BARCELONA ATP 500 - 20th April to 26th April

[Carol]

"When I'm playing in Barcelona I'm not thinking in RG, the same way when I'm playing in Roma I'm not in Madrid".
Wise thoughts of Rafa and more and more I have the confidence he is going to do a good clay season better than last year :clap

 

[Kieran]

"When I'm playing in Barcelona I'm not thinking in RG, the same way when I'm playing in Roma I'm not in Madrid".
Wise thoughts of Rafa and more and more I have the confidence he is going to do a good clay season better than last year :clap

I always love that in Rafa, the ability to block out anything other than what he's doing. It serves him so well in big matches...

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

I don't see del potro anywhere ?..I thought he was down to play ?..

don't say he 'withdrew'.......................again. :huh:

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

that Russian kid who is 17yrs old is in the 1st rd isn't he ?..he qualified from qualifiers though I think.

talking of recent 17yr olds..alexander zverev is having his 18th burfdayy today.

 

[tented]

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Pista Central Start 11:00 am

[7] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

Not Before 1:30 pm

[Q] Andrey Rublev (RUS) v Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

[1] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

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Pista 1 Start 11:00 am

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v Joao Sousa (POR)

Ricardas Berankis (LTU) v [WC] Albert Montanes (ESP)

[9] Tommy Robredo (ESP) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

[10] Pablo Cuevas (URU) v [WC] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)

[2] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) v [WC] Gerard Granollers (ESP) / Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP)

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Pista 2 Start 11:00 am

Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) v Dominic Thiem (AUT)

Marsel Ilhan (TUR) v [Q] James Ward (GBR)

Juan Monaco (ARG) v Alejandro Gonzalez (COL)

[1] Marcin Matkowski (POL) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) v Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Max Mirnyi (BLR)

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Pista 3 Start 1:00 pm

[4] Alexander Peya (AUT) / Bruno Soares (BRA) v Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) / Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Marin Draganja (CRO) / Henri Kontinen (FIN)

 

[Carol]

And Verdasco lost against who? I see how bad Nadal was playing before MC, incredible :nono :speechless:

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Thiem lost as well, to a lesser ranked player. These young dudes should have one goal in mind: Punch above your weight, not the other way around.

 

[tented]

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Pista Central Start 11:00 am

[4] Marin Cilic (CRO) v Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)

Not Before 1:30 pm

[3] David Ferrer (ESP) v [WC] Albert Montanes (ESP)

[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

[6] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)

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Pista 1 Start 11:00 am

[11] Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Pablo Andujar (ESP)

[WC/16] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [WC] Elias Ymer (SWE)

[5] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) v Marsel Ilhan (TUR)

[13] Fabio Fognini (ITA) v [Q] Andrey Rublev (RUS)

[3] Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Leander Paes (IND) v David Marrero (ESP) / Tommy Robredo (ESP)

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Pista 2 Start 11:00 am

[15] Santiago Giraldo (COL) v Joao Sousa (POR)

[14] Martin Klizan (SVK) v Juan Monaco (ARG)

[12] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) v Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)

[8] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v Benoit Paire (FRA)

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Pista 3 Start 3:30 pm

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) / Juan Monaco (ARG) v [WC] Albert Montanes (ESP) / Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)

 

[tented]

^ Rafa avenged last year's loss to Ferrer in MC. Now he has the chance to do the same to Almagro in Barcelona.

 

[herios]

Thiem lost as well, to a lesser ranked player. These young dudes should have one goal in mind: Punch above your weight, not the other way around.

There was so much talk about the "young guns" in the past few seasons. I am already sensing some get stuck somewhere in the top 100 in the middle ground, like in a mud.
Those who are expecting " a lot" from them, could be really disappointed by the time all is said and done.
Thiem got schooled by his Daddy today, Estrella Burgos who is 34y old and just won his first title earlier this spring. Thiem has yet to win one.

 

[Denis]

Thiem lost as well, to a lesser ranked player. These young dudes should have one goal in mind: Punch above your weight, not the other way around.

There was so much talk about the "young guns" in the past few seasons. I am already sensing some get stuck somewhere in the top 100 in the middle ground, like in a mud.
Those who are expecting " a lot" from them, could be really disappointed by the time all is said and done.
Thiem got schooled by his Daddy today, Estrella Burgos who is 34y old and just won his first title earlier this spring. Thiem has yet to win one.

It's not going to be the dimitrov generation that is going to win any slams. More likely to be the coric/rublev/zverev/ymer group I think.

 

[herios]

Thiem lost as well, to a lesser ranked player. These young dudes should have one goal in mind: Punch above your weight, not the other way around.

There was so much talk about the "young guns" in the past few seasons. I am already sensing some get stuck somewhere in the top 100 in the middle ground, like in a mud.
Those who are expecting " a lot" from them, could be really disappointed by the time all is said and done.
Thiem got schooled by his Daddy today, Estrella Burgos who is 34y old and just won his first title earlier this spring. Thiem has yet to win one.

It's not going to be the dimitrov generation that is going to win any slams. More likely to be the coric/rublev/zverev/ymer group I think.

It is not all about slams. One thing is to be a top 20 player, and another to be a player ranked 40-60 for about all their career.
And 2 years ago, by the way, some said here that Dimitrov will rule mens tennis after 2016.

 

[Kirijax]

I want to follow the Barcelona tournament and root for Nishikori but all the Nadal fans posting after their three minutes with their Rafa blowup dolls is making it hard to stomach.

Maybe I'll go follow the Bucharest tourney this week.

 

[Denis]

I want to follow the Barcelona tournament and root for Nishikori but all the Nadal fans posting after their three minutes with their Rafa blowup dolls is making it hard to stomach.

Maybe I'll go follow the Bucharest tourney this week.

Don't go to hard on them, it's the last realistic opportunity for Rafa to hoist a clay trophy this year. :snicker

Hope kei does well again. This tournament was kind of his breakthrough last year.

 

[Kirijax]

I want to follow the Barcelona tournament and root for Nishikori but all the Nadal fans posting after their three minutes with their Rafa blowup dolls is making it hard to stomach.

Maybe I'll go follow the Bucharest tourney this week.

Don't go to hard on them, it's the last realistic opportunity for Rafa to hoist a clay trophy this year. :snicker

Hope kei does well again. This tournament was kind of his breakthrough last year.

A SF or Final here will be ok. I don't want him to peak too early this year. Would hate to see him do great in Barcelona and Madrid, only to flame out in the FO 1st round again.

 

[Denis]

Defending the title should be his goal. He already skipped Monte Carlo.

No reason to be concerned for RG already.

 

[Kirijax]

Defending the title should be his goal. He already skipped Monte Carlo.

No reason to be concerned for RG already.

True, but we're talking about Mr. Fffffffffrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaagilllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeee here.

 

[mrzz]

It's not going to be the dimitrov generation that is going to win any slams. More likely to be the coric/rublev/zverev/ymer group I think.

Well, somebody (else) have to win something sometime.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

It's not going to be the dimitrov generation that is going to win any slams. More likely to be the coric/rublev/zverev/ymer group I think.

Well, somebody (else) have to win something sometime.

naah..big 4 are back together in the rank charts.

never to be separated ever again, at least until the year 2525. (unless zager and evans start winning stuff).

 

[GameSetAndMath]

After taking so many hits, finally Tignor learns and decides not to predict despite bothering to write a preview. :clap