sixesandsevens
01/09/2011, 12:36 PM
Plucky Failures? I think that's a bit tough on the lads!
To have two Irishmen in a Main Draw Grand Slam is unbelievable - especially when one of them had retired six months ago due to injury.
That these players can produce these type of results with the very limited resources that Ireland can provide them is fantastic, especially when you see Britain having one man in the draw on what's essentially unlimited finances!
The two lads have performed brilliantly to get this far and have been really unlucky with how things went for them in the first round. Its great to hear Louk saying its given him the confidence to go back and start competing in the DC for Ireland and even to have the experience of playing the World No1 @ the Arthur Ashe will be really beneficial during the Australian Open for Conor.
Irish Tennis is coming on leaps and bounds at the moment and lets not look on these defeats/retirements as a set back, rather a breakthrough.
To have two Irishmen in a Main Draw Grand Slam is unbelievable - especially when one of them had retired six months ago due to injury.
That these players can produce these type of results with the very limited resources that Ireland can provide them is fantastic, especially when you see Britain having one man in the draw on what's essentially unlimited finances!
The two lads have performed brilliantly to get this far and have been really unlucky with how things went for them in the first round. Its great to hear Louk saying its given him the confidence to go back and start competing in the DC for Ireland and even to have the experience of playing the World No1 @ the Arthur Ashe will be really beneficial during the Australian Open for Conor.
Irish Tennis is coming on leaps and bounds at the moment and lets not look on these defeats/retirements as a set back, rather a breakthrough.