Week 9 - Spain F4 ($10,000) - Cartagena (Clay)

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 9 - Spain F4 ($10,000) - Cartagena (Clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Tennis36 wrote:
Thinking a medical timeout for Kyle , big pause at 4-3* , and kyles odds keep rising

Spot on. Replacing a plaster on a blister on his right index finger.

Jan · Hall of fame

Thanks again Bob - your report is a very interesting read!

steven · Tennis legend

Thanks for the report, Bob, a very good read again!

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

Busts won the final 6-1 6-0 , simply ruthless , and about time we see the back of this fella

korriban · Challenger level

Our good friend Pablo Carreno-Busta has just won the final of Cartagena against Kyle's conqueror last week by 6-1 6-0!

Yes, that scoreline is not a typo. So that's 5 tournaments and 25 matches in a row. This guy seems quite a players, and one to look out for in the future.

He's not on the entry list for next week's Spanish futures, but is entered in the 2 following events. A well deserved rest. Although with today's scoreline, I'd be on the phone to try and secure a WC immediately, to keep the run going.

Well done Buster!

freerider · Futures level

I would also like to extend my thanks to you Bob for providing such wonderful insight, it is greatly appreciated.

Salmon · Tennis legend

5 Futures in a row is very impressive. What's the record, though? I was thinking Eric Prodon but whilst he did have a fairytale summer in 2007, when he reached 10 finals in a row (3 of them Challengers), the greatest streak of Futures he managed was a paltry 2.

steven · Tennis legend

Salmon wrote:
5 Futures in a row is very impressive. What's the record, though? I was thinking Eric Prodon but whilst he did have a fairytale summer in 2007, when he reached 10 finals in a row (3 of them Challengers), the greatest streak of Futures he managed was a paltry 2.

The record is 8, Arnau Brugues-Davi last year (previous to that, it had been 7 by Eduardo Schwank a few years earlier), though there were Challenger/ATP losses in between, i.e. he won 8 consecutive Futures entered.