Geneva Open, Geneva, Switzerland, ATP 250

[britbox]

I expected Delbonis to beat Cilic and Ferrer made quicker work of Garcia-Lopez than I thought.

 

[britbox]

Semi Final - Geneva

v

Stan Wawrinka (1) v Lukas Rosol

H2H: Wawrinka leads 3-0

3/2016 R32 Australian Open Hard Stan Wawrinka Lukas Rosol 6-2 6-3 7-6(3)
20/2015 R16 Geneva Clay Stan Wawrinka Lukas Rosol 6-4 3-6 6-3
5/2013 Switzerland v Czech Republic - DC WG - R1 Hard Stan Wawrinka Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-3 6-4

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[britbox]

Semi Final - Geneva

v

David Ferrer (2) v Marin Cilic (3)

H2H: Ferrer leads 4-2

21/2015 R16 French Open - Roland Garros Clay David Ferrer Marin Cilic 6-2 6-2 6-4
19/2011 R32 Rome Masters Clay Marin Cilic David Ferrer 6-4 6-3
19/2010 R16 Madrid Masters Clay David Ferrer Marin Cilic 6-3 6-2
34/2009 R32 Cincinnati Masters Hard David Ferrer Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 6-2
13/2009 R32 Miami Masters Hard David Ferrer Marin Cilic 3-6 6-3 6-4
4/2009 R32 Australian Open Hard Marin Cilic David Ferrer 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4
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[britbox]

 

[Moxie]

Ferrer seems to be finding his clay form. I think he'll take Cilic. I mentioned this in the rankings thread, but he's back in the top 10 today, and if he wins the tournament, he'll go back to #8, over Berdych and Raonic.

 

[Billie]

I also thought GGL would have given Ferrer a sterner test. Maybe David is getting healthy and playing better now. Stan shouldn't have any problems in his match. Don't know how smart it is to play right up to the start of RG but he really didn't have many matches on clay prior to this tournament.

 

[isabelle]

Cilic won

 

[britbox]

Cilic won

That surprised me, but Ferrer is on a downward trajectory IMO. 7/5 7/5 Cilic



Joined by Stan, who was extended by Rosol.... taking it in 3 - 6/2 4/6 6/3

 

[britbox]

Geneva Final

v

Stan Wawrinka (1) v Marin Cilic (3)

H2H: Wawrinka leads 9-2

2015 Shanghai Masters R16 Hard Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 7-5 6-7(7) 6-4
2014 ATP World Tour Finals 10 Hard Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 6-3 4-6 6-3
2014 Cincinnati Masters R16 Hard Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 3-6 6-0 6-1
2014 Monte Carlo Masters R32 Clay Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 6-0 6-2
2011 Indian Wells Masters R32 Hard Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 7-5 6-3
2010 Australian Open R32 Hard Marin Cilic Stan Wawrinka 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
2010 Chennai F Hard Marin Cilic Stan Wawrinka 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
2008 French Open - Roland Garros R64 Clay Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-1
2007 Stuttgart Outdoor R16 Clay Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 6-4 6-1
2006 Vienna R32 Hard Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 6-4 6-1
2006 Umag R16 Clay Stan Wawrinka Marin Cilic 6-4 2-6 6-4

Src: http://www.stevegtennis.com/
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[britbox]

Smart money is on Stan - dominates the H2H, better clay court player and on a 9 match winning streak in finals.

 

[isabelle]

Stanimal for the title

 

[Denis]

That surprised me, but Ferrer is on a downward trajectory IMO. 7/5 7/5 Cilic



Joined by Stan, who was extended by Rosol.... taking it in 3 - 6/2 4/6 6/3

Agreed, Ferrer is done. Generation federer is now almost completely going into retirement. Only the old man still seems to be competitive.

 

[herios]

Ferrer seems to be finding his clay form. I think he'll take Cilic. I mentioned this in the rankings thread, but he's back in the top 10 today, and if he wins the tournament, he'll go back to #8, over Berdych and Raonic.

That top 10 for Ferrer lasted just ever briefly, because Cilic is now holding that spot and he will be the one who replaces Gasquet in the top 10 comes next week.

 

[herios]

I also thought GGL would have given Ferrer a sterner test. Maybe David is getting healthy and playing better now. Stan shouldn't have any problems in his match. Don't know how smart it is to play right up to the start of RG but he really didn't have many matches on clay prior to this tournament.

Stan played in Geneva last year as well, and we know it impacted his performance in the slam afterwards. It was actually a boost.

 

[britbox]

Stan is the proverbial wildcard at RG... Nobody has a clue what he's going to bring... much like last year.

 

[britbox]

Stan takes Geneva 6/4 7/6 over Cilic.

 

[britbox]