China Open, Beijing ATP 500

[Billie]

The Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Center, purpose-built for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the venue for the China Open. In 2011, the venue expanded to an 11-court stadia as it boasted a new 15,000-seat Stadium with a retractable roof, named the Diamond Court due to its likeness.

When: October 05 - 11 2015

Draw: Singles 32 Doubles 16

Surface: Hard

Draw:  http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/current/beijing/747/draws

 

 

[Billie]

Men's matches today, 1st round:

Raonic vs Troicki

Sock vs Gabashvili

Bedene vs Rosol

Istomin vs Zhang

Fognini vs Klizan

Goffin vs Seppi

Tsonga vs Heider-Maurer

 

 

[Fiero425]

We lost Tsonga and Raonic already! :scratch:

 

[Denis]

Djokovic and Nadal through. Nadal lost his serve 4 times in a 6-4 6-4 match against Wu.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Fans around the grounds.

 

 

[teddytennisfan]

come on DOMINICK THIEM -- take down isner! lol. dominick has a very nice game - and a nice backhand and serves too

 

[teddytennisfan]

good start for them -- this tournament is one of the NOLE'S most successful sites - he loves playing here.

 

[Billie]

<cite>@teddytennisfan said:</cite>
good start for them -- this tournament is one of the NOLE'S most successful sites - he loves playing here.

Yeah Nole is 25:0 here with 5 titles, he just loves playing here.

Gee Tsonga lost already. :scratch:

Happy for Viktor and Fabio.

 

[isabelle]

Ferrer won

 

[britbox]

No big surprises here so far, other than Raonic getting bounced out by Triocki.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

so rafa/wafa is chugging around in the same venue he won a singles Olympic gold for spain (and himself) in 2008 is he ?..

could be omens (not the Damien sort or omens though )..if this week goes with seeding then final would be Djokovic vs nadal, just like in the aforementioned 2008 gold medal match.

 

[Moxie]

<cite>@JesuslookslikeBorg said:</cite>
so rafa/wafa is chugging around in the same venue he won a singles Olympic gold for spain (and himself) in 2008 is he ?..

could be omens (not the Damien sort or omens though )..if this week goes with seeding then final would be Djokovic vs nadal, just like in the aforementioned 2008 gold medal match.

That's one positive...Nadal has had success there.  And while Djokovic hasn't lost at the event, I think he lost to Nadal at the same venue, at the Olympics, as you mentioned.  A lot of water under the bridge since then, and Rafa is going to have to kick his level up about 3 flights of stairs just to get out of his half, let alone beating Djokovic.  For what it's worth, the bottom half of the draw is much trickier, though I don't imagine it would have mattered for Novak.

 

[Billie]

<cite>@JesuslookslikeBorg said:</cite>
so rafa/wafa is chugging around in the same venue he won a singles Olympic gold for spain (and himself) in 2008 is he ?..

could be omens (not the Damien sort or omens though )..if this week goes with seeding then final would be Djokovic vs nadal, just like in the aforementioned 2008 gold medal match.

In 2013, Nole beat Rafa in the final here 6:3 6:4 and then the following Monday Rafa overtook #1 spot from Nole, until Nole got it back again.

Today Nadal, Ferrer, Lu and Sock were the winners in the 2nd round.

 

[britbox]

Fog also took out 7 seed Goffin to continue his recent run of good form.

 

[isabelle]

Nadal /Sock tomorrow and then....maybe another Nadal / The Fog drama ??? Hope so, I love those encounters

 

[britbox]

<cite>@isabelle said:</cite>
Nadal /Sock tomorrow and then....maybe another Nadal / The Fog drama ??? Hope so, I love those encounters

Nadal/Fog could be mouth watering.  Sweet revenge or another body blow from the field?

 

[isabelle]

I'ldn't bet on Nadal...I'm not rich enough to lose money !!

 

[Billie]

<cite>@britbox said:</cite>
Fog also took out 7 seed Goffin to continue his recent run of good form.

As much as I like F3, I thought that Goffin would win this match.  I am happy that F3 fought well, though.

I am sad that Dr Ivo lost, but not all is lost with him, he achieved an all time record : http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/karlovic-becomes-new-ace-king-2015

 

[Billie]

Count me in as another one looking forward to F3 vs Rafa encounter.  Fingers crossed they both win tomorrow.

Nole facing Isner, not the most match-up in tennis that I enjoy.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

<cite>@isabelle said:</cite>
Ferrer won

He will play a wild card next, easy sailing.