Naples 50K+H.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

RE: Naples 50K+H.

steven · Tennis legend

Jamie was competitive for the 1st set, which is quite encouraging, but after losing that on a tiebreak, he changed from Jamie Baker into Jamie Bagelled.

R2: Jamie Baker WR 322 lost to (3) Kevin Kim (USA) WR 107 by 7-6(3) 6-0

-- Edited by steven at 02:32, 2006-11-23

-- Edited by steven at 02:32, 2006-11-23

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Is he going to Maui?

steven · Tennis legend

He's not on the entry list, though that wouldn't stop him trying to qualify if he wanted to.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

probably best to call it quits until next season I reckon.

If he has this training block in Florida with some of the other boys coming up that would probably be more useful than one or two rounds of qualifying.

Bladetiger · Pro player

johnnylad wrote:

probably best to call it quits until next season I reckon.

If he has this training block in Florida with some of the other boys coming up that would probably be more useful than one or two rounds of qualifying.

I agree!

Salmon · Tennis legend

I want Jamie to attempt qualies. The field will be pretty weak - the cut is already down to 309.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Jamie doesn't play qualies in Maui.

Not a good move in my opinion. He hasn't played much tennis, so he can't be tired.
He would have been the top seed by a big margin and the other seed in his quarter would have been world number 644 James Pade - ranked 322 places below Jamie!!

(On a different note, 16 year old Kei Nishikori is the third seed in qualies. He will crack the top 600 if he qualifies.)

steven · Tennis legend

Given what the cut must be for the no. 1 qualifying seed to be ranked so low, it's a pity Jamie didn't enter for the main draw!

Still Hawaii is a long way from the US mainland - it's probably further from Naples Florida than London is, so it would have been like going to another continent to play.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Hawaii is far from the mainland indeed, but you should be prepared to travel if you dream of becoming a top player. Even more so when a 16 year old is prepared to travel the same distance.

I hope that Jamie has taken the right decision, and there is a proper motive behind it.