Week 21 - Egypt F20 ($10,000) - Sharm El Sheikh (Hard)

BradMarx90 · County player

RE: Week 21 - Egypt F20 ($10,000) - Sharm El Sheikh (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Luke finding it tough going against the Nº 7 seed today. Lost the first set 6-1.

BradMarx90 · County player

Ridout has just started in the meantime.

Edit:

Although he's now playing the 42-year-old his brother beat in the FQR, Enrico Becuzzi.

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 03:20:23 PM

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 03:22:41 PM

BradMarx90 · County player

Brechemier has broken again in the second, Luke Power is down 1-6 1-2*

BradMarx90 · County player

Luke has broken back, it's on serve at 3-2* in the second.

BradMarx90 · County player

Ridout bagels the first, steaming through to win 6-0.

BradMarx90 · County player

Luke appears to be heading out, he's just been broken and Brechemier is about to serve for the match at 4-5*.

BradMarx90 · County player

L32: (Q) Luke Power UNR lost to (7) Thomas Brechemier (FRA) WR 867 (=CH) 1-6 4-6.

BradMarx90 · County player

L32: Robbie Ridout WR 1160 bt [LL] Enrico Becuzzi (ITA) UNR 6-0 6-0

-- Edited by BradMarx90 on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 03:58:54 PM

TMH · Futures qualifying

Ah, the infamous Enrico Becuzzi. Interesting story.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The Ridout brothers also won their doubles match

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: (1) Dan Smethurst & Marcus Willis CR 784 (344+440) vs BYE
R1: Charlie Ridout & Robbie Ridout UNR defeated Yuri Andrade & Andreas Ignacio Pasutti (BRA/ARG) UNR by 6-3 7-6(5)

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QF: (1) Dan Smethurst & Marcus Willis CR 784 (344+440) vs Tobias Dankl & Peter Mick (GER/SVK) UNR
QF: Charlie Ridout & Robbie Ridout UNR vs (4) Thomas Bréchemier & Tommaso Lago (FRA/ITA) CR 3592 (1800+1792)

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Yes keeping my fingers crossed , works harder than any play I know and his fathers commitment and management of his son is 2nd to none in the uk . Good to to Alexis .

He does not have the natural ability of Kyle Edmund but he has his work ethic

-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 11:17:39 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
Yes keeping my fingers crossed , works harder than any play I know and his fathers commitment and management of his son is 2nd to none in the uk . Good to to Alexis .
He does not have the natural ability of Kyle Edmund but he has his work ethic

-- Edited by A1 tennis academy on Tuesday 26th of May 2015 11:17:39 PM

I've only seen them a couple of times but:

Are you completely sure that it is HIS work ethic or his father's ?

I am not so sure . . .

I'm not completely sure I would call his father's desire 'work ethic' either . . .

Oakland2002 · All-time great

It strikes me that to be a real success there is a balance but the key is that the relationship between parental and player driver has to be reciprocal but the former predominantly nurturing the later as opposed to compensating for it. Kyle's appears intrinsic and now independent, as is his capacity to learn to self assess listen to expert instruction and act on it similarly Liam has now taken control of his destiny. There are others who post who have much more insight into this relationship.

Regardless my comment is not based on any real understanding of such a relationship with an elite sportsman just kids trying or not to get in their school team and highly intelligent professionals in another sphere who should really be self motivated and have all the skills I have attributed to Kyle, some do, most don't. Actually that's not quite true as the elite sportsman I have encountered personal do, but that's a self fulfilling prophecy.