Boys: 2019 Wimbledon (Week 28)

DF · Tennis legend

Boys: 2019 Wimbledon (Week 28)

DF · Tennis legend

The boys win 11-9 in the final set

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Wowzer !

Way to go, tough Scottish lads :)

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Wowzer !

Way to go, tough Scottish lads :)

Aye Aye

Grachka · County player

Coup Droit wrote:
I don't want to sound too definite because I barely know the boy (and it's not to be ultra pro-GB) but I saw a lot of Rune's first round Roehampton match against Oliver and I really didn't take to him.
He had an 'entitled' air, as though - if he missed a ball - it just wasn't possible, the gods must be conspiring, or his opponent should have had the good grace not to play such a shot against him.

And he was winning against Oliver pretty easily, without playing that amazingly, and still went into a meltdown in the second set because Oliver refused to completely roll over and die. It was all rather unnecessary.

And I found his match against Anton on TV rather the same. And not forgetting the linecalling incidents already mentioned above.

So, with a BIG caveat that it's only based on two matches, but if Rune doesn't like Anton then I don't think Anton has lost out much (and maybe Rune hasn't either......)

He also did an odd interview with Danish TV where he broke down in tears because he said it was very tough to accept he played a Grand Slam so far below his level (at 10% of his ability, I think he said). So he seems a bit dramatic overall.

DavidC · Tennis legend

We should get a chance to see both doubles pairs streamed tomorrow, as they are on court 12 (Arthur second and Jacob 4th). The American partnership faced by the Scottish duo has also won a couple of Grade 1s together this year (and reached a Grade A final)

Doubles R2

(WC) Fearnley/Thomson d. Spizzirri/Zink (USA) 6-4 3-6 11-9
(WC) Fery/Samuel d. Baadi/Jianu (CAN/ROU) 6-2 6-2

QF

(3) Damm/Kodat (USA) v (WC) Fearnley/Thomson
(WC) Fery/Samuel v Nakashima/Royer (USA/FRA)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

2003-born Damm from the US (whose father was a top 50 singles player and made WR 5 in doubles) is having a very comfortable ride in the juniors so far.

In his semi, he plays the Japanese player, also born 2003.

Impressive to have two boys so young doing so well.....

(The other semi has a French lad born 2002 and a Spaniard, 2001)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As with the girls, just to compare this year with last:

2018 (oldest entries = born 2000):

9 entries: 2 as of right, 7 wildcards.
Age breakdown = 3 x 2000; 6 x 2001

Results:

1 x FINAL loss
1 x QF loss
7 x R1 loss

2019 (oldest entries = born 2001):

10 entries: 1 as of right, 1 qualifier, 8 wildcards
Age breakdown = 5 x 2001, 3 x 2002, 2 x 2003

Results:

1 x QF loss
1 x R3 loss
1 x R2 loss
7 x R1 loss

DavidC · Tennis legend

Very comfortable victory for Arthur and Toby. They have been fortunate to be drawn in a weak section of the draw, with seeds pulling out, and the US/French scratch combo didn't seem to have much of a clue. Arthur and Toby were much more of a team and fully deserve to be in the semis. The Scottish duo should be on in a couple of hours

QF

(3) Damm/Kodat (USA) v (WC) Fearnley/Thomson
(WC) Fery/Samuel d. Nakashima/Royer (USA/FRA) 6-3 6-2

DavidC · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
2003-born Damm from the US (whose father was a top 50 singles player and made WR 5 in doubles) is having a very comfortable ride in the juniors so far.

In his semi, he plays the Japanese player, also born 2003.

Impressive to have two boys so young doing so well.....

(The other semi has a French lad born 2002 and a Spaniard, 2001)

I caught most of the third set of the match between Damm and Mochizuki. After two one-sided sets the third was dramatic, ending in a 10-8 win for the Japanese boy (apparently the first to reach a boys Grand Slam final, though I haven't checked the commentator's assertion). A nice contrast of styles - Damm is a tall lefty with big serve (over 130mph and 15 aces) while Mochizuki is short but covers the court very well, and is comfortable at the net. Damm, rather like Anton, likes to play very quickly (that works both ways for Anton - it puts pressure on his opponent when he is making his shots, but he is prone to a rush of mistakes and loss of focus when things aren't working out, rather than working out calmly what needs to change), so if he and Anton had been in the semis then they might have set a record for average point time. Although the Japanese boy deserved the win, he did choke rather badly on matchpoints early in the set, and ended up having to break the American on the one occasion he served for the match.

DavidC · Tennis legend

The Americans were too strong in the end for Connor/Jacob

QF

(3) Damm/Kodat (USA) d. (WC) Fearnley/Thomson 6-3 7-5
(WC) Fery/Samuel d. Nakashima/Royer (USA/FRA) 6-3 6-2

DavidC · Tennis legend

Doubles SF

(WC) Fery/Samuel v (7) Draxl/Nanda (CAN/USA) 2nd match on court 18

DavidC · Tennis legend

The boys final will be between Shintaro Mochizuki and Spaniard Carlos Gimeno Valero. I saw very little of the latter's win against Harold Mayot, but the commentators thought Mayot should have won it comfortably

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The British lads got beaten fair and square in their semi.

But it was a very good week for them - hope they enjoyed it.

DavidC · Tennis legend

The Japanese lad who came through the strong top quarter, Shintaro Mochizuki, won the final easily 6-3 6-2 (return of serve is one of his strengths and the Spaniard was broken 6 times). The Czech top seeds won the doubles

Doubles SF

(7) Draxl/Nanda (CAN/USA) d. (WC) Fery/Samuel 6-4 6-3