Week 27 - Futures F25 (15k) - Alicante, Spain

steven · Tennis legend

Week 27 - Futures F25 (15k) - Alicante, Spain

steven · Tennis legend

QR1: Antoni Gomez UNR lost to Marco Garcia-Koch (ESP) UNR by 1 & 2 cry

QR1: Charlie Goode UNR lost to Thomas Dehaen (BEL) UNR by 0 & 2 cry

QR1: Gary Chamberlain UNR lost to (q7) Pedro Sousa (POR) WR 1307 by 0 & 1 cry

QR1: Robert Dee UNR lost to (q8) A Romero-Torres (ESP) WR 1336 by 1 & 2 cry

So, Rob got the best result of the day, but only because just two of he Brits managed to win 3 games and Rob did it against a seed.

steven · Tennis legend

The Wardinator is in the main draw here and will play a Q/LL in R1. No. 3 seed Javier Genaro-Martinez is likely to await the winner in R2.

Smidster · Challenger level

R1: Alaxander Ward 969 v Amador Romero-Torres (ESP) 1336 (LL)

Was beaten by Ward 3 and 3 back in May in the tourney where Ward reached final

steven · Tennis legend

Very disappointing result cry

L32: Alex Ward WR 969 lost to (LL) Amador Romero-Torres (ESP) 1336 by 6-3 2-6 6-1 bleh

Bladetiger · Pro player

steven wrote:

So, Rob got the best result of the day, but only because just two of he Brits managed to win 3 games and Rob did it against a seed.

How does he keep going?

Imagine going from country to country, getting thrashed in the first round in an empty hall somewhere, and then packing your bags for the next thrashing somewhere else.

What's he doing it for? Surely the dream of playing at wimbledon has gone and most of the players find the grind of touring the worst part of the job, compensated only by the wins and the fact that you are closing in the goal of playing in the bigger events etc.

If you take that away from it, then all your left with is the grind and the thrashings, what a life!

Is he hoping to carve out a showbiz career as a sort of Eddie Edwards of the Tennis world, is he a masochist, I only hope he just enjoys hanging round Kazakstani **** holes, or maybe he simply loves the fact that I am sat here when I should be working, wondering what the hell goes off in Robert Dee's head. Nothwithstanding that this week there are two others who have done even worse!!

steven · Tennis legend

Mini-report and pic on the LTA site http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/ThisWeekNews/30-06-08/Alicante-Spain/

The Hoose · Satellite level

Rob does appear to be quite selective about where he plays - usually in sunny Spain. I would hope he at least gets a nice holiday out of it - a chance to play a few practice games in the warm weather and have a nice meal in the evening. If he's doing it purely for the tennis dream, I fear he's misguided.