Boys: 2010 Australian Open Junior Championships

airsmashers · County player

RE: Boys: 2010 Australian Open Junior Championships

airsmashers · County player

Great time to break for Ollie
*5-2

-- Edited by airsmashers on Tuesday 26th of January 2010 02:37:40 AM

airsmashers · County player

Ollie gets broken, still at least he still has a one break cushion
5-3*

airsmashers · County player

*5-4

Can Ollie serve it out this time?

airsmashers · County player

The answer is......yes
Ollie takes it 6-7(10-8) 6-3 6-4

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Allen/Carpenter win 62 63

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

As James said, that first set was pretty hilarious - 5-1 up in games then 6-3 up in the tie-break, with about 7 set points wasted! let's hope he cuts it out next round

Maza1987 · Challenger level

50% first serves, more dbl faults than aces!
comon olly. Youre a big lad. Serving should be your bread and butter.

good fight to comeback and win though.

DavidC · Tennis legend

R3

(WC) James Duckworth (AUS) v Oliver Golding 3rd match Show Court 3

Don't be fooled by the WC. Duckworth was top 20 at the start of last year, but didn't play for several months after that. In the Australian Wildcard Play-off he beat both Brydan Klein (ranked just outside 200 ATP) and Jason Kubler (top-ranked 1993 boy). So Ollie will need to be on top form to reach the quarters. Given that he made a meal of the match against Sam Barry (according to the ITF he "survived a first-set collapse and a bout of racket smashing to beat Sam Barry of Ireland 67(8) 63 64 in a gruelling match.") he will do very well to recover enough to win tonight.

Doubles QF

Allen/Carpenter v (2) Krawietz/Schulz (GER) 3rd match Court 18

Tom and Jack have exploited their kind draw well. Kevin Krawietz is a very good doubles player (won junior Wimbledon last year, with a French partner), and even though the partnership with Schulz is a new one the Germans should be too strong.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ollie seemed to get very tentative in that first set with the rallies extending to many shots. I must admit I wasn't aware that Ollie suffered as bad from nerves something he will have to work on. But to comeback and still win was a great effort and as David says a real toughie next.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

well, if duckworth beat kubler in qualies.
I would say duckworth is fav for this match.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ollie is also carrying an anke injury which will be strapped up. Not a serious injury but not ideal.

Josh · Challenger level

Ollie was broken and trailed 3-0 but is now back on serve at 3-2*

Josh · Challenger level

They swapped breaks again but Ollie eventually lost the first 7-6(8-6). Think he missed a set point in the TB but not sure, hopefully this follows a similar pattern to his last match though.

Josh · Challenger level

Unfortunately it didn't, Ollie lost a close one 7-6(6) 7-5.