Week 31 - Challenger ($100,000) - Vancouver, Canada (Hard)

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

RE: Week 31 - Challenger ($100,000) - Vancouver, Canada (Hard)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

HossTheBoss wrote:
I did not see dans match last week,but I did text him to say everybody and his dog where slagging him off
on the forum, looks like it might have had an effect.

Well you can tell him we are all behind him the slagging justified though but it's because we were behind him that he got the slagging if that makes sense. His target for this year should be top 200 by year end and around the 100-115 mark next summer so he won't need a Wimbledon Wild Card. That would be funny

steven · Tennis legend

HossTheBoss wrote:
I did not see dans match last week,but I did text him to say everybody and his dog where slagging him off
on the forum, looks like it might have had an effect.

For a split second, I thought you were being serious wink

Re. US Open qualies - a cut of 235 would mean Dan was about 13 places out. Given that withdrawals from both the main draw and the qualifying lists will move him up, as will any main draw wild cards given to those in the qualifying list, I'd say he was very likely to get in.

HossTheBoss · Strong Club Player

steven wrote:
HossTheBoss wrote:
I did not see dans match last week,but I did text him to say everybody and his dog where slagging him off
on the forum, looks like it might have had an effect.
For a split second, I thought you were being serious
Re. US Open qualies - a cut of 235 would mean Dan was about 13 places out. Given that withdrawals from both the main draw and the qualifying lists will move him up, as will any main draw wild cards given to those in the qualifying list, I'd say he was very likely to get in.

I was being serious.

thejester · Satellite level

I've watched the whole of Dan's match at Lexington last week, and both of his two matches so far here in Vancouver.
The berating he took last week was COMPLETELY justified - pro tennis players are generally advised to watch the match they're playing in rather than the one on court next to them...
BUT
The praise he's getting this week is just as deserved. Dan has had to battle hard at times in both matches here, but when he's been focused and aggressive he's looked streaks ahead of these guys. When he got going, he made Donskoy (who let's not forget is 72 in the world and a full tour player) look distinctly average. If he is actually, genuinely aware of what was said after last week, I don't really care, because whatever's gone on in his head since then, it's paying off for him this week. A winnable quarter final and if he can get through that he'll be looking at some strong points and, of course, decent cash!
As Steven says, Dan should be in comfortably for USO qualifying and I would say that the courts at Flushing Meadows are quite well suited to his game. A strong end to the year will hopefully give Dan the motivation (if he needs it) to push on and really make something happen next year.

indiana · Tennis legend

Great stuff from Evo.

Oh, and I apologise not one iota for my own frustrations and criticisms of Evo, vented quite regularly in this forum over the last few years.

Gee guys and gals, we are a British tennis forum expressing diverge but usually considered views on British tennis and the players. Evo himself effectively expressed some of these frustrations himself earlier this year.

Thankfully there are enough folk around that think similarly that this will never become just a cheerleader non critical forum.

More and more Evo has in recent months shown his potential to certainly be a top 150 player within the next year and very possibly quite a bit higher than that. It's really good to see.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Does that guarantee him a SE into Aptos?

RJA · Hall of fame

Jeff Stelling wrote:
Does that guarantee him a SE into Aptos?

No. He has to win his QF for that.

RJA · Hall of fame

As for US Open qualifying. Dan is 12th Alternate and normally somewhere between 15th and 20th alt gets into Grand Slam qualifying so Dan will be very, very unlucky not to make it.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Hoss, if you are in touch with him I'd rather you didn't text him about our comments. Surely he has more important things to think about than what a few of us have to say about his play. Dan will know what his performance was down to and he doesn't have to justify it to anyone.

I'm all for expressing your views on here, but Dan owes us nothing. We can choose whether to cheer him on or not.

steven · Tennis legend

HossTheBoss wrote:
steven wrote:
HossTheBoss wrote:
I did not see dans match last week,but I did text him to say everybody and his dog where slagging him off
on the forum, looks like it might have had an effect.
For a split second, I thought you were being serious
Re. US Open qualies - a cut of 235 would mean Dan was about 13 places out. Given that withdrawals from both the main draw and the qualifying lists will move him up, as will any main draw wild cards given to those in the qualifying list, I'd say he was very likely to get in.
I was being serious.

Ah, OK, fair enough - I'd have thought it was the last thing he'd want to hear (and he would probably react accordingly) but if you thought it might push him to "show the stupid forum" (or similar) and it did, that's brilliant

indiana · Tennis legend

SMC, I would imagine there will be hardly anyone on this forum not cheering Evo on / wishing him the best.

Some folk do seem to have difficulty distinguishing between critical and uncritical support of Brits, and misinterpret the former.

I remember someone once querying if I didn't like Andy !

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Have just got home after a long but very positive day. Now I see that Evo won again - my day just got even better.

Great stuff Evo. Good luck for the QF.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Evo's potential opponents - Diez and Rochus - have just started.

Rochus is the seeded player but wouldn't be at all surprised to see Diez cause an upset.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

RJA wrote:
Jeff Stelling wrote:
Does that guarantee him a SE into Aptos?
No. He has to win his QF for that.

Ah ok thanks for letting me know - the post at the top of page 7 seemed to indicate otherwise.