I would certainly be looking for him to make notable progress next year on what he has so far produced in seniors.
Top 350 would represent well over 100 ranking points and would need quite a number of decent performances, especially without say one very big component. Even higher would be great, but certainly a reasonable staging post for what one would hope would be much higher things.
For the record, Evo's Jersey Challenger title was back in March 2009, a couple of months before his 19th birthday ( how time flies ! ) This title took his ranking up from WR 439 to WR 327 and he reached his CH of 248 in August 2009. Currently ranked WR 355
Following the women's Q1 matches, just 2 Brits, Evo and James, are scheduled for men's singles first round action today, although quite a lot of British guys playing doubles.
Just for the record, there's an interesting interview (+ a nice colour picture ) with Oli in today's Times under the heading "Golding preparing to make slow progress through senior ranks". That's one young man who's under no illusions about what lies ahead of him in his tennis career: feet on the ground & head screwed on the right way!
Wouldn't he be kind of a dumbass if he thought anything different?
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Well done, Evo Another reminder of what he is capable of. More please.
Zopp having a career best year, reaching his CH of WR 138 at the end of October, having beaten Falla and taken Tomic to 3 sets ( albeit the 3rd set 0 - 6 ) in the Stockholm ATP 250 last month. So it looks a very good win.