Westsidepete 2009 tennis thread
First play of 2009....the new up and comer....
Kei Nishikori +120 for two units
Only 18....was the top mover at the end of 2008 moving his ranking from 218 to 63
2008 IN REVIEW
The Japanese teenager won his first ATP title and moved up over 200 ranking spots to finish as youngest player in year-end Top 100…Became first Japanese player to finish in Top 100 since Shuzuo Matsuoka was No. 57 in 1995...Opened year on Challenger circuit with SF effort at Miami…Qualified into sixth career ATP event in Delray Beach and defeated four straight Americans û Delic, Reynolds, Querrey and No. 12/top seed Blake û to become first Japanese titlist since Matsuoka in Seoul in April 1992…Saved four match points against Querrey in SF…Afterwards, jumped from No. 244 to No. 131 in South African Airways ATP Rankings…At 18 years, 1 month, 19 days old, also youngest player to win an ATP title since Lleyton Hewitt (16 years, 10 months, 18 days) in Adelaide on Jan. 11, 1998...Made ATP Masters Series debut as qualifier at Indian Wells (l. to Cilic)…In April, won clay court Challenger title at Bermuda (d. Troicki)…Broke into Top 100 at No. 99 on April 28…Returned to ATP action on grass at Queen’s Club and reached 3rd RD (l. to Nadal)…Made Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon and retired in 1st RD match vs. Gicquel due to stomach muscle injury…Fell in 1st RD on Olympic Games debut (l. to Scheuttler)…At US Open, defeated Monaco, Karanusic, and No. 4 Ferrer in five sets for first Top 10 win to reach 4th RD (l. to del Potro)…Afterwards, jumped 45 spots to No. 81…In final two tournaments, reached 3rd RD in Tokyo (l. to Gasquet) and SF in STockholm (l. to Soderling)...In doubles, won Izmir Challenger title (w/Levine)… Earned a career-high $303,269.
Beat Bobby Reynolds and Tomas Berdych in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals
Kei Nishikori +120 for two units
Only 18....was the top mover at the end of 2008 moving his ranking from 218 to 63
2008 IN REVIEW
The Japanese teenager won his first ATP title and moved up over 200 ranking spots to finish as youngest player in year-end Top 100…Became first Japanese player to finish in Top 100 since Shuzuo Matsuoka was No. 57 in 1995...Opened year on Challenger circuit with SF effort at Miami…Qualified into sixth career ATP event in Delray Beach and defeated four straight Americans û Delic, Reynolds, Querrey and No. 12/top seed Blake û to become first Japanese titlist since Matsuoka in Seoul in April 1992…Saved four match points against Querrey in SF…Afterwards, jumped from No. 244 to No. 131 in South African Airways ATP Rankings…At 18 years, 1 month, 19 days old, also youngest player to win an ATP title since Lleyton Hewitt (16 years, 10 months, 18 days) in Adelaide on Jan. 11, 1998...Made ATP Masters Series debut as qualifier at Indian Wells (l. to Cilic)…In April, won clay court Challenger title at Bermuda (d. Troicki)…Broke into Top 100 at No. 99 on April 28…Returned to ATP action on grass at Queen’s Club and reached 3rd RD (l. to Nadal)…Made Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon and retired in 1st RD match vs. Gicquel due to stomach muscle injury…Fell in 1st RD on Olympic Games debut (l. to Scheuttler)…At US Open, defeated Monaco, Karanusic, and No. 4 Ferrer in five sets for first Top 10 win to reach 4th RD (l. to del Potro)…Afterwards, jumped 45 spots to No. 81…In final two tournaments, reached 3rd RD in Tokyo (l. to Gasquet) and SF in STockholm (l. to Soderling)...In doubles, won Izmir Challenger title (w/Levine)… Earned a career-high $303,269.
Beat Bobby Reynolds and Tomas Berdych in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals
