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Boys and Girls Vila do Conde Tennis Cup, Portugal


3 brits in the boys main draw.

Elliot Chang (yet to play)

Max Gregor (464) lost to Joao BAstos (q) (668) cry.gif

Faris Akhazzan (383) bt Manuel Marcelo (wc) (1182) smile.gif


Suzy Larkin qualified for the girls draw. Well done to her so far.

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Glad to see Faris win, I have been asked to work with him as of September, I feel he could have a big year in 2008 given the right training & run up. I will look with interest on how he does this week.

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That is good news. I like him as a player quite a bit for some reason, although he isn't doing anywhere near as well as he was two years or so ago.

But he doesn't turn 17 for a while, so there's a lot of time left.

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I agree, I like his game but without sounding harsh I felt he has under achieved these past few years. If he works hard, buys in to improving & getting better, he can start to fulfil some of his huge potential. Good win today too the guy he beat was at both the previous tournaments & was a toughie, especially on clay & very mentally strong & much better than his ranking!! Good win Faris!!

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This tournement is really weird, you know. It's only a Grade 3, but somehow they always have a top player in the field. confused.gifconfused.gif


In 2005, ITF number 5 Niels Desein played here - and famously lost to a 14 year old Elias in the finals.

In 2006, ITF number 6 (or something like that), Nicolas Santos played here.

This year, ITF number 1 Vladimir Ignatic is playing.





-- Edited by Arka at 17:28, 2007-08-15

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Looks like they are trying to get the grading increased, I knew Igy was playing this week as he is being paid too, which is another sign they are trying to get the grading up from a 3 to perhaps a 2 or a 1 even?

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Goldenslam, you seem to be doing the business with everyone else so I'm hopeful for a great Akhazzan 2008!!!

Will there be a team going on the Cosat tour like this year?

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I guess that there'll be one since we have been having them for ages.

I don't like them, for that matter, because there's just no point in taking people who aren't at their best on clay.
People who don't favour clay too much should be taken to Asia. If Cox had gone there, he would have been seeded at the US Open this year.

I would like to see Carpenter and Marsalek going to South America next year. But will they?

-- Edited by Arka at 18:10, 2007-08-15

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Faris Akhassan was the only Brit to win a match and he has also won his second round match against Sitaram(Ind), ranked 283. smile No score is given. His quarter final opponent is Rumyantzev (Rus), ranked 326.

Faris also reached the semi-finals of the doubles. He seems to have chosen a decent partner in the Belorussian world no 1. Ignatik. They won 1&4.

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They have now given the score of the Akhassan/Sitaram match and they have given it to Sitaram 6-4 6-2.furious 

According to the website Akhassan/Ignatik reached the doubles final. Let's hope they don't change that as well.

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