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Franko Skugor cheering thread

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#1 ·
C'mon, Croats, let's give Franko some love. He's from Sibenik and is 20 years old (born on September 20, 1987). Like Antonio Veic (see that thread, which I started recently), he had a fairly unremarkable junior career but has been moving steadily up the pro rankings:

End of 2003: Unranked
End of 2004: 1463
End of 2005: 913
End of 2006: 585
End of 2007: 449
Current: 364 (career-high ranking)

As you can see, he just reached a new career-high ranking (on April 28, 2008). He has very few ranking points to defend before November 2008, so he should continue to move and could break into the top 300 with just one or two very good results.

Good luck, Franko!
 
#6 ·
Word is Franko beat Tkalec today, 63 36 61, to advance to the semis. This is a big result for Franko: 24 ranking points (the second best in his career), which will move him up to a new career-high ranking of around 315 (from 361 today).

In the semis he'll play another Slovenian, Zemlja, the #8 seed. Best of luck to Franko, and congratulations so far.
 
#8 ·
Franko is in the qualy draw of the US Open (the only male Croat in qualies). Better yet, he has a winnable first match. He plays a wildcard, American Michael McClune. McClune is 18 years old and is ranked 341 (which is also his career-high rank).

Good luck, Frano. Make us proud!
 
#9 ·
Did anyone notice that Franko won his first-round quali match at the US Open today? He beat McClune 63 64.

His next match will be much tougher. It's against Thierry Ascione (#138; career high: #81). I'll be very impressed if Franko can win.

Good luck, Franko!
 
#17 ·
Franko Franko Franko !!
 
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#21 ·
Hope he gets MD WC for Umag, or just play Quallies!
 
#25 ·
he havnt lost a set, gained some money, and if he wins he will have 100 points. Thats awesome! Playing tomorrow for place in final, 09:00 CET!
 
#26 ·
Franko won!!!
6-2 4-6 6-3
 
#28 ·
he pulled out from all of them. He will play US qualies!
 
#30 ·
True! :)
 
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