R1 Bruce Hayr (NZL) def. Alex Golding 7-5 2-6 7-5 (15) Shoki Hachiva (JPN) def. Nick Jones 7-6 6-4 Jarryd Botha (RSA) def. (6)(Q) James Atkinson 6-1 6-4 George Morgan def. Matthew Alexander (NZL) 6-1 6-0
R2 George Morgan def. Luke Saville (AUS) 6-3 3-6 6-2
What is this lad's game like? I mean, is he doing so well mostly because he is so big for his age and can overpower his opponents (an advantage which will decrease in time as they catch up) or does he have a good all-round game that is promising for the future?
The reason he is doing so well isn't that he is big. Of course, that gives him a better chance, but it is mainly because the fields in these tournaments are terribly weak and most good 15 year olds would do as well as him. In fact, I would go on to say that last week he didn't do as well as he should have but it hardly matters as it was his first tournament and this week he has taken out the second seed.
When Bernard Tomic was playing these tourneys, he won four of them in a row, and he was only 14...
In this week's Junior Rankings George has risen to 633 but more interestingly he has made the Top 10 in the 93+ age group. George is at No. 10 of the 98guys who have rankings and were born in either '93 or '94.
This group is led by Carlos Boluda-Perkiss of Spain who is already at 147.
