2025 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

I saw it too. It was a bit much for a retirement, but it was his first ATP win. I will say, the kid is very well built at 17, so that's a good sign for him.

Very sturdy build for a 17 year old, who has still growing to do.
Thinking more about it, maybe he is a Catholic, as Easter is fast approaching, when he drew a cross on the court and lied in it. ( Jesus did die on the cross )

 

[Front242]

17-year old Diego Dedura-Palomero took the first set off Shapovalov in Munich. He's a young guy I mentioned a bit ago...don't know much about him, but someone to keep an eye on. Its his first ATP tour level match.

Just what we needed. Another grunting left handed muppet. Fiero will be delighted. That celebration of the win by retirement was an OTT embarrassment.

 

[Moxie]

Just what we needed. Another grunting left handed muppet. Fiero will be delighted. That celebration of the win by retirement was an OTT embarrassment.

Wow, some grudges last a long time!

 

[Moxie]

Here's an example of how quirky rankings are, especially outside of the top 100. With his R32 win, plus qualifying (despite being a LL), Dedura-Palomero went up +173 ranks in the live ranking by adding 66 ATP points, to #376. If he wins the R16, he'll go up another 80ish ranks to get into the top 300.

Meaning, the differences get smaller and smaller, the lower ranked you are.

We tend to spend a lot of time looking at the point-spread between top players, which is in the hundreds and thousands of points. But scroll down, and you see how little it takes to move up or down. The points awarded in futures and challengers are few.

 

[lomaha]

Great game between Baez and Rune. Rune found the lines and the guts in the second set and wins in 3. Bars play a great clay game though.

 

[Moxie]

Great game between Baez and Rune. Rune found the lines and the guts in the second set and wins in 3. Bars play a great clay game though.

Baez is terrific on clay, and he's in good form after the So. American swing. I thought Rune was going to have a tough day at the office after that first set, but he got the break right away in the 2nd.