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law90026 · 04-04-2016, 11:34 AM

Year 323 Weeks 1 to 6

Teo Rask

The year for Teo starts with a WTC match for Sweden against France. As has been the case in recent times, Teo and Sean Mendez play singles for Sweden and they are up against #27 Jean Paul Demercastel and #55 Pierre-Yves Poidebard. It's a close one as Sweden win 3-2 and Teo plays the part of the hero this time by winning both his singles and Mendez winning his match against Poidebard.

Elsewhere, ntndeacon's Joaquim Arbizu plays for Ecuador and they lose to Russia 3-2. Arbizu actually beat world #9 Aleksei Yatskay but lost to world #10 Danil Mamine, splitting his matches. Compatriot and world #8 Ferdinand Duran also split his matches and it was over when the Ecuadorian doubles lost as well.

Off next to the Sydney 250 for some form and Teo reaches the QFs before losing to world #16 Sarmiento Roblez. A fair result against one of the best young players in the game.

At the Australian Open, Teo cruised to the 3rd round where he faced off against world #11 Mario Avendano (who was a mainstay in the top 5 for a long period). Teo loses in straight sets but he matches last year's results again. Britrock's Sean Mendez was upset in the first round by another up and coming star in Uson but Lebydenko reaches the 3rd round before being knocked out by #12 Ene Colon. Arbizu had an unfortunate draw, going up against world #2 Tony Archer in the first round and he stood no chance. ntndeacon's other player, Benavediz, ran through the qualifiers but was knocked out in the first round as well. Mark has helpfully covered his players in this tournament!

Remember how I said we might be seeing a change in the #1 spot soon? This is where it happens as Dotto is knocked out in the QFs by #7 Marcello Borsellino. Tony Archer reaches the SFs but that swing is sufficient to propel Archer to the #1 spot in the world. This was a tournament which I think shows the changing in the guard is taking place as #6 Feliciano Putignani wins his first Grand Slam, beating a super-talented 22 year old, Gaspare Caprera, in the finals.

Teo then heads off for another WTC match and Sweden crushes Brazil 5-0 overall. This should mean that Sweden will top their group as their final match is against a Bolivian team that has seen better days as they currently field the #211 and #777 players in the world for singles.

It's the 2 big 500 indoor tournaments up next for Teo so good luck to him.

Ghazi Mehmett

Just one tournament for Ghazi during this period and it was disappointing as he was bounced in the first round of a FT3 in Brazil for both singles and doubles. He will be playing another FT3 in week 7 and hoping for a better result.

Claude Curtayne

Similarly, just 1 tournament for Claude as he takes part in his first amateur tournament but there was a lot of tennis to be played. He had to play qualifiers for both singles and doubles and reached the SFs for singles and QFs for doubles, playing a total of 11 matches. While he was beaten soundly in the SFs, he was exhausted by then, but a fair enough result for Claude in his first non-junior tournament (not counting a scheduling mistake I made a long time ago). This pushes him to #2098 in singles and his grind begins as well.

04-04-2016, 11:34 AM	#109
law90026 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	Year 323 Weeks 1 to 6 Teo Rask The year for Teo starts with a WTC match for Sweden against France. As has been the case in recent times, Teo and Sean Mendez play singles for Sweden and they are up against #27 Jean Paul Demercastel and #55 Pierre-Yves Poidebard. It's a close one as Sweden win 3-2 and Teo plays the part of the hero this time by winning both his singles and Mendez winning his match against Poidebard. Elsewhere, ntndeacon's Joaquim Arbizu plays for Ecuador and they lose to Russia 3-2. Arbizu actually beat world #9 Aleksei Yatskay but lost to world #10 Danil Mamine, splitting his matches. Compatriot and world #8 Ferdinand Duran also split his matches and it was over when the Ecuadorian doubles lost as well. Off next to the Sydney 250 for some form and Teo reaches the QFs before losing to world #16 Sarmiento Roblez. A fair result against one of the best young players in the game. At the Australian Open, Teo cruised to the 3rd round where he faced off against world #11 Mario Avendano (who was a mainstay in the top 5 for a long period). Teo loses in straight sets but he matches last year's results again. Britrock's Sean Mendez was upset in the first round by another up and coming star in Uson but Lebydenko reaches the 3rd round before being knocked out by #12 Ene Colon. Arbizu had an unfortunate draw, going up against world #2 Tony Archer in the first round and he stood no chance. ntndeacon's other player, Benavediz, ran through the qualifiers but was knocked out in the first round as well. Mark has helpfully covered his players in this tournament! Remember how I said we might be seeing a change in the #1 spot soon? This is where it happens as Dotto is knocked out in the QFs by #7 Marcello Borsellino. Tony Archer reaches the SFs but that swing is sufficient to propel Archer to the #1 spot in the world. This was a tournament which I think shows the changing in the guard is taking place as #6 Feliciano Putignani wins his first Grand Slam, beating a super-talented 22 year old, Gaspare Caprera, in the finals. Teo then heads off for another WTC match and Sweden crushes Brazil 5-0 overall. This should mean that Sweden will top their group as their final match is against a Bolivian team that has seen better days as they currently field the #211 and #777 players in the world for singles. It's the 2 big 500 indoor tournaments up next for Teo so good luck to him. Ghazi Mehmett Just one tournament for Ghazi during this period and it was disappointing as he was bounced in the first round of a FT3 in Brazil for both singles and doubles. He will be playing another FT3 in week 7 and hoping for a better result. Claude Curtayne Similarly, just 1 tournament for Claude as he takes part in his first amateur tournament but there was a lot of tennis to be played. He had to play qualifiers for both singles and doubles and reached the SFs for singles and QFs for doubles, playing a total of 11 matches. While he was beaten soundly in the SFs, he was exhausted by then, but a fair enough result for Claude in his first non-junior tournament (not counting a scheduling mistake I made a long time ago). This pushes him to #2098 in singles and his grind begins as well.