China Open 2018, Beijing, China, ATP 500

[Carol]

Sock is having a crap year.

Sock should play double matches more, I think he does much better than singles

 

[isabelle]

te Fog beat Rublev

 

[herios]

Second seed Sasha Zverev upset today by Jaziri

 

[Fiero425]

Second seed Sasha Zverev upset today by Jaziri

I'm so disappointed to see Grigor and Sasha are gone so soon; but I guess why should any of us be surprised! It would be surprising for them to do well like Dimitrov taking the YEC last year! Something like that happens so infrequently I've about given up on the "next gen" until the BIG 3 leave the stage! So that means these guys will continue to underachieve and just make me sick to my stomach for some reason to see this much talent in the era which is going to waste up to now! Never has it ever been like this in the Pro ranks to allow 3 players to own it for so long! Borg, McEnroe, and even Connors' reign was nothing like this; usually done by the mid to late 20's with the exception of Connors' 82-83! He wasn't winning much after that, but he still competed better! Throw Agassi in there I guess!

 

[herios]

I'm so disappointed to see Grigor and Sasha are gone so soon; but I guess why should any of us be surprised! It would be surprising for them to do well like Dimitrov taking the YEC last year! Something like that happens so infrequently I've about given up on the "next gen" until the BIG 3 leave the stage! So that means these guys will continue to underachieve and just make me sick to my stomach for some reason to see this much talent in the era which is going to waste up to now! Never has it ever been like this in the Pro ranks to allow 3 players to own it for so long! Borg, McEnroe, and even Connors' reign was nothing like this; usually done by the mid to late 20's with the exception of Connors' 82-83! He wasn't winning much after that, but he still competed better! Throw Agassi in there I guess!

But they did not lose to the Big 3.
They lost to Lajovic and Jaziri

 

[Moxie]

But they did not lose to the Big 3.
They lost to Lajovic and Jaziri

I saw the last set + of the match. Zverev broke his racquet on the MP that he lost, which was on his serve. I know that lots here accuse him of bratty, arrogant behavior, and though I often support him, he did come off poorly in that moment. He had 17 BP opportunities with only 2, I think, converted. Jaziri had only 2 BP chances and converted both, one on a DF by Zverev. He was frustrated because it was a match he could have won, but didn't. Good on Jaziri for taking his chance.

 

[Carol]

This point by Jazira was incredible good

 

[Moxie]

This point by Jazira was incredible good

And in fairness to Zverev, he gave him the low five at the net. Fun point.

 

[Moxie]

Sock is having a crap year.

It's actually surprising that he's still ranked 17. He's 6-16 this year. I guess that reflects poorly on the rest of the field.

 

[britbox]

Results Round Up

2nd Round:

4-Fabio Fognini (ITA) beat Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-4 6-3
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) beat 8-Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 6-4 6-2
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) beat Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7-6(3) 6-4
Malek Jaziri (TUN) beat 2-Alexander Zverev (GER) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4





Zverev shouldn't be losing to Jaziri. Jaziri's almost old enough to be his father.

 

[britbox]

It's actually surprising that he's still ranked 17. He's 6-16 this year. I guess that reflects poorly on the rest of the field.

I'm kind of stuck on why he's managed to retain his ranking without picking through all his points.

 

[herios]

I'm kind of stuck on why he's managed to retain his ranking without picking through all his points.

Jack Sock's ranking is held up by his 1000 points won in Paris master.
Subtract those points and he drops out of the top 60.

 

[Moxie]

Jack Sock's ranking is held up by his 1000 points won in Paris master.
Subtract those points and he drops out of the top 60.

So he's likely to make a precipitase fall in the next few weeks?

 

[Fiero425]

But they did not lose to the Big 3.
They lost to Lajovic and Jaziri

That's what really makes it sad! Even when the biggies are away, these losers perpetuate their lack of GUTS and lose early again!

 

[herios]

So he's likely to make a precipitase fall in the next few weeks?

Depends what he will manage to defend in the last event of the season.
Very unlikely to see him win a master in his current form.

 

[isabelle]

Delpo in semi

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

sock also reached sf of 2017wtf.

he is around 180 rank in race to London so likely gonna start 2019 in qualifying rds of ao.

 

[britbox]

Quarter-finals:

1-Juan Martin del Potro beat Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 6-3 6-0
4-Fabio Fognini (ITA) beat Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 6-4 6-4
5-Kyle Edmund (GBR) beat Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-3 7-6(4)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) beat Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-2 6-2

Highlights & Pressers:











Basilashvili is going well this second half of the year.

 

[britbox]

sock also reached sf of 2017wtf.

he is around 180 rank in race to London so likely gonna start 2019 in qualifying rds of ao.

Major slump by the Sock. That Paris Masters seems like a lifetime ago.

 

[isabelle]

Delpo in final, the Fog WO