Week 46 - Australia F9 ($15,000) - Wollongong (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 46 - Australia F9 ($15,000) - Wollongong (Hard)

steven · Tennis legend

L32: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 v (Q) Alexander Klintcharov (NZL) UNR (CH 1650 in 2013; 18yo ex-top 70 junior)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

L32: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 def. (Q) Alexander Klintcharov (NZL) UNR (CH 1650 in 2013; 18yo ex-top 70 junior) 6-1 6-4

L16: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 v (q) Nathan Doney (AUS) UNR

Noticed that Brydan isn't playing the doubles, which is unlike him - wondered if he'd picked up a niggle. But then saw that Dane wasn't playing the doubles either and those two seem rather joined at the hip so maybe one can't without the other . ..

TMH · Futures qualifying

Should be 3 of the easiest points Brydan has ever picked up.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brydan wrapped up TMH's 'easy-peasy' three points with style :)

L16: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 def. (q) Nathan Doney (AUS) UNR 6-3 6-1

QF: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 v Jose Statham (NZ) WR 623 (CH 279, Feb 13)

(Statham beat Mitchell Kreuger (7) in R2)

steven · Tennis legend

H2H for the QF: 1-1, though both matches were a long time ago - Statham won 3 & 5 in Wellington in 2008, Brydan 7-5 in the 3rd on grass in Mildura in 2009

So a Brit who was born in AUS plays a kiwi who was born in the UK!

paulisi · Tennis legend

Brydan had another straight sets win and is another pushing to make Aus Open qualifiers.

EddietheEagle · County player

The lad's done well and if there are any remaining doubters they ought to consider the effort he evidently puts into his game and schedule. He has plugged away, singles and doubles and deserves to make the qualifying tournament on effort alone.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 defeated Jose Statham (NZL) WR 623 by 2 & 4

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SF: (1) Jarmere Jenkins (USA) WR 216 (= CH) vs (3) Brydan Klein WR 294

According to the ATP, the two players have never met in qualies or at Challenger/Futures level.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

EddietheEagle wrote:
The lad's done well and if there are any remaining doubters they ought to consider the effort he evidently puts into his game and schedule. He has plugged away, singles and doubles and deserves to make the qualifying tournament on effort alone.

I agree. On the info we have (I.e. nothing new), you can't keep hitting the guy for something that happened 5 or 6 years ago, when he was basically still a boy.

And, yes, it must be tough for any 'junior grand slam star' to have all that expectation and then not quite achieve it. But, as you say, to plug away in the belief that perseverance will pay. As mentioned before, I saw the guy at the Wimbly qualies and he was respectful and 'correct' on the court (in a close match) and played a nice game. Giving people the benefit of the doubt, I wish him well.

steven · Tennis legend

Today's win will lift Brydan to GB no. 6 on Monday week.

indiana · Tennis legend

...ah, but GB no 8 on Monday, just as I predicted :)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Virtually all Brydan's points have come from July onwards, so no reason why he will not automatically break into the top 200 again. Especially if he keeps playing the generally weaker Aus challengers and 15Ks.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (3) Brydan Klein WR 294 defeated (1) Jarmere Jenkins (USA) WR 216 by 3-6 6-4 6-3 biggrin

TMH · Futures qualifying

That's an excellent win. Well done Brydan, and a good shot at winning the title now.

Should be back in the top 270 after that, and should go top 260 if he wins the final.

Can't be far off the Aussie Open qualy cut. Anyone know what the cut-off has been in previous seasons?