This Ukrainian kid seems to be pretty talented. Hasn't even turned 18 yet, started the year ranked in the 1400s and is now at #374.
He has won not less than five futures titles this year and loves playing on clay. Lives in Kiev, coached by his father who was a pro in the 80's, plays right-handed with a double-handed backhand.
Has anyone ever seen him play? I believe the other 1988s like Korolev, Del Potro and Cilic have some company here (without the same amount of hype surrounding him of course).
Started at age 3, "I was training with Andrei Medvedev and started to play tennis".
Hobbies: Play soccer and fish
Favourite player: Marcelo Rios, "I guess I just like him".
He played well for most part of the match and very well in stages. Unfortunately also bad at some points, especially in the end. Benneteau just played a decent match. But at least he has shown he can handle the level and it should be good for his experience.
Olek He was too nervous in the end, but that was a great fight. He should really calm down a little, and he should be all right for bigger steps.
Reports to come later.
Spanish No. 16 seed Feliciano Lopez made his way safely into the second round, establishing a 6-3, 3-0 lead against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. when his opponent retired due to illness 51 minutes into the match.
I saw the match.
Dolgo moved bad since 1st game.
After 1st set doctor has appeared on the court, has given some tablets
After 0-3 in second Dolgo has retired
Jan is a good player, especially on clay, but that is a pretty winnable match for Dolgo. Hopefully he wins, since there are some spots in the MD that are good for qualifiers. He needs to start translating his results to the ATP.
Becoming another Lorenzi would mean he literally becomes a nobody who never sees the daylight of ATPs ever again after a fluke run. I don't think he's that bad, but he's starting to show himself as a Daniel or Vassallo type. He's still young, so now is the time to establish himself, and live up to the hype and potential.
It's too early yet to make the determination of what Dolgo is as a player, but the past 6 months, he's had chances to qualify and has been in a few ATP events directly, and has struggled mightily. A lot of it is mental, since it is hard for challenger guys to actually feel like they deserve to be on the main tour, unless they prove they do, and Olek hasn't yet. He also is too patchy and inconsistent in general, which may be due to his age and lack of matches against quality opponents.
It will be time to worry around July if he is still struggling on the ATP tour, because he has a hell of a lot of points to defend from July forward. This is his opportunity now to really do damage, so lets hope he takes advantage of this situation, because this may be the only chance he gets for a while.
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