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[Addie_56ers]

I plan to watch on Saturday. Do you know when the matches starts on this day? Will it still be 9am?

 We better be there at 8am ..panigurado

Manonood kayo mga sir sa Saturday?I'm planning to watch too. Hehehe
Anyway, naramdaman niyo po yung earthquake? Ngayon lang? Tsktsk.

 Ekyo .may thread na sa lindol ..punta ka sa  gen. discussion

[Francis]

Ok. Siguro after 8 na kami kasi isasama ko mga bata. 8am pa babangon mga yun e.

[krukspec_56ers]

sorry to inform you guys that alcantara and sarmiento lost this afternoon sa singles event nila ndi namin naabutan ni atty. fabs ung game pero masama daw ung laro ni alcantara ,si sarmiento nmn naabutan namin ung last two game points talo din sya nagbasag pa nga ng raketa BLX six one team pa ung binasag hehe sayang nmn,pero ok lng meron pa silang doubles game ni alcantara at sarmiento,naipansalo nila ung doubles nila,kaya sa nagbabalak manuod sa sat eh iutry nyo na manuod bukas baka madaleung mga pinoy eh puro mga taga labas na mapanuod nyo sa sat,

[Mapuan]

^^ ay sayang naman. how about capadocia? did she make it?

[Addie_56ers]

sorry to inform you guys that alcantara and sarmiento lost this afternoon sa singles event nila ndi namin naabutan ni atty. fabs ung game pero masama daw ung laro ni alcantara ,si sarmiento nmn naabutan namin ung last two game points talo din sya nagbasag pa nga ng raketa BLX six one team pa ung binasag hehe sayang nmn,pero ok lng meron pa silang doubles game ni alcantara at sarmiento,naipansalo nila ung doubles nila,kaya sa nagbabalak manuod sa sat eh iutry nyo na manuod bukas baka madaleung mga pinoy eh puro mga taga labas na mapanuod nyo sa sat,

 Thanks for the info Bong...sayang!!!

[Tennis King]

Alcantara lost to Wang 6-4;5-7;1-6

Once again Nino found a way to lose from a very winnable position. He was up 6-4;5-2 with 2 matchpoints against Wang's serve when the wheels suddenly fell off. This pattern has been going on for the past two years... Nino's game has really deteriorated, unfortunately there is nowhere for him to go to from here. After this performance I don't think makakakuha pa siya ng sponsors he is after all 18 years old (last year niya na sa Juniors).

Best thing for him is to go to the US for a college tennis scholarship. But going to the "pros" he might as well forget it... with his lack of mental toughness and apparent bad on-court attitude lalamunin lang siya ng mga journeyman sa ITF circuit.

[Tennis King]

^^ ay sayang naman. how about capadocia? did she make it?

She lost 1-6;7-5;0-6... pero this is a very good performance as the Thai is a veteran junior campainger who reach the 3rd round of the Australian Open this year. Bilib ako sa focus and on court demeanor ni Capdocia di mo mababasa sa mukha niya kung nananalo siya o natatalo... ang problem niya lang yung height medyo maliit mga 4'11 lang ata.

[Mapuan]

^^ yup that's a good performance na rin for her. beating a top 100 player to her first ever grade 1 tournament plus she really fought good naman. height matters talaga sa tennis. 

[krukspec_56ers]

Doubles nalang ang Pagasa ng mga pinoy si sarmiento at alcantara nalang ung inaasahan na maglalaro pati pala si Akio Sy aprtner naman nya sa doubles eh taga aussie, so sa mga ka PTO natin na balak manuod ng games sa saturday eh try watching this friday baka kasi madale ung mga bata natin eh puro mga foreigner mapapnuod nyo sa saturday,

[luxilionwave]

Sayang. I was  hoping that Sarmiento and Alcantara will do well since its their last year in the 18s ITF and playing in their last Mitsubishi tournament. Tama assesment mo TK, yung peer group ni Nino are all Futures regulars  since they were 15-16 years old(Krajinovic,Bhambri,Harrison,etc...) Nino and Jesson definitely will be our next local Pinoy top players,but their potential in the ATP remains very uncertain....Si Jesson naman, sometimes he shows flashes of brilliance pero often is very inconsistent. IMO hindi siya makadiskarte pag wala si Coach MTec. Anyway, tennis development is a long process, its too early to throw in the towel for now. Hopefully, we'll see a Pinoy in the ATP top 100 in our lifetime. I recall, Sampras, Agassi, Nadal,etc.. weren't junior grand slam winners either. I've seen one pinoy kid who has a lot of potential pero its too early too hype him baka ma jinx ko

[djokoVits]

I do hope the tandem of alcantara and sarmiento will work out till the end. I mean until they eventually turn out to be the champions sa boys doubles. As for the singles, my personal bet would be either T.Neymaton (RUS) or J.Duckworth to win the boy's title.

