Week 45 - ATP 250 - Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

RE: Week 45 - ATP 250 - Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)

the addict · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
As a couple of asides, surely this has to be his biggest pay day too ? 6k euros for 1st round MD. As Billy has never won a challenger, I doubt he has earned more in a week, with the possible exception of an QWC at Wimbledon ?

And a 1st round win here would put him on 306 points. Player WR200 is on 307 points. Touching distance, albeit with a few others in a position to improve their tally too.

I would think you are right about the pay day - although reaching the FQR at Wimbledon this year was worth £36k

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

He also earned about EUR 8.75k at Queens this year (making the FQR)

(which is nothing comared with Wimbly but all good - lovely to see some bigger pay cheques for him)

ADD: just seen Madadman mentioned it already - sorry

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 6th of November 2023 11:27:43 AM

Nix · Futures level

Bob in Spain wrote:
Billy mixing it with the big boys now. Can't think of anyone who deserves it more. Talk about hard work and graft, this guy has it in spades.

Totally this. It's been a great story to follow back from the old days in the van to ATP events. What an inspiration.

9vicman · Satellite level

Bob in Spain wrote:
Let's make it official.

FQR: (q8) Billy Harris WR 234 beat (q2) Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (USA) WR 155 6-2 6-1

L32: (Q) Billy Harris WR 221 vs (Q) Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) WR 200 (CH 47 Feb 23)

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 6th of November 2023 11:15:22 AM

Ironically Huesler is defending champion but not given a wild card. He's not been on such good form recently including a loss to Arthur Fery.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Let's make it official.

FQR: (q8) Billy Harris WR 234 beat (q2) Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (USA) WR 155 6-2 6-1

L32: (Q) Billy Harris WR 221 vs (Q) Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) WR 200 (CH 47 Feb 23)

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 6th of November 2023 11:15:22 AM
Ironically Huesler is defending champion but not given a wild card. He's not been on such good form recently including a loss to Arthur Fery.

Arthur softened Goffin up for Jack, maybe same will go for Huesler!

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Bob in Spain wrote:
Billy mixing it with the big boys now. Can't think of anyone who deserves it more. Talk about hard work and graft, this guy has it in spades.

Was just thinking about this. Go back just over two years ago and hed never won an ITF singles event. Aged 26, ranked 636 he managed to win an M15 in Bulgaria In October 2021. Just goes to show you might have to slog it out for a number of years but if you keep going the rewards are there if you are good enough.

He had an injury in 2018/19 which set him back but I feel like he sort of benefited from the pandemic. The UKPro League in 2020 meant he got to play a lot of tennis and find his game also probably financed his travels later that year and he then made his first m15 final in Turkey during the Christmas week.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Julian and Mektic are in a third set MTB, 4-6 6-1 the first two sets

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (3) Julian Cash & Nikola Mektic (CRO) CR 79 (47+32) defeated Nikola Cacic & Philipp Oswald (SRB/AUT) CR 168 (65+103) by 4-6 6-1 [10-7]

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

First set in the bag 6-4. Let's go Billy.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

First set Billy 6-4. Had 13 break points in the set only managed to take one of them. Made Huesler work for his service games. Although Huesler was guilty with a few double faults. Dont think Billy faced a break point.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

One set all. Huesler level has gone up, Billy might have dipped a bit. All to play for.

wales1994 · County player

Looking at the stats Billy has taken 1 out of 14 break points, Marc has taken his sole break point. Come on Billy!

indiana · Tennis legend

wales1994 wrote:
Looking at the stats Billy has taken 1 out of 14 break points, Marc has taken his sole break point. Come on Billy!

Though as Madadman said, 13 of Billy's BPs were in the first set and at least he did win that set.

*5-5 in the third set.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Good serving to save the BP there

Guaranteed a TB now