rises to the bait by raising his game

from what we've seen so far. Not a bad habit to have.

Of course we'll see how he copes with defeat pretty soon (almost certainly in the next round - Nalbandian was playing some awesome tennis last night).

But even from just watching him at Queens, it was obvious that he's a proper prospect - good enough to be aiming at world top 20. (Funnily enough if he were ever to win a major, I'd have thought Paris is the most likely, looking at his game.)

He's not strong enough or experienced yet. But in a year or two's time, looks like we might have another decent player.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jun 24, 11:06:54