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Salmon


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LTA's Report On Dan Cox's Match Against Roman Jebavy.
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A very encouraging report on Daniel's loss.

Also includes pieces on the four doubles matches.




Just as Andy Murray did a few hours earlier, Daniel Cox made a brave and creditable exit from the Australian Open boys’ singles event as he lost out to a higher ranked, older, physically stronger and more experienced opponent.

Roman Jebavy of the Czech Republic filled the role of Rafael Nadal and was more than up to playing the part.

He dwarfed the diminutive Cox in stature, is currently ranked the world’s third best junior and came into this tournament perfectly attuned to playing on Rebound Ace after winning one of the warm-up tournaments in Traralgon.

Regardless, Cox fought all the way, at times outplaying an opponent almost a year his senior, but in the end had to accept a 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 defeat.

“It’s very disappointing but like Andy I can take a lot of positives out of the loss and hope they help me in the future,” said Cox, who like Murray has opted to hone his tennis skills on the clay of Spain.

“I was a little bit nervous at the beginning of the match, came back in the second but then fell to a 4-1 deficit in the third.

“Sitting in the courtside chair I told myself this is the Australian Open and not an opportunity to be given up lightly so I went out even more determined to fight. I got myself back into the match but then Jebavy used all his strength to get through.”

Standing at just 5ft 6ins Cox appreciates he has an uphill task ahead of him in his tennis career but is determined that a lack of inches will not hamper him and said: “I don’t think how tall you are matters any more.

“I firmly believe I am more explosive in my legs than a lot of players and my quickness around the court is an asset.”

There was consolation for Cox as he won through to the third round of the boys’ doubles with long term friend and tennis partner Gastao Elias of Portugal, beating Japan’s Tadayuki Longhi and Dae-Song Oh of Korea 7-5, 6-3.



Scotland’s Graeme Dyce also reached the doubles third round. Teaming up with Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, he scored a 7-5, 6-3 win over Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania and Indonesia’s Christopher Rungkat.

However, both British contestants in the girls’ doubles suffered defeats. Jade Curtis and Poland’s Katarzyna Piter had the misfortune to run into the eighth-seeded American duo of Madison Brengle and Kimberly Couts, losing 6-2, 6-2.

Naomi Cavaday fared a little better with Tamaryn Hendler of Belgium but still fell 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to second-seeded Sharon Fichman of Canada and Katerina Vankova.



http://www.lta.org.uk/Newsroom/GeneralNews/070123OzOpenJuniors.htm?BSMGuid=806af596-1a24-4229-b71d-f1bbdc2d29bb

-- Edited by Arka at 11:52, 2007-01-23

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I like Cox's comments.

He's got a bit of street fighter about him!



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I think size does matter (tennis-wise, I hasten to add); but Dan still has plenty of time to grow. I remember reading that Andy was under-sized at his age, and that people said he would never do really well because he was too small.

Just look at him now!

Well done to Dan, maybe he should start eating porridge and then next year. . .



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johnnylad wrote:

I like Cox's comments.

He's got a bit of street fighter about him!



I agree. He is more in the Murray-Hewitt mould, shouting all the time and showing a lot of passion.
It's good to see that Dan knows how difficult a task he is facing.


Madeline wrote:

I think size does matter (tennis-wise, I hasten to add); but Dan still has plenty of time to grow. I remember reading that Andy was under-sized at his age, and that people said he would never do really well because he was too small.

Just look at him now!

Well done to Dan, maybe he should start eating porridge and then next year. . .



While I agree with you and will add that having a height of around 6 feet 1 is really useful, I also think that one can overcome problems like height if he or she is talented enough. Coria has shown that.

And Dan is just 16 years and 3 months old. He will grow quite a bit from here.
He aced Jebavy six times today even with that height. By looking at the stats from other matches, six seems to be pretty good at this level.



Arka wrote:

There was consolation for Cox as he won through to the third round of the boys’ doubles with long term friend and tennis partner Gastao Elias of Portugal, beating Japan’s Tadayuki Longhi and Dae-Song Oh of Korea 7-5, 6-3.



Good to see that they get along so well.








-- Edited by Arka at 12:44, 2007-01-23

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