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

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

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

steven · Tennis legend

Huge congrats to Evan, who wins the biggest singles title of his career so far (and his first since he won his first two Futures singles titles in Tunisia in 2015), holding his nerve after being broken to love the first time he served for the match!

FINAL: Evan Hoyt WR 656 beat (8) Colin Sinclair (NMI) WR 648 (=CH) by 6-4 7-6(5)

He'll rise to GB no, 10 and around 200 places to about 450 over the next two Mondays

Spare a thought for the former Aussie and American who is now the Northern Mariana Islands' finest though (he was actually born on the islands, though presumably switched so that he could play Davis Cup for the composite Pacific Oceania team) - he has made his first four Futures singles finals in his last four tournaments has lost all four of them.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Really pleased for Evan. Just stay injury free, the talent is there.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I've duly spared a thought for poor Colin Sinclair - and now passed swiftly on

Brilliant result for Evan - so, so pleased for him !!!

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Congratulations to Evan very very pleased for him and what a testament to his desire despite loosing the vast majority of that critical time in development between 18 and 21. Bloody marvellous

I do wonder if he is genuinely over his injury problems whether having fewer miles on the clock and now being physically mature may extend his career the other end. Players now improve through their mid twenties and if he can make an impression on the challenger tour who knows, it is not like he is a bolt from the blue, but a top talent who is the antithesis of Oli G.

It must be so frustrating to have been a major part of that 2011 Junior Davis Cup win ie he was one of the two singles players, Kyle the other with Luke Bambridge playing doubles. It is something we have not come close to being competitive in since and even eluded our precocious 2001 cohort. It will be very exciting to compare the two cohorts in terms of genuine ATP tour talent both doubles and singles perhaps 1995 has another slow burner.

It is very interesting that our team in 2011 was probably (happy to be corrected) the oldest team ever to win it ie. all three boys born within 2 weeks in Jan 1995.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Fabulous news to wake up to. Congrats to Evan. Nobody is more deserving after all he has been through. Hopefully, as has been said before, if he can maintain an injury free run, we will see him continue to rise up the rankings and begin to make his mark at challenger level next year.

FriendofLouieG · Lower Club Player

Impressed with Evan today after taking in most of his match. His consistency has improved markedly over the last few weeks.

He looks strong, fit and motivated to move up the rankings. Really excited to see what he can achieve this year!

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Good run down under for Evan. Lets hope this can continue next week. Id hope hes planning on staying for the Challengers as well. Wont get many Challengers that weak. Cut off for the first one is 415.

indiana · Tennis legend

Super for Evan biggrin

... and for these folk that have long talked about what he might do if he could stay injury free. May he continue so.

He has actually played a lot of tournaments this year but was also catching up on a lot of lost time.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I haven't seen Evan play for a few years, and liked him then. But I know someone said on here that Evan and - in particular - his fans were very noisy and borderline disruptive at one of the more recent events. And that made me like him even more

I know you've got to show respect and all that but it's so blinkin' quiet and church-like at so many events in Britain that a bit of Welsh rowdiness sounds great, as far as I'm concerned.