With a fair amount of correlation between points and prize money is the debate not more steady points and prize money vs more variable points and prize money ( ie such as none from a challengers qualifying and no points from R1 MD losses to potentially quite a lot from progression in a main draw )? And also more of similar tennis experience vs more variation there too.

I tend to agree with Oakland on the theoretical best approach to look at development first. Kyle though was certainly much more supported from the LTA than Jay has been to date so could no doubt afford to take more possible short term hits for longer term development. I too hope there will be sufficient support for Jay. That is guaranteed from these close to him, surely others beyond must now be taking a great deal of notice.

If Jay has to take a more cautious approach than he might ideally like to, possibly a pity but not necessarily a huge rush as he is still so relatively young and should continue to head on a good path.' 

Also so rapidly has he pushed up the rankings, essentially in the last six months, that there probably is actually more of an argument in Jay's case for consolidation and don't rock the boat for now.

Just please ensure Jay gets really good support if and when he needs it !!!

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 16th of March 2017 08:51:53 AM

Jay has gone:

break - hold - break - get broken

So now 3-1* to him

And the second, 6-3

A player from Belgium called Omar. Sign of the times.

Right wing trolling idiots. Sign of the times.

freerider wrote:

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Vandenburg wrote:

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A player from Belgium called Omar. Sign of the times.

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 Belgium is a very ethnically diverse country. Is that a problem for you?

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Yes, the issue is probably more why their tennis players have maybe underreflected that. Not that I am any authority on Belgian tennis or its players, but I wonder if not dissimilar to the UK, football say has seemed far more reflective. The UK has seemingly improved, but one still wonders whether even subconsciously at times there is still not a level playing field

If the sign of the times is that there has been an issue and that it is improving, good. But at the end of the day it is just one tennis player and maybe is a sign of nothing much at all.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 16th of March 2017 02:10:19 PM

Well, a) I'm not sure I agree. And b) his post doesn't exist in a vacuum, but within a consistent pattern of right wing trolling. And he's doubtless smirking to himself that he's got another bite. I believe me and freerider are probably triggered cucks or similar.