Week 18 - Israel F5 ($10,000) - Ashkelon (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 18 - Israel F5 ($10,000) - Ashkelon (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Toby was an early break up in the decider, but Grenier pulled it back and we are into a 3rd set breaker.

Squeaky culo time - here we go.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Toby went 0-3 down, but then won 7 points in a row to complete a 1-6 6-4 7-6(3) victory.

I know that Toby keeps emphasizing right now the improvement in his game is more important than results and rankings, but today's result will give him a new CH ranking when the points go on in 10 days time. With last weeks QF and this weeks final, that is a net gain of 11 points. This should take Toby into the top 650 for the first time, with the final still to come.

Great stuff. Loving it.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Well done Toby!

If he improves his game, the results will come, after all.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
Well done Toby!

If he improves his game, the results will come, after all.

Exactly. And hopefully it works both ways, as the results that are now coming will reinforce the belief that the changes he is making to his game are the right ones and that he is moving forwards.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Is this Toby's first singles final (know he's had finals, possibly a title in dubs)?

paulisi · Tennis legend

The Optimist wrote:
Is this Toby's first singles final (know he's had finals, possibly a title in dubs)?

He made the final in the US last year, but doesn't have a singles title under his belt yet.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
Is this Toby's first singles final (know he's had finals, possibly a title in dubs)?
He made the final in the US last year, but doesn't have a singles title under his belt yet.

If I remember correctly, that final also went to a 3rd set breaker and Toby had MP at one point.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

SF: (7) Toby Martin WR 737 beat Hugo Grenier (FRA) WR 795 (= CH) 1-6 6-4 7-6(3)

Final: (7) Toby Martin WR 737 vs (3) Amir Weintraub (ISR) WR 625 (CH 161 May 2012)

Going to be a very tough ask for Toby. Weintraub's ranking is made up of just 3 scoring events. In May last year, he made the QFs of two Challengers before losing in Q1 of both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. From that point, he did not play again until last month where he made the last 16 of a Challenger.

He won last weeks tournament (points not added yet to his ranking) and has not dropped a set over these two weeks. His 9 straight victories have been:

Last week
0&2
4&1
1&4
2&2
3&4

This week
1&4
4&1
0&1
2&5

I sure hope Toby isn't reading this wink

In all seriousness, Weintraub starts favourite, but Toby is clearly playing well too. Whatever the result, this has been a big step forward for Toby this week.

steven · Tennis legend

Bob in Spain wrote:
SF: (7) Toby Martin WR 737 beat Hugo Grenier (FRA) WR 795 (= CH) 1-6 6-4 7-6(3)

Final: (7) Toby Martin WR 737 vs (3) Amir Weintraub (ISR) WR 625 (CH 161 May 2012)

Going to be a very tough ask for Toby. Weintraub's ranking is made up of just 3 scoring events. In May last year, he made the QFs of two Challengers before losing in Q1 of both Roland Garros and Wimbledon. From that point, he did not play again until last month where he made the last 16 of a Challenger.

He won last weeks tournament (points not added yet to his ranking) and has not dropped a set over these two weeks. His 9 straight victories have been:

Last week
0&2
4&1
1&4
2&2
3&4

This week
1&4
4&1
0&1
2&5

I sure hope Toby isn't reading this
In all seriousness, Weintraub starts favourite, but Toby is clearly playing well too. Whatever the result, this has been a big step forward for Toby this week.

Whenever Weintraub plays at Futures level in Israel, he tends to crush almost any opponent he comes up against - indeed, their only previous meeting was in the QFs here in 2012, when Weintraub won 1 & 0. Hopefully Toby can improve on that, at least, but it has been an excellent week for him either way.

-- Edited by steven on Friday 8th of May 2015 05:08:43 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jaffa wrote:
Well done Toby!

If he improves his game, the results will come, after all.

That's very well put - and succinct. And exactly what I was trying to say, more generally, on one of the other threads (in a far more long-winded way !)

Really good tournament, Toby, and good luck.

DF · Tennis legend

Final has start 2-4

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Toby breaks back. 4-4* VAMOS

DF · Tennis legend

Toby levels the set at 4-4

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Another break and Toby is serving for the set. More breaks than holds though so far.