Re: The Tennis Thread
Some Highlights during the golden swing/post AO/pre US HC masters
-Nishikori wins his 3rd straight Memphis title. The only one to win 3 straight. Defeats Kevin Anderson in the Final (6-4,6-4)
-Murray overtook Nadal as Number 3...for all of one week before being embarrassed by 18 year old Borna Coric (6-1,6-3). Murray has dropped to 5. Kei Nishikori reaches a new career high of 4.
-Federer wins a record breaking 7th Dubai title, winning w/o dropping a set including "avenging" fellow big 4 member Andy Murray by beating Coric in straights (6-2,6-1). He had to face Djokovic in the finals. He won 6-3,7-5 with one break each set. There were 9 break points (7 Federer faced from Nole, 2 on Nole's serve) and Fed won all of them. Playing the big points well~ Had Djokovic had won he'd have surpassed Coach Becker's 49 titles. Federer hit his 9,000th ace joining the Roddick, Goran and Karlovic as the only players with over 9,000 aces.
-Nadal loses his first Semi on clay in like 10 years apparently...to Fabio Fognini (1-6,6-2,7-5). This allowed Ferrer to win the Rio Open. Ferrer then captured another 500 at Acapulco by beating Kei Nishikori 6-3,7-5 snapping a 5 match losing streak against IRL Ryoma.
-Ryan Harrison made a semifinal in Acapulco beating the likes of Grigor Dimitrov and Ivo Karlovic before going down to Ferrer.
-Wawrinka Wins Rotterdam over Berdych. Murray lost early there to Gilles Simone who he was 12-0 against.
-Nadal wins a claycourt event in Beunos Aires but none of the other top guys were there. (The second seed was Tommy Robredo). He did not drop a set. Defeated Juan Monaco in the finals 6-4,6-1. This was title #65 and allowed him to break his tie with Sampras and Borg.
I think i covered the important things (not chronologically...I'm sorry lol). Fed/Nole/Nishikori (for the most part)/Ferrer/Stan in good form. Nadal's form is questionable. Murray in another post slam runner up slump.
Tournament Summaries:
ATP 250 Quito Open (Ecuador, Clay) - Víctor Estrella Burgos (DOM) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6–2, 6–7(5), 7–6(5)
ATP 250 Montpellier (France, Indoor Hard) - Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Jerzy Janowicz 3-0 (Retirement)
ATP 250 Zagreb (Croatia, Indoor Hard) - Guillermo Garcia Lopez (ESP) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7–6(4), 6–3
ATP 500 Rotterdam (Netherlands, Indoor Hard) - Stan Wawrinka (SUI) d. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
ATP 250 Brasil Open (Brazil, Clay) - Pablo Cuevas d. Luca Vanni (ITA) 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(4)
ATP 250 Memphis (USA,Indoor Hard) - Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-4,6-4
ATP 500 Rio Open (Brazil,Clay) - David Ferrer (ESP) d. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6–2, 6–3
ATP 250 Del Ray (USA, Outdoor Hard) - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. Donald Young (USA) 6-3,6-3
ATP 250 Marseille (France, Indoor Hard) - Gille Simon (FRA) d. Gael Monfils (FRA) 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(4)
ATP 500 Dubai (UAE, Outdoor Hard) - Roger Federer (SUI) d. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-3,7-5
ATP 500 Acapulco (Mexico, Outdoor Hard) - David Ferrer (ESP) d. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3,7-5
ATP 250 Buenos Aires (Argentina, Clay) - Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-4,6-1
(If people like this i can do it once a month or so ;_;...i watch a lot of tennis. Was really bored and wanted to see how much i remembered from this part of the year lol)
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Indian wells almost over.
Womens final is Jelena Jankovic who defeated Sabine Lisicki in the semis (3-6,6-3,6-1), and Simona Halep who received a walkover from Serena.
Mens Semis tomorrow. Quarters results : Murray Def. Feliciano Lopez 6-3,6-4. Djokovic gets a walkover from Tomic. Federer beats Berdych 6-4,6-0. Raonic notches his first win VS Nadal 4-6,7-6(10),7-5.
Semis are Djoker VS Murray, Fed VS Raonic tomorrow.
Del Potro announced he's making his comeback to the tour in Miami.
