Jack Carpenter v (4) M Fucsovics (HUN) Tom Allen v (15) S Bangoura (USA) Oliver Golding v (9) T Fernandes (BRA) (Q) Tom Farquharson v (12) J Ore (USA) (Q) George Morgan v (3) K Krawiets (USA) (Q) James Marsalek v Jack Sock (USA)
Remarkable that in the previous 10 years of the Orange Bowl there have been between 0 and 4 or 5 Brits with a cumulative total of 6 first round winners, yet we manage 8 entrants and 6 first-round winners this time. The flip side of good draws first round is that you run into seeds after they have played a match, and are usually less vulnerable. They are all second favourites, but hopefully someone will excel and create an upset.
The upshot of George's wins is that I calculate that he will join Olly in the top 100 on January 1st giving us two 1993 boys with 2 years left of their junior careers.
You'd have to say that is a spectacular effort.I had a sneeky suspicion that George and Ollie might win but Jack's is a huge shock given the scoreline from last week.