Week 44 - USA F30 ($10,000) - Pensacola, FL (Clay)

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 44 - USA F30 ($10,000) - Pensacola, FL (Clay)

steven · Tennis legend

L16: Kyle Edmund WR 810 v (Q) Florent Diep (FRA) WR 1102 (CH 673 in 2011)

Rather unexpectedly, Diep upset 8th seed Fratangelo in straight sets today!

korriban · Challenger level

Diep might be tougher than his ranking suggests. No matches in 2-3 months, so perhaps fresh following an injury. He steamrollered Fratangelo from middle of set 1.

Fratangelo's performance (losing 8 straight games to an opponent ranked hundreds of places below him) spookily similar to Oli in Israel last week. Both appeared to give up or melt down. Both were top 5 juniors in 2011, both won junior grand slams and got a fair amount of press in their home countries. It just hasn't happened for the American, less highlights than Oli for sure. Both will probably need the next 2 months to reflect and refocus - mentally I suspect as much as anything else.

Can we hope for a second all Brit all 17yo QF in the US in 2 weeks? I think it's a good bet. Fingers crossed again

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
Can we hope for a second all Brit all 17yo QF in the US in 2 weeks? I think it's a good bet. Fingers crossed again

Somehow, I doubt it very much - given that Liam is 18yo wink

korriban · Challenger level

Bob in Spain wrote:
korriban wrote:
Can we hope for a second all Brit all 17yo QF in the US in 2 weeks? I think it's a good bet. Fingers crossed again
Somehow, I doubt it very much - given that Liam is 18yo

oops! I keep lumping all 3 together.

Doonan · Intermediate Club Player

Connor Glennon beat Garanganga 6-3 7-5.

John the Bowler · Social player

That is a very impressive way to obtain a ranking.

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Connor Glennon UNR beat (5) Takanyi Garanganga (ZIM) WR 479 by 3 & 5 biggrin
L32: (JE) Liam Broady WR 1067 beat (3) Alexandre Folie (BEL) WR 438 by 1-6 7-6(1) 6-1 biggrin
L32: Kyle Edmund WR 810 beat (WC) Patrick Daciek (USA) WR 1230 by 3 & 3
L32: (Q) Jordan Angus UNR lost to (4) Chase Buchanan (USA) WR 470 by 3 & 0
L32: (Q) Joe Salisbury UNR lost to (7) Jason Jung (USA) WR 591 by 5 & 0
L32: Matt Short WR 716 lost to (WC) Noah Rubin (USA) WR 1665 by 7-6(6) 6-3 cry
L32: (SE) Luke Bambridge WR 973 beat (2) Peter Heller (GER) WR 450 by 6-3 4-6 6-1 biggrin

L16: (JE) Liam Broady WR 1067 v (Q) Romain Bogaerts (BEL) WR 1876 (CH 1847 in Sep)
L16: Kyle Edmund WR 810 v (Q) Florent Diep (FRA) WR 1102 (CH 673 in 2011)
L16: (Q) Connor Glennon UNR v (WC) Pirmin Hänle (GER) WR 1900 (CH 526 in 2009)
L16: (SE) Luke Bambridge WR 973 v Dennis Nevolo (USA) WR 744 (CH 728 in Oct)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And all 4 matches in the L16 involving Brits are on court at the same time.

Could be an exciting couple of hours.

steven · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
And all 4 matches in the L16 involving Brits are on court at the same time.

Could be an exciting couple of hours.

Yes, just noticed that as I looked up the OoP details for the GB T25 table - a sneaky trick to prevent them from cheering each other on? LOL

It would be exciting except that we'll only be able to follow one of the matches, I assume.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
And all 4 matches in the L16 involving Brits are on court at the same time.

Could be an exciting couple of hours.
Yes, just noticed that as I looked up the OoP details for the GB T25 table - a sneaky trick to prevent them from cheering each other on? LOL
It would be exciting except that we'll only be able to follow one of the matches, I assume.

We definitely need an "on-site" reporter for this. Do you think the LTA will pay for my flight as I would be happy to volunteer smile