Week 12 - Spain F7 ($10,000) - Villajoyosa (Carpet)

korriban · Challenger level

RE: Week 12 - Spain F7 ($10,000) - Villajoyosa (Carpet)

Spectator · All-time great

Crumbs! I should think his fellow Futures players would begin to set up a subscription fund to encourage him to travel to Challengers ...

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (Q) Max Andrews WR 1573 lost to (WC) Mario Vilella Martinez (ESP) WR 1372 by 2 & 1

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (3) Piotr Gadomski & Maciej Smola (POL/POL) WR 1236 defeated Alex Slabinsky & Ferran Ventura (ESP) WR 2612 by 6-7(4) 7-6(4) [10-7]

LHarvey89 · Social player

Spectator wrote:
Crumbs! I should think his fellow Futures players would begin to set up a subscription fund to encourage him to travel to Challengers ...

They will be relieved to hear he plans on taking in a few Challengers towards the latter stages of next month. Pretty sure I read somewhere he's having a little rest after this week.

korriban · Challenger level

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korriban · Challenger level

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Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I am going to stick my neck on the block and state that Carreno Busta's run will come to an end tomorrow.

He has a tough match against the Nº1 seed who is a top 200 player and I think the combination of fatigue and unfamiliar surface will finally catch up with him. Watch this space.

Spectator · All-time great

Brugues-Davi also has honour at stake, no? Isn't he the person with the longest ever ITF winning streak?

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, he is.

A bit sad that Brugues-Davi is back playing Futures again, but then with only five Challengers in Europe in the first quarter of this year (the only Challenger this week and all three next week are all in the Americas), I guess he hasn't got much choice without crossing the Atlantic.

korriban · Challenger level

Bob in Spain wrote:
I am going to stick my neck on the block and state that Carreno Busta's run will come to an end tomorrow.

He has a tough match against the Nº1 seed who is a top 200 player and I think the combination of fatigue and unfamiliar surface will finally catch up with him. Watch this space.

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Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
I am going to stick my neck on the block and state that Carreno Busta's run will come to an end tomorrow.

He has a tough match against the Nº1 seed who is a top 200 player and I think the combination of fatigue and unfamiliar surface will finally catch up with him. Watch this space.
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Now you know why I don't waste my money on online betting sites etc

indiana · Tennis legend

I saw on bet365 last night that they had Brugues-Davi slight favourite at 8/11 with Carreno-Busta at evens.

But the man was not for stopping...

chavkev · Intermediate Club Player

I am delighted to say I had Carreno-Busta to win! Brugues-Davi barely played this last month. He was bound to struggle against a younger more match-sharp opponent.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And he will be playing Carballes Baena again in tomorrow's final. In their last two finals, Busta won the first (Murcia) by 6-7 6-3 6-3 and the second (Cartagena) 6-1 6-0. He also beat Carballes in the semi in Badalona last week by 6-2 6-3. I guess that makes him hot favourite this time for 7 tournament wins in a row. But of course, you all knew that already !!

I might take a little trip up to Alicante tomorrow and watch.