In a thrilling evening of tennis, Oumar Sidibe and Mark Krasnov both opened their seasons accounts with P1 results at their respective tournaments.
In the mini green event, hosted by Archibald Academy. Sidibe displayed an exceptional level of tennis, thundering through the tournament undefeated and with the loss of just three games throughout. It was not without tough competition, as the level from all competitors was exceptional and many of the matches looked even to the neutral bystander. However, when the dust settled, Oumar Sidibe rained supreme. The young left hander plays an attacking style of tennis, moving his opponents from side to side and looking to dominate the rallies off both wings. It's on the rest of the players to find answers to this play style now, and fight for the P1 spot.
Langdi Cao was runner up in the event, coming through his group top of the pile and defeating the current top of the rankings Sidorov to reach the final. There was planty of time between the final group game and the final, and for sure Cao will come back strong in future events and look to upset the status quo.
It's Maksim Sidorov, who finishing 3rd in the event, retains the number one spot in the mini green rankings. And will not relinquish his crown without a battle!
In the first Mini Orange event of the season, a small field competed in a round robin event, and it was Mark Krasnov who prevailed winning ahead of the second place Bora Odemis. Lot's more tennis to come from the Mini Orange players through the season, as the fields get larger we will learn more about the dominant forces and Krasnov will look to keep hold of his early ranking points.