Week 18 - USA F11 ($10,000) - Vero Beach (Clay)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 18 - USA F11 ($10,000) - Vero Beach (Clay)

steven · Tennis legend

Kyle beat this Podzus brother 3 & 3, also in Florida (Plantation Fut. qualifying) in January this year.

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

kyle won 3 and 2 today

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (7) Kyle Edmund WR 510 beat (LL) Janis Podzus (LAT) UNR by 3 & 2

L16: (7) Kyle Edmund WR 510 v Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) WR 724 (CH 368 in 2008)

korriban · Challenger level

Haven't seen any results at all here, and it looks like there has been heavy rain and thundery conditions. Forecast to last until about 5pm local - if the courts are covered, may be 2 or 3 hours play, otherwise a wash-out. Tomorrow also looks dodgy.

OOP has now been updated with the 10am start shifted back to not before 3pm (8pm UK). At least they are being positive.........I don't think Kyle is on livescores anyway

-- Edited by korriban on Thursday 2nd of May 2013 05:04:26 PM

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

phew, looks like we've got kyle back, 4 and 2 win today, no rematch with the top seed in the quarters, kyle's opponent is the other podzus brother!

steven · Tennis legend

L16: (7) Kyle Edmund WR 510 beat Vladimir Obradovic (SRB) WR 724 (CH 368 in 2008) by 4 & 2

QF: (7) Kyle Edmund WR 510 v Martins Podzus (LAT) WR 810

Déja vu for Kyle - Martins, who beat top seed Chase Buchanan in straight sets in R2, is not just the brother of Kyle's R1 opponent, he's his twin brother!

korriban · Challenger level

Kyle won 7-5 6-4!!

Plays Nishioka next. Ball and Krueger in the other half. VERY good chance here!

QF: (7) Kyle Edmund WR 510 beat Martins Podzus (LAT) WR 810 7-5 6-4

SF: (7) Kyle Edmund WR 510 v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) WR 529

-- Edited by korriban on Friday 3rd of May 2013 05:31:16 PM

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Great news. That will see him break into the top 500 for the first time.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Friday 3rd of May 2013 05:35:27 PM

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Kyles match should be starting at half past, so about 10 minutes time!

Interesting to see the ages of the players left in the draw - Nishioka, 17, Frantangelo, 19, Podzus, 18, Edmund, 18, Kreuger, 19 and Mitchell 20 - so lots of young talent on display. Seems appropriate considering Kyle is almost certain to become GBs highest ranked teenager this week!

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

Draw opening up for Kyle big time ! Highest ranked player remaining if he won his match, fingers crossed!

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Awesome work! Will be interesting to see the match vs Nishioka, no doubt both will be very hungry for a spot in the final.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Kyle won easily when they played in the Canadian Juniors G1 last year, so let's hope for a repeat

Maza1987 · Challenger level

good luck kyle

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

DavidC wrote:
Kyle won easily when they played in the Canadian Juniors G1 last year, so let's hope for a repeat

Thanks for pointing that out - 6-2 6-2 in the QF, albeit on hard. I can see it being quite a bit closer but you would certainly hope the result would be the same.