Moselle Open - ATP 250 - Metz, France

[Moxie]

DATE: 9-18 Sept., 2017
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: 540,310 Euros
FIELD SIZE: 27
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Lucas Pouille

Seeds:

1. Pablo Carreño Busta
2. David Goffin
3. Lucas Pouille
4. Gilles Muller
5. Mischa Zverev
6. Richard Gasquet
7. Benoit Paire
8. Gilles Simon

The Tournament:
Frenchman Arnaud Clement won the inaugural tournament in 2003, with countrymen Jerome Haehnel (2004), Gael Monfils (2009), Gilles Simon (2010, '13) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011-'12) following his success.

About City

Located in the North East of France, Metz has a rich 3,000-year-history,having variously been a Celtic Iron Age settlement, an important Gallo-Roman city, the Merovingian capital of the Austrasian kingdom, a cradle of the Gregorian chant, and one of the oldest republics in Europe. The city has been steeped in Romance culture, but has been strongly influenced by Germanic culture due to its location and history.

It's called the Green City, due to its extensive gardens.

Tourism Guide:

 

[isabelle]

Richie won a Challenger last week (he beat Mayer 7/6 7/6) hope he can continue the good job in Metz (with Santoro in his box)

 

[isabelle]

Millot lost in 1st round

 

[britbox]

Results from the Metz International Men's Singles matches on Wednesday
Round 2
Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) beat 8-Gilles Simon (France) 6-4 7-6(4)
Round 1
Henri Laaksonen (Switzerland) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 7-5 6-2
5-Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2
Nicolas Mahut (France) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-1 7-6(4)

 

[isabelle]

Mannarino lost too

 

[britbox]

You attending on any days @isabelle?

 

[britbox]

Results from the Metz International Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Thursday

2-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 3-6 6-3 6-3
Marius Copil (Romania) beat 3-Lucas Pouille (France) 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
7-Benoit Paire (France) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 6-1 6-2
5-Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Henri Laaksonen (Switzerland) 6-4 6-4
Kenny De Schepper (France) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4 7-5
Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) beat Yannick Maden (Germany) 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(0)
Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) beat 4-Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) 6-4 6-4

 

[britbox]

Results from the Metz International Men's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Friday

Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 7-5 6-3
7-Benoit Paire (France) beat 2-David Goffin (Belgium) 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(7)
Peter Gojowczyk (Germany) beat Marius Copil (Romania) 6-2 6-4
5-Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Kenny De Schepper (France) 7-5 7-6(4)

 

[isabelle]

maybe nuts Paire could win this ?

 

[Moxie]

maybe nuts Paire could win this ?

Paire v. Gojo for the final. He'd be wrong to miss this opportunity.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Haha, Paire managed to miss the opportunity.

 

[Moxie]

Haha, Paire managed to miss the opportunity.

Oh, dear...what a head case, eh?

 

[herios]

Very rare to see a qualifier to walk away with a title. That is what Gojo accomplished

 

[isabelle]

nuts Paire's ridiculous one more time...