J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open, Gstaad, Switzerland, ATP 250

[Moxie]

DATE: July 24 - July 30, 2017
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €540,310
FIELD SIZE: 28
2015 CHAMPION: Feliciano Lopez

Seeds:

1 David Goffin
2 Roberto Bautista Agut
3 F. Lopez
4 Fabio Fognini
5 Paolo Lorenzi
6 Robin Haase
7 Dusan Lajovic
8 Joao Sousa

The Tournament:

The Swiss Open is hosted in Gstaad, Switzerland and boasts one of the most scenic backdrops on the tour. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts. Gstaad is situated in south-western Switzerland, near the border with France.

About Gstaad

Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst the high society and the international jet set. The winter campus of the Institute Le Rosey is located in Gstaad. Gstaad has a population of about 9,200 and is located 1,050 metres (3,445 feet) above sea level. Src: Wiki

 

[Moxie]

 

[mrzz]

Bellucci has a history of doing well here (I guess he won it at least twice). He generally does well in tournaments played in high altitude, Quito being the other one he already won and got to finals multiple times.

 

[Moxie]

Also, based on Goffin's recent upset, I wonder if his ankle is 100%.

 

[herios]

Good win today for Monteiro , who has fallen out of the top 100, over Dolgopolov

 

[mrzz]

Monteiro has yet a short ATP career, his win/loss record is 16/24. Oddly enough, I am pretty sure the average ranking of the opponents he beats is much much better than the average ranking of the guys he loses to.

 

[isabelle]

Gulbis beat Lorenzi in 3

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Gulbis entered qualifying draw for Montreal.

 

[isabelle]

Haase beat Goffin

 

[herios]

A player from Germany I have never heard of, Yannick Hanfmann made the final

 

[britbox]

A player from Germany I have never heard of, Yannick Hanfmann made the final

Fabio takes it in straights. 6-4 7-5

Hanfmann was a qualifier. He's 25 but only turned pro a couple of years ago.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I know this is clay tourney. But, that does not mean, they should give some lump of dirt as trophy.

 

[Moxie]

Auguri, Fabio! And a nice showing by this Hanfmann. Maybe we'll be seeing more of him soon.

 

[mrzz]

I can´t freaking believe I am starting to root for Fognini... but I would still punch him in the face if I would met him.

 

[isabelle]

happy for the Fog !!

 

[herios]

Auguri, Fabio! And a nice showing by this Hanfmann. Maybe we'll be seeing more of him soon.

Hanfmann turned pro only in 2015, when he was 23y old already, so most likely he will continue moving up. Also he has impaired hearing.
This was the 5th title for F3, by the way.