BMW Open, Munich, Germany, ATP 250

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DATE: Apr 25 - May 1, 2016
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €463,520
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Andy Murray

Seeds:

1 D. Goffin
2 G. Monfils
3 D. Thiem
4 P. Kohlschreiber
5 F. Fognini
6 T. Bellucci
7 V. Pospisil
8 A. Zverev


BMW Open, Munich by Andreas Nerlich, on Flickr



David Goffin heads the seeded players who include flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils and rising stars Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev.

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, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. 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:

 

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Goffin might be the top seed but I'm liking the look of Dominic Thiem here... I'd also like to see continued progress from young Sascha Zverev.

 

[Billie]

Goffin might be the top seed but I'm liking the look of Dominic Thiem here... I'd also like to see continued progress from young Sascha Zverev.

Me too. I even picked Dominator to win in the bracket challenge (not that it means he will win)

 

[Moxie]

And Del Potro has taken a WC in. A lot to look out for.

 

[Bert]

@britbox your tournament presentation looks too nice to be true That's what Munich really looks like today : long sleeves required, snowy conditions

 

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@britbox your tournament presentation looks too nice to be true That's what Munich really looks like today : long sleeves required, snowy conditions
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Ouch.

 

[Moxie]

Zverev and Fognini in action tomorrow, and Del Potro, who plays Dustin Brown. Oh, and Gulbis lost today to Dodig.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

the zed and the fog will zoom into action. del potro looking to roar back into the top300 rank.

 

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Thomaz Bellucci DEFEATS Mikhail Youzhny 6/3 1/0 (RET)
Ivan Dodig DEFEATS Ernests Gulbis 7/6(3) 6/2
Santiago Giraldo DEFEATS Mischa Zverev 7/5 7/6(5)
Mikhail Kukushkin DEFEATS Evgeny Donskoy 6/2 3/0 (RET)
Lukas Rosol DEFEATS Denis Istomin 6/7(2) 6/4 7/6(2)

 

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Florian Mayer DEFEATS Matthias Bachinger 6/4 6/4

Bad weather stopped the remainder of Tuesday's play. Alexander Zverev a break down at 4-5 to Jaziri (same guy he lost to last week)

 

[Moxie]

Looks like Bert was right. So many matches I was looking forward today. They're way behind.

 

[Billie]

Yikes, it got a potential to be a nightmare with the schedules....hopefully weather improves.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Day 5
CENTER COURT Starts at 11:00 am
1st Rd (5) Fabio Fognini VS (WC) Maximilian Marterer
Followed By / TBF 5/4
1st Rd Malek Jaziri VS (8) Alexander Zverev
Not Before 1:30 pm
1st Rd (WC) Juan Martin del Potro VS Dustin Brown
Followed By
2nd Rd (3) Dominic Thiem VS Santiago Giraldo
Not Before 5:00 pm
2nd Rd Ivan Dodig VS (6) Thomaz Bellucci
COURT 1 Starts at 11:00 am
1st Rd (7) Vasek Pospisil VS Jan-Lennard Struff
Followed By / TBF 5/5
1st Rd (Q) Cedrik-Marcel Stebe VS Victor Estrella Burgos

COURT 2 Starts at 11:00 am
1st Rd Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Santiago Gonzalez VS (2) Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah
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Followed By / TBF 1/3
1st Rd Marco Cecchinato VS (Q) Igor Sijsling

 

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Zverev turns it around against Jaziri and takes it in three. Sweet revenge for last week.

 

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Round of 16
Dominic Thiem DEFEATS Santiago Giraldo 7/5 6/4
Ivan Dodig DEFEATS Thomaz Bellucci 7/6(5) 6/3


Round of 32
Fabio Fognini DEFEATS Maximilian Marterer 6/3 6/1
Thomaz Bellucci DEFEATS Mikhail Youzhny 6/3 1/0 (RET)
Jan-Lennard Struff DEFEATS Vasek Pospisil 6/7(5) 6/3 6/2
Alexander Zverev DEFEATS Malek Jaziri 4/6 6/3 6/2
Juan Martin Del Potro DEFEATS Dustin Brown 7/6(2) 6/4
Ivan Dodig DEFEATS Ernests Gulbis 7/6(3) 6/2
Victor Estrella Burgos DEFEATS Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7/5 6/2
Santiago Giraldo DEFEATS Mischa Zverev 7/5 7/6(5)
Mikhail Kukushkin DEFEATS Evgeny Donskoy 6/2 3/0 (RET)
Florian Mayer DEFEATS Matthias Bachinger 6/4 6/4
Lukas Rosol DEFEATS Denis Istomin 6/7(2) 6/4 7/6(2)
Igor Sijsling DEFEATS Marco Cecchinato 6/2 6/4

 

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Fabio Fognini DEFEATS Maximilian Marterer 6/3 6/1

 

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Juan Martin Del Potro DEFEATS Dustin Brown 7/6(2) 6/4

 

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Fabio Fognini DEFEATS Maximilian Marterer 6/3 6/1

LOVE this photo of Fognini. Classic Italian shrug and hand gesture combo.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

del potro top300 rank after 1st rd win. the zed and big dom roar through also.

 

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Estrella Burgos gave Goffin a scare... got to love Vic, as @scoop said "bit of a Rocky Balboa" plugging away.

Zverev glides into the last 8 with a comfortable win over Lukas Rosol.