I heared about his big win against Mark Philippoussis and thought he deserves his own thread. So here it is.
Groth's bio:
Birthdate: 19-Oct-87
Birthplace: Narrandera, Australia
Residence: Melbourne, Australia
Height: N/A
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: N/A
Coach: N/A
Current ATP Ranking - Singles: 342
Career High ATP Ranking - Singles: 341 (10-Dec-07)
Current ATP Race - Singles:
Current Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 296
Career High Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 296 (10-Dec-07)
^^^
Yes, he is,
but I would prefer to see TA give the wildcard to someone a little bit younger with some impressive results of their own.
Smeets has lived off TA handouts this year, someone else should get a chance for the US
Sam's form has taken a turn for the better in US Open quallies
Unseeded, he played Adrian Menendez of Spain in the first round. Sam scored a solid 7-6(4) 6-4 win over the World No.222.
Now, in the second round of qualifying, Groth faces Tobias Kamke of Germany. Interesting match up, fingers crossed for another win
Smeets has just has his citizenship pushed through by TA and is being sent to Chile as a seventh player! We might not have the quality but we will sure swamp them by sheer weight of numbers!
Begs the Question. Is Fitzy planning to play Smeets in the doubles with Gooch? (thus Groth will lose his place) and if Smeets has only just become an Aussie why have TA given him two Aust and one French grand slam wildcards? Another question. If a DC player has to have been a resident of the country he represents for 3 years prior to the tie how did Ball, who has always resided in the US gain eligibility? Just wondering!
Sam is making his return to competitive tennis this week playing in a Malaysian future tournament where he is the number 2 seed before heading to Japan to play two successive challengers. This is a good way for Sam to ease back into competition with a future tournament to build some confidence before the Aussie summer.
Groth has this week made the semi-finals of the Yokohama Challenger. Well done to him and good to see that he is in a bit of form for the Australian summer.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Mens Tennis Forums
18.5M posts
87.7K members
Since 2002
A forum community dedicated to male tennis players and enthusiasts. Talk about everything from the ATP, NSMTA, to college Tennis and even everything about equipment. It's all here!