BMW Open 2018, Munich, Germany, ATP 250

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DATE: April 30 - May 06 2018
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €501,345
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Alexander Zverev

Seeds:

1 ZVEREV, Alexander
2 BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto
3 SCHWARTZMAN, Diego
4 CHUNG, Hyeon
5 FOGNINI, Fabio
6 KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp
7 MONFILS, Gael
8 SUGITA, Yuichi


BMW Open, Munich by Andreas Nerlich, on Flickr

About Munich:

Munich, the capital of Bavaria, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and cavernous beer halls. In the walkable Old Town, Marienplatz is a central square containing landmarks such as Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show.

The city has also hosted the Olympic Games and is home to Bayern Munich, Germany's most decorated football club.

Munich has a rich tennis history with The International Tennis Championships of Bavaria first held in 1900. The BMW Open by FWU AG was first staged at Munich's Iphitos Tennis Club in 1974.

 

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The Draw

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Looks like among the three lowly tourneys, this one has the best field out there.

 

[Moxie]

I'm still wondering what's going on with Chung and Schwartzman.

 

[britbox]

I'm still wondering what's going on with Chung and Schwartzman.

Is there some juicy gossip?

 

[herios]

Cecchinato's momentum keeps going, he upsets Fognini

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Cecchinato's momentum keeps going, he upsets Fognini

Upsetting Fog is not an indicator of anything.

 

[herios]

Upsetting Fog is not an indicator of anything.

That sometimes is true, however, I am sure for Marco to defeat the top ranked Italian is important

 

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First Round:

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) beat Daniel Masur (GER) 7-6(1) 6-4
Yannick Maden (GER) beat 8-Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 4-6 7-6(9) 6-2
Mirza Basic (BIH) beat 7-Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-2 3-6 6-3
Marco Cecchinato (ITA) beat 5-Fabio Fognini (ITA) 5-7 6-3 6-2
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) beat Guido Pella (ARG) 6-4 7-5
Maximilian Marterer (GER) beat Dustin Brown (GER) (Retired)
6-Philipp Kohlschreiber beat Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 7-5 6-4
Mischa Zverev (GER) beat Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-4 6-3
Casper Ruud (NOR) beat Marius Copil (ROU) 7-6(3) 6-3

 

[10isfan]

Chung strained his ankle and had to withdraw from Monte Carlo. It was a minor injury. Let’s see if he and AZ will meet in the semi.

 

[10isfan]

Fog and Monfils out already. Head injuries in their case.

 

[isabelle]

Sasha in quarter

 

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2nd Round ..

Malek Jaziri (TUN) beat 1-Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-4 6-2
7-Jiri Vesely (CZE) beat Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-2 2-6 7-6(3)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) beat Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2
Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) beat 2-Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-2 0-6 6-2

Malek Jaziri getting some results under his belt.

 

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Chn

Chung strained his ankle and had to withdraw from Monte Carlo. It was a minor injury. Let’s see if he and AZ will meet in the semi.

Chung in semi

 

[Moxie]

Is there some juicy gossip?

Rumors untrue: apparently Chung has come back great, though Schwartzman remains a mystery.

 

[herios]

This has to feel like a German clay championship, with 3 locals in the SF.

 

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QF

1-Alexander Zverev (GER) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-3 6-2
4-Hyeon Chung (KOR) beat Martin Klizan (SVK) 6-3 6-4
Maximilian Marterer (GER) beat Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 6-3 6-4
6-Philipp Kohlschreiber beat 2-Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-4

 

[kskate2]

Chung vs. Sascha. Alex doesn't have a good record against him. We'll have to see how it plays out

 

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first set Sasha 7/5

 

[kskate2]

After going down 0-3 in the opener, Alex turned it around. Good job not to lose another match against his next gen nemesis. Makes it to the final to defend his title.