[Tennis King]

In fairness to Jesson I think he had an operation last November kaya dismal ang performance niya after his breakthrough stint in the Asian Championships. Pero mukang he is back on top form after a good showing in Thailand and Malaysia. His loss against Duckworth here (1-6;0-6) is much closer than the score indicates, he hits the ball more cleanly than Nino IMHO.

Sir luxilionwave, sino pinoy kid nakita mo with potential Vince Tabo-Tabo? or Jurence Mendoza?

[Tennis King]

I do hope the tandem of alcantara and sarmiento will work out till the end. I mean until they eventually turn out to be the champions sa boys doubles. As for the singles, my personal bet would be either T.Neymaton (RUS) or J.Duckworth to win the boy's title.

Shiga is playing well also.

[luxilionwave]

TK, none of those kid who won a lot of 10s, 12s and 14s. I'm not really impressed with kids who won a lot of age group titles particularly the younger ones. Mainly because those kids mature early, back boarders(balik balik),hype too much, rake up points by joining a lot of tournaments, or have a rich parents.Another reason also for the very young is that the style of game that makes them successful is dramtically different from the style they'll need to win later on. There are also a lot of good strikers of the ball at 11 and 12, but you really have to wait and see what happens later especially with boys, because of the physical nature of the game. Often, they burnout, or become egotistic(laki na ulo). Those talented kids eventually catch up if they have a good support system. A good indicator probably for boys is the 16-18 age group.
At this age group, I look for rate of improvement. Talent has a way of exploding at some point in many players. One top 10 American junior player in the 90s went through a five month period during which his game probably improved by as much as 50 percent. Those sorts of jumps are impressive. Boris Becker was that way. Andy Murray was that way. Becker was not that good of a junior in Germany, then he became the best junior in Europe. Next, he won the Men's singles title at Wimbledon. All of this happened in a period of about two years.
The pinoy I saw is not Tabo-Tabo,not Jurence Mendoza not Lagman.  Sorry TK, huwag ko muna i mention yung name, baka majinx ko siya , but I'm sure you'll hear him in the next few years. 

[fatso25]

TK, none of those kid who won a lot of 10s, 12s and 14s. I'm not really impressed with kids who won a lot of age group titles particularly the younger ones. Mainly because those kids mature early, back boarders(balik balik),hype too much, rake up points by joining a lot of tournaments, or have a rich parents.Another reason also for the very young is that the style of game that makes them successful is dramtically different from the style they'll need to win later on. There are also a lot of good strikers of the ball at 11 and 12, but you really have to wait and see what happens later especially with boys, because of the physical nature of the game. Often, they burnout, or become egotistic(laki na ulo). Those talented kids eventually catch up if they have a good support system. A good indicator probably for boys is the 16-18 age group.
At this age group, I look for rate of improvement. Talent has a way of exploding at some point in many players. One top 10 American junior player in the 90s went through a five month period during which his game probably improved by as much as 50 percent. Those sorts of jumps are impressive. Boris Becker was that way. Andy Murray was that way. Becker was not that good of a junior in Germany, then he became the best junior in Europe. Next, he won the Men's singles title at Wimbledon. All of this happened in a period of about two years.
The pinoy I saw is not Tabo-Tabo,not Jurence Mendoza not Lagman.  Sorry TK, huwag ko muna i mention yung name, baka majinx ko siya , but I'm sure you'll hear him in the next few years. 

Ayos 'tong info na ito! There is something to look forward to! Astig! Thanks sir Lux!

[Tennis King]

Sir Lux lalo ata akong naintriga... he! he! he! Although, lam ko may magagaling sa province pero bihira maglaro sa maynila like the Siso siblibngs.....

[luxilionwave]

TK, Not necessary in the provinces ,remember there's a lot of filipinos overseas who are still pinoy passport holders who are also exposed to international competitions and training without the financial burden of living in the Philippines. In short, they have the hunger to do better in life, the drive, the foreign exposure,training and competitions, and also shielded from local politics(red tape). IMO doon mangagaling ang next champion natin.
Sa Cebu naman, IMO, I do think they hype a lot of young juniors. After 14 and under, wala nang resulta(remember Jopia,Tiongko, Siso,hopefully this wouldn't happen to Lagman and Tabotabo). I don't know the reasons, probably, funding problems, inadequate training or other factors??

