MEMPHIS SUNDAY PREVIEW
Memphis, TN, United States
by PTA Staff | 20.02.II
One of Henry Charles and Jojo Mustard will exit Memphis this Sunday with their first PTA title after both booked a showdown with the other following impressive semi final wins. Neither man has really been in danger of defeat this week, and will hope to continue that form into the final of the second PTA 500 tournament of the season. In their respective finals appearances, Charles lost at the Masters Series in Monaco (to Blanco) and in Bangkok (to Rick Henson), whilst Mustard's one final came in Los Angeles (losing to Morgan Carter).
Despite slow start to the season in the singles arena, Mustard obviously enjoys playing on hard courts with two doubles Grand Slam titles and also a singles record of 31-19 (0.620). Charles, meanwhile, boasts a record of 38-21 (0.644) which is not as impressive as his clay record of 12-5 (0.706). The pair have met three times before; Mustard winning the first in Indianapolis before Charles won the next two in three sets. On both occasions, Mustard ran out steam in the third and was bagelled.
WHAT'S AT STAKE
Winner $261,500 and 500 South African Airways II PTA Ranking Points
Runner-up $121,600 and 300 South African Airways II PTA Ranking Points
FINALS HISTORY
Charles Appearing in his 3rd PTA World Tour final (0-2 in his first two)
Mustard Appearing in his 2nd PTA World Tour final (0-1 in his first one)
THE BOOKIES
Charles $1.47
Mustard $2.65
SUNDAY FINAL HEAD-TO-HEAD
(3) Henry Charles (GBR) vs (8) Jojo Mustard (FRC) Charles leads 2-1
I Indianapolis (United States) Hard SF Jojo Mustard 6-4 6-3
I Bangkok (Thailand) Hard QF Henry Charles 6-5 4-6 6-0
II Sydney (Australia) Hard QF Henry Charles 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-0
Charles FastFacts:
Season II Highlights:
SF: Sydney (l Daneu); QF: Australian Open (l Hall)
YTD W-L: 11-4
YTD Titles: 0
Career W-L: 56-27
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: June 31, 1986
South African Airways II PTA Ranking: 14 (High of 11 - 7/6/I)
Mustard FastFacts:
Season II Highlights:
QF: Sydney (l Charles); Rotterdam (l Boros)
YTD W-L: 10-4
YTD Titles: 0
Career W-L: 53-31
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: July 25, 1985
South African Airways II PTA Ranking: 28 (High of 27 - 24/8/I)