Should be a very interesting match with Simon. He hasn't done too much all season, but had such success in TO last year. Frank can definitely win the match, though, so the draw could have been much worse. And should he win, he'd have a shot at a nice little run, I think.
Yeah really. I was there and I have no idea. Simon just absolutely dismantled him - it was not pretty. When was the last time Frank had a match in which he managed to hold serve only twice? Especially disappointing in comparison to the excellent efforts put forth by Polansky and Niemeyer. Those guys were pushing top 5 players to tiebreakers while Frank managed 3 games against Simon?
But still, it was great to see him play. Got to watch one of his practice sessions too which was awesome.
This is a such a great tournament, I wish I could have stayed longer.
I had to refresh my browser three times to make sure I got the score right.
More proof Frank will never be a top 100 player consistently. Way to build on that momentum. Really, one good tournament this summer, and the rest look like first and second round exits waiting to happen. Challenger circuit beckons...
Great find thanks. I think it kind of overstates the case a bit - Federer and Nadal are in a world of their own, even compared to guys in the top 10 like Gonzalez. But its clear its a much tougher slog for a guy like Frank in tennis than in other sports.
I only caught the first 2 games as It began to rain and I assumed they would be off for a long time, as it was 3am over here in England and I had to be up a 9am I decided to head to bed.
Its a real poor loss but Frank has to bounce back, he might not like going to Nashville and places like that but right now making the semis of one of those challengers and earning about 30-40 points here and there will protect his 104 world ranking and maybe even just get him into the 90s where he should be ok to enter most of the ATP tournaments.
He needs another big tournament run before the end of this year, only one and that would see him well into the top 100. Another semi or final or even a tournament win should be enough to break into the 80s, a win taking him into the 70s maybe 60s!
Not entered in qualifying for Cincinnati (or wasn't ranked high enough to get in, not sure), so I guess he'll just rest up before the US Open. Hopefully this last loss, awful as it was, won't deflate the momentum he had built this summer.
Apparently Frank has a hip injury. Serious? No clue, as usual getting info about Frank is next to impossible.
Off topic - as I was watching yesterday's final couldn't help but remember back to the summer and fall of 2007 when Frank beat Del Potro three times in the span of a few months. And here we are, 2 years later with DelPo in the top 5 and challenging for slams and Frank still languishing out of the top 100. Slightly depressing. Anyway..
Hum... a hip injury? I wonder. From something I heard, I was under the impression that he had already decided against Cincy middle of last week - before either of his doubles matches.
Maybe it's been bothering him for a while? I read about the hip injury on a blog somewhere, so take it for what it is.
For someone who likes the big stage, bailing on a 1000 Series event without a damn good reason seems very strange. If he's hurt does this jeopardize his Open? Someone help us out!
Well, there's that commercial with Frank jumping over the net, and the one where the tennis playing woman has milk for sweat or something. Maybe you combined them into one super commercial
Qualifying draw should be out later today, hopefully Frank will get some good luck. He should be the #5 seed, if my quick-and-dirty calculations are correct.
Never heard of Meffert before but his profile is interesting. Didn't turn pro until 25 (he's 28 now). Hasn't won an ATP match this season but the guy is 6'6" and 210 lbs. Yikes.
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