BB&T Atlanta Open, Atlanta, GA, USA, ATP 250

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DATE: August 1 - August 7, 2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $618,030
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: John Isner

Seeds:

1 John Isner
2 Nick Kyrgios
3 Kevin Anderson
4 Alexandr Dolgopolov
5 Fernando Verdasco
6 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
7 Donald Young
8 Taylor Fritz

The Tournament:

Embracing the hustle and bustle of Atlanta's I-75 and I-85 corridors, the BB&T Atlanta Open is an annual men's tournament played at Atlanta Athletic Club. The tournament's change in surface and name came with a change of date to be closer to the start of the US Open. The event gained the attention of the world's best players and became a premier warm-up stop for the US Open

The Players:

John Isner is hunting for his fourth consecutive title and will face a fairly decent field considering the proximity to the Olympic games. Nick Kyrgios leads the best of the rest.



About City

Atlanta is the sprawling capital of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta History Center chronicles the city's past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. Downtown, 21-acre Centennial Olympic Park, built for the 1996 Olympics, encompasses the massive Georgia Aquarium. Src: Wiki

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw

 

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Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

Adrian Mannarino (France) beat Mischa Zverev (Germany) 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
Jared Donaldson (U.S.) beat Samuel Groth (Australia) 6-2 6-4
Tim Smyczek (U.S.) beat Thiago Monteiro (Brazil) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3
7-Donald Young (U.S.) beat Austin Krajicek (U.S.) 3-6 7-6(10) 7-5

 

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Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday

Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) beat Daniel Evans (Britain) 6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(4)
Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat 6-Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4
Julien Benneteau (France) beat John-Patrick Smith (Australia) 6-4 6-2
Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) beat Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) 6-1 7-6(2)

Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

Reilly Opelka (U.S.) beat 3-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5

 

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Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday

5-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Julien Benneteau (France) 6-1 6-3
Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) beat 4-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 6-3 2-6 6-1
Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat Tobias Kamke (Germany) 6-1 6-4

 

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Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday

2-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) beat 5-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) beat Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 6-4 6-4
Reilly Opelka (U.S.) beat 7-Donald Young (U.S.) 6-4 6-4

 

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Results from the Atlanta Open Men's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday

2-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) beat Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) 6-3 3-6 6-3

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

that statue in your altanta guide..what is that seemingly nude lady doing to that poor bird ?? :scratch_O

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

watched some of nick k in his sf..seemed to be not arguing with dust or clouds today, which is good news. .

and so he's in final in hunt for career title number 2.

 

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that statue in your altanta guide..what is that seemingly nude lady doing to that poor bird ?? :scratch_O

Checking for worms?

 

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watched some of nick k in his sf..seemed to be not arguing with dust or clouds today, which is good news. .

and so he's in final in hunt for career title number 2.

Nick needs to bag this title.

 

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Atlanta Final

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John Isner (1) v Nick Kyrgios (2)

H2H: Isner leads 2-0

2015 Canadian Masters R16 Hard John Isner Nick Kyrgios 7-5 6-3
2015 Madrid Masters R16 Clay John Isner Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-7(7) 6-4

Src: http://www.stevegtennis.com/
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[JesuslookslikeBorg]

Nick needs to bag this title.

and he did..didn't see it tho, was caught out by time it was played, seemed a bit early;

still..a 2nd title and top16 rank I think when the rank charts are updated.

 

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Kyrgios Beats Isner To Take BB&T Atlanta Crown


In the battle of the two top seeds, Australia’s Nick Kyrgios prevailed over American John Isner via two tiebreaks to take his second title of the year at the BB&T Atlanta Open. “I wasn’t expecting a title at all this week, and I guess some things you can’t really explain,” stated Kyrgios after the match. […]

 

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Boy, that Isner can't play a good tiebreak against a good player for the life of him. I knew he was going down when the umpire said, "Six-all. Tiebreak."