Week 15 - Challenger ($100,000+H) - CDMX Open, Mexico City (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 15 - Challenger ($100,000+H) - CDMX Open, Mexico City (clay)

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Good to see Luke hasnt given up on Tennis. Good luck

Jaffa · Challenger level

Luke is definitely playing with Jonny this week

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

However Jonny has at what 22? Why not play qualies?

flamingowings · All-time great

Jay is in the main draw, yes?

scottie1 · Futures level

Jaggy1876 wrote:
However Jonny has at what 22? Why not play qualies?

Totally agree with you he should give singles another go. he was snubbed for a QWC at Roehampton 2 years ago and seems to have given up on singles

indiana · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
Jay is in the main draw, yes?

He's certainly on the list so all being well ...

the addict · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
Jay is in the main draw, yes?
He's certainly on the list so all being well ...

He was out training there today

indiana · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
However Jonny has at what 22? Why not play qualies?

Indeed, except for this tournament Jonny wouldn't have got in even if he wanted to. Qualifying is fully subscribed with a last direct entry of WR 725.

flamingowings · All-time great

indiana wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
Jay is in the main draw, yes?
He's certainly on the list so all being well ...

Ah good. Usually the first post says those likely to be in the main draw so was just checking :)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
Jay is in the main draw, yes?
He's certainly on the list so all being well ...

And as if by magic:

L32: (1) Yannick Hanfmann (GER) WR 121 (CH = 112 in January) vs Jay Clarke WR 238 (CH = 219 last December)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: (q8) Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) WR 365 defeated Luke Bambridge WR 589 by 2 & 3

flamingowings · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
indiana wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
Jay is in the main draw, yes?
He's certainly on the list so all being well ...
And as if by magic:
L32: (1) Yannick Hanfmann (GER) WR 121 (CH = 112 in January) vs Jay Clarke WR 238 (CH = 219 last December)

It's like you read my mind!

And it's a familiar opponent as well.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
However Jonny has at what 22? Why not play qualies?
Indeed, except for this tournament Jonny wouldn't have got in even if he wanted to. Qualifying is fully subscribed with a last direct entry of WR 725.

Im the case then go elsewhere where he would get in. Hes a better singles player than the likes of Billy Harris, Jonny Gray etc but obviously lacks ambition or knuckling down it seems. To give up on tennis at his young age is disappointing unless finances dictate which may be likely.

indiana · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
indiana wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
However Jonny has at what 22? Why not play qualies?
Indeed, except for this tournament Jonny wouldn't have got in even if he wanted to. Qualifying is fully subscribed with a last direct entry of WR 725.
Im the case then go elsewhere where he would get in. Hes a better singles player than the likes of Billy Harris, Jonny Gray etc but obviously lacks ambition or knuckling down it seems. To give up on tennis at his young age is disappointing unless finances dictate which may be likely.

If you you or anyone else hasn't listened to Luke's talk with Mike Cation a couple of months ago, Luke specifically answers about his shift to being so much a doubles specialist.

At just over 11 minutes in ( I would miss the coffee chat etc at the start ) Mike asks him "How hard was that on your ego?"

Luke replies: "Great question. Hard. It was hard" and spends the next 7 minutes enlarging on that and the whys and wherefores with occasional diversions.

mikecation.podbean.com/e/the-coffee-cast-with-cation-luke-bambridge-edition/