tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post2639871884873454993..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Junior Orange Bowl Day 2--Seeds Continue to Drop; Eddie Herr Champions Roll OnColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-44073954710270334062007-12-26T18:34:00.000-05:002007-12-26T18:34:00.000-05:00i'm hardly questioning the signing of christian. i...i'm hardly questioning the signing of christian. i was just providing information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-91315316309741653992007-12-26T13:35:00.000-05:002007-12-26T13:35:00.000-05:00Tennis Man you are right he did lose in the Quarte...Tennis Man you are right he did lose in the Quarters in his 1st year. He then lost in 3 sets in his 1st consolation match to Frank Carleton which would put him finishing in the 9th to 12th category whereas Harrison ended up winning the back draw thereby finishing 5th ahead of where Tomic finished in his 1st year. Harrison also finished in the final 16 of the 14's last year after winning the 12's as an 11 year old the year before. The point is why do we question it when an American kid signs early but we think nothing of it when a foreign kid signs early especially if that American kid is doing equally as well or even better at that same age. Maybe thats why we Americans have fallen behind the progress of alot of the foreigners. From looking at the draw Harrison was not the beneficiary of a single default anywhere in the back draw and every person from the main draw to feed into the backdraw where he was played the backdraw so the default excuse hardly holds water where he is concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-54034769793787282732007-12-24T22:09:00.000-05:002007-12-24T22:09:00.000-05:00correct me if i'm wrong but tomic made the quarter...correct me if i'm wrong but tomic made the quarters his first year fourteens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-18701179957880184572007-12-24T08:04:00.000-05:002007-12-24T08:04:00.000-05:00Harrison avenged loss to Novikov 6-2, 6-2 and then...Harrison avenged loss to Novikov 6-2, 6-2 and then proceeded to beat DeCoster, Egger, and Bermann to finish 5th as a 1st year 14's with a lot of other matches in between. Could anyone else in the tournament win that many tough matches in a row. Tomic didn't do that well in his 1st year and nobody thought that he signed too early. Obviously he had an off day at the Eddie Herr to come back and beat Novicov that badly. It goes to show that every day is a new day and anything can happen on any given day at these tournaments just like in the Pros. What makes a good player is consistent results over an extended period of time and not once in a while. Just an observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-16062579209588156402007-12-21T05:37:00.000-05:002007-12-21T05:37:00.000-05:00Sorry for the confusion on the score. Harrison lo...Sorry for the confusion on the score. Harrison lost to Fernandes 6-3, 6-0 in the second round.Colette Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-19680220988452471492007-12-20T22:57:00.000-05:002007-12-20T22:57:00.000-05:00The draw says that Harrison lost 3 and o, but he i...The draw says that Harrison lost 3 and o, but he is winning in the back draw. Is your score correct or the tennis link. It has been a long time since a Harrison got a bagel. Go Christian, win the backdraw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-54559763221419853752007-12-19T20:09:00.000-05:002007-12-19T20:09:00.000-05:00S:A tennis fanVery good level and future potentia...S:A tennis fan<BR/><BR/>Very good level and future potential for southamerican tennis with Tiago fernandez ( Brazil) and Diego Hidalgo ,(Ecuador). Both played terrific tennis and win titles 14U in singles and doubles at the Eddie Herr,Prince Cup and now in the jr Orange Bowl...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-40731182877765134842007-12-19T19:33:00.000-05:002007-12-19T19:33:00.000-05:00Agree, harrison is a nice player with a lot of pot...Agree, harrison is a nice player with a lot of potential but agree that to have him sign with IMG to be a professional is very premature at 13 1/2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-87436868420637194002007-12-19T16:41:00.000-05:002007-12-19T16:41:00.000-05:0014's champion will be diego hidalgo14's champion will be diego hidalgoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-57659403428537416432007-12-19T12:35:00.000-05:002007-12-19T12:35:00.000-05:00C Harrison is in his first under 14 year. He got n...C Harrison is in his first under 14 year. He got next year to win the tournament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-18597660641544972182007-12-19T12:27:00.000-05:002007-12-19T12:27:00.000-05:00He lost in the third round of the Eddie Herr, not ...He lost in the third round of the Eddie Herr, not the second round. Losing to Novikov was a surprise, though. <BR/><BR/>He got a horrible draw in the Orange Bowl thanks to highly questionable seeding. Fernandes has destroyed everybody he's played. He's 16 months older than Harrison and a heck of a lot bigger. I wouldn't overreact to that loss. <BR/><BR/>In between these two tournaments, he did beat the #5 seed in the Orange Bowl 16s.<BR/><BR/>Let's see how he does in Europe playing against kids his own age. He was the Les Petits finalist and Teen Tennis semifinalist last year. There's no reason to think he won't do great this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-28733173106523178142007-12-18T22:31:00.000-05:002007-12-18T22:31:00.000-05:00Seems that signing CHristian Harrison to be a futu...Seems that signing CHristian Harrison to be a future pro may be a bit premature with his last two tournaments in his age group, out in the 2nd rd of both eddie herr and orange bowl, 3,0. Just an obversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com