Boys: Wimbledon 2016, grass - Grade A (Week 27)

Spectator · All-time great

Boys: Wimbledon 2016, grass - Grade A (Week 27)

Etienne · Club Coach

Ben Draper wins in 3 to join the second round contingent. 6-0, 6-7, 7-5

Spectator · All-time great

Who knows what will happen in the long run, but Alexis Canter ran Tsitsipas much closer in the first set (lost tie break to 3) than I would have anticipated from an unseeded player.

Etienne · Club Coach

Canter lost in two tight sets but Ewan Moore has won comfortably.

Spectator · All-time great

A very good first round for the GB boys.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

How strange. The girls have been doing much better on the whole over the past 12 months but the boys have done better than the girls so far at Wimbledon.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Who knows what will happen in the long run, but Alexis Canter ran Tsitsipas much closer in the first set (lost tie break to 3) than I would have anticipated from an unseeded player.

You're right. I sometimes fear I'm being a bit harsh on Alexis (and Georgie Axon).

But this is a super score, it must have been VERY tight, and Alexis should be really encouraged.

That said, haven't the lads done well????? smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Alexis has just changed training base and moved across to Bath.

DavidC · Tennis legend

A lot of tough round 2s. Finn and Ewan are on the same court as Jamie Murray, so should be streamed

R1 (L64)

(1) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) d. (WC) Alexis Canter 7-6(3) 7-5
(WC) Ben Draper d. (Q) Olukayode Alafia Damina Ayeni (USA) 6-0 6-7(4) 7-5
Jay Clarke d. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 6-1 6-4
(WC) Luke Hammond d. Dan Added (FRA) 7-6(3) 7-6(1)
(WC) Finn Bass d. Marvin Moeller (GER) 6-4 7-5
Daniel Altmaier (GER) d. (WC) Max Stewart 6-2 6-0
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA) d. (WC) Aidan McHugh 6-3 7-5
(3) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) d. (WC) Alastair Gray 6-2 6-3
Ryan James Storrie d. Jeffrey John Wolf (USA) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5
(WC) Ewan Moore d. Ergi Kirkin (TUR) 6-2 6-3

R2

(WC) Ben Draper v Evan Furness (FRA)
(11) Jurabek Karimov (UZB) v Jay Clarke
(4) Mate Valkusz (HUN) v (WC) Luke Hammond
(WC) Finn Bass v (5) Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
(8) Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA) v Ryan James Storrie
(WC) Ewan Moore v (2) Ulises Blanch (USA)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Re the French players,

Ryan is playing the Roland Garros Junior champion, who beat Jay at Roehampton, and is WR 709 in seniors and rising rapidly.

Ben Draper's opponent, Evan, is a rather easier draw - Ryan beat him in two quite recently, he's about WR 1600-ish, and he plays mainly on clay.

That said, Evan beat Jay's opponent twice recently - Karimov was going great guns, and is WR 754, but has had a bit of a hiccup in the last couple of months.

Spectator · All-time great

As you say, CD, four really horrendous draws: Blancaneaux, Blanch, Shapovalov, and Valkusz. Good to hear that at least one of them may be easier! Good luck to all.

Ernie · Junior player

Spectator, horrendous draws.??.... Are you forgetting this is 2nd round at Wimbledon? They have pretty good draws all things considered. Alexis, Alastair and Max were all beaten 1st round by players with high world rankings of 358, 599 and 662. Finn has the toughest match today against shapovalov WR374

Great to see so many boys through to the 2nd round, good luck to them all.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I think Spectator meant 'horrendous draws' in an absolute way, not a relative one.

Of course it's the last 32 in junior Wimbly and you must expect the tip-top players, especially if you're unseeded.

So the draws aren't especially bad, per se.

But on an absolute basis of hoping for a win, they are certainly horrendous i.e. really tricky.

Ben's opponent is the 'easiest' draw. And I think Jay's is a pretty good draw too, for this level.

But it seems poor Ryan has had to retire in his match - he must have tweaked something or whatever in that long first round match.

Do hope he's OK.....

Finn is 4-4 in the second set, after losing the first set 1-6.

And Jay's first set looks close....

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ryan retired at 3-5 down in the 1st set, there was a long break at 3-3 previously. Not sure whether his match was streamed. He had a small back issue at Nottingham, so whether that was the reason for the retirement I don't know. Wish him a very speedy recovery.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Finn played a great 2nd set, had a couple of set points, but ultimately lost it 7-5. Jay's in a real battle in his match, trying to break back again to get into a 1st set TB.

-- Edited by philwrig on Tuesday 5th of July 2016 11:12:41 AM