Andy's Competitors Weeks 35 and 36: US Open

RobC · All-time great

RE: Andy's Competitors Weeks 35 and 36: US Open

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RobC wrote:

Djoko's down a set to his Wildcard opponent, Young.

That said, he's now 3-0 up in the second - so looks like normal service will be resumed.

normal service resumed, Djoko took the next two sets 6-3 6-0 and is leading 3-0 in the fourth.

RobC · All-time great

imoen wrote:

normal service resumed, Djoko took the next two sets 6-3 6-0 and is leading 3-0 in the fourth.

Novak took the fourth as well. Ah well..

Next competitor up is Hrbaty, who's going to have to come back from 2 sets down against Youzhny Acasuso & Serra are also on court

-- Edited by RobC at 19:26, 2006-08-28

nads · Junior player

Hrbaty didn't come back; Roddick beat Serra, and Schirapan is on the best way to beat Acasuso: 5-2 up in the last set.

It looks like it's been a hard match, each winning 2 sets, each with practical identical scores: 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4). Very similar stats as well, if anything Acasuso's stats so far are better, but Schirapan seems to win the points when it matters: the break points. In fact this very moment, they both won 155 points, but with that Schirapan managed to win 3 extra games. May it last.

Edit: Schirapan wins the deciding set 6-3

-- Edited by nads at 22:23, 2006-08-28

RobC · All-time great

Table updated.

On balance, a good day for Andy's ranking.

Djokovic, Gasquet, Soderling and Massu won (but what do you expect? these are top 50 players in R1 of a grand slam!)

However we had some welcome shock results: Niemenem, Acasuso, Hrbaty and Chela all lost as did Serra

Over to Imoen for the analysis (probably mainly on tim, Greg & Boggo's thread today)

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Yeah, not all that much to say today, great news with Nieminen going out (even if it does muck up my predictions) as Andy can now, definitely gain one place if he reaches the fourth round.

Acasuso and Hrbaty going out was also good news, although they couldn't overtake for a while.

I maintain that I'll be able to give more detail after the first round is complete and we know who's left and roughly what kind of form they're in. I promise to give a long and complicated analysis then!!

RobC · All-time great

News so far tonight: Gonzalez is through. Andy can only overtake if he's a finalist.

Berdych is also through. Andy needs to reach the semis to overtake him.

Behind, Hewitt, Verdasco and Rochus won their matches. Hewitt needs to reach the fourth round, and Verdasco and Rochus the quarters to overtake Andy.

Monfils is in a spot of difficulty against Boggo threat Russell, as is Vliegen against Kubot. Tursunov is a break up in the battle of the Russians. Grosjean's a set up against Johansson.

RobC · All-time great

Table updated. Andy remains at WR18.

Gonzalez, Tursunov, Hewitt, Rochus, Bjorkman and Grosjean advance. Ginepri makes it back onto the table.

Calleri, Vliegen and Johansson go out

- as expected, most of the players up here won their match. Johansson and Calleri were playing other top 50 players. Vliegen went out to qualifier and Boggo threat Kubot, in what must have been the upset of the day.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

no change for Andy, but he won his match and so keeps his distance from those behind, and doesn't increase the gap to those ahead.

gaudio can still overtake by reaching the fourth round, but djokovic now has to go one further and reach the quarters (this is if Andy loses round 2).

Beyond that, Tursunov, and Hewitt are next in line, both needing quarters bearths. After them, Monfils and co need to reach the semis and have Andy lose in the second round so we won't worry about them until later!

Up above, Andy has to reach the fourth round to overtake both Ferrero and Nieminen (assuming they lose in the second round), quarters for Haas and semis for anyone else.

So that's how it stand at the moment.

RobC · All-time great

Table updated. Hewitt, Verdasco, Gasquet, Malisse and Wawrinka advance.

Monfils, Soderling, Grosjean and Massu all go out

It's starting to thin out!

nads · Junior player

The great news is, some of these are playing each other: Hewitt against Djokovic in particular caught my attention, that's going to keep at least one of them behind Andy. Not quite as good but still worth it are Roddick-Verdasco and depending on how today's matches go Ferrero-Gaudio & Berdych-Tursunov.

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

nads wrote:

The great news is, some of these are playing each other: Hewitt against Djokovic in particular caught my attention, that's going to keep at least one of them behind Andy. Not quite as good but still worth it are Roddick-Verdasco and depending on how today's matches go Ferrero-Gaudio & Berdych-Tursunov.

and also if andy gets through today he may get his chance to knock Gonzo off as well. Though id prefer if gonzalez lost in the second rd...

RobC · All-time great

Well after 2 hours with no broadband, Telewest are finally back up.

.....so I can ask one of you kind people to update the rankings threads for me until Sunday, as I head off to sail in the rain on the Solent.

please

I expect to see 150 points next to Andy's name. I'll hold you personally responsible if I don't!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RobC wrote:

.....so I can ask one of you kind people to update the rankings threads for me until Sunday, as I head off to sail in the rain on the Solent.

please

I expect to see 150 points next to Andy's name. I'll hold you personally responsible if I don't!

I'm happy to do the updates. No promises on Andy's score but I'll do my best!

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Well, Ferrero bowed out to Gicquel. I'm sorry to see him go - one of my favourites - but hey, the silver lining is that if Andy can beat Gonzo he goes past both Ferrero and Nieminen. . .