Week 8 - Futures F4 (15K) - Brownsville, USA

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

RE: Week 8 - Futures F4 (15K) - Brownsville, USA

steven · Tennis legend

Using 02.00 only for 2 am would be too much like 'going metric' for them, I think.

jezzauk · Lower Club Player

that was the biggest irony of '24' the fact that they didn't really get the concept of a 24 hour clock!

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 beat (WC) Ryan Harrison (USA) WR 1361 by 3 & 2 smile

L16: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 v Shane Laporte (USA) WR 675

Earlier start tomorrow - 3rd on Court 1 not before 01.00 CST, i.e. they mean 7 pm GMT.

steven · Tennis legend

Laporte/La Porte beat Kasiri in a Nottingham Future last year before going out to Skupski, but generally he's lost to the Brits most of us have heard of and tended to only beat the ones most of us haven't heard of ... apart from his last win against a Brit, an 0 & 3 thrashing against Amadeus last November, the week before he reached the Final of a US Future, his only singles Final so far.

He does better against the Brits in doubles, and reaches more Finals, including one with Ed Seator in Italy last September.

Drew · Feb 22, 2008

Baker won 1&1 !

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 beat Shane Laporte (USA) WR 675 by 1 & 1 smile

QF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 v (7) Daniel Lustig (CZE) WR 413

Lustig lost to Bloomers in two close sets in Nashville Challenger qualifying last November but is a consistent performer in Futures, having reached 4 Finals (winning one of them) and 4 more semis in the last year. Jamie should certainly have the edge, but it's clearly not going to be as straightforward as Thursday's win.

-- Edited by steven at 08:03, 2008-02-22

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Nice going Jamie B!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

QF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 v (7) Daniel Lustig (CZE) WR 413

Lustig lost to Bloomers in two close sets in Nashville Challenger qualifying last November but is a consistent performer in Futures, having reached 4 Finals (winning one of them) and 4 more semis in the last year. Jamie should certainly have the edge, but it's clearly not going to be as straightforward as Thursday's win.

He's the only other seed left in Jamie's half of the draw, too! smile

Really good to see him salvaging a bit of British pride in the US after the mauling of our two doubles representatives in San Jose!

helki · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:

steven wrote:

QF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 v (7) Daniel Lustig (CZE) WR 413

Lustig lost to Bloomers in two close sets in Nashville Challenger qualifying last November but is a consistent performer in Futures, having reached 4 Finals (winning one of them) and 4 more semis in the last year. Jamie should certainly have the edge, but it's clearly not going to be as straightforward as Thursday's win.
He's the only other seed left in Jamie's half of the draw, too! Really good to see him salvaging a bit of British pride in the US after the mauling of our two doubles representatives in San Jose!

'Twouldn't surprise me if Sitak didn't have a say in the outcome of Jamie's half of the draw, always assuming JB gets past Lustig. He's knocked out the 3rd seed which is not to be sniffed at. However, I still expect our guy to come up trumps.

steven · Tennis legend

Jamie continued his serene progress today (6 straight sets of 6-3 or better so far) to make the semi-finals.

QF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 beat (7) Daniel Lustig (CZE) WR 413 by 3 & 3 smile

SF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 v Artem Sitak (RUS) WR 449 (=CH)

Sitak is in good form, having reached a semi and a Final in Portugal already this year. He beat Josh Goodall in two tight sets in Sunderland last November - that was his only match against a Brit in living memory. Sitak beat no. 3 seed Chekhov in R2 (the other three of the top four seeds have all reached the semis) but has been taken to three sets in his last two matches, so hopefully Jamie will be fresher.

(note to self: USTA had this result before ATP/ITF)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

steven wrote:

Jamie continued his serene progress today (6 straight sets of 6-3 or better so far) to make the semi-finals.

QF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 beat (7) Daniel Lustig (CZE) WR 413 by 3 & 3

SF: (2) Jamie Baker WR 268 v Artem Sitak (RUS) WR 449 (=CH)

Sitak is in good form, having reached a semi and a Final in Portugal already this year. He beat Josh Goodall in two tight sets in Sunderland last November - that was his only match against a Brit in living memory. Sitak beat no. 3 seed Chekhov in R2 (the other three of the top four seeds have all reached the semis) but has been taken to three sets in his last two matches, so hopefully Jamie will be fresher.

(note to self: USTA had this result before ATP/ITF)

I had high hopes of being the first to report the good news when I came on here a short while ago, steven , only to find that you'd beaten to it by just over eight hours, courtesy of the USTA! furious Their semi will be the first to be played today, at 10.00 local time (16.00 GMT).

steven · Tennis legend

Sorry to spoil your fun

- you'd clearly beat me at fencing though!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Jamie

Few good solid futures weeks then back to the challengers.

I think Jamie's Davis Cup experience has really BOOSTED him!

TBarM7 · Intermediate Club Player

talked to jamie, said he played well. he won his semis 6-3, 6-2