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DavidC · Tennis legend

RE: Boys: 2026 Wimbledon (Week 27)

telstar · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
Rhys Lawlor is one of my little faves - but he's got a very hard draw

As has poor Vincent who is playing now - he's doing pretty well against the top seed, making a match of it, some acrobatics, Miguel looking a bit irritated at times, but the top seed has the match unless a real upset happens

Liam Channon is Mick Channon's son, if you ever used to follow Southampton in the footie

I don't think that Liam is Mick's son. There may be a family connection but Liam's father is Sean Channon.

JonH · Tennis legend

telstar wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Rhys Lawlor is one of my little faves - but he's got a very hard draw

As has poor Vincent who is playing now - he's doing pretty well against the top seed, making a match of it, some acrobatics, Miguel looking a bit irritated at times, but the top seed has the match unless a real upset happens

Liam Channon is Mick Channon's son, if you ever used to follow Southampton in the footie
I don't think that Liam is Mick's son. There may be a family connection but Liam's father is Sean Channon.

Indeed - from Google

There is no publicly available information indicating that former England footballer and racehorse trainer Mick Channon is related to the young tennis player Liam Channon. [1, 2]

While Mick Channon has a son involved in sports, his children are named Jack (who took over his family racing empire) , Micky Jr. , and Nicholas , rather than Liam. Liam Channon is a British tennis player who signed to play for the Purdue Boilermakers men's tennis program.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

telstar wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Rhys Lawlor is one of my little faves - but he's got a very hard draw

As has poor Vincent who is playing now - he's doing pretty well against the top seed, making a match of it, some acrobatics, Miguel looking a bit irritated at times, but the top seed has the match unless a real upset happens

Liam Channon is Mick Channon's son, if you ever used to follow Southampton in the footie
I don't think that Liam is Mick's son. There may be a family connection but Liam's father is Sean Channon.

sorry !

I blame Jon - I'm sure it's him who put it up here once and I took it as Gospel - I blame him entirely !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Meanwhile, little fave Rhys has just played a SUPER match - not easy, against the guy who did so well last week at Roehampton

But he was brave, and managed not to go AWOL as he does sometimes, and really kept his eyes on the prize

It took three sets but super win for Rhys

JonH · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
telstar wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Rhys Lawlor is one of my little faves - but he's got a very hard draw

As has poor Vincent who is playing now - he's doing pretty well against the top seed, making a match of it, some acrobatics, Miguel looking a bit irritated at times, but the top seed has the match unless a real upset happens

Liam Channon is Mick Channon's son, if you ever used to follow Southampton in the footie
I don't think that Liam is Mick's son. There may be a family connection but Liam's father is Sean Channon.
sorry !
I blame Jon - I'm sure it's him who put it up here once and I took it as Gospel - I blame him entirely !

It almost certainly was me! But as you see above, I have changed my religion!

DavidC · Tennis legend

Great win for Rhys over a strong player, continuing the trend of Roehampton boys champion losing in the first round (Oli Bonding was the one last year). I feared that Michael Antonius was getting into Rhys's service games in the middle of the second set, and would be a strong threat in the third, but instead it was Rhys who broke early, and looked comfortable on serve after that, finishing with an ace

(WC) Rhys Lawlor d. (6) Michael Antonius (USA) 6-2 3-6 6-3

Var · Challenger qualifying

Lim signed for the Boilermakers? purduesports.com/news/2026/06/15/liam-channon-signs-with-boilermakers
Apologies of already posted elsewhere.

DavidC · Tennis legend

A second British win, as Mark edges a close contest 7-5 4-6 7-5

Lots of good hitting from both, though Mark nearly paid for being overaggressive at times with his second serve (one of those that missed was 119 mph) because of the pressure he was under.