Busta Watch

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Busta Watch

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Hey Bob, Have you given up on Busta now he's gone international?

No. Saw he was 5-4* up in the first set today in Stockholm but I have been busy since then. Let me look up his result - fingers crossed.

Bob looks up the score

Well, I wasn't expecting that. Busta wins by retirement at 5-5 in the 1st set.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Okie dokie, I was wondering whether you'd gone quiet as he'd left the country as it were

Spectator · All-time great

Did you see that he's up for the ATP award for "most improved player of the year" - alongside Dodig, Fognini and Wawrinka?

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Cool, I didn't know Dodig and Fognini were any worse or better than last year TBH. Happy for Stan, he's been in SmugFed's shadow for way too long.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

If memory serves, Busta, having started the year ranked in the 700s, actually beat Fognini and then lost in 3 sets to Wawrinka in his run to the semis in the Portuguese ATP 250 this year.

He really deserves to win - but I may be a bit biased of course smile

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Now that he has "made it" will he not be dropping the "Busta" part like most other Spaniards seem to and become simple Pablo Carreno?

john · Top national player

I thought they usually dropped the second bit, so he'd be Pablo Busta?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

They usually drop the second surname, so it would be Pablo Carreño

Either way, he got beat in the L16 in Stockholm today 4&4 by Benoit Paire.

I still don't think he is anywhere near as comfortable when away from his favourite Clay surface.

john · Top national player

Yeah, just noticed I'm being thick :p

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Busta playing qualies in Valencia this week. Amazed that a player ranked 66 has to play qualies for an ATP 500 but the last DA is Garcia Lopez ranked 64. He has started against Vilella Martinez (WR 992) and not surprisingly beaten him 6-1 6-0 and will most likely play Giraldo in the FQR

Have to say that I am really missing my tennis this week. Valencia is my most "local" tournament and I would love to be there. I doubt there is an indoor tournament anywhere in the world played in a more impressive building. I have the picture as the backdrop on my phone.

The AGORA

Agora Ext.jpg

Agora Int.jpg

-- Edited by Bob in Spain on Saturday 19th of October 2013 01:01:52 PM

Salmon · Tennis legend

So THAT'S what the logo depicts. And I was wondering... "why on earth did they choose a whale's baleen as their logo?"

I have to say that it looks beautiful!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Don't you guys think that I have a point?

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

There is no doubt it is a stunning building and part of the Centre for Arts and Sciences. The main drawback is that the building only houses the one court. The remaining courts are on a mezanine in the Science museum and have very little in the way of visibility for spectators.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

If you want to see more, have a look at this site.

www.cac.es/

If it doesn't come up in English automatically, there is a language option at the top. The tennis is played in the building known as the Agora.