Week 13: ATP Masters Series, Miami

mjd · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 13: ATP Masters Series, Miami

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

A senseless tank from Djokovic (or Anderson played the match of his life/Djokovic was awful)

With the break he's had, matches every two days and the fact he's defending 500 points it doesn't make sense to tank a match.

At least I didn't have him to win the tournament...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Shock! Horror! The South African qualifier, our old friend, Kevin Anderson, has taken out NoDjo, the third seed! He won 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 in a shade under 2 hours 22 minutes! That said, how many times do we see that sort of thing happen to a player who appears to be on a roll...?!!!

Whoops! I've just posted this on the AM thread. Gasquet has lost the first set to Tursunov, too.

But proceeded to level the match by taking the second set tie-break 7-2! Still, not a particularly good evening for the seeds so far, since Lubo (23) went out to Fabrice Santoro 6-7(2) 6-2 3-6 a short while ago & Jarkko Nieminen (25) (admittedly no great loss!) to Nicolas Kiefer 3 & 2 earlier on! wink

ForeverDelayed · Grand Slam Champion

Stircrazy wrote:

helki wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Shock! Horror! The South African qualifier, our old friend, Kevin Anderson, has taken out NoDjo, the third seed! He won 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 in a shade under 2 hours 22 minutes! That said, how many times do we see that sort of thing happen to a player who appears to be on a roll...?!!!

Whoops! I've just posted this on the AM thread. Gasquet has lost the first set to Tursunov, too.

But proceeded to level the match by taking the second set tie-break 7-2! Still, not a particularly good evening for the seeds so far, since Lubo (23) went out to Fabrice Santoro 6-7(2) 6-2 3-6 a short while ago & Jarkko Nieminen (25) (admittedly no great loss!) to Nicolas Kiefer 3 & 2 earlier on!

Tursonov led *4-3 and *5-4, but got broken on both occasions.

I think Nadal saved a set point against Becker at *4-5, but took the first set 7-5 and now leads 2-0 in the second

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

helki wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Shock! Horror! The South African qualifier, our old friend, Kevin Anderson, has taken out NoDjo, the third seed! He won 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 in a shade under 2 hours 22 minutes! That said, how many times do we see that sort of thing happen to a player who appears to be on a roll...?!!!

Whoops! I've just posted this on the AM thread. Gasquet has lost the first set to Tursunov, too.

But proceeded to level the match by taking the second set tie-break 7-2! Still, not a particularly good evening for the seeds so far, since Lubo (23) went out to Fabrice Santoro 6-7(2) 6-2 3-6 a short while ago & Jarkko Nieminen (25) (admittedly no great loss!) to Nicolas Kiefer 3 & 2 earlier on!

And another seed bites the Miami dust: Tursunov took the third set tie-break - & the match - 7-5!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
And another seed bites the Miami dust: Tursunov took the third set tie-break - & the match - 7-5!

And another one, David Nalbandian (7), beaten 1 & 4 by Xavier Malisse (BEL)!

helki · Futures qualifying

So, is that 6 so far? confused

With JWT, Verdasco,Robredo and Karlo teetering on the brink.

Plus Chela!

-- Edited by helki at 17:22, 2008-03-29

steven · Tennis legend

4 more seeds gone in the first four matches today. LOL (in pick 'em, none of the first three wins were picked by more than 3% of us, the Tipsy win, while a rankings upset, was more 'expected')

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

So, is that 6 so far? With JWT, Verdasco,Robredo and Karlo teetering on the brink. Plus Chela!

JWT is now up a break, so he's probably going to pull his irons out of the fire! Same can't be said of Robredo, Karlo, Verdasco or Kohlschreiber, though, who all lost. Chela's just levelled at a set all... I make it nine seeds out so far!

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:

helki wrote:

So, is that 6 so far? With JWT, Verdasco,Robredo and Karlo teetering on the brink. Plus Chela!
JWT is now up a break, so he's probably going to pull his irons out of the fire! Same can't be said of Robredo, Karlo, Verdasco or Kohlschreiber, though, who all lost. Chela's just levelled at a set all... I make it nine seeds out so far!

Make that ten - & the second seed to be downed by a qualifier, Chela eventually succumbing to Minar 3-6 7-5 3-6!

I pray to God AM doesn't slip on a similar banana skin...

johnnylad · Tennis legend

So Nole finally got a telling off for his ball bouncing antics and couldn't get it back together.

Well done Mr Anderson!

helki · Futures qualifying

Stircrazy wrote:

Make that ten - & the second seed to be downed by a qualifier, Chela eventually succumbing to Minar 3-6 7-5 3-6! I pray to God AM doesn't slip on a similar banana skin...

Ten and counting. wink

Troicki, Boggo's conqueror has taken a set off Rocket-Rod, weirdface

and Acasuso a set off the Aussie Scrapper.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

helki wrote:

Stircrazy wrote:

Make that ten - & the second seed to be downed by a qualifier, Chela eventually succumbing to Minar 3-6 7-5 3-6! I pray to God AM doesn't slip on a similar banana skin...

Ten and counting. Troicki, Boggo's conqueror has taken a set off Rocket-Rod, and Acasuso a set off the Aussie Scrapper.

Acasuso won 6-3 7-6(4)! Rodders levelled his match at a set all by taking the second 6-2...!

Drew · Mar 29, 2008

11 seeds eh...troiki 4-4 in the 3rd with a-rod !

Drew · Mar 29, 2008

Roddick survives.....6-4 in the third.