Hope the elbow and wrist issues Liam refers to are nothing much more than just general soreness after the number of matches he has played in the last 12 days.
It really does seem like he has a great attitude doesn't it? Looks like it's turning into good results too.
I think I'm right in saying that Broady has only lost in the first round of a main draw once this year, from about five tournaments, Pretty encouraging!
I think I'm right in saying that Broady has only lost in the first round of a main draw once this year, from about five tournaments, Pretty encouraging!
He lost in R1 in Glasgow, though he had won through qualifying to get there, and he has lost twice in R1 of qualifying this year, once in France and once in Portugal.
He does have a 72% record in Futures qualifying and main draw matches combined this year though - won 18 lost 7.
In addition, that loss in Glasgow is the only time he's got through qualifying and not taken advantage to get at least one ATP point - the seven other times he has qualified or (in one case) got a LL place for a Futures event, he has won at least one round.
-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 30th of March 2011 10:46:30 PM
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I would guess then in total senior matches won ( qualifying plus main draw ) then the Broadys must be the most winning GB male and female this year so far.
I make it Naomi has won 23, lost 9
-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 30th of March 2011 10:55:34 PM
I would guess then in total senior matches won ( qualifying plus main draw ) then the Broadys must be the most winning GB male and female this year so far.
I make it Naomi has won 23, lost 9
You're almost certainly correct, though Naomi has won 24 lost 9 (72.7%), so is just edging Liam for the best % record in the family this year instead of being 0.1% behind him.
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I am a big fan of Liam playing a lot of Futures events like this, instead of playing largely on the Junior circuit. I think of our 3 top Juniors (also Golding and Morgan) I have been most impressed by Liam so far
Yes, I agree - if juniors are capable of winning a fair proportion of their matches at Futures level (including qualifying), and all three of them clearly can, then I can't see much point in continuing to play junior events except perhaps the slams.
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Oli and George just haven't really played that much anywhere this year.
Certainly re juniors Oli hasn't played there since the turn of year Caaablanca tournament, and was banned from the Aus Open. George just played the Aus Open and I presume what was a sort of warm-up tournament beforehand.
I would presume and hope they are planning on basically playing seniors this year, but they have only made very brief and unsuccessul appearances this year. Really to my mind they need to get in there, get their heads down and start playing ( and hopefully winning ! ) more matches
Oli in particular I feel should be showing us more at this stage ( basically because I think he has more to offer ). I have myself refused to make any adverse comments on his move to Mexico, and the reasons ( and apart from love, being away from media has been mentioned by Oli ), always considering we didn't really know enough and the proof would be in the pudding. But at some point, hopefully soon, he needs to start showing more in the seniors.
-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 31st of March 2011 04:10:21 PM
I do think that we should be taking gamestyles into consideration. Broady's game is based around consistency and angles although his adaptation to the senior game clearly shows that he does have weapons, specifically a lefty serve and a heavy forehand. On the other hand Golding seems to be overloaded with big shots - he hits huge serves and almost equally big forehands. And if you take a look at the breakthrough of young talents recently it would appear that players like Golding, such as Raonic, Schoorel & Paire, have needed an extra year or two to reign in their groundstrokes and serves to compete consistently on the senior level. There is never just one way to 'breakthrough' and I think it is unrealistic to try to compare the ease (or otherwise) with which these young players have transition to the senior game and then jump to conclusions as to why that might be, especially when we have access to so little information.
-- Edited by James on Thursday 31st of March 2011 04:32:29 PM
The fact that people are not only tolerating posts saying that "Juniors should play men's tennis" but agreeing with them is an indication of how open minded the human society has become in the last 500 years.
I remember that back in 1621 when this website was founded by HRH The King of the Shedland Islands and his trusted Count, Zero, it was considered blasphemous to even have an opinion on such subjects unless you were a qualified coach of The Honourable Lawn Tennis Society. Even into the 18th century, many a heretic was burned to a steak after expressing such views.
-- Edited by Salmon on Friday 1st of April 2011 01:59:21 AM