Week 32 - ATP 1000 - Coupe Rogers - Montreal, Canada (hard)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 32 - ATP 1000 - Coupe Rogers - Montreal, Canada (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Got to be in it to win it, he who dares and all that ...

FQR: Brydan Klein WR 235 vs (q12) Vincent Millot (FRA) WR 165 (CH 135 in October last year ).

Renewing acquaintances so soon after Millot beat Brydan in three sets in R1 of last week's hard court ATP 250 in Mexico. Millot also had two 2016 challenger three set wins over Brydan, on Ilkley grass and on hard.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 6th of August 2017 02:43:36 AM

JonH · All-time great

Probably one of Brydans biggest matches today; not often he will have had a chance to reach a Masters event, has he ever played one. millot is clearly favourite but Brydan has run him close before and could have more daunting opponents at this stage. Big opportunity

steven · Tennis legend

JonH wrote:
Probably one of Brydans biggest matches today; not often he will have had a chance to reach a Masters event, has he ever played one. millot is clearly favourite but Brydan has run him close before and could have more daunting opponents at this stage. Big opportunity

I don't think he has even tried to qualify for a Masters event before. A big opportunity, as you say.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Brydan lost the first set on a tiebreak 7-3

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Brydan's just broken to go 3-2 in the second set.

indiana · Tennis legend

Served for the second set at *5-4. Had one SP but was broken on the third BP.

6-7(3) 5-5*

indiana · Tennis legend

Another TB ...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: (q12) Vincent Millot (FRA) WR 165 defeated Brydan Klein WR 235 by 7-6(3) 7-6(4) hmm

Vandenburg · Futures level

Klien really needs to take a look at his career I feel. I would never question his effort or commitment, but he really is a top 250 player at best, and really plateaus there.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

That was so close! Fine margins.

Michael D · All-time great

Vandenburg wrote:
Klien really needs to take a look at his career I feel. I would never question his effort or commitment, but he really is a top 250 player at best, and really plateaus there.

Meaning what? He just nearly reached the first round of a masters event, which would have earned him $16,595. As it is he at least wins $3,820 and 16 points, which is not bad and much harder to do even at Challenger level. So why would you question his courage in taking the opportunity offered here? Even if he might not easily make it back into the top 200 he is at least making the most of his abilities and earning potential. His career prize money by the way is $624, 915 and he is 27. You could certainly say that he has maximised his talent, and that is what he is continuing to do through this effort where he only very narrowly lost to the WR155.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I agree, Michael.

And, frankly, pretty much the same could be said of Vincent Millot (who's now 31 and with a CH of 135), or a whole heap of other players.

A lot of players will plateau and never reach the top 100. I imagine a lot of us on this board have 'plateau-ed' in our jobs and are never going to make the top echelons of whatever it is. But it's no reason to call into question the whole career, not if you're making a passable/decent living at it, and quite enjoy it. And Brydan is only 27.

Vandenburg · Futures level

Coup Droit wrote:
I agree, Michael.

And, frankly, pretty much the same could be said of Vincent Millot (who's now 31 and with a CH of 135), or a whole heap of other players.

A lot of players will plateau and never reach the top 100. I imagine a lot of us on this board have 'plateau-ed' in our jobs and are never going to make the top echelons of whatever it is. But it's no reason to call into question the whole career, not if you're making a passable/decent living at it, and quite enjoy it. And Brydan is only 27.

You are missing the point here. There is nothing wrong with plateauing, and nothing wrong with playing on, if he enjoys it fair enough. However, my point is that I do not understand how you can be financially ok just playing challengers/futures? Does he get LTA propping up funding?

Similar to Josh Goodall, whose parents allegedly re-mortgaged their house(I hope that is correct, I remember someone saying in on here).

indiana · Tennis legend

Probably not going to continue doing so unless he does really well, but Brydan has been spending the last three weeks not playing challengers/futures. But even if challengers remain his bread and butter for the foreseeable ...

Career prize money "$624,915" - can probably afford to put jam on his bread and butter.

Seems to be giving his best shot at his career ( and a sporting career especially will be doing something so many love anyway ) and I reckon getting by.