PHL bet Patrombon loses to 2010 Wimbledon boys' champ

Jeson Patrombon, suffering from a swollen right knee, dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision against former juniors world number one Marton Fucsovics of Hungary to bow out of the 2012 Israel Men's F2 Futures. "Jeson has played a total of 13 difficult sets in singles since the qualifying round to get to the quarters this week. (He also played) 15 sets total in this second leg alone here in Israel. Definitely the legs and the knees will have to give at some point," said coach Manny Tecson. In the quarterfinals match against Fucsovics, the 2010 Wimbledon Boys' Singles Champion, Patrombon found himself struggling to move side to side to respond to the Hungarian's attack. "The first set was tight and Jeson could have won that set. Each game was very close. Jeson had double break points with Fuscovic serving at three all for a 4-3 lead, but again, every time Fuscovic was in trouble, he went with his slice backhand moving Jeson from side to side which forced Jeson to lean down on the right leg and bend the right knee which was the key to this match," described Tecson. Although Patrombon failed to reach the semifinals, the Iligan native's final two games earned him three more ATP points to improve his ranking. "I reminded him that he defeated the number three seed from the Netherlands who is a top 300 ATP player. This shows the improvement in all aspects of his game—from the mental, to the technical, to the strategical and the physical," added Tecson. With the three points, Patrombon now has a total of 12 since turning professional last year. — JVP, GMA News