BB&T Atlanta Open

[Kirijax]

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BB&T Atlanta Open
Category: ATP World Tour 250
Place: Atlanta, U.S.A.
Date: 27.07.2015-02.08.2015
Draw Size: S-28 D-16
Surface: Hard
Defending Champion: John Isner

Tournament Central

Draws: Singles / Doubles

Seeds:
No. 1 John Isner (Champion)
No. 2 Vasek Pospisil (lost in quarterfinals)
No. 3 Jack Sock (lost in 2nd round)
No. 4 Adrian Mannarino (lost in 2nd round)
No. 5 Marcos Baghdatis (lost in final)
No. 6 Steve Johnson (lost in 2nd round)
No. 7 Gilles Muller (lost in semifinals)
No. 8 Benjamin Becker (lost in 2nd round)

 

[the AntiPusher]

BB&T Atlanta Open
Category: ATP World Tour 250
Place: Atlanta, U.S.A.
Date: 27.07.2015-02.08.2015
Draw Size: S-28 D-16
Surface: Hard
Defending Champion: John Isner

Tournament Central

Draws: Singles / Doubles

Seeds:
No. 1 John Isner
No. 2 Vasek Pospisil
No. 3 Jack Sock
No. 4 Adrian Mannarino
No. 5 Marcos Baghdatis
No. 6 Steve Johnson
No. 7 Gilles Muller
No. 8 Benjamin Becker

Too bad Monfils and Gasquet didn't sign up after both pulled out of last year's event. Atlanta has one of the largest tennis communities in the USA and extremely loyal fans although for the others team sports the city is a very transient city meaning the city is comprised of fans from all the major metropolitan areas. Atlanta tennis deserves better.

 

[Kirijax]

Monday's Results

Round 1
(7)Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Donald Young (USA) 62 61
Go Soeda (JPN) d. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 57 76(5) 63
Yen Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 61 76(12)

Tuesday's Schedule


STADIUM STARTS AT 12:00 NOON
Round 1

Lukas Lacko VS (6) Steve Johnson
(Q) Denis Kudla VS (WC) Ryan Harrison
Sam Groth VS (WC) Frances Tiafoe

NOT BEFORE 6:00 PM
Dudi Sela VS Mardy Fish
(4) Mate Pavic / Michael Venus VS (WC) Christopher Eubanks / Donald Young
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AJC GRANDSTAND STARTS AT 12:00 NOON
Round 1
(5) Marcos Baghdatis VS (Q) Austin Krajicek
Michael Berrer VS (8) Benjamin Becker
(Q) Somdev Devvarman VS (Q) Jared Donaldson
Colin Fleming / Gilles Muller VS (2) Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock
Matthew Ebden / Adrian Mannarino VS (3) Eric Butorac / Artem Sitak
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[GameSetAndMath]

There are 28 players in the draw. 12 of them are from US and 1 from Canada. The North Americans missed the majority vote by just two.

 

[Kirijax]

Roddick doing a Hingis at Atlanta. Entered the doubles draw with Fish.

Article

 

[GameSetAndMath]

No, he is not doing a Hingis. Hingis wanted to actually actively play in doubles. Andy is just helping his friend retire with good memories for old time sake. Don't expect Andy to be in the doubles circuit after USO is over.

 

[Front242]

Hope Mardy Fish does well in singles here. By well, I mean winning at least one match.

 

[herios]

Kudla just beat Harrison
I am so happy to see this, because the organizers gave Harrison a WC and Kudla had to come through qualifications.
Someone at USTA has to really love Harrison, because he simply does not deserve all that help, while Kudla was the top performer at Wimbledon among the Americans, he should have deserved it much more.

 

[tossip]

Harrison always looks pissed about something..

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Harrison always looks pissed about something..

It is probably due to the fact that he cannot play. Has to be frustrating, no?

 

[herios]

Harrison always looks pissed about something..

It is probably due to the fact that he cannot play. Has to be frustrating, no?

Tell me about that

 

[tossip]

harrison claim to fame was beating an aging James Blake..

 

[Kirijax]

Tuesday's Results!

Round 1
M Baghdatis (CYP) (5) bt A Krajicek (USA)6-4, 6-0
S Johnson (USA) (6) bt L Lacko (SVK)6-1, 6-7(3), 6-2
B Becker (GER) (8) bt M Berrer (GER)7-5, 0-0 retired
D Kudla (USA) bt R Harrison (USA)3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
S Groth (AUS) bt F Tiafoe (USA)7-6(3), 6-4
J Donaldson (USA) bt S Devvarman (IND)6-1, 3-6, 6-4
D Sela (ISR) bt M Fish (USA)6-4, 6-4

Draw

 

[isabelle]

Poor Mardy

 

[Kirijax]

Great win for Go Soeda! He just upset Mannarino in straight sets! Mannarino has been playing well lately so surprised to see Soeda win so easily.

 

[Kirijax]

Roddick and Fish win their 1st round doubles match. They beat Lu/Marray 7-6(2), 6-4. Great to see! They face the third seeds Butorac/Sitak!

 

[Kirijax]

Sock vs. Kudla going to a first set tie break!

 

[Kirijax]

Sock had a set point at 6-5 but Kudla takes the first set TB 8-6. Come on Sock!

 

[Kirijax]

Sock in a bit of trouble now. Down a set and trailing Kudla 1-3 in the 2nd...

 

[Kirijax]

Sock trails 3-5 in the second. He has had several chances to break back in this set but has missed them all. Not complaining about something to the umpire. Now down 0-40. Triple MP.

And Kudla takes it. That was weak by Sock.