[半新不舊聞]Goldstein Becomes The Crash Dav …
Tennis now has its own Crash Davis.
The Paul Goldstein Bobblehead Doll, commemorating his record 26th USTA Pro
Circuit title.
(c) USTA
Paul Goldstein, 29, of San Francisco, defeated Canada’s Frank Dancevic, 5-7,
7-5, 6-3, in the final of the USTA / ADTECH Challenger in Boston Sunday to
capture his 26th career USTA Pro Circuit title, becoming the Crash Davis of
tennis.
Davis was a fictional character who hit the most home runs in minor league
baseball history, portrayed by actor Kevin Costner in the movie, "Bull
Durham."
“I like being called the ‘Crash Davis’ of tennis,” said Goldstein, who
earned $10,800 along with the Boston title. “It means that I have won a lot
of matches, a lot of titles, and have been out here for a long time doing
what I love.“
Goldstein was tied with Mark Merklein for most singles (11), doubles (14) and
career (25) men’s title on the USTA Pro Circuit, the minor leagues of
professional tennis in the United States consisting of Futures and
Challengers with purses ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The USTA Pro
Circuit began in 1979 to provide players an opportunity to earn ranking
points outside of tour-level events.
The USTA presented Goldstein with his own commemorative bobble head doll to
recognize the accomplishment.
Ranked No. 81 in the world, Goldstein will look to extend his record at the
$75,000 Music City Challenger in Nashville next week, where he will be the
No. 1 seed. This summer, he eclipsed $1 million in career earnings and
collected his biggest paycheck, $50,000, for reaching the US Open men’s
doubles semifinals with former college teammate Jim Thomas.
Goldstein had an outstanding amateur career during which he won consecutive
USTA Boys’ 18s national titles (1993-94) and became the only player in the
history of collegiate tennis to be part of four NCAA championship teams. He
ended his amateur career in the 1998 NCAA singles final, losing to Stanford
teammate Bob Bryan.
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