L32: Toby Martin WR 738 v (Q) Phillip Gresk (POL) WR 1685 (CH 1665 last month; 18yo junior CH 84 last Feb)
Quite an inviting draw unless this ex-top 100 junior proves to be a banana skin - Toby is in the 8th seed's section, the 4th seed's quarter and the 2nd seed's half, i.e. the lowest seed possible in each case.
-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 20th of January 2015 11:26:05 AM
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
I would say he's a neat, balanced player, with good attitude (and as such could obviously move up reasonably significantly) but I don't think he has all that much natural ability (in terms of timing, feel, explosiveness etc.). But I like the guy and wish him well .... he deserves to at least get past the second round a bit more than he managed last year !!!!!
Toby just tweeted me this about his own performance after I suggested that todays hard fought win was good for blowing a few early season cobwebs away.
Yeh. It was pretty rusty and he gave zero rhythm so in that respect it wasn't too easy. Happy and looking forward to rnd 2
Would love to see Toby go further. He is definitely one of the "good-guys" on the circuit.