Estonia F1 – Andis Juška singles out in semis, he and Deniss win doubles!!
17 Jul 2010 Leave a Comment
in Andis Juska, Arturs Kazijevs, Deniss Pavlovs, Mikelis Libietis, Rihards Emulins
Pics from EstoniaF1 - in action – Mikelis Libietis, Arturs Kazijevs, Rihards Emulins Andis Juška, and Deniss Pavlovs
The two most recognised Latvians to take part in Estonia Futures tournament enjoyed a fine week!
Andis seeded 4 reached the semi-finals, recording a straight sets wins over Axel Michon of France, then demoralising Yannick Vandenbulcke of Belgium conceding only one game, reaching the semi finals by defeating Aleksandr Agafonov of Ukraine (who had beaten fellow Latvian and doubles partner Deniss Pavlovs in the very first round!)
In the semi-finals Andis finally bowed out with a straight sets defeat to No 1 seed Inigo Cervantes-Huegun of Spain, losing 1-6 6-7(4). Nevertheless, Andis justified his seeded spot, taking his expected place in the semi-finals. The Spaniard is ranked exactly 100 places higher than the Latvian, so a good effort in set 2, and a confidence boost for him as he bids to break into the Top 300, this is the first time he has won more than 2 matches in singles, since an indoor Futures event in March of this year, in Switzerland, where he reached the final.
Andis currently stands at 317 in singles, his highest ever career ranking was achieved at the end of October 2009, (226) when he reached France Futures 17 final. However, he was to end 2009 outside the top 350, because the points won on Czech Republic Futures circuit that he had amassed at the end of 2008 dropped off his ranking.
Andis earns 10 ranking points as a reward for his fine showing in Estonia’s Saaremaa Island this week!
In the doubles event he and Deniss Pavlovs had a straightforward route to the title, beginning with a win over local pairing Mikk Irdoja and Vladimir Ivanov, routine score 6-4 6-4, in the quarter-finals they defeated French/Chilean combination of Axel Michon and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo 6-3, 6-2. The semi-final proved an even easier affair, Andis and Deniss dropped just 3 games in drubbing Swiss/Belarus pair Jannis Liniger and Andrei Vasilevski.
In the Final the top-seeded Latvians took on 3rd seeded Finnish/Swedish pair, Harri Heliovaara and Michael Ryderstedt. It was a tight affair, Andis and Deniss won the title with a 7-5 7-6 (8-6) scoreline!
Aspveicu!! Malacis!
Congratulations, well played!!