[djokoVits]

Sir luxilionwave, sino pinoy kid nakita mo with potential Vince Tabo-Tabo? or Jurence Mendoza?

Vince Marc Tabo-tabo has the potential to succeed in the near future. I've seen the kid train very hard w/ the help of his coach dad Titus. He's disciplined and has a good moral support system from his whole family. Of course, not to forget his achievements here and abroad at his tender age. All praise to my fellow Cebuano tennista! 

[Mapuan]

In fairness to Jesson I think he had an operation last November kaya dismal ang performance niya after his breakthrough stint in the Asian Championships. Pero mukang he is back on top form after a good showing in Thailand and Malaysia. His loss against Duckworth here (1-6;0-6) is much closer than the score indicates, he hits the ball more cleanly than Nino IMHO.

Sir luxilionwave, sino pinoy kid nakita mo with potential Vince Tabo-Tabo? or Jurence Mendoza?

I've seen Jurence Mendoza play and I can see some brilliance. He has the height, power but needs to improve his shot consistency. I hope to see a big improvement in the coming Phinma.

Tama si Lux, yung improvement rate ang mahalaga rather than earning points because the kid is playing as many tournaments as he can. We've seen a lot of former world number 1's in juniors but where are they now? They may be good but they don't have the emotional and mental toughness to back up their skill.

[smiley]

right now jurence is just 14/15 and i see good future on him. probably, the best way to improve more to his game is exposure... i've heard that right now, he's in China playing a tournament.

[Mapuan]

^^ he'll be turning 14 this coming may.

what is the status of vincent tabo-tabo in the states right now? any news?

[djokoVits]

Good news guys  the team up of sarmiento & alcantara is now into the finals. They defeated seeded 8: OLIN (SWE) / WUNNER (GER) in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 (semis). The other half of the knock out boys doubles finals would be BARRY (IRL) / MCLACHLAN (NZL) seeded 4. Lets watch & cheer for them guys, they're  our last hope in this ITF Jrs. championships...  see yeah!

[adidasfan98]

right now jurence is just 14/15 and i see good future on him. probably, the best way to improve more to his game is exposure... i've heard that right now, he's in China playing a tournament.

Sir Lux nakaka-intriga naman yata yung forecast mo! I heard of Jed Olivarez and Betto Orendain kasama ni Jurence sa China e.  Anong sa tinging mo sa kanila?

[luxilionwave]

adidasfan98, I haven't heard of this kids,but, I'm quite sure they are talented if they are representing Philippines in Intl. competitions.

[Tennis King]

Anong competition kaya sa China.... mukang di ITF baka mga 14's under lang. Jurence I think is only 13 years old... May 29 pa ata mag 14.

Does anybody know the time of the doubles finals.

[adidasfan98]

Anong competition kaya sa China.... mukang di ITF baka mga 14's under lang. Jurence I think is only 13 years old... May 29 pa ata mag 14.

Does anybody know the time of the doubles finals.

ITF 14Y & Under Championships ata.  Group 1 daw e.  Jurence is 13yo, Betto is also 13. 11 ata naman si Jed.  Nakita ko sila lumaro sa PCA last year. Ganda ng dobols finals! Nood tayo lahat!

[rock_it_man]

ALCANTARA (PHI) / SARMIENTO (USA) def. BARRY (IRL) / MCLACHLAN (NZL)

6-4 , 6-3     

[Tennis King]

Nino is now a two-time doubles Mitsubishi Lancer doubles champion. A first I think for the Philippines! Congrats!!!

[renald]

adidasfan98, I haven't heard of this kids,but, I'm quite sure they are talented if they are representing Philippines in Intl. competitions.

Sorry to say but not all our representative are the best that we have. We have better players with lower rankings. I was able to talk with coach Kraut and he is not happy with the players that he have(Jr Davies cup 16 yrs. under). Ranking is a good basis but should not be the only basis. We have a player who is the son of a philta rvp, who practically joins every tournament that resulted to a very high ranking who could not even win his first round match at PCA 16 yrs. under 2009 where he was seeded no.1.  And he will be representing our country again. The last time he reperesented the country, jr davies cup 14 yrs. under, he only had one win against Sri Lanka, the rest he lost convincingly.

[luxilionwave]

Renald, sino ang pumipili ng players? Based on rankings lang ba? I thought the team is entitled to some coach's pick players.

