Gazprom Hungarian Open, Budapest, Hungary, ATP 250

[britbox]

1-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Aljaz Bedene (Britain) 6-3 6-1

 

[teddytennisfan]

DATE: APRIL 24 - 30 2017
SURFACE: CLAY
PRIZE MONEY: €482,060
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: First Edition of Tournament

Seeds:

1 POUILLE, Lucas
2 KARLOVIC, Ivo
3 FOGNINI, Fabio
4 VERDASCO, Fernando
5 SIMON, Gilles
6 LORENZI, Paolo
7 TROICKI, Viktor
8 SCHWARTZMAN, Diego

The Tournament:

The Hungarian Open is a new ATP event that will feature annually on the calendar during April. The ATP 250 tournament will be played on outdoor red clay in Budapest, the capital city. It is replacing the Bucharest Open on the tour.

The National Training Centre will host the event. The facility is also the home of the Hungarian National Teams and the Hungarian Tennis Association and has organised several international competitions, including the Junior Fed Cup and Davis Cup in 2016.

About Budapest

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views.

Budapest is an Alpha- global city,with strengths in arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism.

Its business district hosts the Budapest Stock Exchange and the headquarters of the largest national and international banks and companies. Budapest is a leading R&D and financial centre in Central and Eastern Europe, the city has a gross metropolitan product more than $100 billion in 2015, thereby the city is among the Top 100 GDP performing cities in the world and making it one of the largest regional economies in the European Union.

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gee THANKS for those pics Britbox!! always so amazing!!! geeeezzzz!!

 

[teddytennisfan]

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

1-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 6-4 6-3
6-Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) 6-4 6-4
Laslo Djere (Serbia) beat 4-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2
Aljaz Bedene (Britain) beat 2-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 6-4 6-3

what i love about the somewhat smaller tourneys but with more established stars is that the locals of the country or region get to show their stuff - and have some good draw a bit and hopefully they can advance and also have a good week. then we really get to know so many more talented players out there.

i love that part of the tennis.

 

[teddytennisfan]

Simon already beaten in first round....

probably SIMON is really entering his twilight now -- even someone as agile as he and with that stubborn patience with the ball -- there comes a time when that main quality can't sustain .

 

[teddytennisfan]

aren't they going to SANCTION this tourney? there is a RUSSIAN SPONSOR -- GAZPROM -- u know -- that EVIL russian company that supplies EU with gas or oil -- but wont' give it for FREE? and then built those PIPELINES when European countries wouldn't build them themselves and has the EVIL BALLS to charge for delivery? how gauche!! SANCTION the TOURNEY!!

 

[Moxie]

I was wondering where you've been, Teddy. Back from that anger-management retreat?

 

[teddytennisfan]

I was wondering where you've been, Teddy. Back from that anger-management retreat?

no -- just back from some interesting matters. as for anger-management -- that is SO typical of americans...

when something doesn't comport with their ideas , presumptions -- and they ARE CHALLENGED for their DELUSIONAL ideas --- they talk ''anger management" .roflmao...

fact is -- america -- americanS -- are about the most VIOLENCE LOVING AND GLORIFYING nation on earth what with their raining BOMBS on countries that won't BOW to the american MANAGEMENT...and americans - GET ANGRY at such defiance. THERE moxie is where YOU should train your attention on ''anger- management" -- it's a CHARACTER TRAIT of america AS A COUNTRY AND SOCIETY -- angry when the world WON'T BOW................


roflmao. as for me? i'/m having fun WATCHING the VIOLENT -- THE ''greatest purveyor of violence in all its forms -- my own country" -- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

 

[teddytennisfan]

Election exodus: Canadians invite 4 states to secede from US
Published time: 14 Nov, 2016 14:18
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Chad Harris @ChadHarrisBC
Dear California, Oregon, Washington - I'm sure we can work something out if you want to join Canada. #ElectionNight


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UPDATED: Someone created a map. #USElection2016pic.twitter.com/oSd2jok6wh

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Douglas Cole from Beaverton, Oregon, even wrote an ironic open letter on the subject.

“Dear Canada,
We, the fine people of Washington, Oregon, and California, wish to secede. We offer our people, our land, and our resources to you, Oh Canada. We promise not to fight this, but instead, to fight FOR this. Although, you being…you know…Canadians, we’re confident in a polite transition as we become your fourth territory, Washorefornia.
Or Calorington.
We’re fine with either.
Just please take us.
Pretty please?”





Calorington (California, Oregon, Washington) if ever they secede from the US to join Canada or Washorefornia and become a Canadian province

— Daniel De Castro Yap (@_DanielYap) 13 ноября 2016 г.



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Can California, Oregon, and Washington become part of Canada?

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Canada invited California, Oregon, & Washington to join them? Sweet I've always wanted to be a Canadian

20:06 - 13 Nov 2016 · Murrieta, CA

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#CalExit

I Like #WestCoastNation!

When are we Leaving?

