner - it was my sons graduation ceremony at Oxford and we went down for a family celebration.

Good luck to Paul tonight !!
Congratulations to your son. Such an achievement to even get into Oxford. I was there this week as a tourist and just kept thinking how much confidence it would give you to have a chance to study there, with all that history and prestige.
You'd think so.....
But I helped a girl three years ago who was at Oxford - a wonderfully smart, intelligent, polite, charming girl - who was right on the cusp of dropping out because her confidence had been completely undermined there (rather classic story of posh southern public school lads constantly taking the mick because she was from the Midlands, pretty, state school......)
Very proud that I 'held her hand' for six months, drummed into her that the lads were a bunch of twits, got her grades up by about 10 points, and helped her get a dream internship which has led to a dream job....

That's awful CD. But it's fantastic to hear that you helped her out and she's transcended all that nonsense. She'll take that support with her wherever she goes in the future.

I'd like to think that those horrible lads get their comeuppance but unfortunately I know life's not that simple or fair!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

That is great CD and there are certainly a share of those types. My son is / was state school and from the North, so doesnt fit that background thankfully. He acted as Access Rep in his college, designed to encourage more state school and generally diverse backgrounds to apply.

When you get to study there, it isnt for all, very intense , an essay to be done and handed in and presented each week at a tutorial. Much more intense and of that doesnt suit your learning or working style youd soon struggle with anxiety and panic. I can see how that would knock the confidence of otherwise very capable people. Its about finding and choosing a place that works for you.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Your son sounds a decent guy

It wasn't the essay a week that was the problem re confidence, of course, just the tutorials - and you get those at most unis. There's always a problem with the more confident/more slick ones being those who ask all the questions, interrupt others, knock down other's opinions very quickly. A good supervisor will 'moderate' it to some extent. But others see it as part of the learning process, especially for certain subjects.