Boys & Girls: J300 Beijing, China, hard (Week 40)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: J300 Beijing, China, hard (Week 40)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Yep, absolutely.

And Ben & Oli have just made the doubles finals, as have Mimi & Mika, so even better.

Ben will have a big jump - just eyeballing it, I make him to be somewhere about 110 (i.e. about 50 places higher)

I think Viktor will be about 80 (i.e. about 15 places higher)

Gabia should go up to about 145 (about 45 places higher)

Mimi, though, at the moment will not move. This only gives her 40 net points as of this week's counters, and next week she has 140 coming off so it's a straight swap (she also has excellent doubles points already).

These are all just on where they are now, of course, as semi-finalists..... all set to change, hopefully, tomorrow

Re Mimi - if she goes deep this week and with the J500 next week in Japan, presumably she could pass Hannah as British #1 girl in the rankings sometime in the next week or two? I dont follow the points too closely but with those two big events, even if she has points coming off?

DavidC · Tennis legend

We also have a pair in both doubles finals

Boys SF

(6) Jan Kumstat (CZE) v (8) Benjamin Gusic Wan
(5) Timofei Derepasko (***) v (7) Viktor Frydrych

Doubles SF

(4) Bonding / Gusic Wan d. Chen/Zhang (CHN) 6-4 6-3
(2) Derepasko/Kumstat (***/CZE) d. (3) Frydrych/Sarksian (GBR/***) 6-1 7-6(4)

Girls SF

(9) Gabia Paskauskas v (2) Mingge Xu

Doubles SF

(1) Stojsavljevic/Xu d. Wei/Zhang (CHN) 6-1 6-2
Liang/Zhang (CHN) d. (8) Cooling/Piani 4-6 6-3 [10-7]

DavidC · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Re Mimi - if she goes deep this week and with the J500 next week in Japan, presumably she could pass Hannah as British #1 girl in the rankings sometime in the next week or two? I dont follow the points too closely but with those two big events, even if she has points coming off?

I think she will be British number 1 if she wins her semi tomorrow, as Hannah has points coming off (just a slight question about whether the points come off this week as I assume, or the following week). No doubt if she wins the title here.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Re Mimi - if she goes deep this week and with the J500 next week in Japan, presumably she could pass Hannah as British #1 girl in the rankings sometime in the next week or two? I dont follow the points too closely but with those two big events, even if she has points coming off?
I think she will be British number 1 if she wins her semi tomorrow, as Hannah has points coming off (just a slight question about whether the points come off this week as I assume, or the following week). No doubt if she wins the title here.

Thanks David - will follow with interest! And she will certainly be favoured to win the semi over Gabi .

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

David ! Calling David - have you seen?

Both Ben and Viktor have made the final in Beijing !

All rankings calculations above should be ignored

As has Mimi (which was slightly more expected)

AND we've got a full house in doubles !!!!!!

All four winners - congrats to Ben & Oli, and Mimi & Mika

Var · Pro player

Coup Droit wrote:
David ! Calling David - have you seen?

Both Ben and Viktor have made the final in Beijing !

All rankings calculations above should be ignored

As has Mimi (which was slightly more expected)

AND we've got a full house in doubles !!!!!!

All four winners - congrats to Ben & Oli, and Mimi & Mika

Wow - well done those Juniors!

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

What does this mean for the rankings next week ?

Nix · Futures level

If I've calculated it correctly whoever wins tomorrow would have a big career high: Victor in the WR 50s - around 55 including his points from doubles here and Ben around 72ish, also including his doubles win. They are currently CH 92 and 144 respectively, so a real boost to either of them. Even RU will obviously give them both a leg up.

DavidC · Tennis legend

A very profitable tournament for the Brits. Mimi's doubles title won't even register in her 6 counters (as CD hinted earlier), such is her prowess in this aspect, but it does give her a second good score to replace the two J500 counters that come off later in the year. Her singles final is as expected against the top seed.

