Week 36 - ATP Challenger 75 - Open Provence - Cassis, France (hard)

emmsie69 · Top national player

Week 36 - ATP Challenger 75 - Open Provence - Cassis, France (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!

emmsie69 · Top national player

JonH comes home wrote:
Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!

Pretty sure it was Andy. Liam might be more suited to tournament organisation.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!
Pretty sure it was Andy. Liam might be more suited to tournament organisation.

There's extremely few openings for tournament organisation

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
emmsie69 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!
Pretty sure it was Andy. Liam might be more suited to tournament organisation.
There's extremely few openings for tournament organisation

Not many tournies at tour or challenger level in UK with vacancies!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
emmsie69 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!
Pretty sure it was Andy. Liam might be more suited to tournament organisation.
There's extremely few openings for tournament organisation
Not many tournies at tour or challenger level in UK with vacancies!

I was already meaning worldwide but, yes, UK neither

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Of course, Liam and his family spent half their careers battling the LTA, so cant see him going into roles aligned to them; I actually think he could be a good agent for top players, managing their careers and doing deals..no evidence, just a feeling

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I wonder how long Liam Broady will go on for? It must be really hard to toil away at obscure events after he had broken into the top 100 late in his career only to get a bad imjury
Yes, but just like Dan Evans, we have to ask: what are they going to do instead? How are they going to earn their wage?
Liam has the benefit of knowing he'll (almost certainly) get favourable treatment each time Wimbledon comes round - and quite rightly given the Davis Cup service he's done, as training partner etc
And so that's quite a pay packet.
Dan has been quite vocal about it in the past

Yes, Liam was top 100 at the start of the year and is still only 30. He has built up to there before, he can again. With these other things CD mentions, fit and well, I really can't imagine Liam at all contemplating retirement for years.

Plus, on an individual basis, I think folk often underestimate how much many players just love the life and competing even well beyond their best ( and as I indicate, in the medium term Liam can yet get back at least close to his own best ).

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I wonder how long Liam Broady will go on for? It must be really hard to toil away at obscure events after he had broken into the top 100 late in his career only to get a bad imjury
Yes, but just like Dan Evans, we have to ask: what are they going to do instead? How are they going to earn their wage?
Liam has the benefit of knowing he'll (almost certainly) get favourable treatment each time Wimbledon comes round - and quite rightly given the Davis Cup service he's done, as training partner etc
And so that's quite a pay packet.
Dan has been quite vocal about it in the past
Yes, Liam was top 100 at the start of the year and is still only 30. He has built up to there before, he can again. With these other things CD mentions, fit and well, I really can't imagine Liam at all contemplating retirement for years.
Plus, on an individual basis, I think folk often underestimate how much many players just love the life and competing even well beyond their best ( and as I indicate, in the medium term Liam can yet get back at least close to his own best ).

I agree, a fit and well Liam can get another 3-4 years or so if he wants to and , if fit, no reason why he cant get back to where he was. It might feel demoralising now, but it doesnt have to stay that way. When I have seen Liam, he has looked like he is happy generally.

Is he with Dave Sammel still or did they split recently? He and Andy are good mates, maybe Andy can mentor/ coach him on a part time basis?

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
emmsie69 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!
Pretty sure it was Andy. Liam might be more suited to tournament organisation.
There's extremely few openings for tournament organisation

Whoever was in charge for the Nottingham grass challenger will hopefully be asked to find a new role, so there could be an opening there.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Jeff Stelling wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
emmsie69 wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Was it Dan or Andy who had a go at commentating and said they hated it?! It was Andy, I think, not sure!
Pretty sure it was Andy. Liam might be more suited to tournament organisation.
There's extremely few openings for tournament organisation

Whoever was in charge for the Nottingham grass challenger will hopefully be asked to find a new role, so there could be an opening there.

Laura Robson is tournament director (for the second year this year).

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (WC) Marin Cilic (CRO) WR 1082 (CH = 3 in January 2018) vs (Q) Kyle Edmund WR 452
Cilic will be 36 at the end of this month. He survived a battle with the local sixth seed, Blanchet, beating him by 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4), in his first round match.

L16: (WC) Marin Cilic (CRO) WR 1082 defeated (Q) Kyle Edmund WR 452 by 2 & 5 cry

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (WC) Marin Cilic (CRO) WR 1082 (CH = 3 in January 2018) vs (Q) Kyle Edmund WR 452
Cilic will be 36 at the end of this month. He survived a battle with the local sixth seed, Blanchet, beating him by 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4), in his first round match.
L16: (WC) Marin Cilic (CRO) WR 1082 defeated (Q) Kyle Edmund WR 452 by 2 & 5

Not really a surprise, I imagine Cilic still has a good level. I wondered if Cilic was planning to play other events? And he does - he is using a PR to play Tokyo and Shanghai ATP events, so this is clearly a come back from him after injury (presumably)

https://www.dartsrankings.com/tennis/schedules/marin-cilic

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 5th of September 2024 02:56:10 PM

Priesty · Challenger level

I could definitely see Dan and Liam in the media. After all Barry Cowan, who once took Sampras to 5 sets at Wimbledon but did very little else of note as a player, has made a pretty decent career out of it.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Dan seems to enjoy the team environment so I wouldn't be surprised if he went into coaching, even as a number 2. Liam would make a decent Davis Cup captain...