Week 37 - ITF M25 - Sintra, Portugal (hard)

Jan · Hall of fame

Week 37 - ITF M25 - Sintra, Portugal (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Pedro Araujo & Fábio Coelho (POR/POR) CR 1782 (1074+718) defeated (4) Jonathan Binding & Gonçalo Falcão (POR) CR 1079 (657+422) by 7-6(1) 6-4 bleh

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (4) Jonathan Binding & Gonçalo Falcão (POR) CR 1079 (657+422) vs Pedro Araujo & Fábio Coelho (POR/POR) CR 1782 (1074+718)
Had the Portuguese pair not won, Jonny & his Portuguese partner would have faced Brian Battistone & a fellow Yank who rejoices in the name of Tennyson Whiting!

Battistone is 42 now and plays with that double handled racket still so he can play and serve ambidextrously. Weirdest looking thing , like a double headed cobra!

Nix · Futures qualifying

Sounds very windy in Sintra atm. Hard conditions for play.

Paul just broken back after being broken early on. 3-3 in the first set.

Nix · Futures qualifying

Paul takes the first set 6-4.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (5) Paul Jubb WR 462 defeated (4) Santiago Fa Rodríguez (ARG) WR 428 by 4 & 1 smile

What a good week it's turning out to be at Futures level. smile

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Nice one - second final in quick succession as well. Second title ?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Isn't it just ?

(in return to SC's comment)

Paul was clearly the better player in that match, the other guy was decent but it was always Paul's match

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 18th of September 2021 11:51:57 AM

emmsie69 · ATP level

So that's a 100% conversion rate for the Men today I think 4 SF = 4 Finalists

indiana · Tennis legend

By reaching the final Paul here, following up last week's title, Paul should move into the top 400 for the first time.

He will also move up to GB #10, passing Aidan, Anton and Jan. He will go to GB #9 ahead of James if he takes another title.

Great to see Paul refinding such form again.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, especially after whatever injury it was that made him miss the whole grass court season - I felt sorry for him, we had Anton, and Jack PJ, and Arthur, and Felix, etc all doing well and Paul was sitting at home, nursing some injury. Must have been really frustrating for him.

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
By reaching the final Paul here, following up last week's title, Paul should move into the top 400 for the first time.

He will also move up to GB #10, passing Aidan, Anton and Jan. He will go to GB #9 ahead of James if he takes another title.

Great to see Paul refinding such form again.

Or maybe not ahead of Anton since he is in qualies for the ATP Biel Challenger. On 27/09 Paul will be on 110 points or 118 if he wins his final. Anton is currently on 104 points. James is on 112 points.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 18th of September 2021 06:06:22 PM

emmsie69 · ATP level

indiana wrote:
indiana wrote:
By reaching the final Paul here, following up last week's title, Paul should move into the top 400 for the first time.

He will also move up to GB #10, passing Aidan, Anton and Jan. He will go to GB #9 ahead of James if he takes another title.

Great to see Paul refinding such form again.
Or maybe not ahead of Anton since he is in qualies for the ATP Biel Challenger. On 27/09 Paul will be on 110 points or 118 if he wins his final. Anton is currently on 104 points. James is on 112 points.

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 18th of September 2021 06:06:22 PM

I'm a bit disappointed in Pauls tournament schedule, for some reason he is now entered into 2 x 15k tournaments (unlikely to play the one next week mind) A lack of ambition when he would be getting into the same Challenger that Anton is in.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Good luck to Paul today, back to back would be great !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

11 am start I believe