Open de Nice

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

big nick k hurt his elbow..what a mess. everytime he moves he picks up some new problem.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

borna coric joins theim in the qf.

 

[herios]

Anyone know why Simon withdrew?

Back pain I am reading.

 

[Kirijax]

LOL

Nicholas Kyrgios ‏@NickKyrgios 2m2 minutes ago
For the ridiculous media out there that keep saying I'm 'battling' to get fit for the French Open. I'll be fine to compete. Put that to bed.

What does he expect the media to say after dropping out of a match while clutching your elbow repeatedly? :cover

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_HNFXLP-Yk[/video]

 

[isabelle]

Anyone know why Simon withdrew?

Still his neck problem, now Gilles is very pessimist about RG, I guess he could pull out. Wait and see. Isner won by the way

 

[Moose]

Dominic! Should be back in the Top 40 next week. And will def be among the most dangerous floaters at RG.

And Ernests was defending champ - between losing in the Qs here, and what will be a Herculean task defending his RG points from last year, looks like he will be out of the Top 50 following the French.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vOinliECk0[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYa6qJTJqII[/video]

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

borna coric is almost winning, looks like livescorehunter is blocked forever, big notice saying no dice daddio.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ-ElSO9FJE[/video]

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

^^excellent highlights too. :clap BORna coric has got the lot..such feathery shots and soft hands for those cut/slice shots.

every week I say this but maybe on sunday coric will burst his rank into top50 (now 53).

 

[Billie]

Nice 2 semi final matches here: in each one of them we have a young, promising guy against a veteran. While I have nothing against Isner or Mayer, it would be fun to see young guns in the final, wouldn't it?

 

[herios]

I would not consider Leo Mayer a veteran at 26

EDIT: Correction, he is 28, but he is a late bloomer, like many others recently reaching his best towards late twenties.

He defeated Coric today to make his 3 final of his career.

 

[Moose]

From following the live scoreboard so far, Thiem/Isner looks like the match I expected - Dominic is grinding out clay points, while Isner is serving bombs.

Best two of three tiebreaks?

 

[Moose]

...and Dominic is into his 2nd career ATP Final, with a 2 set win over the 2 seed/world #16 John Isner.

The win should land Dominic at #36 in next week's rankings, which would tie his all time high to date. A win in the final would put him right around #32.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9TrcxofRg[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY72V8wXpUk[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSHb1TGAwLk[/video]

 

[herios]

Final: L. Mayer vs. Thiem