I've been following Kozlov for about two years now. Liked him at first, given his unique his style, but the more and more I see his matches televised, I don't really care for his sportsmanship/antics on the court. That said, his win over Frank yesterday was pretty nice considering that Frank is one of the top 5 college players who has been on a tear this entire summer.

And the knock on Kozlov has been his projected size...that being said, Kozlov looks like he towers over Rubin in those junior Wimbledon pics. Will be interesting to see how Rubin does playing 1 or 2 at Wake Forest this coming year.

All that side, there is a pretty nice crop of up and coming American juniors between 16-18 years of age with Mmoh, Rubin, Altamarino, Kozlov, Escobedo, and Donaldson. American junior tennis hasn't been this good since Chang, Wheaton, Courrier, Agassi, Sampras era.

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Posted by quail man

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Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:09 pm to Roscoe

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I don't really care for his sportsmanship/antics on the court

he was bitching at line judges, and his overall demeanor was shite after he went down in the first set. i think he ended up changing his shirt at some point too? he wiped everything but his arse between every fricking point.

dude. you're 16. stop being a fricking prema donna and just play tennis.

you could kinda fell Frank was getting pissed at him for delaying his serve.

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Posted by kidbourbon

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Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:56 am to Roscoe

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All that side, there is a pretty nice crop of up and coming American juniors between 16-18 years of age with Mmoh, Rubin, Altamarino, Kozlov, Escobedo, and Donaldson. American junior tennis hasn't been this good since Chang, Wheaton, Courrier, Agassi, Sampras era.

Yup, the best juniors at that age in the world are American. Like the best three or four. You forgot Tiafoe.

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Posted by kidbourbon

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Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:59 am to Roscoe

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All that side, there is a pretty nice crop of up and coming American juniors between 16-18 years of age with Mmoh, Rubin, Altamarino, Kozlov, Escobedo, and Donaldson. American junior tennis hasn't been this good since Chang, Wheaton, Courrier, Agassi, Sampras era.

The Altamirano kid put a scare in me today. I had decent money on Berankis and was not wanting ot sweat out three sets. Thankfully, sets 2 and 3 were straightforward.

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Posted by kidbourbon

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Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:02 am to Roscoe

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I've been following Kozlov for about two years now. Liked him at first, given his unique his style, but the more and more I see his matches televised, I don't really care for his sportsmanship/antics on the court. That said, his win over Frank yesterday was pretty nice considering that Frank is one of the top 5 college players who has been on a tear this entire summer.

I saw him play dubs against the Bryan Bros in DC, and the kid has every shot in the book, and then several for the 2nd Ed.

As noted, size might be a concern, but he's grown a good bit, and looks to be about 5-11 at this point.

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