Boys: US OPEN JUNIORS (week 36)

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RE: Boys: US OPEN JUNIORS (week 36)

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmmm

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Some years the weather just isn't good enough for a good crop of wine grapes. It seems a bit off to blame the LTA entirely for a batch of players that just don't have the talent.

Now if the 93/94 crop fails as well, there really will be something to complain about.

It's no good looking at Laura Robson (who is 94) and saying "where are the boys" because the female players mature much more quickly than the males.

indiana · Tennis legend

Isn't that a bit old to be playing juniors, quite impressive to be playing tennis at all biggrin

I take point about rate of maturing except I assume that this is much the same in other countries so should balance out to an extent.

But yes, so much can change around this age with boys, which is one reason that I would like to wait and see more how the 93 / 94 crop progresses over the next couple of years.

Currently there is but one player in the rankings, now including the 89 / 90 generation, that vaguely threatens to ultimately join Andy as a top 100 player, and that is Dan Evans.

So, we really so much need these players to continue to progress and fulfil their potential over the next few years.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 7th of September 2009 02:46:57 PM

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 7th of September 2009 03:11:54 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Roger Draper was I think unwise to cite the 1990 boys as a key reason for how things are improving, as it should have been clear that this was in part due to an exceptional group.

Even so the 1992 group can be considered to be slightly more promising than the recent average. If we look at the rankings of players 16 months before the end of their junior careers then the situation with the 1992s is 1 inside the top 100 (Jack Carpenter) and several not far off. This doesn't compare with 1990, but is much more promising than 1988, 1989 and 1991 (no-one in the top 100 at the comparable stage, and no cluster closing in on that goal).

Regarding the 1990 group progress in the men's rankings is usually slow except for the Andy Murrays of this world, and in addition to Evo Dan C and Dan S are well up the world rankings for 1990s so there's still realistic hope of more than one ultimately making top 100

DavidC · Tennis legend

Some good news from the doubles

Doubles R1

Harry Fowler (US) / Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) d. Filip Horansky / Josef Kovalik (SVK) 7-5 6-3

DavidC · Tennis legend

Oliver & partner have just started (currently 1-1)

R2

Matthew Kandath / Jack Sock (USA) v Harry Fowler (USA) / Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR)

Mikeduke · County player

Goulding lost 6-4 7-6(8)

DavidC · Tennis legend

R2

Kandath/Sock take the first set 6-4 with a single break

DavidC · Tennis legend

Matthew Kandath / Jack Sock (USA) d. Harry Fowler (USA) / Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) 6-4 7-5