Malaysia Open

[Moxie]

Here's the draw:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=2013&EventId=6003&Draw=ms

Ferrer is seed #1 and Wawrinka #2.

 

[Riotbeard]

Go Julien. I hope he gets his first tournament win. This is a winnable field for him. Won't be easy though.

 

[zalvar]

Dang, all my peeps are in the top top half.

Hopefully the killer Nikolay shows up this week. Haven't seen that in a while.

 

[isabelle]

Dang, all my peeps are in the top top half.

Hopefully the killer Nikolay shows up this week. Haven't seen that in a while.

Kolay was beaten by Cuevas unfortunately

 

[zalvar]

Dang, all my peeps are in the top top half.

Hopefully the killer Nikolay shows up this week. Haven't seen that in a while.

Kolay was beaten by Cuevas unfortunately

Yup! Kolya tsk tsk. Oh well, I dunno who to root for here. Ryan Harrison will just lose. baha.

 

[Front242]

Davydenko often does well in Doha. Not too far away. A bit of a late career resurgence would be nice but he said he's content being around top 50 since he doesn't want to put in the effort training anymore so it's not very likely.

 

[Moxie]

Pablo Carreno Busta has a WC here. He's a rising Spaniard we've talked about in the "Who is your next favorite" thread, if anyone gets a chance to check him out.

 

[zalvar]

Pablo Carreno Busta has a WC here. He's a rising Spaniard we've talked about in the "Who is your next favorite" thread, if anyone gets a chance to check him out.

Hmm, watched this guy play in Portugal and in Morocco. I thought he was pretty good too. He seems to favor clay. Hopefully he can show some HC proficiency this week.

 

[isabelle]

Poor perrformance from Ferru (beaten by Sousa). Very disappointing

 

[Moxie]

SFs:

Sousa v. Melzer

Benneteau v. Wawrinka

Note that Wawrinka is now within 175 points of tying Tsonga for the #8 spot in the live rankings. If he wins this tournament, he'll be within 15 points.

@Riotbeard: Your guy Benneteau is still in.

 

[isabelle]

Sousa beat Melzer, great result for him, hope he can clinch the ttitle

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Sousa beat Melzer, great result for him, hope he can clinch the ttitle

I think he can do it since Wawrinka is out too...Julien is a crafty player but he might be feeling it in the legs a bit by now.

 

[Riotbeard]

Come on Julien. This is probably the best chance he will get at a title. A qualifier in the final!

 

[August]

I really hope Benny can win this. So talented player but without a title. Tomorrow will be a great chance for him, but he needs to keep his head together.

 

[Moxie]

Wow, both matches end in upset. I'll root for Julien, then!

 

[Riotbeard]

Wow, both matches end in upset. I'll root for Julien, then!

He won't have many more chances at his age for a title!

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Well done Sousa. I like brand new champions. Sorry for Julien but I guess he ran out of gas.

 

[Moxie]

Oh, dear. I saw just the end of the 2nd set, and Benneteau had at least one championship point on Sousa's serve at 4-5. Then Sousa caught fire. Benneteau will be gutted.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Credit to Sousa who did defeat some quality player's along the way to the final.
Congrats on your 1st ATP title.
Sad for Benny...he is 0-9 in finals.

 

[Riotbeard]

Poor Julian. I hope he gets a title. He has had some good double's wins, but he is too talented to not have bagged at least a 250.