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Coup Droit


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This is a big final for our two 2002-born lads.

Toby Samuel, from Dorset/Hampshire, has won a G5 title, but never got to the final in a G4 before.

He says he trains 3-6 hours a day, 6 days a week. And has been playing for 10 years. That's a big investment....

He also had a stress fracture of his wrist early this year. And has taken his GCSEs a year early.

His older brother (age 17 or so) is a national level swimmer in the GB squad and his younger brother (about 11?) is a very good tennis player.


Felix Gill is, I believe, now more highly prized by the LTA and a player I quite rated after seeing him 12-18 months ago when he was not playing ITFs and barely ranked. (He was only 'spotted' a couple of years ago which allowed him to move up a gear).

He's made two G4 finals since then but never won a title (that I can see).

From Coventry, I think, he's home-schooled now so can devote more time to training.

Either way, best of luck to both of them.

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Thanks for the background info CD - a bit of an upset in the final seemingly

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(4) Toby Samuel d. (1) Felix Gill 7-5 6-3


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Felix and Toby continue their rivalry tomorrow

Doubles F

(1) Alam/Gill v (3) Fery/Samuel

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Toby claims the double, his fourth ITF doubles title of 2018

Doubles F

(3) Fery/Samuel d. (1) Alam/Gill 6-2 6-4


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Coup Droit


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Coup Droit wrote:

This is a big final for our two 2002-born lads.

Toby Samuel, from Dorset/Hampshire, has won a G5 title, but never got to the final in a G4 before.

He says he trains 3-6 hours a day, 6 days a week. And has been playing for 10 years. That's a big investment....

He also had a stress fracture of his wrist early this year. And has taken his GCSEs a year early.

His older brother (age 17 or so) is a national level swimmer in the GB squad and his younger brother (about 11?) is a very good tennis player.


Felix Gill is, I believe, now more highly prized by the LTA and a player I quite rated after seeing him 12-18 months ago when he was not playing ITFs and barely ranked. (He was only 'spotted' a couple of years ago which allowed him to move up a gear).

He's made two G4 finals since then but never won a title (that I can see).

From Coventry, I think, he's home-schooled now so can devote more time to training.

Either way, best of luck to both of them.

So good to see Felix coming through. I love it when you see an unheralded, unranked player and think, that's interesting, and then - a couple of years later - there they are, playing top level. 

Good luck to him in the G2 final today in Spain. (Already won the doubles final).  



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