[Tennis King]

That is bad talunan na naman tayo sa Junior Davis Cup.

Kaya lang minsan its a no win situation. Pag nabypass naman yung mga No. 1 siguradong mayroong magcocomplain. Ang pinaka fair sa tingin ko 1 player (choice ng coach) tapos the rest try-out para makita kung sino ang magaling.  Dalawang magaling pwede na ibangko na lang yung isa he! he!

For Junior Fed Cup mas madaling pumili since sa tingin ko angat naman sina Rudas, Nguyen at Capadocia sa mga ibang U-16 local players.  Sila lang din yung may ITF ranking. 

Sa boys mahirapan tayo sa U-16 mas may pagasa ata tayo sa U-14.

[Tennis King]

Renald ubamot naman ata sa PCA 3rd round yon . First round bye, second round nag default kalaban. Nung naglaro na siya saka natalo he! he!

[Tennis King]

Finals:

Boy's Singles - Duckworth beat Blomgren 6-3;6-2
Girl's Singles- Khromacheva beat Tian 6-2;6-2

Galing ni Khromacheva 14 years old pa lang siya with this win she will become the No. 2 junior player in the world.

Pero pagdating the junior tennis walang makakatalo kay Hingis who won the 1993 French Open Junior Singles at the age of 12.  Probably the youngest forever kasi ngayon kailangan 13 years old ka para mga participate the ITF Junior tournaments. 

[fatso25]

Nino is now a two-time doubles Mitsubishi Lancer doubles champion. A first I think for the Philippines! Congrats!!!

Galing!!!

[Addie_56ers]

ALCANTARA (PHI) / SARMIENTO (USA) def. BARRY (IRL) / MCLACHLAN (NZL)

6-4 , 6-3     

 Benjie .Poroy  Francis Vito and partner Fabs... nice meeting you All last sat at RMTC Also to francis Family  grabe 3 boys!!!isa na lang pang Davis cup na

[ekyoalcantara]

ALCANTARA (PHI) / SARMIENTO (USA) def. BARRY (IRL) / MCLACHLAN (NZL)

6-4 , 6-3     

 Benjie .Poroy  Francis Vito and partner Fabs... nice meeting you All last sat at RMTC Also to francis Family  grabe 3 boys!!!isa na lang pang Davis cup na

Haha Sir Addie, sayang di ko kayo naabutan. Saktong sakto, pagdating ko ng Rizal kakatapos lang ng boy's doubs. 
Tinawagan ko pa si Fabs nun pauwi na raw kayo.
Good thing kahit yung girls doubs finals napanood ko pa kasama si Vito and sister. niya. 

[Addie_56ers]

ALCANTARA (PHI) / SARMIENTO (USA) def. BARRY (IRL) / MCLACHLAN (NZL)

6-4 , 6-3     

 Benjie .Poroy  Francis Vito and partner Fabs... nice meeting you All last sat at RMTC Also to francis Family  grabe 3 boys!!!isa na lang pang Davis cup na

 Nakow ekyo sayang!! nag blowout si Fabs sa maxes!!! di ka umabot... di bale nxt tym!!!

Haha Sir Addie, sayang di ko kayo naabutan. Saktong sakto, pagdating ko ng Rizal kakatapos lang ng boy's doubs. 
Tinawagan ko pa si Fabs nun pauwi na raw kayo.
Good thing kahit yung girls doubs finals napanood ko pa kasama si Vito and sister. niya. 

[djokoVits]

RAYMOND SARMIENTO (USA) / FRANCIS CASEY ALCANTARA (PHI)

Job well done  Congratulations to this power duo! Keep it coming 

[Tennis King]

Singles champion for this event James Duckworth and Irina KhromachevA are both in the semis of the French Open. In the quaters Duckworth beat Gianni Mina French No. 1 who played Nadal in the first round.

[renald]

Renald, sino ang pumipili ng players? Based on rankings lang ba? I thought the team is entitled to some coach's pick players.

Normally the top 2 ranked players plus coach pick. This year, they conducted a try out. Top 8 players were invited plus coach invite. That was how our team was selected, which almost cost the coach his job. The rvp i was referring to lobied to remove the coach.

This team is in did the best we have. Even if you ask the other juniors, they would select, mendoza, lagman and canlas. Very good selection process.

[krukspec_56ers]

sa tingin ko lang mas malupet pumalo si sarmiento kay alcantara, un ay aking opinyon lamang

[Tennis King]

Mas consistent si Sarmiento pero mas may variety si Nino.  Sa ngayon I think Jesson is best of the three.