Donald Young Denied in Del Rey Beach Open

Donald Young Denied in Del Rey Beach Open

By Jawad Bisharat

Ivo Karlovic wins Del Rey Beach Open over American Donald Young 6-3 6-3. Young was seeking his first ATP Tour level victory but the 6' 10" Karlovic denied his that opportunity.

Karlovic dropped13 aces and saved 7 break points his way to a straight set victory. The Croatian become the oldest player to win the Del Rey Beach Open just one week short of his 36th birthday.

Young has nothing to hang his head about. Reaching the semi-finals in Memphis last week and the finals here at Del Rey Beach it was 2 great weeks of tennis.

Young is definitely playing some of the best tennis of his career surpassing his impressive semi-final result last week in Memphis. Not only does this put some money in the Americans pocket it will catapult his ranking as well as confidence for the remainder of 2015. 

The USTA and American tennis fans have been waiting for D. Young to break out and at the age of 25 he is in his prime to start competing with the best in the world. 

Many of today's top players are peaking later in their career and lets hope this is true for Young in years to come.

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Young reaches final in Del Rey Beach Open

Donald Young Reaches Final in Del Rey Beach Open

By Jawad Bisharat

Donald Young reaches final in Del Rey Beach Open defeating Berard Tomic of Australia. Donald Young recovered from being a set down to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 for a spot in only his 2nd final of his ATP Career and first final since 2011.

At 25 year old young is playing some his best tennis both physically and mentally. He survived 13 aces from his Aussie opponent and saved 7 of 10 break points. On Sunday he will be playing for his first ever ATP Crown.

Young defeated the #3 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov in 3 sets on Friday to reach his second semi-final in two weeks. In Memphis Young came up short but with this renewed confidence he hopes to achieve what he has never done, win an ATP tour level tournament. 

Young will face either 4th seed Ivo Karlovic or 5th seed Adrian Mannarino on Sunday for a chance at the trophy. He holds a 1-0 record against Mannarino and it would be the first meeting between him and the 6' 10", big-serving Croatian.

Karlovic and Mannarino are scheduled to play 8:00pm eastern.

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Donald Young gets to 2nd SF in 2 weeks

© CameraSportDonald Young reaches his fifth ATP World Tour semi-final.

Donald Young advances to SF for 2nd straight week

By Jawad Bisharat

Donald Young  was able to upset 3rd seed Alexandr Dolgopolov today to reach the SF in Del Rey Beach Open. Young will face the ever unpredictable Bernard Tomic for a chance to reach his first final of 2015 and first ever ATP World Tour Title.

Young has his set of ups and downs in the rankings over the past 2 years but today he came up big winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in just under 2 hours. 

“I thought I fought well,” said Young. “I didn’t start off the way I wanted to. He was playing pretty well, hitting through the wind and controlling his shots quite good. I decided to buckle down, fight, go out swinging and got a little more not so conservative and it happened to work.

“I feel good. Hopefully it’s not over yet… I’m enjoying it, and I’m going to ride the wave. Hopefully this is not the end and there can be some more.”

Young is definitely playing some of the best tennis of his career matching his impressive semi-final result last week in Memphis. Not only does this put some money in the Americans pocket it will catapult his ranking as well as confidence for the remainder of 2015. 

The USTA and American tennis fans have been waiting for D. Young to break out and at the age of 25 he is in his prime to start competing with the best in the world. 

Many of today's top players are peaking later in their career and lets hope this is true for Young in years to come. 

Tomic is very similar to Australia as Young is to America. Very high expectations have been set for the #46 player in the world but anything short of top 10 will be a disappointment. 

Tomic defeated 19 year old Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-1 in less then an hour. He will have a lot of fuel in the tank when he takes on Young Saturday.

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