Week 21 - Futures - Turkey F21 ($10,000) - Antalya (hard)

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Week 21 - Futures - Turkey F21 ($10,000) - Antalya (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I agree that we can agree to disagree

amicably

But I don't think that just because it's better than the US system, that makes it OK.

And I don't hold with the tough love argument of 'give people blips in life to toughen them up'.

If a pro-player who is top 300 or top 400 cannot enter on time (which is hardly tricky and you can always withdraw - so just enter and then take yourself out later if you change your mind), then too bad. There is a system. With deadlines. For a reason. A pro should be able to manage it according to the rules. Indeed, if you want to go with the 'it is a very tough career' argument and it's 'good to experience the ups and downs' then why shouldn't that apply to the pro? It's tough - so enter on time and get over it.

paulisi · Tennis legend

There is a difference between an underranked player in qualifying and a player who forgot to enter in time. Qualifying wildcards should only be issued to players on the acceptance list or who are currently ranked within the cut off for qualifying. The rules need looking at.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Young Ewan serving at *4-5

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Marcelo Tebet & Fernando Yamacita (BRA/BRA) UNR defeated (WC) Michael Morphy & Scott Duncan by 2 & 1

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L32: vs (Q) Choi Seungri (KOR) UNR defeated (Q) Ewen Lumsden UNR by 4 & 1

Etienne · Club Coach

Splendid win for Imran Aswat, after a slow start, he beats the top seed in 3 sets. Career best scalp? Surely.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Etienne wrote:
Splendid win for Imran Aswat, after a slow start, he beats the top seed in 3 sets. Career best scalp? Surely.

For the record:

L32: (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1386 defeated (1) Nicolaas Scholtz (RSA) WR 355 by 3-6 6-2 6-4 biggrin

And it's that bloody Swiss again, a fellow qualifier & only 17 years old, in the next round:

L16: (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1386 vs (Q) Louroi Martinez (SUI) UNR

indiana · Tennis legend

Etienne wrote:
Splendid win for Imran Aswat, after a slow start, he beats the top seed in 3 sets. Career best scalp? Surely.

Solendid indeed

Looking at Helen Parish's 'Career best wins' tables in the tables and rankings section this win evidently equals Imran's career best win.

In GB F7 ( 7th of 19 then ! ) in Preston in March 2014 he beat Roberto Marcora (ITA), then WR 355.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 25th of May 2016 03:24:36 PM

paulisi · Tennis legend

I witnessed some of that match....Roberto wasn't in the greatest of form and Jathan Malik should have beaten him in the previous round.

DF · Tennis legend

Imran goes down 4-6 1-6

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Etienne wrote:
Splendid win for Imran Aswat, after a slow start, he beats the top seed in 3 sets. Career best scalp? Surely.
For the record:
L32: (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1386 defeated (1) Nicolaas Scholtz (RSA) WR 355 by 3-6 6-2 6-4
And it's that bloody Swiss again, a fellow qualifier & only 17 years old, in the next round:
L16: (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1386 vs (Q) Louroi Martinez (SUI) UNR

confuse

Drawsheet showing Imran played a Turkish player. Either way, as DF posted, he lost 4&1

L16: (Q) Imran Aswat WR 1386 lost to Muhammet Haylaz (TUR) WR 1054 (=CH) 6-4 6-1