Week 47 - Tunisia F33 ($10,000) El Kantaoui (Hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 47 - Tunisia F33 ($10,000) El Kantaoui (Hard)

Etienne · Club Coach

Topsy-turvy game, 1-6, 6-1 and now 3-2* in the third.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (7) Evan Hoyt WR 685 defeated (6) Tallon Griekspoor (NED) WR 662 by 1-6 6-1 6-4 biggrin

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (7) Evan Hoyt WR 685 vs (2) David Pérez (ESP) WR 269 (CH = 262 at the start of this month)

paulisi · Tennis legend

The final is tomorrow. Doubles semi and final later today.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Evan+ lost his doubles, 6-4 6-2

TMH · Futures qualifying

Spaniards like to add/remove/amend their surnames don't they? Perez used to be Perez Sanz.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

TMH wrote:
Spaniards like to add/remove/amend their surnames don't they? Perez used to be Perez Sanz.

The first name after a Spaniard's Christian name(s) is the patronymic, i.e. the father's surname, the second the matronymic, i.e. the mother's, which can therefore be safely dropped. I make a point of not using the matronymic. The Spanish federation's web site, TeniSpain, rarely, if ever, bothers to use players' matronymics, so if it's good enough for TeniSpain, it's good enough for me! wink

TMH · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:
TMH wrote:
Spaniards like to add/remove/amend their surnames don't they? Perez used to be Perez Sanz.
The first name after a Spaniard's Christian name(s) is the patronymic, i.e. the father's surname, the second the matronymic, i.e. the mother's, which can therefore be safely dropped. I make a point of not using the matronymic. The Spanish federation's web site, TeniSpain, rarely, if ever, bothers to use players' matronymics, so if it's good enough for TeniSpain, it's good enough for me!

Ah I see, interesting to know, thank you.

Explains why the Spaniards often have both names when they break through and then drop one later on. I assume the rule is similar in Chile/other Spanish speaking countries? A couple of their players have followed a similar style (Podlipnik springs to mind).

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

And with all that hullabaloo going on in Belgium, Evan sneaks quietly into another final in Tunisia. That will take him to the mid 620s in the rankings and a win tomorrow will see him crack the Top 600.

Go Evan.

Reeltime · Satellite level

Currently 1 set all. Evan just broke to take the second 6-3.

Reeltime · Satellite level

Get in there. Evan wins the title 3-6 6-3 6-3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Evan's a !

Final: (7) Evan Hoyt WR 685 defeated (2) David Pérez (ESP) WR 269 by 3-6 6-3 6-3 biggrin

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

... and the hits just keep on coming. My only fear with this is that Evan likes Tunisia so much, he will take up residency there !!

Fantastic stuff. Another title to celebrate. Well done Evan. Top 500, here we come.

Edit

That win puts Evan in the mid 580s and within striking distance of the magic number. Another title next week could see him get there.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Monday 30th of November 2015 01:53:26 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

It's a slightly stronger field such that i'm not sure Evan will get seeded and their is a certain Brummie that may well cause problems as well.

Anyway fantastic result and another of the junior Davis Cup boys winners pushing for senior recognition - Bambo's turn to make some waves now...