Andy's Competitors Week 7: San Jose etc..

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RE: Andy's Competitors Week 7: San Jose etc..

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Andy bt A-Rod twice last year and has won 5 out of 7 sets they've played. No one else on Andy's side of the draw is even remotely threatening if Andy plays his a-game which sems to appear more frequently under Gilbert!

Hopefully Safin and Blake make the semis and tire each other out!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Stepanek placed in draw.

R1 vs T.Johansson. Could go either way.

R2. Likely to be the Undertaker. Would expect DavyDenko to win.

Stepanek shouldn't do much catching/running way* (*delete as appropriate)

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Stepanek needs to catch so that draw is very good if Andy doesn't manage to defend all his points.

The worry with Roddick is that he is on the up as well as Andy. Under Courrier (spelt right?) Roddick appears to be finding his A-game and confidence again. i still think Andy can beat him, just that it won't be as easy as before especailly as Roddick seems to hate losing to Andy (think back to when he beat AM in Cinci and the celebrations he pulled despite Andy being close to collapse). It should be a stunning match if both are on top of their games. And if that is the case I'd take Andy to win! (I mean Murray

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mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

imoen wrote:

The worry with Roddick is that he is on the up as well as Andy. Under Courrier (spelt right?)

Its Courier i think but Roddick's coach is Jimmy Connors!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I wonder if Courier does coach though! I suppose if he did Draper would have kidnapped him!

A-Rod has been playing well but as you says this match seems to have some needle now! And I'd always back Andy Murray when there's needle involved!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

mkkreuk wrote:

imoen wrote:

The worry with Roddick is that he is on the up as well as Andy. Under Courrier (spelt right?)
Its Courier i think but Roddick's coach is Jimmy Connors!

oops! Point still stands though! Anyways, they begin with the same letter!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

You never know! A-Rod might lose to Querrey!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Hey - if he loses confidence, stranger things have happened!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

true

RobC · All-time great

Baghdatis leads Tipsarevic by a set and a break

6-3 4-2*

RobC · All-time great

Baggy won 6-3 6-4

RobC · All-time great

The updated table is posted here (On britishtennis.net)

(Just the Baghdatis and Murray results to report)

Today, we have top targets Ferrer playing Clement and Gasquet playing Hernych in Marseilles.
Nieminen is playing Grosjean, and Ancic playing Seppi there as well.

After going through all that fuss qualifying, looks like Stepanek has withdrawn: Bastl (LL) is down to play his match against ToJo.

So it's time to get those pins into the Ferrer & Gasquet dolls, ladies!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RobC wrote:

After going through all that fuss qualifying, looks like Stepanek has withdrawn: Bastl (LL) is down to play his match against ToJo.

So does he still get the 5 points for qualifying (Stepanek I mean)? Not that it makes a difference but purely from an academic interest!

Also, who does that? Did he just want the match practise but not to actually play the tournament? I'm currently feeling even more sorry for all those in his path during qualifying, there should be a rule against that.

RobC · All-time great

imoen wrote:

So does he still get the 5 points for qualifying (Stepanek I mean)? Not that it makes a difference but purely from an academic interest!

Also, who does that? Did he just want the match practise but not to actually play the tournament? I'm currently feeling even more sorry for all those in his path during qualifying, there should be a rule against that.

I'm guessing he does get the points (you win the match, you get the points) and they become his 20th result, so worth having, I guess. One assumes the poor boy is injured..