L32: (1) Jay Clarke WR 312 defeated (WC) Carlos Sánchez (ESP) UNR by 2 & 5
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L16: (1) Jay Clarke WR 312 vs (WC) Roberto Menéndez (ESP) UNR (CH = 292 in July 2003 - he's 41, for God's sake! )
This is the first Pro Circuit event the Spaniard has played in since 2009 but he is keeping his hand in - he is the current men's 40 & over no. 1 and won the world 'young seniors' (=35-50) world championship early this year, beating GB's Luke Milligan (also an ex-top 300 player, of course) in the final. He was playing Futures/Satellites 5 years before Jay was born.
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!
L32: (1) Jay Clarke WR 312 defeated (WC) Carlos Sánchez (ESP) UNR by 2 & 5
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L16: (1) Jay Clarke WR 312 vs (WC) Roberto Menéndez (ESP) UNR (CH = 292 in July 2003 - he's 41, for God's sake! )
I have carefully studied the stats, head to heads, current form and style of each player. That has brought me to stick my neck out and predict a win for Jay.
-- Edited by Jaggy1876 on Tuesday 5th of September 2017 07:06:36 PM
QF: (1) Jay Clarke WR 312 vs Sergi Pérez (ESP) WR 1190 (= CH)
The Spaniard saw off his compatriot, Jordi Samper, the seventh seed, by 4 & 2 in his second round match.
Perez was described as the only remaining #NextGen player left in the event, and obviously he got a good result against the #7 seed in the last round. Does anyone know what exactly a #NextGen player is, I think Jay was described similarly at some point?
Is it an official status and does it qualify the player for anything in particular? How does a young player become one? And when do you stop being one? Would be grateful to know.