Long Brit-bashing / Brit-bashed streaks

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Long Brit-bashing / Brit-bashed streaks

IamAlex · Social player

Oscar Hernandez??

He has never lost a match against a brit in his entire career.

Not has he won against one

-- Edited by IamAlex at 23:54, 2008-11-02

steven · Tennis legend

Akhenaten wrote:
Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) is currently on a run of 10 wins against Brits (all at Challenger level or above) including 3 wins over Boggo.

Jeremy Blandin (FRA) has a career win-loss record vs Brits of 9-0,

And another Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin has a 8-0 record (inc wins over Boggo & Baker).

Jan Minar (CZE) is on a run of 9 Brit-bashing wins (2004-2008). [The combined Minars (Jan & Ivo) have a career 17-2 record over Brits.]

Samuel Groth (AUS) had 11 Brit wins then lost to Ed Corrie, but is again on a run of 7 wins (the last three all against Myles Blake).

...and I think the legendary Bogdan "Victor" Leonte deserves a mention, currently on a run of 6 Brit-bashing victories.

I've just updated the top post after Stéphane Robert extended his Brit-bashing streak to 11 today, but in fact found quite a few things to add.

1) Nielsen had his streak ended at 20 by Chris Eaton last year smile (#)

2) Jérémy Blandin has added another 4 wins to his streak since Akhenaten's post above and now has the highest ongoing Brit-bashing streak with 13 (unless we've missed anyone, of course)

3) Samuel Groth has added 3 wins to his current streak, making it 10 - he has won 21 of his last 22 matches against Brits bleh

4) Jan Minar's 9-match streak was ended by Chris Eaton in Wimby Q last year smile (#)

5) The Muzzanator ended Rafa & Nole's streaks (also mentioned above) before they reached double figures

6) Leonte increased his streak to 7 before being beaten by Matt Illingworth last year

(#) Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Get Robert and Blandin drawn against Chris and that way the streaks might get snapped and he might be motivated enough to gain some ranking points wink

By the way, Robert was ranked as high as 167 in 2004 and was out injured from Feb 2007 (after winning GB F2 and F3 that year!) to Jun 2008, which is why he is so under-ranked at the moment. He seems to like clay as much as the other surfaces, so with luck we'll see the back of him once the clay season is in full swing and he'll be too high-ranked to bother with GB Futures by the time it's over!

-- Edited by steven at 21:24, 2009-01-27

steven · Tennis legend

Added in Stéphane Robert's 12th win in his current streak, the 15-win completed streak he had before Boggo beat him in 2006 that we hadn't noticed before and corrected Nielsen's completed streak from 20 to 22 - not sure why that was wrong before either!

With 27 wins in 28 attempts, Robert must have a claim to be the most effective Brit-basher of all time bleh

and looking at the list in the top post, it's hard not to conclude that the reason the Brits rankings have been held back so long isn't lack of commitment. the LTA or all the normal reasons people come up with - it's because we're too close to France! LOL

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Maybe on frenchtennis.net they talk about cheap points in Britain like we do about African futures...

steven · Tennis legend

Very funny

(and perhaps true!)

Rowan · Newbie

Oi! I'd appreciate if you didn't bring up the Ka Wing-Wong match again please - It was the first future I ever played and I was 16 - I was also 4-2 up first set and 5-4 with a break up second set so I clearly choked.
What have you done with your life other than sadly spending your time perusing the lives of tennis players? Do you have any friends?

Drew · Mar 13, 2009

Rowan wrote:

Oi! I'd appreciate if you didn't bring up the Ka Wing-Wong match again please - It was the first future I ever played and I was 16 - I was also 4-2 up first set and 5-4 with a break up second set so I clearly choked.
What have you done with your life other than sadly spending your time perusing the lives of tennis players? Do you have any friends?

Welcome Rowan....is your tennis career on hold or moved on to 'greater things' !!!!

steven · Tennis legend

Added Robert's 14th win in a row - if he wins another one, he'll have matched his previous streak of 15.

I've done plenty of things with my life, thanks, though sadly being good at tennis isn't one of them. I can understand that you might not want your loss to Mr Wing Wong coming up on web searches (I assume that's where you found us?) so I've changed the post ... not that I think there's anything to be ashamed of - at least you had a go at qualifying for a Future, that's a lot better than not trying at all. Interesting to hear the story of that match too.

Akhenaten · Pro player

These are some other Brit Bashers that can go on the table.

Kamil Capkovic (SVK) - 8 matches to Nov 2008 (ongoing) since loss to Jonny Marray in May 2005
(all straight sets wins - not even a TB, inc. a win over Boggo)

Josselyn Ouanna (FRA) - 8 matches to Feb 2009 (ongoing) since loss (...well retiring hurt) to Alan Mackin in Aug 2006
(includes wins over our 'Challenger Best' of Boggo, Bloomers, Goodall, Mackin & Slabba.)

Flavio Cipolla (ITA) - 9 matches to Wimbledon (ie Jun) 2006 (ongoing) since loss to Martin Lee in May 2005.
(luckily Brits have avoided Cipolla (the current world no. 125 - an Italian whose ITF says his favourite surface is grass!) for the last almost 3 years.)

NB. David Guez's 9-match run ended a couple of weeks ago after he lost to Bloomers (in his qualifying run at Marseilles ATP).

steven · Tennis legend

Akhenaten wrote:
These are some other Brit Bashers that can go on the table.

Thanks, I'll add those.

8 of Cipo's 9 wins came in the same Satellite series that he lost to Martin Lee in and he won 14/15 matches against Brits that month to take the title three of the four weeks in that series! I do remember back then wishing he'd clear off and leave the UK events alone LOL but when I was compiling the list, forgot he's done quite that well!

