Week 13 - Futures F12 (10k) - Zaragoza, Spain

gazzpash · Club Coach

RE: Week 13 - Futures F12 (10k) - Zaragoza, Spain

helki · Futures qualifying

gazzpash wrote:

Cracking performances by David. Starting to remind me of how Ward did a year and half ago, qualifying and then pulling some surprises and raking up ranking points here and there and slowly climbing up the rankings. Hopefully this will make some of the snobs at LTA eat their words

Or the tough love policy has worked.

James · Satellite level

Would probably agree with you there helki..

I know opinion is split on the LTA's 'involvement' in this years junior Oz Open however I believe that some players need to have a fire lit beneath them before they can really begin to reach their full potential.

helki · Futures qualifying

Rice v Kretschmer first match on court tomorrow 11:00am local time. Go David!

Drew · Mar 26, 2008

helki wrote:

gazzpash wrote:

Cracking performances by David. Starting to remind me of how Ward did a year and half ago, qualifying and then pulling some surprises and raking up ranking points here and there and slowly climbing up the rankings. Hopefully this will make some of the snobs at LTA eat their words

Or the Tough Love Policy has worked.

Just goes to show that TLP is often better than TLC.....

RobC · All-time great

David wins again

6-3 6-4

XCW4EVA · County player

hes makin easy work of the higher ranked opponents, i bet the person he faces next isn't going to fancy facing a rather unknown quantity who has dispatched two highly rated opponents with ease. Maybe Morgan has taught Ricey the knack of knocking off the seeded and highly ranked players!

helki · Futures qualifying

RobC wrote:

David wins again 6-3 6-4

I'm so pleased.

It's going to be Flock (GER/7), ranked 394. It will be second match on court with play starting at 11am GMT. Can he do it again?

-- Edited by helki at 20:02, 2008-03-27

Drew · Mar 27, 2008

Apart from Andy is young Mr Rice the last standing Brit in singles this week ?

Yorkie · Lower Club Player

Have to say two great performances!

Also look at Machado's results this week, he has breezed past higher ranked opponents, he's something special!!!

Happycynic · Pro player

Great stuff.

Another win would put him on the borders of the top 1000 (even if just on the wrong side)

Drew · Mar 27, 2008

QF :

394 GER FLOCK, A [7] v Q 1255 GBR RICE, David

Herr Flock has not been tested so far....only dropping 7 games. David will have his work cut out again but winning against WR471 and WR695 in the two previous rounds is no fluke and Im sure Herr Flick will be wary.

If David does get through then it could be the second seed in the semis...but he had a huge struggle against the world no 1255 to get to this stage so maybe Perez-Perez could cause an upset.

So best of Luck to David.....and may Herr Flick have a sleepless night...

steven · Tennis legend

Another fabulous result - this run has probably been the best of the year for sheer unexpectedness!

Drew wrote:
Herr Flock has not been tested so far....only dropping 7 games. David will have his work cut out again but winning against WR471 and WR695 in the two previous rounds is no fluke and Im sure Herr Flick will be wary.

It must be quite disconcerting to play someone with a pronounced limp. I wonder if von Smallhausen will be posing as a balboy and giving David the evil eye from the net ... wink

Moving onto more serious matters, today's win takes Machado's astonishing winning streak to 25 matches - he's 28-1 this year and 56-4 in sets!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Lovely win yet again. Hopefully he's coming of age now.

Does anyone know whether the LTA still funds him?

gazzpash · Club Coach

Where has this Machado appeared from? He was struggling to qualify for Futures towards the end of last year now's he's unstopable