Donald Young may have finally found his footing against the big ballers of tennis.
The much-touted American grabbed a big win last night when he easily dismissed 2-time champion Tommy Haas 6-2, 6-4 at the Countrywide Classic in LA. Donald snapped a 4-match losing streak and will look to win consecutive matches since Indian Wells when he faces Frenchie Marc Gicquel in the next round.
The 19-year old lefty has been under the gun since turning pro in 2004 and hasn't performed well under the pressure. But he looks to be filling out, gaining much needed strength and stamina.
Let's hope he keeps the momentum going, though. American tennis could really use some freshness and excitement right now and it's not going to come from Andy Roddick and his crew - sorry guys.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Young defeats Haas in LA - could this be a career breakthrough for Donald?
Labels: Countrywide Classic (LA), Donald Young Jr., tennis
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I was shocked to see this result after watching Young choke hard core while losing 1 and 1 to a ghastly Monfils who could barely stand in Cinci.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this will be a coming of age for Donald.
Whoa. I totally had an epiphany last night that Young would be trouble to Haas, but I didn't bet on it. Dang.
ReplyDeletei'm surprised for sure - let's see if he can build on this big win
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