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Coup Droit


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The first pesky out, with Ben Jones winning his match.

Poor Sahej ended up losing in a MTB

Wins also for Adam Jones, Alexis Canter, Ewan Moore and David Quayle.



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I was wondering why the matches on Court 1 were so far behind - then I saw that Josh Paris won in a MTB after two tie-break sets - match lasted almost three hours !

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I should think Matt Beecher must be kicking himself having been 5-0 up in the second set having won the first, then lost the match

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Well, Matt Southcombe is a rare breed in GB tennis - an 18 year-old who looks like a 24 year-old - pretty tall, strong (not chubby, but strong) - more rangy than Anton but similar 'fully grown' look. Gives the ball a real smack. Single-handed backhand. He'll have fun at US college.

Just beat Oscar Weightman (who at age 20 is still very slender and slight) 10-8 in the MTB.

Enjoyed the bits I watched of that match

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Coup Droit wrote:

Well, Matt Southcombe is a rare breed in GB tennis - an 18 year-old who looks like a 24 year-old - pretty tall, strong (not chubby, but strong) - more rangy than Anton but similar 'fully grown' look. Gives the ball a real smack. Single-handed backhand. He'll have fun at US college.

Just beat Oscar Weightman (who at age 20 is still very slender and slight) 10-8 in the MTB.

Enjoyed the bits I watched of that match

 Matt S probably the better player of the two brothers. Allegedly also the quieter of the two. As you say should be a great fit for college tennis, from memory I dont think hes signed yet?? 



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QR1: (q1) Toby Martin WR 961 beat Liam Hignett UNR 6-1 6-1
QR1: (qWC) Phoenix Weir UNR beat (q13) Patrick Foley WR 2118 6-2 6-0

QR1: (q2) Buvaysar Gadamauri (BEL) WR 1001 beat James MacKinlay UNR 6-2 6-1
QR1: (q9) N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth WR 1416 beat Sahej Maker UNR 5-7 6-2 [10-4]

QR1: (q3) Aziz Kijametovic (BIH) WR 1015 beat Josef Southcombe UNR 6-3 6-2
QR1: (q14) Sizya Ernest Kivanda UNR beat Roan Jones UNR 6-3 6-3

QR1: (q4) Joshua Paris WR 1108 beat Joseph Newman-Billington UNR 7-6(5) 6-7(5) [10-7]
QR1: (q10) Adam Jones WR 1473 beat Harry Thursfield UNR 7-5 6-4

QR1: (q5) Alexis Canter WR 1201 beat (qWC) Kyle Hughes UNR 6-4 6-1
QR1: (q12) Tom Hands WR 1592 beat Matthew Beecher UNR 6-7(3) 7-6(4) [11-9]

QR1: (q6/qWC) David Fox WR 1221 beat (qWC) Jonah Gethin UNR 6-2 2-6 [10-7]
QR1: Ewan Moore UNR beat (q15) David Quayle UNR 6-4 7-6(6)

QR1: Mattias Southcombe UNR beat (q7) Oscar Weightman WR 1226 7-5 5-7 [10-8]
QR1: Michael Shaw UNR beat (q16) Ying Hou UNR 6-4 6-2

QR1: (q8) Ben Jones WR 1326 beat Matias Destefanis (ARG) UNR 6-2 6-0
QR1: (q11) Jack Gibbens WR 1529 beat (qWC) Billy Blades UNR 7-6(6) 6-4

FQR: (q1) Toby Martin WR 961 vs (qWC) Phoenix Weir UNR
FQR: (q3) Aziz Kijametovic (BIH) WR 1015 vs (q14) Sizya Ernest Kivanda UNR
FQR: (q4) Joshua Paris WR 1108 vs (q10) Adam Jones WR 1473
FQR: (q5) Alexis Canter WR 1201 vs (q12) Tom Hands WR 1592
FQR: (q6/qWC) David Fox WR 1221 vs Ewan Moore UNR
FQR: Mattias Southcombe UNR vs Michael Shaw UNR
FQR: (q8) Ben Jones WR 1326 vs (q11) Jack Gibbens WR 1529

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Brilliant job, Wolf !

Phoenix playing some very nice ball this morning.

Already 3-0 up.

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Huge statement win from young Phoenix 6-2 7-5.
Interesting article I found on him, doesn't appear to be completely in with the LTA as of last June. www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/sport/plea-to-support-tennis-star-9201867/

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Phoenix has just won, 6-2 7-5

An excellent win for him over a top-1000 ranked player.

And - overall - completely deserved.

A slightly unfortunate moment at 5-5, with Toby serving, and 30-40 down.

Toby's crosscourt backhand looked 100% in (and the court camera is well placed to see the sidelines)

Someone (umpire, I think) called it out (it was the far side from the umpire)

Toby - quite rightly - looked shocked.

Phoenix (it seemed to me) knew full well it was in but sort of shrugged, as if to say, we play to the linesman's calls, even when wrong.

It's an argument many make. I don't disagree with him. But it's not universally approved.

Anyway, overall he deserved it, played well, and great to see him qualify.

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Impressed with Phoenix, very consistent and his single handed backhand is very good.

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paulisi wrote:

Impressed with Phoenix, very consistent and his single handed backhand is very good.

 Yes, I agree. I was surprised by the lack of UEs (rare in juniors). And, yes, he gets a lot of power on the single handed b/h which - again - is difficult for a younger player. Nice technique on serve (unlike the junior of the same age, Kyle Hughes, for instance, yesterday, where it's a bit dodgy). As you say, a lot to like. 



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Phoenix has always been a huge talent from a very early age. Not being in the national academy does not seem to have affected his results and hes performing better than most, if not all of the age relevant boys. Maybe having an individual programme is better for his development rather than in a group which has more constraints as they cant  individualise everything, unless you are the chosen 1 or 2 there who get special treatment. Also the national academies are not full time as players have to attend local schools which can impact scheduling. As long as hes getting funding from the lta to help him - maybe this is the better way forward. 



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Excellent win for Sizya too:

FQR: (q14) Sizya Ernest Kivanda UNR def. (q3) Aziz Kijametovic (BIH) WR 1015 2-6 6-4 10-6

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Don't know if this has been covered before but looks like ranking points have changed for the ITF tournaments again.
W F SF QF R16
ITF M 25/25+H **** 25 16 8 3 1
ITF M 15/15+H **** 15 8 4 2 1

www.atptour.com/en/corporate/rulebook
PDF IX Fed Ex ATP rankings page 6.

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Wins for Tom Hands, Ewan Moore and Ben Jones

And Mike Shaw beats Matt Southcombe 10-6 in the MTB



-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 10th of January 2022 02:13:52 PM

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