Boys: French Open Juniors 2011

RJA · Hall of fame

Boys: French Open Juniors 2011

TimProper · Junior player

maybe i should just update when serves are *held* at this point. giron gets the break back, somewhat predictably at this point. 4 breaks in a row!

RJA · Hall of fame

Oli breaks again *4-2

TimProper · Junior player

hey guess what, RJA? that's right, it's ANOTHER break! 13th in the match, by my count. oli up 4:2, but can he consolidate is the question.

RJA · Hall of fame

TimProper wrote:
hey guess what, RJA? that's right, it's ANOTHER break! 13th in the match, by my count. oli up 4:2, but can he consolidate is the question.

Yes he can 5-2*

TimProper · Junior player

yes he can! (w apologies to obama)

probably be best to break for it now, and not rist the heretofore dodgy prospect of another service hold.

TimProper · Junior player

heh, RJA, same wavelength.

RJA · Hall of fame

TimProper wrote:
probably be best to break for it now, and not rist the heretofore dodgy prospect of another service hold.

He seems to have agreed with you

6-2 biggrin

TimProper · Junior player

and break for it he does. golding wins 6:3 3:6 6:2 to make the qf's against another yank, bjorn fratangelo (not a very american sounding name though).

TimProper · Junior player

good stuff, RJA!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

And good stuff, Oli! Well done, keep it up!

Spectator · All-time great

Perhaps someone with the capacity so to do should point out to the BBC live bloggers that the 3rd round win sends Mr Golding into the QFs, not the 4th round. The latter is what they are reporting.

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (4) Oliver Golding JWR 4 / ATP 970 beat Marcos Giron (USA) JWR 40 / ATP 1090 by 6-3 3-6 6-2

QF: (4) Oliver Golding JWR 4 / ATP 970 v Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) JWR 21 (CH 13 in Jan) / ATP 1405

Oli, the first Brit to make the RG boys' QFs since Andy Murray in 2005, is now the top seed left in the boys' draw, but Fratangelo thrashed him 2 & 0 at Trofeo Bonfiglio a couple of weeks ago - hopefully Oli will be a bit more up for this one!

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 1st of June 2011 02:16:58 PM

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 1st of June 2011 03:19:29 PM

Spectator · All-time great

Thanks, Steven.

Mr Golding is showing consistent solid results. Glad to hear about the hard work and the apparently wise choice to move where the coaching would be most helpful.

-- Edited by Spectator on Wednesday 1st of June 2011 03:28:19 PM

RJA · Hall of fame

There are only two seeds left in the Boys Singles. Oli (4) and Dominic Thiem (14)