I hope so, Wardy's past success should be great motivation for every British junior with a JCH of 1200 or better who chooses to give futures a go, a decent serve and forehead, dedication and canny scheduling can take you a long way.
I hope so, Wardy's past success should be great motivation for every British junior with a JCH of 1200 or better who chooses to give futures a go, a decent serve and forehead, dedication and canny scheduling can take you a long way.
How James Ward managed to make it from his humble background is mysterious.
Makes the plethora of more wealthy GB kids falling shorter than him an interesting situation to look upon. Cos no one talks about Wardy having an unbelieveble set of gifts that hardly ever come along in one person.
How James Ward managed to make it from his humble background is mysterious.
Makes the plethora of more wealthy GB kids falling shorter than him an interesting situation to look upon. Cos no one talks about Wardy having an unbelieveble set of gifts that hardly ever come along in one person.
His family moved to Spain when he was 16 so he could train in Alicante with Juan Carlos Ferrrero
No doubles for Marcus after his partner retired from the singles and they now appear to be out of the doubles.
Not having much luck is he?!
A bit unlucky yes. Though I know who's most to 'blame' for him just missing out on the singles qualifying draw last week with a ranking in the 600s. In tennis ability terms that should never have been any sort of issue in the first place. 600s !!
L32: (Q) James Ward WR 772 defeated José Antonio Rodríguez WR 1472 by 2 & 0
*****
L16: (Q) James Ward WR 772 vs (7) Filip Peliwo (CAN) WR 178 (CH = 169 at the start of this month)
Wardy beat Peliwo when they last met 6-0 6-1, albeit in 2013!
An interesting draw, early doors in terms of Wardy's comeback but there is a whiff of opportunity here and the outcome will be a good indicator of his form.