2018 German Tennis Championships, Hamburg, Germany, ATP 500

[herios]

Dominic was serving for the set break up and got broken. He also had a 5-2 lead in the TB to lose it in the end 5-7.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Just watched this Jarry dude for the first time. Impressive, taking out Dominic on clay like that. Serve is a bit all over the place but the guy has got all the other tools in the box.

 

[herios]

Shockingly, N. Jarry upsets Dominic Thiem in two TB .Domi was up in both TB losing them both.
This was not a good performance of the Dominator. But watch out for the young Chilean .Many times erratic, but has some monster shots.

 

[herios]

With both Schwartzman and Thiem out today, one seed is left in the running PCB. Can he make it to the SF?

 

[herios]

I really like this Basilashvili guy

 

[Moxie]

Shockingly, N. Jarry upsets Dominic Thiem in two TB .Domi was up in both TB losing them both.
This was not a good performance of the Dominator. But watch out for the young Chilean .Many times erratic, but has some monster shots.

@mrzz has been telling us to look out for Jarry for some time. I couldn't watch the match today, but wondered if there might be an upset.

 

[britbox]

Quarter-finals:



Nicolas Jarry (CHI) beat 1-Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-6(5) 7-6(7)



Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) beat 3-Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(3) 6-4



Jozef Kovalik (SVK) beat Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 3-6 6-3 6-2

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) beat 2-Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 6-3 4-6 6-3

No seeds left. I had a feeling Mayer might take Schwartzman but didn't see the Jarry result coming.

Semi Final Line-up:

Basilashvili v Jarry
Kovalik v Mayer

 

[mrzz]

@mrzz has been telling us to look out for Jarry for some time. I couldn't watch the match today, but wondered if there might be an upset.

Thx for the reminder, Moxie, even if it was more wishful thinking than a cool headed prediction that he would become a top player (which he is still far from). Judging from the 11 minutes highlights I saw he improved since the last time I saw him play. In fact, I recommend the highlights from this match, highly entertaining. Jarry's forehand is quite close to del Potro's level already.

 

[Moxie]

Thx for the reminder, Moxie, even if it was more wishful thinking than a cool headed prediction that he would become a top player (which he is still far from). Judging from the 11 minutes highlights I saw he improved since the last time I saw him play. In fact, I recommend the highlights from this match, highly entertaining. Jarry's forehand is quite close to del Potro's level already.

I'm watching the replay now. Jarry has a funny junior-like serve position, but still has a big serve. And his shots can go wild, but when they hit...oh, my! Commentators I'm listening to made a comparison to Soderling. @Front242 : maybe this is your new guy!

 

[Moxie]

Just watched this Jarry dude for the first time. Impressive, taking out Dominic on clay like that. Serve is a bit all over the place but the guy has got all the other tools in the box.

I don't agree that his serve is all over the place. It's a bit odd, but it's pretty big. I have no idea how he won that first set, but he's got grit and big game.

 

[mrzz]

Jarry's service motion has a bit of Roddick's... surely not a bad a model to follow. If he keeps improving, he will always win sets and matches like that first set, as he plays like there's no tomorrow all the time.

 

[isabelle]

bad bad loss from Dominator

 

[britbox]

Semi-finals

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) beat Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 7-5 0-6 6-1
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) beat Jozef Kovalik (SVK) 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(7)



Mayer and Basilashvili will face each other for the first time in the final.

 

[herios]

Mayer is the 2 time chpion in Hamburg, gunning for his 3 title.
He is in a rare category to win 2 titles of ATP 500 events, without wining any 250 events. Can win his 3 500 event? He must love Hamburg.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

So is this a tradition now? Basil has to be bagelled in the second to wake up?

 

[herios]

So is this a tradition now? Basil has to be bagelled in the second to wake up?

Power outage as the commentators said.

 

[herios]

Nicoloz now willl serve for the match

 

[herios]

Georgian finest Basilashvili wins his first title on the tour, coming through the qualifications.
Congrats! I like this guy as I said he other day.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Congrats to Nicoloz. Great week of tennis. Aside from the odd wandering of the brain and the eventual reset, the guy has a lot of game. Let's see if he can keep it together and do some damage next clay court season.

 

[herios]

Congrats to Nicoloz. Great week of tennis. Aside from the odd wandering of the brain and the eventual reset, the guy has a lot of game. Let's see if he can keep it together and do some damage next clay court season.

Apparently a coaching change pulled him up a notch. I think he could do more than he did in the past.