Week 46 - Cyprus F1 ($10,000) - Nicosia (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Week 46 - Cyprus F1 ($10,000) - Nicosia (hard)

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Joel + putting up a decent effort in the doubles as well against the top seeds. Lost the first set on a breaker though and currently 5-5 in the 2nd.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

In the end, the top seeds take the match 7-6(3) 7-5

So Joel's singles QF is the only GB interest left in Cyprus this week.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Pascal Brunner & Lucas Miedler (AUT/AUT) CR 758 (503+255) defeated Joel Cannell & Benjamin Hannestad (DEN) UNR by 7-6(3) 7-5 cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Don't know if Bob is up and about in Bob-land, but Joel has just taken the first set, 7-6(6), against the third seed

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Don't know if Bob is up and about in Bob-land, but Joel has just taken the first set, 7-6(6), against the third seed

Bob has just woken up in "Bob-land" to find Salman at match point in the 3rd, which he took.

Decent effort from Joel but he loses 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3

Another solid week though and 2 more points to his tally.

Spectator · All-time great

This would appear to be something of a 'gap term' for Alastair Gray, who's been announced as going to Texas Christian University as of January. Interesting. If he, Mr Norrie and Alex Rybakov are all there this spring, together with their other ranked players, that's quite a team.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Well that is exciting for Ali, hopefully the coaching team at TCU will remain stable as they have served Cam well by all accounts, although I feel it is time for him to playing challenger tennis with a view to getting into GS qualifiers.

I don't know how much college coaching support there is for elite college players when they step out and play futures or challenger tour, my feeling is unless it's on your own campus you are left to get on with it. I have only attended a couple of such events but my impression was the college plays were in the local "Days Inn" scoffed the poor quality complimentary breakfast grabbed their kit bag turned up good to go but with the feeling it was extra curricula as opposed to part of their development.

However if it is intensive i.e. there is coaching support and well thought out with a focus on individual development it may be worth staying, there may be specific aspects of his game that he really wants to work on and sort out for the long term and the stability and resources available at TCU allow one to do that. Could you put any winnings NHS above the 10K allowed back into funding college coaches flights accommodation food etc??? I don't know the NCAA rules are a minefield