DONALD YOUNG RUMORS & GOSSIP
Falla upsets Young in Auckland
Alejandro Falla overcame a slow start to beat Donald Young 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday, knocking the seventh-seeded American out of the Heinken Open in its first round.
The Colombian struggled at first in windy conditions and fell behind 4-0 in the opening set before settling into his game while Young tired and succumbed to 65 unforced errors.
Young had dominated the opening games...
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January 09, 2012
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Young upsets defending champ in Thailand
Donald Young caused an upset at the Thailand Open on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-7 (0-7), 7-5 victory over defending champion Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain in the second round .
The fourth-seeded Spaniard, who received a first round bye, saw his title defense crumble after two hours and 30 minutes of a baseline battle.
Victory for the 22-year-old Young secured a place in his second...
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September 29, 2011
Donald Young: Cinderella run to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic semifinals
Young American Donald Young took full advantage of Marcos Baghdatis’ depleted energy and was able to continue the biggest run of his career, winning 6-3, 7-6(4) and reaching his first ATP tour level semifinal on Friday evening at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Baghdatis had played two 3-setters yesterday and was simply outplayed by the 21-year-old in the crucial moments, unable...
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August 05, 2011
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August 05, 2011
Donald Young Receives Wildcard to Play Winston-Salem Open
The Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University announced that Donald Young will compete in the inaugural tournament as a wild card player.
Young, who will turn 22 later this month, was once tabbed as America’s next great hope. He became the youngest player in history to end a year at No. 1 in the junior rankings, when he finished No. 1 in 2005 at 16 years and 5 months. That...
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July 20, 2011
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July 20, 2011
Young lashes out at USTA for perceived snub in profane Tweet
Donald Young is the eighth-ranked player in the United States and No. 95 worldwide. He's 2-11 all time in Grand Slams and has a 16-48 career record in ATP matches. Because of this mediocre resume, the 21-year-old former "can't miss kid" evidently thinks he's entitled to special treatment by the USTA.
The Chicago native Tweeted an angry message this weekend at...
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April 25, 2011
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Donald Young Jr.
WOW. Someone is maaaad and isn't going to take it anymore. Well, until another someone tells them to delete it. Thank GAWD for the internets.
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April 22, 2011
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April 22, 2011
Broken Promise: What Happened to Donald Young?
Trust me when I say that I am as surprised as everyone else that I haven't seen Donald Young's name in the draws of many major ATP tournaments...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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March 15, 2010
Back home from the U.S. Open
Hey guys. I'm back at home in Connecticut now. The U.S. Open is always a little hectic and this year proved no different. It wasn't exactly the final result i was looking for. I won a five setter in the first match against an American player Donald Young. He played well, but it was a good feeling to win a five setter when it was 4-4 in the fifth I played a good game...
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September 03, 2008
Wimbledon update- Youngsters
After all the hype and anticipation of Donald Young being the next best thing to come out of America since Capitalism, a first round exit at Wimbledon was not what the boys at ESPN were looking for.
Via OnTheVerge
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June 25, 2008
Donald Young could be the future of tennis...if he plays his cards right
At 15, Donald Young was regarded by many in America as the greatest tennis player of his age the USA had produced. Yet, at the age of 17, an article about him appeared in the New York Times titled "Prodigy's End". Today, he competes in the gentlemens draw of Wimbledon, after winning last years boys section. He seems to be in the strange position of rebuilding his reputation...
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June 24, 2008
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