This is just a warmup for the up-coming UTR tournament in the Fall with more team. It's good to play with other teams after such as long time just playing within our team. The next tune up tournament will be with the Santa Clara tennis club.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Phuong battles back to beat Brent and win Vietbay Open 2014
Source: http://www.opentennisworld.com/matches/brent-patterson-phuong-tran-vietbay-open-2014
After three months of challenging with 46 matches full of quality, surprise and excitement, now comes the final between Brent Paterson and Phuong Tran to decide who is going to take home the prestigious Vietbay Open 2014 title.
The tournament's format has been updated this year to require a much higher level of intensity, focus and consistency from players in a long run. Only one wrong step can detoriate the chance of going further. Last year Semi Finalist Kim Cuong Pham failed to qualify for the playoff. Anh Minh Do beat both Nguyen Tran and Brent Patteson (who eventually went to the Semi-Final and Final) but it's still not enough to help him get through the dead group. Even though there are many on-and-off-court reasons, we can't deny that the quality of Vietbay Open had been raised to another level. The gaps between players are much closer and anyone can beat the other in his good day.
Early in the morning, when two finalists were still warming up, all the fun of betting had began. Knowing Phuong defeating Brent twice before, Minh Tran - the tournament's co-director - put all of his money on Phuong winning in 2 straigt sets. And it turned out to be a costly mistake. Minh knew Phuong very well, but he just didn't know Brent well enough.
Brent intented going for quick kills right of the bat. Phuong's acuracy and consistency which helped him to crown the champion last year didn't work really well in a windy day. His deadly lob is not effective either against a 6-feet tall Brent. Brent closed out the first set 6-3 by his powerful net play which Phuong couldn't seem to find a good answer yet.
"When you are facing Brent at net, Chinese Great Wall looks tiny.", said Phuong.
But when people started ordering pizza and prepare for the after-the-match party, Phuong seems to get his rythm back. He hit forehand with more confidence and his backhand found a way to pass Brent's wall more and more. Phuong fought back with never-give-up spirit, running from corner to conner to save him many important points. He's rewarded with the second set 6-4 to push the match to the decisive third set.
"Somebody need to check Phuong's water", tournament co-director Minh Do said when the bottle of water a secret girl kept bringing to Phuong changed its color, "We need to do dopping test on Phuong after the match too".
When the clock is going to the 3 hours mark and the score is still 4-4 in the last set. Their tired legs don't want to run anymore and the smell of pizza made their stomach boiling. Phuong didn't hide his intention to extend the rallies to wear Brent out. His plan seems to work as Brent started making more uncharacteristic errors to give Phuong Tran three match points. Brent saved two of them but an unforce error send Phuong jumping into the air, clenching his fist, roaring to the crowd with joy.
"My goal is going to the semi-final so this final is beyond my expectation. Congratulation to Phuong and thank everybody for this great and fun tournament.", said Brent.
Phuong's stratergy and consistency has been paid off with this Vietbay champion title for the second time in a row.
After three months of challenging with 46 matches full of quality, surprise and excitement, now comes the final between Brent Paterson and Phuong Tran to decide who is going to take home the prestigious Vietbay Open 2014 title.
The tournament's format has been updated this year to require a much higher level of intensity, focus and consistency from players in a long run. Only one wrong step can detoriate the chance of going further. Last year Semi Finalist Kim Cuong Pham failed to qualify for the playoff. Anh Minh Do beat both Nguyen Tran and Brent Patteson (who eventually went to the Semi-Final and Final) but it's still not enough to help him get through the dead group. Even though there are many on-and-off-court reasons, we can't deny that the quality of Vietbay Open had been raised to another level. The gaps between players are much closer and anyone can beat the other in his good day.
Early in the morning, when two finalists were still warming up, all the fun of betting had began. Knowing Phuong defeating Brent twice before, Minh Tran - the tournament's co-director - put all of his money on Phuong winning in 2 straigt sets. And it turned out to be a costly mistake. Minh knew Phuong very well, but he just didn't know Brent well enough.
Brent intented going for quick kills right of the bat. Phuong's acuracy and consistency which helped him to crown the champion last year didn't work really well in a windy day. His deadly lob is not effective either against a 6-feet tall Brent. Brent closed out the first set 6-3 by his powerful net play which Phuong couldn't seem to find a good answer yet.
"When you are facing Brent at net, Chinese Great Wall looks tiny.", said Phuong.
Vietbay 2014 Final Match Part 1
But when people started ordering pizza and prepare for the after-the-match party, Phuong seems to get his rythm back. He hit forehand with more confidence and his backhand found a way to pass Brent's wall more and more. Phuong fought back with never-give-up spirit, running from corner to conner to save him many important points. He's rewarded with the second set 6-4 to push the match to the decisive third set.
