Week 42 - ATP 250 - European Open - Antwerp, Belgium (hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 42 - ATP 250 - European Open - Antwerp, Belgium (hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
QF: (PR) Andy Murray WR 243 defeated (Q) Marius Copil (ROU) WR 92 by 6-3 6-7(7) 6-4 in just over 2½ hours

SF: (PR) Andy Murray WR 243 vs Ugo Humbert WR 70 (CH 46 in July), age 21.

Humbert beat (5) Pella in 3 sets in his QF.

The other SF is 18 yo Sinner vs (4) Wawrinka

Michael D · All-time great

Andy is now LR 178 and GB #4 ahead of Jay. Reach the final he is about 155, win it he's in the top 130. He's marching back up that's for sure.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Joe and Rajeev lose first set on tb to the local lads.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (2) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 42 (14+28) defeated (4) Sander Gille & Joran Vliegen (BEL/BEL) CR 83 (45+38) by 6-7(5) 6-4 [10-4] smile

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
SF: (2) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 42 (14+28) defeated (4) Sander Gille & Joran Vliegen (BEL/BEL) CR 83 (45+38) by 6-7(5) 6-4 [10-4]

Excellent, well done chaps!

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Wawrinka coasts though fairly easily against the young Sinner in straight sets, so Part 1 of Andy v Stan is on.

Down to you now Andy.

flamingowings · All-time great

Humbert with the first set 6-3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Final: (1) Kevin Krawietz & Andreas Mies (GER/GER) CR 29 (13+16) vs (2) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury CR 42 (14+28)

flamingowings · All-time great

Andy with the second set 7-5

indiana · Tennis legend

Jaggy1876 wrote:
seagull wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:
Janek Sinner the 18yr old Italian downs Tiafoe in 3 sets to become the youngest top 100 ranked player on Monday.
Not guaranteed top 100 yet
Only 2 players can stop him by beating players they are odds against.
Well its 3, all Japanese players, Sugita if he wins title in Stockholm which is highly unlikely.

-- Edited by Jaggy1876 on Friday 18th of October 2019 06:34:20 PM

Not to be this week for Sinner. With Uchiyama winning his SF vs Klahn in Ningbo, Sinner will be WR 101 on Monday.

Presumably just a delay of the inevitable for the young man.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: (PR) Andy Murray WR 243 defeated Ugo Humbert WR 70 by 3-6 7-5 6-2 in two hours & 22 minutes smile

*****

So, the organisers get what I presume is their dream final:

Final: (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) WR 18 (CH = 3 in January 2014) vs (PR) Andy Murray WR 243

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
SF: (PR) Andy Murray WR 243 defeated Ugo Humbert WR 70 by 3-6 7-5 6-2 in two hours & 22 minutes
*****
So, the organisers get what I presume is their dream final:
Final: (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) WR 18 (CH = 3 in January 2014) vs (PR) Andy Murray WR 243

Forget the organisers LOL. That is pretty much our dream final. In truth ANY final with Andy in it at the moment is brilliant news.

He continues to defy the odds on his comeback. Long may it continue.

Jan · Hall of fame

indiana · Tennis legend

Although he was somehow to go on to reach the Wimbledon QF, it's 28 months since that French Open SF final set vs Stan when we were first made so much aware of Andy's hip problem.