Week 28 Futures - Italy F9 ($15k+H) - Fano - Clay

SMC1809 · All-time great

Week 28 Futures - Italy F9 ($15k+H) - Fano - Clay

SMC1809 · All-time great

Doubles:

L16: KUMANTSOV (RUS) / SLABINSKY (GBR) 3 v BRANDI (ITA) / FABBIANO (ITA)

If Alex comes through his singles first round, he could meet his doubles partner (and No 7 seed) in the second round.

SMC1809 · All-time great

R1: SLABINSKY, Alexander (GBR) WR 605 beat (q) GIUSTINO, Lorenzo (ITA) WR 1098 7-5 6-3 smile

steven · Tennis legend

L32: Alex Slabinsky WR 598 beat (Q) Lorenzo Giustino (ITA) WR 1101 by 5 & 3

L16: Alex Slabinsky WR 598 v Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) WR 402

The good news is that Slabba has avoided the no. 7 seed, the bad news is it's because he retired against Fabbiano and while he (Kumantsov) played with Alex in the doubles, they lost to Fabbiano & Brandi 1 & 4.

SMC1809 · All-time great

R2: SLABINSKY, Alexander (GBR) WR 605 v (wc) FABBIANO, Thomas (ITA) WR 415

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Alex Slabinsky WR 598 defeated Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) WR 402 by 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) biggrin

QF: Alex Slabinsky WR 598 vs Stefano Ianni (ITA) WR 453

indiana · Tennis legend

Good win for Slabba and a nice 4 points collected.

Hope he can make it a hattrick of Italians ( though Ianni did beat the no 2 seed ) and take that up to 10 ranking points.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Slabba has impressed me there. Ianni is the guy with the "trick" serve (not used on matches) that was on video at Dallas last year I think.

I see him as similar ot many journeymen Brits. Ranking flits between 180-400 year by year. No stats to back that up just a feeling I get from the drawsheets I see him on

Drew · Jul 14, 2010

Cmon Slabba keep it up

steven · Tennis legend

johnnylad wrote:

Slabba has impressed me there. Ianni is the guy with the "trick" serve (not used on matches) that was on video at Dallas last year I think.

I see him as similar ot many journeymen Brits. Ranking flits between 180-400 year by year. No stats to back that up just a feeling I get from the drawsheets I see him on

CH 300 in 2007, the only year he finished in the top 400. He has finished in the 500s for 4 of the last 6 years. So more or less what you thought but 100-200 places worse.

They have met once, in 2006 in Jersey, when Ianni won 4 & 5.

Vandenburg · Futures level

I said it once and I will say it again
if slabba serves well and gets a bit of look he can be very dangrous, i really think he could be top 200.

steven · Tennis legend

Slabba tweets in the 3rd person: "Won his 2nd round match in a 4hr marathon! 40degree heat and 95% humidity!"

I know it's clay, but 4 hours for a 3-set match?!

Maza1987 · Challenger level

Can you say 'moonballing'?

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

Maza1987 wrote:

Can you say 'moonballing'?

4 hours for 3 sets? 'sunballing' would be more appropriate

Vandenburg wrote:

I said it once and I will say it again
if slabba serves well and gets a bit of look he can be very dangrous, i really think he could be top 200.

Remember the prediction - US Open semis, trust me

RedCabbage · Club Coach

The Knight wrote:

Remember the prediction - US Open semis, trust me

I trust you, dude. I'm just selling my car to put the bet down now.

Millionaires Row here I come!