Claremont I.T.F

[ga tennis]

I see Deit is in the quarter finals of singles and doubles.Way to go Deit!!!!!

[maggmaster]

That is a tough match he has though. He is a 15 year old blue chip vs an 18 year old 5 star. What would you say is the expected result?

[ga tennis]

I havent seen his opponent play but I think if Deit is on and plays big boy tennis and comes in when he gets his chances he can beat anybody in the draw.

[CoachDad]

That is excellent. By the way, I think he is 16 now or turns 16 soon. I remember Brad saying his birthday was in March or April.

[10ismom]

Good job Deit and Number1Coach.

Keep going deeper!

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

I havent seen his opponent play but I think if Deit is on and plays big boy tennis and comes in when he gets his chances he can beat anybody in the draw.

Ga did you get the pics of him after his workouts ? 16 in April

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

Ga did you get the pics of him after his workouts ? 16 in April

yep. good luck today

[Tennishacker]

DB & BB, right on track to the pros.

[CoachDad]

Originally Posted by Tennishacker

DB & BB, right on track to the pros.

I'm not biting!

[tball2day]

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[tenniscp]

Originally Posted by tball2day

I will bite. G4 ITF

Rankings are 163-1000+ in main draw. Only two are under 200. This is an entry level ITF event. Majority of players are ranked 500+.

Not anywhere near anything even resembling pro, not even the best national juniors. How many blue chips are there? The ones with pro potential at 16 have outgrown these G4 and G5s already. This one has lots of 4 star American kids.

Wish any player well, just want to paint a realistic picture of the pro path. A G4 is not. Too much overselling in this game. When a player can walk the walk in the top 25 or so ITF then it is time to talk the talk of going pro. Prior to that, not.

Good analysis, but still winning 5 matches on that level is not too shabby. Next week DB should be playing level 1 where the competition is stiffer, so he ll get a chance to go up against better kids.

[tball2day]

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[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by tball2day

I will bite. G4 ITF

Rankings are 163-1000+ in main draw. Only two are under 200. This is an entry level ITF event. Majority of players are ranked 500+.

Not anywhere near anything even resembling pro, not even the best national juniors. How many blue chips are there? The ones with pro potential at 16 have outgrown these G4 and G5s already. This one has lots of 4 star American kids.

Wish any player well, just want to paint a realistic picture of the pro path. A G4 is not. Too much overselling in this game. When a player can walk the walk in the top 25 or so ITF then it is time to talk the talk of going pro. Prior to that, not.

This is awesome , if we are using the rankings to prove our point and where we are then what chance does DB have getting through 2 rounds at Claremont ? Remember his ranking in the ITF is outside 1000.

So according to the logic your using he may win a round here .

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by tenniscp

Good analysis, but still winning 5 matches on that level is not too shabby. Next week DB should be playing level 1 where the competition is stiffer, so he ll get a chance to go up against better kids.

So next week the level will increase because the players there can travel more and collect more points around the world because of the money the have backing them,,I have come to learn the rankings really don't say much at the junior level .

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

So next week the level will increase because the players there can travel more and collect more points around the world because of the money the have backing them,,I have come to learn the rankings really don't say much at the junior level .

To prove my point last year DB took out a player who was top 100 in the world ITF and DB was 1000 in the world and he still has a ranking no one can bragg about but if he was to travel with the game he plays he could be top 20 .

Its all about the money in the juniors

[GRANITECHIEF]

Good points. Players with money can be much higher ranked but it doesn't mean they are better players. Just look how many seeds are left in the quarters/semis.

Also interesting to note that out of players from 10 +/- countries, SoCal is dominating.

Great job by DB so far. Should be a fun match today!

[tenniscp]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

So next week the level will increase because the players there can travel more and collect more points around the world because of the money the have backing them,,I have come to learn the rankings really don't say much at the junior level .

When I said better competition, I meant tougher and better players. I m going to throw out a few names and some of them have the ranking and some of them barely made the draw or are in qualies and yet I consider stiffer competition. That s all!

Schneider, Madregallejo, Brymer, Mylnikov (may not have the ranking but will be tough to beat) and then the usual suspects with, as you say, traveling money power, such as Rubin, Macky, Papa, Thai, Strobel, Corintelli, Kozlov and etc.

No matter how you look at it, it s just better competition than the one in the Claremont ITF.

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by GRANITECHIEF

Good points. Players with money can be much higher ranked but it doesn't mean they are better players. Just look how many seeds are left in the quarters/semis.

Also interesting to note that out of players from 10 +/- countries, SoCal is dominating.

Great job by DB so far. Should be a fun match today!

Deiton won it in 3 set ,,from what I heard high level from beginning to end McClaine is really solid .

[Tennishacker]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

To prove my point last year DB took out a player who was top 100 in the world ITF and DB was 1000 in the world and he still has a ranking no one can bragg about but if he was to travel with the game he plays he could be top 20 .

Its all about the money in the juniors

I don't know why people on here still bash the journey DB & family is on?

Where do they think our past American Champs came from?

Sampras, Chang, Capriati, Evert, Austin, Davenport...

Strong parent, private coaching and no USTA help.

They've made their bed, just cheer for them.

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by GRANITECHIEF

Good points. Players with money can be much higher ranked but it doesn't mean they are better players. Just look how many seeds are left in the quarters/semis.

Also interesting to note that out of players from 10 +/- countries, SoCal is dominating.

Great job by DB so far. Should be a fun match today!

btw great to hear a fellow American on here .