ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 7:31 pm
nelslus wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:48 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 5:32 pm
Eubanks seals the deal rather easily. A very good week.
Let's see how the whole "playing the week before a slam" works for him.
OH, now, REALLY. Listen up here, Moaning Myrtle- there is nothing but joy about this result. LEAVE EUBANKS ALONE!!!!
This is yet another great result from a player we've followed since Eubanks was playing in Winnetka, IL. AND, Yuki Bhambri, another Winnetka graduate, won in the doubles at Mallorca.
I've said it many times- it is so exciting (see: Ram, Rajeev) when you get the chance to follow players for years through the scrub tournaments have terrific results.
I'm rooting for him to do well at W. I am no fan of the "Oh, I need to rest the week before a slam because god forbid I play 5 80-minute matches the week before!".
You know my opinion of load management.
LOL, AND of course, in general, I am a big fan of my favorites NOT playing the week before a Slam. (*I was SHRIEKING at Petra to drop out this week- which, wisely, she did). (Not that it'll make any difference with Petra's inevitable 2R loss, of course. But, still.
![Flirt :gorgeous:](./images/smilies/gorgeous.gif)
) The only exceptions that I'd make for top players would be, if you need match practice really badly, and/or you need to try to find some confidence- then, go for it.
HOWEVER- I don't think even Eubanks would have been thinking- I DARE not risk my chances of winning Wimbledon by playing the week before. If you truly have no shot at a major- hey, play away- especially with many top players not playing, dropping out and flaming out. I mean, he's now at #43, which is amazing. I'd love to see Eubanks win a bunch of Wimbledon matches. But, in this tournament, it's all gravy for Eubanks.