Chanda Rubin Pan American Closed:: Juniortennis.com
Wednesday Chanda Rubin Pan American Closed:: juniortennis.com ~~~
The next best thing to actually being at a top tier junior tournament is reading Annie Paton's on-the-scene stories about one. This week she and Barbara Frongello are in Tulsa for the Pan American Closed, which is an ITF B1 event, and Annie's daily wrap ups give healthy doses of detail, insight and quotes. And while I always gravitate toward the boys at these mixed events, she is scrupulously fair in her coverage and attention, the very model of a real journalist.
As far as what happened in matches, just looking at the draw would lead to a doubletake on Kecki's win over Damico. The fifteen-year-old from Sacramento hasn't fared well since Nate Schnugg sent him into the backdraw in their quarterfinal match in Kalamazoo, but his brief slump is history now. Straight set wins over Bradley Mixson, Kellen Damico and Clint Bowles (today) announced that loud and clear.
But here's the best reporting of the day:
Philip Bester and Blake Boswell literally stopped play to watch one long point that had a mixture of drop shots and lobs when Jarmere and Dennis were running up to net and back to the baseline struggling to keep the point alive. "That's the first time I actually stopped and watched a point in a tournament like this," said Philip. "It was just so exciting to see."
Having watched both Jenkins and Nevolo play many times (although not each other), I can easily envision this happening given the talent on the court. The only surprising item here is that it was Jenkins who made such a notable comeback. Nevolo is the one famous for his Houdini act. And without Annie Paton there to observe and report, I'd never have known it. I guess I need to say once again how much I appreciate juniortennis.com and all they do.
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