Vietbay 2014 Final Match Part 2
"Somebody need to check Phuong's water", tournament co-director Minh Do said when the bottle of water a secret girl kept bringing to Phuong changed its color, "We need to do dopping test on Phuong after the match too".
When the clock is going to the 3 hours mark and the score is still 4-4 in the last set. Their tired legs don't want to run anymore and the smell of pizza made their stomach boiling. Phuong didn't hide his intention to extend the rallies to wear Brent out. His plan seems to work as Brent started making more uncharacteristic errors to give Phuong Tran three match points. Brent saved two of them but an unforce error send Phuong jumping into the air, clenching his fist, roaring to the crowd with joy.
"My goal is going to the semi-final so this final is beyond my expectation. Congratulation to Phuong and thank everybody for this great and fun tournament.", said Brent.
Phuong's stratergy and consistency has been paid off with this Vietbay champion title for the second time in a row.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Vietbay Tennis Tournament 2014
The championship this year features a strong field of 18 players, with 4 seeds who were the semifinalists from the last year: Phuong Tran - the Vietbay 2013 champion, Binh Nguyen (runner up), Kim Cuong and Viet Ha-Thuc both semi finalist.
1. Vote on match format, budget, etc. (and result)
2. Vote on tournament format
... And the result is an unprecedented schedule in the tennis history, in which two big groups of 9 players playing in the first round robin of 72 matches in total! This is almost as big as an ATP Masters 1000 or Wimbledon or US Open or any of the Slam (where the number of official matches in the first two rounds is 64)!
3. The draw
*OTW points as of 2/12/2014
Other useful information
1/ Current ladder ranking @OTW
2/ Last year final
3/Related stuffs
1. Vote on match format, budget, etc. (and result)
2. Vote on tournament format
... And the result is an unprecedented schedule in the tennis history, in which two big groups of 9 players playing in the first round robin of 72 matches in total! This is almost as big as an ATP Masters 1000 or Wimbledon or US Open or any of the Slam (where the number of official matches in the first two rounds is 64)!
3. The draw
| Name | pts* | win / loss |
| Phuong Tran | 1339 | 0 / 0 |
| Kim Cuong Pham | 1098 | 0 / 0 |
| VietHai Nguyen | 1065 | 0 / 0 |
| Minh T Tran | 1042 | 0 / 0 |
| Tyler Tuan | 1018 | 0 / 0 |
| lamson bp | 929 | 0 / 0 |
| Minh Dang | 901 | 0 / 0 |
| Thang Luong Minh | 676 | 0 / 0 |
| Hung Duong | 639 | 0 / 0 |
| Binh Nguyen | 1333 | 0 / 0 |
| Viet HaThuc | 1111 | 0 / 0 |
| Brent Patterson | 1082 | 0 / 0 |
| Minh Pham | 976 | 0 / 0 |
| Minh Do | 975 | 0 / 0 |
| Minh N Tran | 822 | 0 / 0 |
| Cuong Tran | 807 | 0 / 0 |
| Tri Cao | 738 | 0 / 0 |
| Nguyen Tran | 500 | 0 / 0 |
Other useful information
1/ Current ladder ranking @OTW
2/ Last year final
3/
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Rafael Nadal và Roger Federer - Vòng bán kết giải Úc mở rộng 2014
Lịch sử cuộc cạnh tranh giữa Rafael Nadal và Roger Federer
Cuối năm 2008 cũng là thời điểm mở đầu cho giai đoạn giằng co quyết liệt giữa Federer và Nadal. Trong thời gian khoảng gần hai năm, từ 8/2008 đến 5/2010, Federer và Nadal hầu như luân phiên ở vị trí số 1 và số 2.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Phuong crowned Vietbay champion 2013
Hoan Nguyen
Phuong won the final 6-2 6-3 again Binh to clinch his first Vietbay Open.
This Open had been anything but a certainty, from the draw controversy, to the surprise exits by some stars; some players had made fantastic comebacks while others had faded. But Binh and Phuong withstood all the storms, and a chance at tennis glory awaited them. The stark contrast in their playing styles just goes to show that you can succeed no matter what your style is, as long as you are willing to put in the hard work.
With the French Open finishing early this morning —the reporters and journalists had to fly from Paris, and they flocked to Mitchell Park right before the final began. There the grandest stage had been set for the conclusion of the Vietbay Open.
Phuong won the final 6-2 6-3 again Binh to clinch his first Vietbay Open.
