Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - main draw

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

RE: Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (grass) - main draw

greeny12 · Lower Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Liam and Jan both have big second round matches worth watching

Liam versus Ruud , Jan versus Hurkacz

Both matches deserve one of the show courts, maybe court 2 or 3 , status, a bit like Arthur and George today.

From one of the easiest R1 matchups to one of the hardest R2 opponents - the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away for Liam!

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Forecast not looking good for much play on the non covered courts today.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Madadman wrote:
Forecast not looking good for much play on the non covered courts today.

Yes.... cry

they're underway at Roehampton so it's obviously OK at the moment..... and we may get an hour or so at Wimbly ... but as soon as the rain comes in, we're done for

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And George is 2-1* up against Rune - nice to hold serve a couple of times - allez, George !

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

First break in play for the weather, George on serve 4-3 0-30

-- Edited by Madadman on Tuesday 4th of July 2023 11:16:32 AM

Crispy · Strong Club Player

Wonderful performance from George, he and his team should be really proud. I really hope this experience keeps him playing tennis.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Taking Holgar Rune to a tie break is not to be sniffed at. George has really tested Holgar here.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Crispy wrote:
Wonderful performance from George, he and his team should be really proud. I really hope this experience keeps him playing tennis.

Yes.

Well, if he only lasted one week at uni, I guess he knows that's not for him

And if he's been working in a pub, I guess he knows the value of a dollar

So, all told, he might now realise that tennis is good choice

It was a very good set by George - to only lose in a tie-break against Rune? That's pretty amazing

I hope he manages at least to keep up the level

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

A bit off topic, but an endlessly fascinating one for me: I notice that the umpire is pronouncing George's surname "Loff-haygen".

Var · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
Crispy wrote:
Wonderful performance from George, he and his team should be really proud. I really hope this experience keeps him playing tennis.
Yes.
Well, if he only lasted one week at uni, I guess he knows that's not for him
And if he's been working in a pub, I guess he knows the value of a dollar
So, all told, he might now realise that tennis is good choice
It was a very good set by George - to only lose in a tie-break against Rune? That's pretty amazing
I hope he manages at least to keep up the level

George is still young at 22. I haven't seen him play that much, but if that last set was anything to go by, I would love to see him play again! Where is he next do we know? (Apart from round 2 if he gets the better of Rune).

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Crispy wrote:
Wonderful performance from George, he and his team should be really proud. I really hope this experience keeps him playing tennis.
Yes.
Well, if he only lasted one week at uni, I guess he knows that's not for him
And if he's been working in a pub, I guess he knows the value of a dollar
So, all told, he might now realise that tennis is good choice
It was a very good set by George - to only lose in a tie-break against Rune? That's pretty amazing
I hope he manages at least to keep up the level
George is still young at 22. I haven't seen him play that much, but if that last set was anything to go by, I would love to see him play again! Where is he next do we know? (Apart from round 2 if he gets the better of Rune).

He entered the Grass Court ITFs post Wimbledon but he has withdrawn. Also not on any challenger lists. However I notice he has quite a bit of strapping around the right elbow/arm. So maybe he is having a few weeks off to make sure he doesnt pick up an injury.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Crispy wrote:
Wonderful performance from George, he and his team should be really proud. I really hope this experience keeps him playing tennis.
Yes.
Well, if he only lasted one week at uni, I guess he knows that's not for him
And if he's been working in a pub, I guess he knows the value of a dollar
So, all told, he might now realise that tennis is good choice
It was a very good set by George - to only lose in a tie-break against Rune? That's pretty amazing
I hope he manages at least to keep up the level
George is still young at 22. I haven't seen him play that much, but if that last set was anything to go by, I would love to see him play again! Where is he next do we know? (Apart from round 2 if he gets the better of Rune).

At age 17-18, George was part of the 2001-ers Amazing Trio i.e. George, Anton and Jack Draper

We were blessed with three real prospects

Jack was the top of the list, probably, but only by a smidgen

George was always my little fave, just coz I loved the fluidity and acceleration he gets on the ball

But his volleys and play in the forecourt were pretty crud (and still are, bless him). And then he went AWOL - with rumours of dropping tennis coz it wasn't for him. As of last autumn, he suddenly reappeared, with nothing amazing at first, and then suddenly really found his form this spring. Really great to have him back.

Jack obviously soared into the top 100, top 50. And would be going great guns if he wasn't injured so much.... :(

Anton, rather than George, was Jack's sidekick for a while - doign well, looking promising, played great at Wimbly qualis - and then focused on studies, and/or just wasn't really happening for him on a tennis court. And it's now nothing special - BUT if he's just graduated, there's now time to really get things going again

Of course, we also have the traditional 'second-tier' 2001-ers - Harry W, in particular, has had an excellent last 6 months - ready for a shift up, I feel. Oscar W has been injured - not so sure about his tennis really

Var · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Crispy wrote:
Wonderful performance from George, he and his team should be really proud. I really hope this experience keeps him playing tennis.
Yes.
Well, if he only lasted one week at uni, I guess he knows that's not for him
And if he's been working in a pub, I guess he knows the value of a dollar
So, all told, he might now realise that tennis is good choice
It was a very good set by George - to only lose in a tie-break against Rune? That's pretty amazing
I hope he manages at least to keep up the level
George is still young at 22. I haven't seen him play that much, but if that last set was anything to go by, I would love to see him play again! Where is he next do we know? (Apart from round 2 if he gets the better of Rune).
At age 17-18, George was part of the 2001-ers Amazing Trio i.e. George, Anton and Jack Draper
We were blessed with three real prospects
Jack was the top of the list, probably, but only by a smidgen
George was always my little fave, just coz I loved the fluidity and acceleration he gets on the ball
But his volleys and play in the forecourt were pretty crud (and still are, bless him). And then he went AWOL - with rumours of dropping tennis coz it wasn't for him. As of last autumn, he suddenly reappeared, with nothing amazing at first, and then suddenly really found his form this spring. Really great to have him back.
Jack obviously soared into the top 100, top 50. And would be going great guns if he wasn't injured so much.... :(
Anton, rather than George, was Jack's sidekick for a while - doign well, looking promising, played great at Wimbly qualis - and then focused on studies, and/or just wasn't really happening for him on a tennis court. And it's now nothing special - BUT if he's just graduated, there's now time to really get things going again
Of course, we also have the traditional 'second-tier' 2001-ers - Harry W, in particular, has had an excellent last 6 months - ready for a shift up, I feel. Oscar W has been injured - not so sure about his tennis really

I love this message board so many people who share their knowledge. Thank you!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

just realised it is raining at Wimbledon!! Haha. Glorious up North today.

Hope we get some action later?