Argentina Open, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ATP 250

[Moxie]

DATE: 12-18 February, 2018
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: $568,190 US
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Alexandr Dolgopolov

Seeds:

TBA

The Tournament:

Originally the "Argentine Championships," the tournament dates back to 1921. Now the Argentina Open presentado por Buenos Aires Ciudad is the second stop of the Latin American "Golden Swing", and is contested on clay at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, known as the "Cathedral of Argentinean tennis". Argentine champions include Guillermo Coria, Gaston Gaudio, Juan Monaco and David Nalbandian.

About Buenos Aires:

It's easy to sell Buenos Aires on its major charms: beautiful 19th C. architecture, wide boulevards...Paris and Madrid with a South American spin; to swoon over the Tango, and the frankly very beautiful inhabitants. It has a quaint cafe life, and an historic football rivalry (Boca v. River.) But Buenos Aires has a very modern side, too. Palermo is the center of vibrant film and fashion communities. And then there's the Bomba del Tiempo, a weekly Monday night drum festival in an old warehouse that offers not much more than a cold beer, a hard floor to stand on - and a transcendental musical experience. For all of its Old World elegance, BA also has a lot of 21st C. flair that is all its own.

 

[isabelle]

La Monf won his first round

 

[isabelle]

La Monf in semi

 

[herios]

Carreno-Busta not performing well this year in clay. He got upset both here as well as in Quito last week.

 

[herios]

SF:

Delbonis - Bedene
Monfils - Thiem

 

[Andy22]

Yea my boy thiem won this guy is just so good about it win a another title. FO final coming up

 

[Moxie]

Carreno-Busta not performing well this year in clay. He got upset both here as well as in Quito last week.

He also launched his racquet into the stands, for which he'll be getting a big fine. Not characteristic.
Seems like Thiem should have this one.

 

[Andy22]

Yes thiem won the title how, good is thiem playing this year.

 

[herios]

Yes thiem won the title how, good is thiem playing this year.

Thiem won this event fair and square, but the Latin American clay courters came up lame in this event.

 

[Andy22]

Thiem is going to destroy 90% of players on clay this year.

 

[Horsa]

Thiem is going to destroy 90% of players on clay this year.

Why do you think that? Is there any reason behind you thinking this way or is this just what you would like to see happening?

 

[Andy22]

Why do you think that? Is there any reason behind you thinking this way or is this just what you would like to see happening?

Did you see The FO last year where Thiem destroyed Djokovic in straight sets. He also beat the king of clay nadal

 

[Moxie]

Did you see The FO last year where Thiem destroyed Djokovic in straight sets. He also beat the king of clay nadal

Djokovic also destroyed Thiem in Rome. And, at the risk of derision, I'm not sure that Rafa was going to be that sad to lose to Thiem in that Rome match, either. Rafa took him apart at RG two weeks later. However, Thiem is the up-and-comer on clay, so you may not be wrong that he'll beat a good percentage of the field. The question is how many times he'll hold the trophy at the end, and which ones.

 

[Andy22]

Its going for thiem on the other surfaces, just like it was for Nadal early in his career, not know thiem become as Good as nadal on hard courts, grass courts.

 

[Horsa]

Did you see The FO last year where Thiem destroyed Djokovic in straight sets. He also beat the king of clay nadal

Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to see that.

 

[isabelle]

Thiem's back after a long bad period, happy for him