Boys: French Open Juniors 2011

RJA · Hall of fame

RE: Boys: French Open Juniors 2011

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

btw dellien, the second seed lost today, so ollie is the only seed left in the bottom half along with the 11th

RJA · Hall of fame

It goes to a final set

6-4, 3-6 cry

RJA · Hall of fame

He takes the third 6-2 biggrin

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Yay, well done Oli!

Maza1987 · Challenger level

keep going oli

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (4) Oliver Golding JWR 4 beat (Q) Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) JWR 65 (CH 40 in Jan) / ATP 991 by 6-4 3-6 6-2

L16: (4) Oliver Golding JWR 4 v Marcos Giron (USA) JWR 40 / ATP 1090

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

george and kyle both won their doubles today, with their respective partners

RJA · Hall of fame

Oli and Vesely looking good.

6-3, *4-2

TimProper · Junior player

sry if this has been covered elsewhere, i've looked but haven't able to find the answer. does anyone know why the brit boys aren't playing dubs together at rg? i know oli and jiri have had some success together, but was surprised to see kyle and george playing w non-brit partners. i know alot of the other boys teams stick together, nationwise or languagewise - france, usa, ger/aus, etc.

is this an lta coaching choice/strategy? do the lads not get on? (i don't think this is the case) or maybe liam was going to team up with either george or kyle, and so it's mostly just coincidendental and i'm looking for a pattern where none applies? tia for any light you can shed on this for me!

RJA · Hall of fame

They come through 6-3, 6-2 smile

DavidC · Tennis legend

TimProper wrote:
sry if this has been covered elsewhere, i've looked but haven't able to find the answer. does anyone know why the brit boys aren't playing dubs together at rg? i know oli and jiri have had some success together, but was surprised to see kyle and george playing w non-brit partners. i know alot of the other boys teams stick together, nationwise or languagewise - france, usa, ger/aus, etc.

is this an lta coaching choice/strategy? do the lads not get on? (i don't think this is the case) or maybe liam was going to team up with either george or kyle, and so it's mostly just coincidendental and i'm looking for a pattern where none applies? tia for any light you can shed on this for me!

It's not just Oli + Jiri who have had success. George + Mate have played together in their last 3 tournaments and won a Grade 1 event in Australia, so it's logical that they should pair up again. That only leaves Kyle, who therefore has to play with a non-Brit.

Doubles R2

Edmund/Montgomery (GBR/RSA) v (4) Artunedo Martinavarr / Carballes Baena (ESP) Court 6 5th match

Karatsev/Karlovskiyy (RUS) v (2) Morgan/Pavic (GBR/CRO) Court 16 5th match

QF

(1) Golding/Vesely (GBR/CZE) v Krueger / Vinsant (USA) Thursday

Oli's singles is 3rd on court 16. His opponent has won 21 out of 22 matches in juniors this year, including 2 wins over Bjorn Fratangelo, the fellow American who crushed Oli in Milan.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Interesting report from ITF, talking about his move to Spain:

It is 39 years since a Briton last won the boys singles at Roland Garros but perhaps Oli Golding could be the man to break the drought. The fourth seed battled his way into the last 16 of the junior event at the French Open on Tuesday, fighting off a dodgy stomach and a stubborn opponent to move a step closer to a first grand slam title.
The 17-year-old was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon last summer and then reached the final of the Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in November. On a cold, windy day at Roland Garros, he showed the benefits of a recent move to train in Spain as he ground down Dimitar Kuzmanov of Bulgaria 64 36 62 out on Court No 17.
It was a tough match, Golding said. I should probably have closed it out in two but I wasnt feeling great. I ate some pasta about an hour before I went on the court and it seems to have done something bad to me. I started alright but towards the end I was just making balls and I think maybe he got a bit tight in the third set, which helped.
Having spent some time training in Mexico at the end of last year, Golding has switched to Spain and the academy run by former Spanish professional Galo Blanco, a man credited with the rise to prominence of Milos Raonic, the Canadian who has broken into the worlds top 30 this year.
Its been pretty good, Golding said of his decision to move. I did a really big fitness block in January and that was good. Obviously playing a lot of Futures events has brought my game up and obviously just playing with the guys at the academy has helped.
Golding will take on American Marcos Giron for a place in the quarter-finals and said winning the title was his only goal this week. The last few months Ive actually been playing pretty well, he said. Ive started doing better in the Futures, beating guys ranked 400, so I am happy with that and Ive just got to keep working hard day to day.

steven · Tennis legend

Good find - I didn't even realise Oli had switched back to Europe from Mexico!

GB boys' singles winners at Roland Garros (since the 2nd World War anyway, I'm not sure it was held before that):

1965 Gerald Battrick
1972 Buster Mottram (the one the article refers to)

Both later went on to reach the last 16 of senior Rg.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

What's the name of the Academy he is based at now?
Any top players been there in the past or present?

The Spanish clay is always a good place to base yourself.