Boys: 2017 Wimbledon Juniors, grass - Grade A (Week 28)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Boys: 2017 Wimbledon Juniors, grass - Grade A (Week 28)

Spectator · All-time great

You pick your favourites well, CD!

Two very impressive wins.

bookerman · Social player

skibbarriz wrote:
Cor, there was even more of it in his 1st round match. Seems that's just what you get at an Aidan McHugh match.

www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15399908.Double_Scottish_success_as_McHugh_and_Stewart_show_stomach_for_the_fight/

Good win for him to beat the junior number 8 ? Like what ive seen of him from the first 2 rounds. Practing with Andy certainly worked smile

Notice from that atitcle Hamish Stewart and Ewan Moore going down the college route in the USA smile

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

Yeah, i noticed Aidan also gave an Andy-esque "let's go" after winning a point. Copying from the best.

Yeah, I too I have liked what I'ev seen of his play. I'm a fan.

Spectator · All-time great

Hadn't seen him play before this Wimbledon, but also a fan. Fun to watch - seems to play a very intelligent game with good variety.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Barnaby couldn't add to the British success. Intriguingly, though there are several seeds left there are none in Aidan or George's quarters (though Roehampton winner Axel Geller is in Aidan's). George gets the spotlight tomorrow, as he is first up on court 12, which should be streamed - his opponent is ranked 915 ATP. Aidan plays the guy he lost to at Roehampton, and is the feature of one of the ITF's articles today ( www.itftennis.com/news/264898.aspx ). He is first up on court 8, which wasn't streamed today

R2

(Q) Francesco Forti (ITA) d. (WC) Hamish Stewart 7-5 7-5
(WC) Aidan McHugh d. (6) Marko Miladinovic (SRB) 6-0 7-6(4)
(WC) George Loffhagen d. (9) Rudolf Molleker (GER) 6-4 6-4
(10) Oliver Crawford (USA) d. (WC) Barnaby Smith 7-6(3) 6-2

R3

Matteo Martineau (FRA) v (WC) Aidan McHugh
Patrick Kypson (USA) v (WC) George Loffhagen

DavidC · Tennis legend

Also joy for Aidan in doubles

Doubles R1 (L32)

Korda/Mejia (USA/COL) d. (WC) Molloy/Smith 6-3 6-4
(3) Rodionov/Vrbensky (AUT/CZE) d. (WC) Draper/Loffhagen 7-6(7) 6-3
(WC) Bass/McHugh d. (8) Baez/Grassi Mazzuchi (ARG) 6-3 6-1
(6) Ayeni/Bryde (USA) d. (Alt) H.Stewart/West 6-3 6-4

R2

(WC) Bass/McHugh v Fenty/Oliel (USA/ISR)

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

both Aidan and George lost in 3. Solid tournaments though

indiana · Tennis legend

Singles R3 / L16 :

Matteo Martineau (FRA) best (WC) Aidan McHugh (GBR) 6-3 6-7(12) 6-2

Patrick Kypson (USA) beat (WC) George Loffhagen (GBR) 4-6 6-0 8-6

Doubles R2 / L16 :

Fenty/Oliel (USA/ISR) beat (WC) Bass/McHugh (GBR/GBR) 7-6(3) 6-4

So all our boys and girls are out before the QFs but with most being WCs ( all of the boys ) it was a tough ask.

But we certainly have promising looking younger boys who will be eligible to be here again, hopefully some as direct entries. Aidan is 2000 born. George, Anton Matusevich and Jack Draper are 2001 born.

DavidC · Tennis legend

George impressed again as the youngest player in round 3, withstanding quite a lot of pressure in the third set from a vocal opponent to extend the match

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
George impressed again as the youngest player in round 3, withstanding quite a lot of pressure in the third set from a vocal opponent to extend the match

Yes. I saw most of George's match and the fact that his opponent had two years on him and is ATP top-1000 ranked really was not obvious.

In fact, for large chunks of the match, the only attacking shot Kypson hit was a dropshot.

If I were a coach, based on that match, you'd far rather take George, over Kypson, any day.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Kypson surprisingly went on to win his quarter-final easily, but was beaten 6-4 6-4 today by eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, a Spaniard with Swedish father and Russian mother, who can be rather moody. I watched the final set of the other semi, which pitted top seed Corentin Moutet against Roehampton winner Axel Geller. The Frenchman had already received a code violation and one of the commentators pointed out the French Federation support team and said they would try and keep him calm - to which Jamie Baker added 'good luck with that'. He did take an early 2-0 lead, and has a good array of shots to choose from - possibly too many as he lost 6 of the next 7 games, with unwise dropshots not helping him. Geller was far more solid, aided by serving around 130 mph, and has the opportunity to match Claire Liu as a Roehampton/Wimbledon champion.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stopped the possibility of both junior winners doing the Roehampton/Wimbledon double for the second successive year (Shapovalov/Potapova won both last year). I saw half the match, which the Spaniard won 7-6(2) 6-3, and unlike the girls final this was a high quality affair with plenty to admire. Fokina has a fine palette of shots, though not always selecting the best one for the position like Moutet, and I expect to see him like the Canadian (Shapovalov) at Challenger level next year, despite temperamental volatility. Axel Geller concentrated on his strengths - a 135mph max serve, consistent groundstrokes and good composure - and should progress, though will probably take longer, not least because he has only played one Futures event so far.