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A quick update on my three players in GW2 as well:
Juan José Elezgueta is entering his 22nd year and is hovering just outside the top 100. This year, he's planning to enter the majority of the Grand Slams, starting with the Australian Open in Week 4, although his clay court specialism will probably see him do best at Roland Garros. I'm hoping for him to break the top 50 this year, although his lack of stamina will continue to hold him back and may mean he never gets further than that.
Milestones: Elezgueta won his first Challenger title this year, a CH2 in his homeland in Buenos Aires, defeating the 1st, 3rd and 4th seeds along the way.
Igor Borowski graduated from the junior tour two years after Elezgueta, but is already ranked 289th in the world, having played just 13 tournaments last year. He's the fifth highest ranked 19-year-old at the turn of the year. He'll also be entering the Australian Open, as he's a hard court specialist, and that will enable him to assess what his target needs to be for the upcoming year. I'd like to see him inside the top 100, but it's a big target for such a young player.
Milestones: Borowski had an amazing end to the year, winning 6 Futures titles, including two FT2s, in the last six months, climbing from outside the top 500 to inside the top 300 in the process.
Christian Kulle finished his final year of junior eligibility with aplomb: he won the final JGA in Casablanca and ended up #1 in the junior rankings. He's only played one senior tournament so far, so he's ranked well outside the top 1500 in the world, but I'm hoping a year similar to Borowski's should take him closer to the top 200-300 by the end of the year.
Milestones: Kulle won three Junior Slams: the Australian Open, US Open and the Casablanca Cup.
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