Dell Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, RI, USA, ATP 250

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DATE: July 17 - July 23, 2017
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $535,625
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Ivo Karlovic

Seeds:

1. ISNER, John
2. KARLOVIC, Ivo
3. MANNARINO, Adrian
4. HERBERT, Pierre-Hugues
5. ESTRELLA BURGOS, Victor
6. LACKO, Lukas
7. SANDGREN, Tennys
8. MARCHENKO, Illya

The Tournament:

The Hall of Fame Championships is an international tennis tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Tthe tournament is the only event played on grass courts outside of Europe, and it offers the only opportunity to see professional men's tennis in the Northeast prior to the US Open. The Tennis Hall of Fame Inductions coincide with the tournament.

About Newport

Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The City of Newport is located approximately 37 miles (60 km) south-east of Providence, 21 miles (34 km) south of Fall River, and 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. A major 18th-century port city, Newport contains a high number of surviving buildings from the colonial era of the United States. Src: Wikipedia

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

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Results from the Newport Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday
Adrian Menendez (Spain) beat Stefan Kozlov (U.S.) 6-2 7-6(5)
Tobias Kamke (Germany) beat Taylor Fritz (U.S.) 6-3 6-3
Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) beat Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (U.S.) 6-3 6-3
Denis Kudla (U.S.) beat Mitchell Krueger (U.S.) 6-4 5-7 6-0
Dennis Novikov (U.S.) beat Marco Chiudinelli (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3
Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) beat 8-Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) 7-6(2) 1-6 6-4

 

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Pretty weak field in Newport. Pity as I think this tournament should be much better attended given it's the Hall of Fame venue.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Surprised to see that Brown did not manage to get an entry one way or other (direct, quals, wc) here.

 

[Front242]

Maybe

Surprised to see that Brown did not manage to get an entry one way or other (direct, quals, wc) here.

Maybe he didn't want to apply/play? Actually, has he played there before?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Maybe


Maybe he didn't want to apply/play? Actually, has he played there before?

Ya, he has played here before.

I checked as to what is happening. To my surprise, I found out that he is playing instead in Bastad on clay.

 

[Moxie]

Ya, he has played here before.

I checked as to what is happening. To my surprise, I found out that he is playing instead in Bastad on clay.

That does seem odd. Maybe just an economic choice.

 

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Ya, he has played here before.

I checked as to what is happening. To my surprise, I found out that he is playing instead in Bastad on clay.

Maybe it's a grass protest as he said RG seemed faster than Wimbledon.

 

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Results from the Newport Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday

Matthew Ebden (Australia) beat Rajeev Ram (U.S.) 6-1 6-4
Frank Dancevic (Canada) beat 7-Tennys Sandgren (U.S.) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
6-Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) beat Reilly Opelka (U.S.) 7-6(7) 6-4
Sam Groth (Australia) beat Austin Krajicek (U.S.) 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-3
Konstantin Kravchuk (Russia) beat 5-Victor Estrella (Dominican Republic) 6-4 6-4

 

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Results from the Newport Open Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) beat Akira Santillan (Japan) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1
Dennis Novikov (U.S.) beat Frank Dancevic (Canada) 6-3 6-2
Matthew Ebden (Australia) beat 6-Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-1 7-6(2)
1-John Isner (U.S.) beat Sam Groth (Australia) 6-2 6-4
4-Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) beat Adrian Menendez (Spain) 7-5 2-6 6-3
Tobias Kamke (Germany) beat 3-Adrian Mannarino (France) 7-6(5) 7-5
Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) beat Konstantin Kravchuk (Russia) 2-6 6-4 6-4
2-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat Denis Kudla (U.S.) 6-4 6-4

 

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Results from the Newport Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday
Matthew Ebden (Australia) beat Tobias Kamke (Germany) 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4
Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) beat 2-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-6(5) 6-7(1) 7-6(4)

 

[Moxie]

Pretty weak field in Newport. Pity as I think this tournament should be much better attended given it's the Hall of Fame venue.

It's wrongly situated in this grass season that we all want to make more of, but it is a shame. It's a gorgeous setting, pretty classic grass courts, I think. Certainly they have an old grass heritage. But they get relegated to an after-thought. Maybe you could change it by putting it before Wimbledon, and getting a bunch of Americans to play it. Surely the weather in Newport is no worse than Holland, England and Germany in early June.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

When they added an extra week before Wimbledon, Newport was given the opportunity to move to a slot before Wimbledon. But, they rejected the offer as they felt the current timing is better for them.

 

[Moxie]

When they added an extra week before Wimbledon, Newport was given the opportunity to move to a slot before Wimbledon. But, they rejected the offer as they felt the current timing is better for them.

Probably fits better with the already scheduled WASPy parties, and so can't break the social register's calendar. Too bad.

 

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Dr. Ivo sent packing. I thought he was a lock for this title. Guess it'll be Iznah instead.

 

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Results from the Newport Open Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday

Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) beat 4-Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 6-2 5-7 6-4
1-John Isner (U.S.) beat Dennis Novikov (U.S.) 6-4 6-4

Agree with @kskate2, Isner looking the likely winner on the sweet green grass of Newport.

 

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I bet Isner plays all six weeks of warm-ups accumulating lot of praise and then draws Kohlschrbrier in the third round at USO and loses to him.

 

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Results from the Newport Open Men's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday
1-John Isner (U.S.) beat Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) 6-2 6-4
Matthew Ebden (Australia) beat Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) 6-3 6-3

 

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1-John Isner (U.S.) beat Matthew Ebden (Australia) 6-3 7-6(4)

Third Newport title for the big man.