FriendofLouieG wrote:

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Re: your comment on his schedule Jaggy, I think there are a few factors with Marcus to consider:

- He has a new baby at home and he probably wants to be efficient with his time away from home
- He has spoken to media recently about his ranking expectations - short (top 300) and longer term (entering slams as of right). So I think his approach is quite measured in a way which is quite admirable, considering all of the post Wimbledon hype.

I am guessing he is saving himself for the run up to Wimbledon on the grass. I am sure he'll get some WCs for the challenger events at the very least which one would hope, would give him the opportunity to rise a bit quicker up the rankings.

All in all, my opinion he is heading for much better things. The potential and talent is there in abundance. It will happen.

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That potential and talent has been there for a very long time without it really happening, high time Marcus made it happen !!!

I do wonder if Marcus was there by invitation. The Vero Futures is actually called the (or part of the) "Mardy Fish Children's Foundation Tennis Championships". When Marcus played team tennis in the USA last year (in the same team as Neal Skupski), was there a Mardy Fish link somewhere ? Maybe I'm not remembering that one correctly ?

I just wonder if Marcus helps draw publicity for the tournament organisers

www.tcpalm.com/story/sports/local/2017/04/12/willis-mardy-fish-tennis-event-grand-harbor/100389030/

Despite a minor hiccup towards the end, Marcus runs out a winner by 4&3

Tougher from here though. Next opponent will probably be Cagnina, who has a CH ranking around the 250 mark.

Edit

Yes.  Cagnina it is for Willbomb next.  Cagnina has just completed a 1&0 victory with his American opponent winning just 17 points in the entire match.

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Thursday 27th of April 2017 11:14:14 PM

QF:  (4) Daniel Garza & Kaichi Uchida (MEX/JPN) CR 1593 (1118+475) defeated Josh Milton & Marcus Willis UNR (0+826) by 4 & 3

Marcus lost the first set 1-6

But is going better in the second, currently 3-3