TE 12&U - Open Super 12 Auray, France (Week 8)

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

RE: TE 12&U - Open Super 12 Auray, France (Week 8)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oscariyan wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Tomas Gabor won easily today and is into the QFs

Both Emma Fu and Sahara won their consolation matches. Honey lost hers.

Kai plays later today.
Tomas seems to be doing well, what do you make of his game?

Only my tuppence-ha'penny worth:

It's difficult with the boys because they are such little skinny lads, knee high to a grasshopper, nearly all of them....

BUT, with that proviso, I like Gabor's game a lot from what I've seen this week

I love players who have a very relaxed, fluid 'arm', it allows him to suddenly accelerate balls (his forehand down the line is a wonder at times)

And he's obviously a natural ball player and sees spaces well

PS It is very early though, at 12

The little I saw of Kai yesterday was a different game - more deliberate, more 'posed', as the French would say. But very solid, and with signs that he can do other things too (one absolutely super approach shot and volley)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PPS - An excellent, stellar level match in the girls between Jansone and Pronenko this morning - really impressive

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Oscariyan wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Tomas Gabor won easily today and is into the QFs

Both Emma Fu and Sahara won their consolation matches. Honey lost hers.

Kai plays later today.
Tomas seems to be doing well, what do you make of his game?
Only my tuppence-ha'penny worth:
It's difficult with the boys because they are such little skinny lads, knee high to a grasshopper, nearly all of them....
BUT, with that proviso, I like Gabor's game a lot from what I've seen this week
I love players who have a very relaxed, fluid 'arm', it allows him to suddenly accelerate balls (his forehand down the line is a wonder at times)
And he's obviously a natural ball player and sees spaces well
PS It is very early though, at 12
The little I saw of Kai yesterday was a different game - more deliberate, more 'posed', as the French would say. But very solid, and with signs that he can do other things too (one absolutely super approach shot and volley)

Thanks CD - interesting to hear your thoughts.

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Tomas rolls on to the semi finals in a closer encounter than the 6-2 6-2 score line suggests. A good win considering how well his opponent did at the recent Winter Cup.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oscariyan wrote:
Tomas rolls on to the semi finals in a closer encounter than the 6-2 6-2 score line suggests. A good win considering how well his opponent did at the recent Winter Cup.

Yes. His opponent seemed a little perplexed as to why he was losing - he was playing quite well, doing his thing, and yet on the wrong side of the score by quite a way

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Oscariyan wrote:
Tomas rolls on to the semi finals in a closer encounter than the 6-2 6-2 score line suggests. A good win considering how well his opponent did at the recent Winter Cup.
Yes. His opponent seemed a little perplexed as to why he was losing - he was playing quite well, doing his thing, and yet on the wrong side of the score by quite a way

Yes, it could have been really tricky for Tomas at 3-2 second set with his opponent gaining momentum but Tomas stayed calm and had that belief he could swing back the momentum in his favour. Very mature and composed performance.

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Kai wins his match in a great battle against a French opponent. So it will be Kai vs Tomas in the SFs. :)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A hard-fought win for Kai, 6-3 6-4, over a young French boy with quite a lot of natural talent

Kai was very patient, very level-headed, taking his chances when he could and not getting down on himself when he couldn't

And very fairplay at the end - going to check the other kid was OK when he fell backwards on his tricky smash on match point (he was OK - it was more the disappointment of missing his smash, and losing - but Kai was far quicker than the umpire)

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

I agree re sportsmanship - very mature thing to do. Thought the approach play with good dropshots/angles/volleying really stood out for me from both players.

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Friday 21st of February 2025 05:13:14 PM