Week 23 - Challenger (€42,500) - Surbiton, GB (Grass)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Week 23 - Challenger (€42,500) - Surbiton, GB (Grass)

domara · Junior player

It was simply about timing Re A1 coupdroit. A1did kindly offer to sponsor Jonny, understandably this included a commitment from Jonny to play for the A1 team. Jonny had already verbally agreed to play for Raynes Park-we don't go back on our word.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thanks, domara.

It's so tricky trying to juggle everything. I hope the Raynes Park contract is working out well.

At surbiton, Luke looks as though he's going out, down 2-5 in the second set, having lost the first in a tie-break.

Marcus won the first 6-2 but lost the second 4-6.....

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

FQR: (q3) Alex Bolt (AUS) WR 261 defeated Luke Bambridge WR 638 by 7-6(2) 6-3 cry

RJA · Hall of fame

domara wrote:
Nobody is saying give us a free ride, but at least give the players a chance of earning a career whilst going through what must be the toughest transition of any sport.

That is at the heart of the matter. There is a decent case to be made that in the past some young British tennis players have had it too comfortable and that generous funding stayed in place when neither results nor the attitude of the player justified it. Players that receive LTA funding should not be comfortable, they should be making sacrifices to pursue their dream, they should be hungry and totally dedicated because if they aren't they have no chance of making it and funding them becomes pointless. Unfortunately we have now gone to an even more extreme opposite where the end result looks like being a handful of British players receiving generous funding and a diminishing number of British tournaments made up of kids whose wealthy parents are willing to fund their child's expensive hobby. A vibrant British futures tour will not guarantee that we will produce top players but I do think it can help to create top players and the relatively modest amount needed (for an organisation as wealthy as the LTA) to fund such a tour should be considered a good investment even if the majority of players playing at that level never make it any further.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

FQR: (q5) Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) WR 293 defeated Marcus Willis WR 410 by 2-6 6-4 7-6(4) cry

Three match points squandered by Marcus in the twelfth game of the decider. hmm

Currently looking quite good for Dan S, however: first set in the bag by 6-2.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Gutted is an understatement.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

People were so optimistic at the start of this thread re the draw . . . and it's all gone pear-shaped . . truly gutting, as Bob says....

Allez, Dan S, is all one can say....

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

What a Shame could not convert any of the big match points

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Offer would still be open at least if we help fund a player through team appearences the club gets something back

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

We finally have a qualifier:

FQR: Dan Smethurst WR 564 defeated (q2) Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) WR 230 by 2 & 4 biggrin

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Marcus has had a disappointing couple of weeks.

Assume he's entered the doubles here. Hope he gets good run.

(Add: just checked, which I guess I should have done before, and he hasn't .... cry )

BUT DAN COMES THROUGH !!!!

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 7th of June 2015 03:18:39 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Assume [Marcus has] entered the doubles here. Hope he gets good run.

Er, no. See the separate doubles thread. wink

goldenboy · Club Coach

Gutting for Marcus, seemed in control in the final set.
Good win for dan though.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Assume [Marcus has] entered the doubles here. Hope he gets good run.
Er, no. See the separate doubles thread.

Yes, as above, I checked it straight after posting and amended the post.

Great to see Smethers get a good win though.