Week 34 - Futures F4 - (15K) - Netherlands

seagull · Hall of fame

Week 34 - Futures F4 - (15K) - Netherlands

Salmon · Tennis legend

Seator and Obi Wan are playing in the same tournaments. What's the catch, I wonder - just coincidence or was it planned?

Hope they'll play doubles together once again. I like Obi and have been following him for a while.

Should have stayed in Spain, though! But it's not possible to predict how a Challenger qualies field will turn out to be, so we can hardly blame them.

Ed will be the top seed in the main draw as long as they don't make the draw before qualies is over.

Beware of the mysterious Jakub Praibis!

wolf · Tennis legend

QR1: (q1) Ed Seator WR 519 bye
QR1: Maximilian Phillips UNR lost to Ura Mukovoz RUS UNR by 3 & 2

QR2: (q1) Ed Seator WR 519 v Andre Mordhorst GER UNR

freerider · Futures level

seator is top seed in main drawwon his fqr in straights

johnnylad · Tennis legend

6-2 6-3

wolf · Tennis legend

QR2: (q1) Ed Seator WR 519 beat Andre Mordhorst GER UNR by 2 & 3

R1: (1) Ed Seator WR 519 v Jakub Praibis CZE WR 949

Praibis plays sparingly but has reached a final and a SF this year in futures. Definately dangerous.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Damn. I knew that Ed would get him.

Praibis used to be a top college player but didn't pro for few years; and all of a sudden he seems to have started with regular international tennis. Ed will have to play very well to beat him.

He hasn't been out of tennis, though, as he participates in German club tennis.

steven · Tennis legend

Sounds like absolutely rotten luck cry

S&V · Club Coach

Wow Jakub is my friend! I worked with him here in Indiana and can give you info on him, he was a top 50 college player for Indiana with amazing talent but not quite the drive to push himself. Very consistent and a baseliner but can volley once he gets to the net. Not a strong serve, he isnt that tall maybe 5'10.

The coach at Indiana told me that Jakub has talked about giving tennis a go full time, he currently is a school teacher in the Czech republic and is a published author of I believe childrens literature.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Still, Ed can surely beat him if he plays like against Balleret or Polansky. Just hope that he won't underestimate him by looking at his ranking!

Ed and Obi play doubles together, as expected.

http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/2134/mdd.pdf

Salmon · Tennis legend

S&V wrote:

Wow Jakub is my friend! I worked with him here in Indiana and can give you info on him, he was a top 50 college player for Indiana with amazing talent but not quite the drive to push himself. Very consistent and a baseliner but can volley once he gets to the net. Not a strong serve, he isnt that tall maybe 5'10.

The coach at Indiana told me that Jakub has talked about giving tennis a go full time, he currently is a school teacher in the Czech republic and is a published author of I believe childrens literature.

Most interesting! The info is much appreciated as I've been fascinated by him for a while.

Obviously supporting Ed tomorrow, though!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Website - http://www.twentsopen.nl/

Unbelievably well made for a Futures, with daily reports (in Dutch, which I don't speak) and pictures.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Ooh! Tomorrow's OOP says this about Edward Seator vs. Jakub Praibis -

To finish: 63 57 44 40-30

Keep fighting, Ed!

XCW4EVA · County player

wow, really bad timing, i bet the players hate having to play little 10 minute sessions the morning after the majority of the match. a point away from 5-4, then hopefully Ed can catch him cold on his own serve.

-- Edited by XCW4EVA at 22:47, 2008-08-18

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

So close to the win... just have to hope that Edward can get a good start tomorrow with a big first serve, and then catch Praibis cold when he begins his service game.

Or it could be Edward with a break point chance, which he'll hopefully take and then serve the match out.