Akhenaten · Pro player

Radim Zitko (CZE) was on a 12 match Brit Bash going back to 1996(!) until Chris Eaton beat him today.

And with a bit of a Brit-Bashers Reunion going on in Bath at the mo, this is how my current Brit Bashers Top 25 looks...

			Age	Wins	Played	%	BB Pts
1	Frederik Nielsen	DEN	25	51	59	86%	669
2	Stephane Robert	FRA	28	29	30	97%	632
3	Jeremy Blandin	FRA	27	13	13	100%	325
4	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	FRA	23	23	27	85%	285
5	Laurent Recouderc	FRA	24	19	22	86%	251
6	Joseph Sirianni	AUS	34	25	31	81%	235
7	Martin Fischer	AUT	22	18	21	86%	230
=	Travis Rettenmaier	USA	25	18	21	86%	230
9	Julien Maes	FRA	28	20	24	83%	222
10	Samuel Groth	AUS	21	28	36	78%	216
11	Niels Desein	BEL	21	12	13	92%	215
12	Nicolas Tourte	FRA	29	35	47	74%	210
13	Edouard Roger-Vasselin	FRA	25	8	8	100%	200
14	Filip Prpic	SWE	26	25	32	78%	198
15	Harsh Mankad	IND	29	32	43	74%	191
16	Jan Minar	CZE	27	14	16	87%	188
17	Daniel King-Turner	NZL	24	18	22	82%	182
18	Rohan Bopanna	IND	29	20	25	80%	180
19	Chris Klingemann	USA	23	7	7	100%	175
=	Sebastien de Chaunac	FRA	31	7	7	100%	175
=	Greg Jones	AUS	20	7	7	100%	175
22	Aisam Qureshi	PAK	29	34	47	72%	170
23	Martin Pedersen	DEN	21	10	11	91%	167
=	Dusan Vemic	SRB	32	10	11	91%	167
=	Michel Koning	NED	24	15	18	83%	167

[All results since 2002, only includes players that have played in the last 6 months.]
BBP = Wins * (%-0.5)^2 * 100
Players in bold are in Bath this week.

Love that Rowan came on here to protest! I wonder in Mr Wing Wong will turn up one day - think he's got more reason to protest.
Gosh - aren't we a controversial lot!?

steven · Tennis legend

Akhenaten wrote:

Radim Zitko (CZE) was on a 12 match Brit Bash going back to 1996(!) until Chris Eaton beat him today.

And with a bit of a Brit-Bashers Reunion going on in Bath at the mo, this is how my current Brit Bashers Top 25 looks...
Age Wins Played % BB Pts
1 Frederik Nielsen DEN 25 51 59 86% 669
2 Stephane Robert FRA 28 29 30 97% 632
3 Jeremy Blandin FRA 27 13 13 100% 325
4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA 23 23 27 85% 285
5 Laurent Recouderc FRA 24 19 22 86% 251
6 Joseph Sirianni AUS 34 25 31 81% 235
7 Martin Fischer AUT 22 18 21 86% 230
= Travis Rettenmaier USA 25 18 21 86% 230
9 Julien Maes FRA 28 20 24 83% 222
10 Samuel Groth AUS 21 28 36 78% 216
11 Niels Desein BEL 21 12 13 92% 215
12 Nicolas Tourte FRA 29 35 47 74% 210
13 Edouard Roger-Vasselin FRA 25 8 8 100% 200
14 Filip Prpic SWE 26 25 32 78% 198
15 Harsh Mankad IND 29 32 43 74% 191
16 Jan Minar CZE 27 14 16 87% 188
17 Daniel King-Turner NZL 24 18 22 82% 182
18 Rohan Bopanna IND 29 20 25 80% 180
19 Chris Klingemann USA 23 7 7 100% 175
= Sebastien de Chaunac FRA 31 7 7 100% 175
= Greg Jones AUS 20 7 7 100% 175
22 Aisam Qureshi PAK 29 34 47 72% 170
23 Martin Pedersen DEN 21 10 11 91% 167
= Dusan Vemic SRB 32 10 11 91% 167
= Michel Koning NED 24 15 18 83% 167

[All results since 2002, only includes players that have played in the last 6 months.]
BBP = Wins * (%-0.5)^2 * 100
Players in bold are in Bath this week.

Love that Rowan came on here to protest! I wonder in Mr Wing Wong will turn up one day - think he's got more reason to protest.
Gosh - aren't we a controversial lot!?

Not really in this case - Rowan having lost to Wing Wong was fact, not opinion. Still, it is fun when these legends come on and post.

Great table and well spotted re Zitko - Chris is becoming a bit of a Brit-bashers' nemesis!

The good thing about knowing who the BBs are is that it makes it even more fun when one of the Brits beats them.

Hmm, if you click on Farhad Tadayon, the first "brit" Zitko beat in his career, his nationality shows as IRI (Iran) on his ITF bio.

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 06:36:42 PM

Akhenaten · Pro player

steven wrote:

Hmm, if you click on Farhad Tadayon, the first "brit" Zitko beat in his career, his nationality shows as IRI (Iran) on his ITF bio.

Oh yeah. And he actually played Davis Cup for Iran in 1998 too. Think he must have swapped nationalities to do exactly that.

He played lots of British satellites before that. So I'm sure he was British at the time.

It's like Kalaitzis - he played for Britain all the time, until his last few tournies he swapped to Greece, so it says he's Greek on his ITF bio.

steven · Tennis legend

Updated as Robert becomes probably the first player ever to compile two separate 15-match Brit-bashing streaks in his career.