Week 51 - Togo F2 ($15,000+H) - Lomé (Hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 51 - Togo F2 ($15,000+H) - Lomé (Hard)

Spectator · All-time great

Oh, my. I found this one tough: on the one hand, wishing Messrs O'Hare and Salisbury (to whom congratulations) well and on the other really rather wishing the home team a championship (how many opportunities do people in Togo get to see a Togo-based tennis champion?)

But at least it was a good match. And thanks to reaching the final, Mr Loglo becomes Togo's only ranked doubles player (and, thanks to both tournaments, one of two ranked singles players. Congratulations, also, to Mr Missodey, who re-entered the rankings with two first-round wins ... and had two more-than-decent second-round matches, too.)

steven · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Oh, my. I found this one tough: on the one hand, wishing Messrs O'Hare and Salisbury (to whom congratulations) well and on the other really rather wishing the home team a championship (how many opportunities do people in Togo get to see a Togo-based tennis champion?)

But at least it was a good match. And thanks to reaching the final, Mr Loglo becomes Togo's only ranked doubles player (and, thanks to both tournaments, one of two ranked singles players. Congratulations, also, to Mr Missodey, who re-entered the rankings with two first-round wins ... and had two more-than-decent second-round matches, too.)

I was sure Loglo was already ranked but you're right, he wasn't at the start of this week. However, he has a career high of 316 set in 2007 (which explains why I remembered him as a player I wouldn't expect to be unranked) and he has won quite a few Futures titles, including doing the double at Togo F1 the last time he played a Futures event here in Lomé, which was 10 years ago!

Spectator · All-time great

Yes, I know that he has had quite a bit of success in the past. But 10 years is a long time for the home fans to wait for another final!