It's Ben's first singles final above J100 level and today's wins should see him crack the top 100. He played Viktor in a J60 final last year, and won in 3

Boys SF

(8) Benjamin Gusic Wan d. (6) Jan Kumstat (CZE) 6-3 6-1
(7) Viktor Frydrych d. (5) Timofei Derepasko (***) 6-3 3-6 6-3

F

(8) Benjamin Gusic Wan v (7) Viktor Frydrych

Doubles F

(4) Bonding / Gusic Wan d. (2) Derepasko/Kumstat (***/CZE) 6-4 6-3

Girls SF

(2) Mingge Xu d. (9) Gabia Paskauskas 6-2 6-1

F

(1) Laura Samsonova (CZE) v (2) Mingge Xu

Doubles F

(1) Stojsavljevic/Xu d. Liang/Zhang (CHN) 7-5 6-2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I've been (wonderfully and pleasantly) surprised by Ben's performance here

No livestream but his scores have been clinical

Has won all his matches in two sets. Not even got taken to a tie-break. I think the most he's lost in 5 games in a match. Just 5 ! Absolutely swatted away the opposition.

A real sea-change to his performances up to date. And backs up his win in Nationals in April.

He'd never got beyond L16 in a J300 or a J200 before this. And here he is in the final of a J300 (and probably favourite for the title)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

DavidC wrote:
A very profitable tournament for the Brits. Mimi's doubles title won't even register in her 6 counters (as CD hinted earlier), such is her prowess in this aspect, but it does give her a second good score to replace the two J500 counters that come off later in the year. Her singles final is as expected against the top seed.

It's Ben's first singles final above J100 level and today's wins should see him crack the top 100. He played Viktor in a J60 final last year, and won in 3

Boys SF

(8) Benjamin Gusic Wan d. (6) Jan Kumstat (CZE) 6-3 6-1
(7) Viktor Frydrych d. (5) Timofei Derepasko (***) 6-3 3-6 6-3

F

(8) Benjamin Gusic Wan v (7) Viktor Frydrych

Doubles F

(4) Bonding / Gusic Wan d. (2) Derepasko/Kumstat (***/CZE) 6-4 6-3

Girls SF

(2) Mingge Xu d. (9) Gabia Paskauskas 6-2 6-1

F

(1) Laura Samsonova (CZE) v (2) Mingge Xu

Doubles F

(1) Stojsavljevic/Xu d. Liang/Zhang (CHN) 7-5 6-2

I hadnt spotted that two all British pairs won the doubles here , great week and two exciting finals too look forwards to!

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
I've been (wonderfully and pleasantly) surprised by Ben's performance here

No livestream but his scores have been clinical

Has won all his matches in two sets. Not even got taken to a tie-break. I think the most he's lost in 5 games in a match. Just 5 ! Absolutely swatted away the opposition.

A real sea-change to his performances up to date. And backs up his win in Nationals in April.

He'd never got beyond L16 in a J300 or a J200 before this. And here he is in the final of a J300 (and probably favourite for the title)

I thought Ben was just going to fall away if Im being honest as his results werent really showing any sign of anything. but hes come out of knowhere This week To do really well and hopefully this starts a strong rise up the rankings now

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Aahh, that's a real shame....

Ben Gusic Wan won the first set.

But then had to retire in the second.... :::(((

Which may well put in jeopardy his participation in the J500 event next week.

However, big congrats to Viktor - a J300 title

AND big congrats to Mimi who beat the top seed easily - 6-2 6-4

So, our title count goes:

Boys singles

Girls singles

Boys doubles

Girls doubles

Well done those players - and the LTA bods and coaches and whoever's leading the team out there - mega job (now please try and patch up poor Ben)

DavidC · Tennis legend

So for completeness

Boys F

(7) Viktor Frydrych d. (8) Benjamin Gusic Wan 4-6 5-2 rtd

Girls F

(2) Mingge Xu d. (1) Laura Samsonova (CZE) 6-2 6-4

Ben is in the Osaka draw, playing the 7th seed (ranked higher than Oli who top seeded here), so will be a tough ask if he recovers in time, as we hope.