California, Oregon & Washington say Bye Bye! Nevada U2 #Election2016

03:28 - 9 Nov 2016

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What if we compromise and all the Coastal states just become part of Canada? America can just keep all the interior ones

— Nathan Bowman (@Natebow) 9 ноября 2016 г.



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California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii. Don't bother to count the votes. Join Canada.
Just try us out for four years.

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READ MORE: Calexit: California mulls becoming own nation in wake of Trump presidency

California, the most populous state of America, could become the ‘Golden Nation’ if an independence referendum gets passed. Emboldened by California’s strong economy and high population, a so-called ‘Calexit’ could gain traction following Trump’s election.

California could become an independent country in 2019 when voters hit the polls again.

The Yes California website states: “We advocate for peaceful secession from the United States by use of an independence referendum to establish a mandate, followed by a nationwide campaign to advocate in support of a constitutional exit from the Union.”

The Yes California Independence Campaign believes that “being a US state is no longer serving California’s best interests. On issues ranging from peace and security to natural resources and the environment, it has become increasingly true that California would be better off as an independent country.”

“In 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the international community with their ‘Brexit’ vote. Our ‘Calexit’ referendum is about California joining the international community,” the website concluded.

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[teddytennisfan]

I was wondering where you've been, Teddy. Back from that anger-management retreat?

manage your ANGRY society - USA - moxie -- it's fairly bleeding of it from its pores...

been like that to the core anyway -- especially when other countries or people don't SWALLOW the ''american way of doing things" -- like - uh -- anger management......

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‘Out of control’: Murder rate in Baltimore worst ever, Chicago paces record high
Published time: 2 May, 2017 04:10Edited time: 2 May, 2017 04:11
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Baltimore Sun. The last time the city experienced more murders by this point was 1993.

Since the population was greater in 1993, this year marks the city’s highest murder rate per capita ever, according to the Baltimore Sun. The murder rate in the city is up more than 30 percent compared to last year. Violent crime, shootings and robberies have also gone up by double-digit percentages from last year.

At last week’s news briefing, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh explained how she went to the FBI’s Baltimore office to meet with the special agent in charge and requested assistance in bringing down the murder rate in the city.

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"Murder is out of control," Pugh said at her weekly news briefing Wednesday, according to CNN. "There are too many guns on the streets. We're looking for all the help we can get."

In addition, the city is operating with the lowest number of police officers in around a decade. While the city never had less than 2,900 officers on the force throughout the 2000s, there are only 2,500 officers today. The city has been paying $1 million a month in overtime to make up for the difference.

“You get in a crisis mode like we’re in right now with crime out of control and not enough uniformed officers on the street,” Lt. Gene Ryan, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, told WJZ. “I would say it’s at a crisis point.”

Pugh requested additional agents to help fight violent crime in the city, according to the mayor’s spokesman, Anthony McCarthy. He said that could either mean bringing in additional FBI agents or reassigning agents to work with local police. Pugh is also asking the FBI to share its latest crime fighting technologies with the Baltimore Police.

On Tuesday, the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it plans to assist the Baltimore Police with a gun-tracing van to help solve gun crimes quicker.

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"The summers in Baltimore tend to be very violent," McCarthy said, according to KSAT. "And the mayor wants to get a handle on all the murders, the flood of guns on the streets and the gang activity."

McCarthy said that Pugh hopes to make an announcement about adding federal officers to the force by next week.

In Chicago, Illinois, more than 1,000 people have been shot and nearly 200 homicides have been reported in the first four months of 2017. As of Monday morning, there were 193 homicides reported, which is 18 more than the 175 reported last year. Last year was the most violent in Chicago for the past 20 years.

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Murder rate rises at fastest pace since 1970s, remains near historic lows ‒ report
In April 2016, there were 36 reported murders compared to 45 this year, an increase of 9 homicides. There were a total of 247 shooting incidents this April, only six shy of the 253 reported in April 2016.

While homicide rates in the city have remained high, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said that the overall number of people shot has gone down from 1,129 last year to 1,051 so far this year.

“The shooting incidents are down a little bit over 100 from the same time last year, so that’s some encouraging sign. The number of shooting victims is actually down, so if we can keep trending in that direction, then we should be setting ourselves up for a pretty good year,” Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said, according to WBBM.

Johnson hopes the decline in the number of people shot will lead to fewer homicides over the course of the year. He said the new crime tip website and “ShotSpotter” gunshot technology that has been installed in the most violent areas in the city have made a difference.

“We put those new strategic support centers in both of those districts, so a lot of that technology is helping us be more proactive in the way that we deploy,” Johnson said.



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[teddytennisfan]

I was wondering where you've been, Teddy. Back from that anger-management retreat?

hi Moxie -- this is america in a nutshell..
u know -- the shining ? that's america in reality.

 

[teddytennisfan]

I was wondering where you've been, Teddy. Back from that anger-management retreat?

also moxie -- are you still PROJECTING your extreme anger that HILLARY THE BLOODCURDLINGLY SCREAMING BLOOD THIRSTY HILLARY -- one of HISTORY'S MOST CORRUPT politicians EVER -- lost?

 

[isabelle]

congrats to Lucas