Basel 500

[herios]

If he continues hitting short balls it'll always be the same story in their matches. Some Rosol will win and some he'll have the upper hand in most of the match but hit too many errors and gift the win. Kinda similar to Nadal v Fognini really in that respect.

Poor Nadal, I guess indoor isn't his cup of tea, I'm afraid he could lose early there and in Bercy

Why is he poor, did anyone robbed him?

 

[isabelle]

If he continues hitting short balls it'll always be the same story in their matches. Some Rosol will win and some he'll have the upper hand in most of the match but hit too many errors and gift the win. Kinda similar to Nadal v Fognini really in that respect.

Poor Nadal, I guess indoor isn't his cup of tea, I'm afraid he could lose early there and in Bercy

Why is he poor, did anyone robbed him?

Rosol almost stole his pride !!

 

[Riotbeard]

Heh heh, just watched the extended highlights of this on YouTube and the handshake at the end was priceless. They hate each other! :lolz:

At least we know it's not just Nadal. And unlike Kyrgios, Rosol doesn't have the excuse of being young.

He's a fan favorite though :snicker

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

sir grigor is destroying the noted homohater and Federer botherer stakhovsky 3-0..

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed wins; games allowed 1 and 2.

 

[Kieran]

The undiminished Federer, spright as crackling popcorn, 'e reminds me of the pome, or buke, or fillum, age shall not weary him, in bed by nine, up again at dawn...

 

[Carol]

Poor Nadal, I guess indoor isn't his cup of tea, I'm afraid he could lose early there and in Bercy

Why is he poor, did anyone robbed him?

Rosol almost stole his pride !!

Almost but he didn't

 

[El Dude]

The undiminished Federer, spright as crackling popcorn, 'e reminds me of the pome, or buke, or fillum, age shall not weary him, in bed by nine, up again at dawn...

I'm not really sure what you said here--I imagine its some Joycean Irish esoterica--but I like it. I think.

 

[Kirijax]

The undiminished Federer, spright as crackling popcorn, 'e reminds me of the pome, or buke, or fillum, age shall not weary him, in bed by nine, up again at dawn...

lol cue the building orchestra crescendo as Fed steps onto the court. :snicker

Nice job Keiran.

 

[Kirijax]

Isner wins a tricky 1st round match against Gulbis in straight sets. :clap

 

[Kirijax]

Man...I've been on TF too much. I see Nadal playing and I think, "Oh! Carol and Keiran are playing Rosol!" or "DarthFed just took that first set easy!" :cover

 

[tented]

Tuesday's Results:

Singles:
Grigor Dimitrov DEFEATS Sergiy Stakhovsky — 6-3, 6-4
(1) Roger Federer DEFEATS Mikhail Kukushkin — 6-1, 6-2
(6) John Isner DEFEATS Ernests Gulbis — 6-3, 6-4
(8) David Goffin DEFEATS Andreas Seppi — 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Philipp Kohlschreiber DEFEATS (Q) Jerzy Janowicz — 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
(Q) Dusan Lajovic DEFEATS Alexandr Dolgopolov — 6-4, 2-0
(5) Richard Gasquet DEFEATS Jiri Vesely -- 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-4

Doubles:
Marc Lopez / Rafael Nadal DEFEATS Borna Coric / Viktor Troicki — 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
(2) Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecau DEFEATS Leonardo Mayer / Andreas Seppi — 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
Dominic Inglot / Robert Lindstedt DEFEATS (LL) Robin Haase / Sergiy Stakhovsky — 6-1, 6-4

 

[tented]

Schedule of Play:

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Day 5

CENTRE COURT STARTS AT 2:00 PM

1ST RD
(7) Marin Cilic VS (WC) Marco Chiudinelli

NOT BEFORE 4:00 PM
1ST RD
(4) Kevin Anderson VS Borna Coric

NOT BEFORE 6:00 PM
1ST RD
Ivo Karlovic VS (2) Stan Wawrinka

NOT BEFORE 8:00 PM
2ND RD
Grigor Dimitrov VS (3) Rafael Nadal

1ST RD
(WC) Henri Laaksonen / Luca Margaroli VS (4) Marcin Matkowski / Nenad Zimonjic

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COURT 2 STARTS AT 2:00 PM

1ST RD
(LL) Denis Kudla VS Jack Sock

1ST RD
Teymuraz Gabashvili VS Leonardo Mayer

1ST RD
John Isner / Jack Sock VS Daniel Nestor / Edouard Roger-Vasselin

2ND RD
(Q) Adrian Mannarino VS (8) David Goffin

1ST RD
(3) Jamie Murray / John Peers VS (Q) Treat Huey / Henri Kontinen

 

[Kirijax]

Some interesting articles from Tennis World:

Stan Wawrinka: ´It´s never easy to find my best tennis at home´

I didn't realize Stan had lost in the first round the last three years. Yikes.

Rafael Nadal: ´I tried to survive in the second set. Rosol? Everyone knows him on the Tour´

Rosol sure is a popular guy. :snicker

 

[isabelle]

Rosol, this new public ennemy !!

 

[tented]

Rosol, this new public ennemy !!

I wonder if Berdych or Stepanek likes him? I guess they have to pretend to like each other because of Davis Cup, even if they don't really like him either.

 

[Kieran]

Oh, Rafa shouldn't be slagging off Rosol, he should take the high road and ignore the little fecker. It's not nice to be saying stuff like that about his opponent... :nono

 

[isabelle]

Rosol, this new public ennemy !!

I wonder if Berdych or Stepanek likes him? I guess they have to pretend to like each other because of Davis Cup, even if they don't really like him either.

It's like Federer and Stan...obliged to love each other in DC if they want to win

 

[Kirijax]

Rosol, this new public ennemy !!

I wonder if Berdych or Stepanek likes him? I guess they have to pretend to like each other because of Davis Cup, even if they don't really like him either.

It's like Federer and Stan...obliged to love each other in DC if they want to win

Nah, I think there is a real bromance going on there. It's Mrs. Fed and Stan that put up with each other.

 

[herios]

Sock, Anderson, Cilic, Gabashvili all have won today.
Coric losing in straights 3-6, 2-6 to KA, so he did not come anywhere close to defend his 180 points he earned last year here.
I think Borna needs to sharpen up his game in the off season, to progress further.