This Open had been anything but a certainty, from the draw controversy, to the surprise exits by some stars; some players had made fantastic comebacks while others had faded. But Binh and Phuong withstood all the storms, and a chance at tennis glory awaited them. The stark contrast in their playing styles just goes to show that you can succeed no matter what your style is, as long as you are willing to put in the hard work.
With the French Open finishing early this morning —the reporters and journalists had to fly from Paris, and they flocked to Mitchell Park right before the final began. There the grandest stage had been set for the conclusion of the Vietbay Open.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Phuong and Binh win to set up dream finale
Phuong defeats Viet 6-1, 6-0 while Binh stops a late surge from Cuong to beat him 6-1, 6-3
Phuong came out firing, yet again.
If you had not known Viet and Phuong and saw the match on TV, you would have thought you were seeing a skinny guy getting thrashed by a robot. No, it was not that Phuong’s strokes looked mechanical; he was just too accurate and consistent.
When the two came out on court, the atmosphere was a bit different from a typical semifinal—it was rather subdued. The players were quite relaxed and the spectators mostly silent. Viet and Phuong said they knew the other’s game inside out, being close friends and playing in the same tennis club.
After failing to convert the only break point in the first game, Viet committed several double faults to gift the second game away. The pressure on him just kept building. Phuong‘s tactics included drawing Viet to positions where he’s most vulnerable, and it paid dividends. Viet either found himself in the middle of the court as the ball flied past him or flat-footed at the net as Phuong produced a sensational lob time and time again.
Hoan Nguyen
Phuong came out firing, yet again.
If you had not known Viet and Phuong and saw the match on TV, you would have thought you were seeing a skinny guy getting thrashed by a robot. No, it was not that Phuong’s strokes looked mechanical; he was just too accurate and consistent.
When the two came out on court, the atmosphere was a bit different from a typical semifinal—it was rather subdued. The players were quite relaxed and the spectators mostly silent. Viet and Phuong said they knew the other’s game inside out, being close friends and playing in the same tennis club.
After failing to convert the only break point in the first game, Viet committed several double faults to gift the second game away. The pressure on him just kept building. Phuong‘s tactics included drawing Viet to positions where he’s most vulnerable, and it paid dividends. Viet either found himself in the middle of the court as the ball flied past him or flat-footed at the net as Phuong produced a sensational lob time and time again.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Cuong storms back to reach semifinal
Hoan Nguyen
Many were already counting him out, but Cuong showed his mettle and more...
After a 6-1 set loss at the hands of Minh Tran last Sunday, not many at the Vietbay Open, except dreamers and charlatans, would have predicted a comeback from the Vietgoogle Champion. He was struggling in every aspect, with lethargy, and with the pace coming from Minh.
He had plenty of time to contemplate that first set loss.
Today Cuong came back rejuvenated and inspired. He probably had a master plan too, but most evident was his hunger to win channeling through his play.
Many were already counting him out, but Cuong showed his mettle and more...
After a 6-1 set loss at the hands of Minh Tran last Sunday, not many at the Vietbay Open, except dreamers and charlatans, would have predicted a comeback from the Vietgoogle Champion. He was struggling in every aspect, with lethargy, and with the pace coming from Minh.
He had plenty of time to contemplate that first set loss.
Today Cuong came back rejuvenated and inspired. He probably had a master plan too, but most evident was his hunger to win channeling through his play.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Brilliant Phuong hammers Hai
Hoan Nguyen
Photos courtesy of Minh "Creative" Tran
Photos courtesy of Minh "Creative" Tran
Phuong produced a magnificent display of clean hitting to defeat Hai 6-2, 6-1 in the Vietbay quarterfinal.
The youngster came out with full confidence to break straight-away in the second game and though Hai pulled it back a bit in the fifth-game, it was not enough. Hai was never treading in calm water. Phuong had him on the back foot, taming his usually deadly slices without much bother and dominating the rallies. He quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead. There were moments when Hai’s play was reminiscent of the player he‘s known for. Unfortunately those were very brief. There were far too many errors coming from his racket in the first set. After breaking Phuong to make it 3-2, he surrendered the next 4 games to lose the first set.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Vietbay Open - Day 4 Report
Hoan Nguyen
The trophy for the Vietbay tournament arrived today, coinciding with the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. Shortly before their matches, the players had a chance to see what will become their possession if they win the next 3 matches. The trophy is spun from sterling silver, with hand-crafted ornaments, including a figure of a tennis player standing. As they were admiring the trophy, Vietbay tournament director Minh TT made a revelation that a whooping third of the money spent on the trophy was due to shipping cost. But that was because the tennis player figure standing on top is in pure 24-carat gold and this made the trophy too heavy. It's a very beautiful trophy indeed.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Vietbay Open Is Heating Up
Hoan Nguyen
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