Week 3 - Futures F2 (15k) - Sheffield, GBR

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 3 - Futures F2 (15k) - Sheffield, GBR

MAC · Junior player

I'm looking forward to one or two at least of our current bunch of 1990 players to make the breakthrough in the next few years as they seem to have a better grasp of what it's going to take to win week in week out - and Dan seems to be backing up some of his early hype with his 10K wins at 18.

But as any longsuffering still optimistic GB tennis fan knows the way is littered with talented players that could win on the GB futures circuit but couldn't get over the international challenger level hurdle. Slag off Bogdanovic all you want but he's the only one out there winning challengers every year. I'm hoping he gets into and keeps himself in top shape so he can string some results together this year without all his usual niggles. wink

Shush · Improver

Evo's a great player but he just hasn't got any size to worry the top 100 guys!

I know the little fellas from Belgium have done ok over the years but the top players seem to be getting bigger.

Best of luck Evo, and keep away from the town,lol.

Vandenburg · Futures level

how tall is evans out of interest? 4tf 5?

jamatthews · Strong Club Player

Scott Oudsema (USA) bt Daniel Evans (Gbr) 6-3 6-4

Count Zero · Tennis legend

hmm, was hoping for closer than that. as we siad Oudsema is probably under rnaked here, but he's not that great a player in the big scheme of things. Perhaps Dan isnt quite ready for challengers week in week out.

GavinUK · Lower Club Player

Evo still did well I feel. Would have been nice to have had another win of course, but he does keep getting better. It doesn't seem all that long ago that he was having to qualify for Futures events.

MAC · Junior player

I'm not giving up on him yet, if you're not born 6ft5 with a killer serve you have to learn how to use your own skills to beat the power players and what it will take for you to compete with them on the next level up and beat them. It's not like Dan Evans is 5ftnothing!

Vandenburg · Futures level

i agree to a degree, you can use your other weapons, i mean hewitt wasnt big was he, but in the current climate(and i dont mean credit crunch) i think it will be hard.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

Final

BLOOMFIELD (GBR) / MARRAY (GBR) (4) defeated KAROL (CZE) / KRKOSKA (CZE) (2) 6-4 7-6(3)

Count Zero · Tennis legend

some good news there, i am sure for Rich after a bad 2 weeks singles wise.

i certainly agree that strength has more relevance in today's game, and if you dont have it, you have to be even better in other areas.

mjd · Challenger qualifying

I think Rich was lucky to play today as he is nursing a stinking cold, so very unlikely to travel to Germany.
Winning when it is difficult to breathe cant be bad, especially going into a TB.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

maybe he sneezed as his opponent went for a big shot and put them off

MAC · Junior player

Well Grosjean was one of my favourite players and he didn't have bad career at 5'9"! Or you could go for a David Ferrer or Davydenko model.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

its true 'short' people have had good tennis careers, but they are really the exception and so stand out because of it. what's the average height 6'2?