Week 42 - USA F34 ($25,000) - Harlingen, TX (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 42 - USA F34 ($25,000) - Harlingen, TX (hard)

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Harlingen is in an interesting spot 30 miles inland from the gulf coast in South Texas hard up against the Mexican border.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR2: (q6) Finn Bass WR 1079 defeated Henry Patrick Cacciatore (USA) UNR by 2 & 1

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FQR: (q6) Finn Bass WR 1079 vs (q12) Evan Zhu (USA) WR 1439 (CH = 943 in June)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

FQR: (q12) Evan Zhu (USA) WR 1439 defeated (q6) Finn Bass WR 1079 by 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4 bleh

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Monday 16th of October 2017 07:44:23 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
FQR: (q12) Evan Zhu (USA) WR 1439 defeated (q6) Finn Bass WR 1079 by 6-7(3) 6-4

The score had an extra set, it was 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.

Spaced · Lower Club Player

R1: Luke Bambridge (5) v Fernando Bogajo (ESP) WR 961

-- Edited by Spaced on Monday 16th of October 2017 09:37:19 PM

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Good to see Bambo back playing proper Tennis again, he still has the game like Liam and Kyle etc do.

indiana · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
Good to see Bambo back playing proper Tennis again, he still has the game like Liam and Kyle etc do.

He's really been hiding that. But yes good to see him still competing in singles.while he continues to move up the doubles rankings.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
Good to see Bambo back playing proper Tennis again, he still has the game like Liam and Kyle etc do.
He's really been hiding that. But yes good to see him still competing in singles.while he continues to move up the doubles rankings.

Disagree, priority is Tennis first, the other brand has probably held him back.

Etienne · Club Coach

The old joke used to be a man found in the Amazonian jungle, and the only English words he knew were "Bobby Charlton". A modern day equivalent would only know Jaggy's views on doubles.

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

I see Luke has entered doubles with a 41 year old.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: Luke Bambridge & Chad Rhoden (USA) UNR 9126+0 [but a CH of 1457 in June]) vs (4) Ronnie Schneider & Ryan Shane (USA/USA) CR 1420 (624+796)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Etienne wrote:
The old joke used to be a man found in the Amazonian jungle, and the only English words he knew were "Bobby Charlton". A modern day equivalent would only know Jaggy's views on doubles.

Only difference being my comment is relevant to the situation. Luke Bambridge and Jonny Omara are in my opinion damaging their prospects of being successful at professional tennis by playing doubles. And I will continue to comment where appropriate unless of course it is shunted to its own more appropriate section on the forum, in which case I can avoid it.

Etienne · Club Coach

It's a perfectly respectable opinion. But once it has been shared with everyone on the forum 25 times, it is unlikely to retain much persuasive power, or indeed power to do anything more than irritate.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Its also a bit daft as to be economically viable at this level the players concerned have to take every opportunity to succeed, doubles offers that and indeed using Jamie as an example make a very decent living. Winning also maintains motivation and keeps them in the singles game for longer, without doubles I am sure some of the boys still playing singles and with a slight chance of winning would have quit. Although most top singles players dont play doubles I think that is more a question of them not needing the money, its more about choices being driven by fiscal reality. This isnt Glasgow wehere the streets are tidy and paved with gold.