Week 35 - Futures F3 (10k) - Brussels, Belgium

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Week 35 - Futures F3 (10k) - Brussels, Belgium

Salmon · Tennis legend

Random...

I finally found which company manages Evo. Tengo Sports (I hadn't heard of them before - not that I am a media expert). Hopefully they're influential enough to get him a wild card or two in the future.

http://www.footballfirst.org/tennis_profile.php?WEBYEP_DI=1

The Hoose · Satellite level

Well they're not doing a great job of promoting him if his profile page only lists his achievements in 2007.

(Although I see their news page has a story on him winning the first futures title)

-- Edited by The Hoose at 09:15, 2008-08-28

Salmon · Tennis legend

Illy lost by 6-2 6-0.

Evo won by 6-0 5-7 6-3.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

That's some streak by Evo.

Salmon · Tennis legend

It will be interesting to see how Evans tackles a player who is ranked 300ish, on clay. Even if he loses, it'll be a good experience and he'll get to do Alphen qualies, so it's a win-win situation!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Speaking of Alphen - Ed Seator is in the Alts list, so hopefully he'll turn up in qualies.

http://www.teaninternational.nl/images/stories/Algemeen/files/acceptances_men.pdf

Salmon · Tennis legend

Althugh he is on the entry lists for Genoa and Dusseldorf, too, so it means nothing.

XCW4EVA · County player

This run is getting better and better by Evo, keep it up Dan!

Yorkie · Lower Club Player

The effort from this Kid in the last month has been incredible. does this put him top 600?

If he can start 2009 with with a ranking of about 500-550 he'll have a cracking year!

XCW4EVA · County player

how much has he imporved since queens though, seriously fantastic reaction to the punishment from lta and the malisse drubbing he took!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Yes, he should be top 600 now.

I really want him to stop with Futures after the two in Nottingham. Doubt it's going to happen, though, as he needs to think about expenses.

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Surprised Illy lost as badly as he did, but didn't think he'd win the match.

And Evans wins again, as expected, and now gets to test himself against Masson, who will be by far the best opponent he'll have faced in this run of his, and I think he may lose the match, simply as he doesn't have the experience on the clay courts.

I suspect Evans will stay with futures for the rest of the year, as he simply won't have the funds to travel to many challengers (and the autumn/winter European challengers are strong and he'll be unlikely to be seeded in qualifying, so it doesn't make too much sense to travel abroad to them).

He may as well get the ranking up this year by winning/going deep in a load of futures evens, as well as playing the Jersey challenger, with maybe the odd challenger thrown in when there are no futures events nearby, and then when he gets his funding back next year, then play challengers

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Well done Evo!

A good week for Illingworth!

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Dan lost 6-1 7-5

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