Week 40 - Australia F7 - Brisbane ($25,000) (hard)

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Week 40 - Australia F7 - Brisbane ($25,000) (hard)

Jaffa · Challenger level

So pleased to see Evan having a good run without an injury. He is definite top 300 potential and is an excellent doubles player.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (1) Brydan Klein & Scott Puodziunas (AUS) CR 544 (210+334) defeated Dusty Boyer (USA) & Evan Hoyt CR 1182 (799+383) by 2 & 4

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Final: (1) Brydan Klein & Scott Puodziunas (AUS) CR 544 (210+334) vs (4) Jeremy Beale & Thomas Fancutt (AUS/AUS) CR 988 (451+537)

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Jaffa wrote:
So pleased to see Evan having a good run without an injury. He is definite top 300 potential and is an excellent doubles player.

Based on my observations from watching him in both Cairns and Brisbane, I totally agree with you.

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Evan won 0&1

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Brydan and Scott lost the final in the MTB

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Evan Hoyt WR 656 defeated Aoran Wang (CHN) WR 917 by 0 & 1

*****

SF: Evan Hoyt WR 656 vs (Q) Dusty Boyer (USA) WR 983

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (4) Jeremy Beale & Thomas Fancutt (AUS/AUS) CR 988 (451+537) defeated (1) Brydan Klein & Scott Puodziunas (AUS) CR 544 (210+334) by 2-6 6-4 [10-6] cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great guns by Evan again.

Just to note that Evan's doubles partner, Dusty Boyer, unseeded, has also had a great week this week, beating Klein in R2, and then making the semis (although via a w/o).

Must be a nice vibe for Evan too, that the two of them are doing well.

THere'll now come up against each other in the SF.

Evan's got to be favourite to make another final.

NB agree with Jaffa, if it hadn't been for nasty, long injuries, Evan would be a lot higher ranked - the lad's got real class when he plays. But he's only 23 and it's exciting for him (and Tennis Wales, who get very animated

) that - touch wood - he seems fit and on form.

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Great guns by Evan again.

Just to note that Evan's doubles partner, Dusty Boyer, unseeded, has also had a great week this week, beating Klein in R2, and then making the semis (although via a w/o).

Must be a nice vibe for Evan too, that the two of them are doing well.

THere'll now come up against each other in the SF.

Evan's got to be favourite to make another final.

NB agree with Jaffa, if it hadn't been for nasty, long injuries, Evan would be a lot higher ranked - the lad's got real class when he plays. But he's only 23 and it's exciting for him (and Tennis Wales, who get very animated ) that - touch wood - he seems fit and on form.

Just my observation as I saw a lot of him in Cairns and Ive seen a bit of him here is that his level is rising with the confidence of going deep week on week.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

I had the pleasure of meeting Evan a few years ago when he was training in La Manga. I watched him play a set with Oli Golding (remember him anyone?) and the talent was clear to see. But even then he was complaining about a sore back and it was shortly after that he was diagnosed with the first of his stress fractures which led to a long lay off. He has been through so much injury wise that it is now great to see him finally get a good run of fitness. Long may it continue.

As others have suggested, we are only now beginning to see his full potential and I can see him rising much further up the rankings. If anyone has deserved this for perseverance it is Evan. Great to see him performing so well.

For those who don't know him so well, he has his own web page with background info and the occasional blog.

evanhoyt.co.uk/

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: Evan Hoyt WR 656 defeated Aoran Wang (CHN) WR 917 by 0 & 1

Wang had beaten the top seed WR 342 in 3 sets in R1 and WR 905 6-0 6-2 in R2.

Evan beats him 6-0 ( 24 points to 6 ) 6-1 ( 29 to 15 ) in the QF !

Michael D · All-time great

Bob in Spain wrote:
I had the pleasure of meeting Evan a few years ago when he was training in La Manga. I watched him play a set with Oli Golding (remember him anyone?) and the talent was clear to see. But even then he was complaining about a sore back and it was shortly after that he was diagnosed with the first of his stress fractures which led to a long lay off. He has been through so much injury wise that it is now great to see him finally get a good run of fitness. Long may it continue.

As others have suggested, we are only now beginning to see his full potential and I can see him rising much further up the rankings. If anyone has deserved this for perseverance it is Evan. Great to see him performing so well.

For those who don't know him so well, he has his own web page with background info and the occasional blog.

evanhoyt.co.uk/

I see he is slated to rise to about WR 570 next week, and then the week after he should already be past his CH, and one more win is likely to carry him into the top 500. I wish him some continued injury free good fortune too, would love to see where he is really capable of rising to.

steven · Tennis legend

Evan comes from a set down to make his 2nd final in a row and consign Dusty's excellent run to the bin

SF: Evan Hoyt WR 656 beat (Q) Dusty Boyer (USA) WR 983 (CH in Jul) by 4-6 6-3 6-1

FINAL: Evan Hoyt WR 656 v (8) Colin Sinclair (NMI) WR 648 (=CH)

This is the 4th Futures event in a row where Sinclair has made the final - the previous 3 were in Huy, Damme and Monastir, after which he took a break for a couple of weeks before playing here. The Aussie lost those other three finals, so let's hope that continues too!

Evan is already certain to rise at least 150 places over the next two Mondays to around 500 - 68 points would get him just inside the top 500 at the moment but it'll be touch and go whether it's enough on Monday week.

Edit: to correct the country for which Sinclair plays, as per CD's post.

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Saturday 6th of October 2018 03:52:36 PM

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Annoyingly for Evan he might miss out on being seeded next week. As two of the qwc would probably be the top two seeds in the Main Draw.