Week 7 - ATP 500 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

steven · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ATP 500 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (clay)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

R1: Aljaz Bedene & Albert Ramos (ESP) CR 988 (529+459) vs Thomaz Bellucci & Marcelo Demoliner CR 163 (96+67)

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Tough draw but clearly Aljaz is feeling confident as he has passed up some pretty weak 250 fields to play here and Acapulco. Fabio has not had a great start to 2016 and I hope it doesn't get any better for at least one more week.

Rustie · Junior player

It's Fabio, anything can happen.

goldenboy · Club Coach

As expected, soares has also popped up here, playing with compatriot melo! Tank his match to help buddy Jamie to #1?!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Steven 's table shows Aljaz v Fognini as playing tonight , but I can't see it on the OOP on the ATP app? Or am I just being blind ?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

^^^ in answer to my own question there may be weather related changes to the schedule . Thunderstorms in Rio right now, and steaming hot too !!!

steven · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
^^^ in answer to my own question there may be weather related changes to the schedule . Thunderstorms in Rio right now, and steaming hot too !!!

Yes, someone tweeted a pic of one of the courts looking like a swimming pool! They've amended the schedule, leaving a few women's matches on it (maybe playing them indoors) and the odd men's match for later, probably more in hope than expectation!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ali is a break up in the first set

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

But lost the first set 7-5 and Fab is currently serving for the match....

steven · Tennis legend

Poor Aljaz - he went to 'sunny Rio' only to be foiled by the rain yesterday and the Fog today

- he couldn't stop the 7th seed making it 7-0 in the H2H:

L32: Aljaz Bedene WR 50 lost to (7) Fabio Fognini (ITA) WR 24 (CH 13 in 2014) by 5 & 3

Spectator · All-time great

Steven, I think you have a coat you need to get ....?

Apart from the so-bad-it's-good pun, sorry to see the result. But at least it looks like a good competitive match.

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

In the doubles

L16: Aljaz Bedene / Albert Ramos-Vinolas CR 991 (530+461) v Thomaz Bellucci / Marcelo Demoliner CR 162 (97+65)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

theemptyvessel wrote:
In the doubles

L16: Aljaz Bedene / Albert Ramos-Vinolas CR 991 (530+461) v Thomaz Bellucci / Marcelo Demoliner CR 162 (97+65)

Already posted further up the page! wink

theemptyvessel · Club Coach

Stircrazy wrote:
theemptyvessel wrote:
In the doubles

L16: Aljaz Bedene / Albert Ramos-Vinolas CR 991 (530+461) v Thomaz Bellucci / Marcelo Demoliner CR 162 (97+65)
Already posted further up the page!

I should have known better than to try and compete with the professionals

Hopefully Aljaz can get some consolation here at least, I am afraid I am still finding his strategy of playing 500 events puzzling when he could have been seeded at a couple of recent 250's and had the chance for a deep run and some nice points. Top 32 is still possible before RG but he needs to start winning as he has quite a few points to defend in March.