Boys: Lee Duk Hee Cup Incheon International Junior Tennis Championships, hard, Korea Rep. - Grade 2 (Week 43)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys: Lee Duk Hee Cup Incheon International Junior Tennis Championships, hard, Korea Rep. - Grade 2 (Week 43)

Spectator · All-time great

Out of curiosity, is it chance that this tournament seems to share a name with South Korea's current best junior (though not playing juniors)? Or not?

-- Edited by Spectator on Tuesday 27th of October 2015 07:47:22 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

'Fraid I don't know, Spec, but Luke lost out in close one there:

R1:

Karlo BOLJAT (CRO) def. Luke HAMMOND (GBR) 5-7 6-1 6-4

Mathewjames · Social player

Tough one out here for Luke, although it followed a very similar pattern to last weeks 1st round you can't expect to win them all. After winning first set he then goes 6-1 4-1 down but like last week he produces his best tennis toward the end but just had too much ground to catch up on.

Doubles tomorrow...playing with an Aussie this time.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Out of curiosity, is it chance that this tournament seems to share a name with South Korea's current best junior (though not playing juniors)? Or not?

-- Edited by Spectator on Tuesday 27th of October 2015 07:47:22 AM

Almost certainly chance. The Lee Duk Hee Cup has been going since 2001, when Korea's top junior Duck Hee Lee was 3

Spectator · All-time great

Thank you, DavidC - always a font of knowledge.

Mathewjames · Social player

I would try and help the matter but to do that I'd have to find someone here who speaks English!!

Mathewjames · Social player

Luke and partner win their doubles 7-6 6-1. Assume they play the top seeds next which will be a great test for Luke and a chance to play two top guys (they were set and 4-3 when we left).

DavidC · Tennis legend

A Korean duo upset the top seeds, so play Luke & partner in the quarters.

I've discovered that there was a Korean player called Lee Duk-Hee who reached the WTA top 50 briefly in the 1980s (brief article about her on French Wikipedia: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duk-Hee_Lee ). That would have been outstanding in the context of the history of Korean tennis, so she may be the title connection.

Spectator · All-time great

Many thanks! Very interesting.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Quarterfinal

Seong Chan HONG (KOR) / Seong Taek IM (KOR) def. Moerani BOUZIGE (AUS) / Luke HAMMOND (GBR) 6-2 6-4

Shame but the Korean pair must be pretty good if they beat the top seeds.

Well done, team Luke, all the same.

Mathewjames · Social player

Yeah tough match today...outplayed in the first set but then had some break points at 4-3 up in second. Fantastic experience for Luke to play against someone top 5 ITF albeit in doubles. Disappointing week for Luke in terms of points but as long as he improves then it's a positive week overall and being around top players and watching them compete can only be a good thing.

Day off tomorrow, I'm keen for a hike just outside Seoul but Luke doesn't seem keen. Hopefully I'll persuade him.

Back to the UK Saturday and back working hard with the Millfield players Monday morning.

Hope you've enjoyed a little insight into the Junior ITF's over the last couple of weeks.