College players in US summer Futures and Challengers
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It was inevitable after his Cinci run. Good luck to the young gun!
As for UF, don’t think they’ll have any trouble recruiting top players given the track record. The new recruit Braswell I think is the brother of Micah at UT. He’s a very good prospect and Shelbayh had a productive summer. Bonetto and those two can form a core to build with. I get that this is the SEC we are talking about but the future looks good
yeah, probably looking at a year where the goals should be something like
1) top 20 team ranking
2) finish in the top 2-3 in the SEC standings
3) make the NCAA final 16
probably they'll shoot even higher than that, but I think that's what's most realistic - with all these young guys, a year or two later they'll be back competing for a title
That would be respectable and doable. They’ll certainly be quick learners playing in the SEC. They should target Kalamazoo 18s champ Tien, also a lefty. What better pitch to him than to point to Ben and his pathway to the Pros
certainly Crawford, Riffice, and Shelton all got their money’s worth for deciding to play for the Gators
years of experience at the top of an SEC lineup, couple NCAA singles titles, a team title
let’s do it Tien! (I won’t get my hopes up, he might skip college)
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kevonian
Rookie
Good match in the finals with Johns vs Mitsui. Seemed like Shunsuke was running on empty the whole time
All 4 semifinalists were as you said running on fumes and or also had some types of injuries they had to play through. They all provided super high quality tennis.
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
Quinn played outstanding to beat #175 in the world.
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
New York Times has an excellent article ...many quotes from Ben and Bryan
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
New York Times article....addresses the Cincinnati prize money question
Amateurs can play pro events and accumulate ranking points. Shelton is up to No. 171 in singles, making him the third-highest teenager in the ATP rankings behind No. 4 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and No. 32 Holger Rune of Denmark, who are both 19 years old and already Grand Slam quarterfinalists. But turning professional will allow Shelton to keep his prize money of $84,510 from Cincinnati and the $80,000 he will earn for playing in the first round of the U.S. Open.
Amateurs can play pro events and accumulate ranking points. Shelton is up to No. 171 in singles, making him the third-highest teenager in the ATP rankings behind No. 4 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and No. 32 Holger Rune of Denmark, who are both 19 years old and already Grand Slam quarterfinalists. But turning professional will allow Shelton to keep his prize money of $84,510 from Cincinnati and the $80,000 he will earn for playing in the first round of the U.S. Open.
Checking the stats from the match, both guys had first serve percentage exceeding 90%. That’s insane if it’s accurate!
bobleenov1963
Hall of Fame
What happened to Brooksby? Is he not playing at the USO?
still appears to be in the draw vs Lajovic - you heard differently?
bobleenov1963
Hall of Fame
He does. I didn’t check matches scheduled for Tuesday .
Shelton and Borges, two former SEC Gators and Bulldogs, should be a good match.
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
Gabriel Diallo is in the final of the Granby Challenger
Justin Boulais must really be playing well.
Boulais defeated Clement Chidekh 7-6,6-2 before losing 2-6,6-4,7-6 to Jordan Thompson
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Justin Boulais must really be playing well.
Boulais defeated Clement Chidekh 7-6,6-2 before losing 2-6,6-4,7-6 to Jordan Thompson
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collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
really strong tournament win today for Gabriel Diallo
boom, up to 74 in the world, that’s a fantastic win and scoreline
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
pretty fun match so far
Two phenomenal games played by Ben to clinch the second set. Those games had “elite” written all over them
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
he's great. this is my first time getting to watch him for an extended period of time. I don't see star power in him like I do with Carlitos or Sinner (yet). I'm also a fan of Borges and the young-old NCAA clash is an interesting subplot to the match
certainly he's no sinner or alcaraz at this point
but a very steep upward trajectory in the past 24 months for a kid who never played international junior tennis gives hope that the best is still well in front of him
going to be tough to come back from losing two close TBs, down 2 sets to 1
oldmanyellingatcloud
Semi-Pro
He'll be back. Lots to be excited about for him!
yep, has to cut down on loose points / rally errors
he will
better to face that task than to face the task of developing tour-level weapons, which he already has
Matthew Lee
Professional
Can someone tell me how my favorite college player in Brandon Holt is current 2 sets and a break up against Taylor Fritz right now?
Watch me jinx Holt and make him lose the match right here
Watch me jinx Holt and make him lose the match right here
Matthew Lee
Professional
Aaaaaand he just won 3 sets to 1 I can't believe my eyes.
6-7 (3), 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 - Brandon Holt is through to the second round.
6-7 (3), 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 - Brandon Holt is through to the second round.
collegetennisisthebest
Semi-Pro
wins by Nuno Borges and Brandon Holt.....both show that several years in college tennis.....can really help
Seemed to me many of those 5th set errors were due to fatigue. Got to figure that with experience and fitness his consistency will only get better. Also would like to see him close the net a little more often for the easy volley when he stretches his opponent with those massive groundies.
Bourges is a good example of pro tour experience gains post college 3 years or so. I'm sure Ben will take in much of this as a positive learning process.
bobleenov1963
Hall of Fame
When will Holt and Shelton become the next Carlos Alcaraz?
Wolf man is into the rd of 32 and up to #70 in the world, likely Kyrgios next
(one interesting side note, as Bob used to rag on me for saying Wolf would have a better career than Kudla - Wolf has now made the 3R of the USO twice, something Kudla only has done once - Kudla also made 3R (x1) and the 4R (x1) of Wimbledon - a ways to go to have a better career than Kudla, obviously, but objectively better at the USO already)
(one interesting side note, as Bob used to rag on me for saying Wolf would have a better career than Kudla - Wolf has now made the 3R of the USO twice, something Kudla only has done once - Kudla also made 3R (x1) and the 4R (x1) of Wimbledon - a ways to go to have a better career than Kudla, obviously, but objectively better at the USO already)
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Kyrgios seems to be "friendly" with most players these days. That's one area in which he's matured. Wolf has the groundstrokes to stay with Kyrgios but the serve and Kyrgios's mindset will most likely be the decider.
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I’ll bite. Apples and oranges Bob. If you are kidding tip of the cap, if you don’t understand no one can help you. Short answer = Never
Not sure about Holt but Shelton has the upside to get there. It could take some time but he’s got game
A better college to pro comparison example would be Isner or Norrie.
