Rome Masters 2015

[tented]

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Centrale Start 12:00 noon

[3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) v Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)

[8] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Juan Monaco (ARG)

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v [PR] Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

Not Before 7:30 pm

[1] Serena Williams (USA) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

Not Before 9:00 pm

[6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) v [WC] Matteo Donati (ITA)

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Grandstand Start 11:00 am

[9] Marin Cilic (CRO) v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

[11] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) v Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) v Sabine Lisicki (GER)

Not Before 7:00 pm

[7] David Ferrer (ESP) v Richard Gasquet (FRA)

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Pietrangeli Start 11:00 am

[10] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Mona Barthel (GER)

Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

[Q] Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA) v David Goffin (BEL)

[13] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Sam Querrey (USA)

Not Before 7:30 pm

[16] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)

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Court 1 Start 11:00 am

[Q] Daria Gavrilova (RUS) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)

Bernard Tomic (AUS) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)

[12] Lucie Safarova (CZE) v [LL] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

[6] Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) v Karin Knapp (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA)

[1] Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Monica Niculescu (ROU)

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Court 2 Start 11:00 am

[Q] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v [Q] Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

[WC] Simona Halep (ROU) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Darija Jurak (CRO) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)

[Q] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

[WC] Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) / Luca Vanni (ITA) v Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL)

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Court 3 Start 11:00 am

[LL] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v Monica Puig (PUR)

Martin Klizan (SVK) v [Q] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)

Michaella Krajicek (NED) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL)

[WC] Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) / Corinna Dentoni (ITA) v [WC] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Julia Goerges (GER) / Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) v Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Alexandra Panova (RUS)

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Court 4 Start 11:00 am

[Q] Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) v [Q] Misaki Doi (JPN)

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v [Q] Urszula Radwanska (POL)

[14] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Marcel Granollers (ESP)

Lukas Rosol (CZE) / Gilles Simon (FRA) v Nick Kyrgios (AUS) / Jack Sock (USA)

Pablo Cuevas (URU) / David Marrero (ESP) v Martin Klizan (SVK) / Philipp Oswald (AUT)

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Tignor has spoken . He is predicting a Nadalovic final with Novak winning. More importantly, he is predicting a semifinal spot for Berdych (see rankings thread for details) which would block Rafa from becoming #4 seed at RG.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

It is possible that Novak (loses to Kei) due to not enough match play.

It is possible that Andy (loses to Ferrer) due to too much match play.

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

 

[nehmeth]

Murray has never beaten Ferrer on clay, so I guess it isn't surprising that he picked David to win if they meet in their quarter.

 

[nehmeth]

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

:nono

If Fed meets and then beats Nadal? I'm going to start calling the Bull - "Yippers".

 

[Kieran]

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

:nono

If Fed meets and then beats Nadal? I'm going to start calling the Bull - "Yippers".

Exactly. It's a massive hypothetical regarding both of them, but if Fed makes a semi with Rafa, well, Rafa would need to be playing right handed for the old bloke to have a chance...

 

[Denis]

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

:nono

If Fed meets and then beats Nadal? I'm going to start calling the Bull - "Yippers".

Exactly. It's a massive hypothetical regarding both of them, but if Fed makes a semi with Rafa, well, Rafa would need to be playing right handed for the old bloke to have a chance...

If last Sunday's Nadal shows up its going to be a train wreck of a match I'm afraid.

 

[Kieran]

:nono

If Fed meets and then beats Nadal? I'm going to start calling the Bull - "Yippers".

Exactly. It's a massive hypothetical regarding both of them, but if Fed makes a semi with Rafa, well, Rafa would need to be playing right handed for the old bloke to have a chance...

If last Sunday's Nadal shows up its going to be a train wreck of a match I'm afraid.

It would be an even greater anomaly in Rafa's recent troubles on clay if he failed to dispatch Roger. I'd be more shocked by a defeat to federer in a semi, than I am by the defeats to FFS. A match with Roger is actually what Rafa probably needs...

 

[tented]

Exactly. It's a massive hypothetical regarding both of them, but if Fed makes a semi with Rafa, well, Rafa would need to be playing right handed for the old bloke to have a chance...

If last Sunday's Nadal shows up its going to be a train wreck of a match I'm afraid.

It would be an even greater anomaly in Rafa's recent troubles on clay if he failed to dispatch Roger. I'd be more shocked by a defeat to federer in a semi, than I am by the defeats to FFS. A match with Roger is actually what Rafa probably needs...

I have to agree. Among other things, Rafa's lefty FH to Roger's one-handed righty BH is lethal, especially on clay, vs. the two-handed BH of Murray, Djokovic, etc., who don't have the same kind of trouble.

 

[nehmeth]

A match with Roger is actually what Rafa probably needs...

:snicker My thoughts exactly. They meet up and Ralf will be locked and loaded for RG. Nothing builds his confidence like playing the old boy on clay.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

A match with Roger is actually what Rafa probably needs...

:snicker My thoughts exactly. They meet up and Ralf will be locked and loaded for RG. Nothing builds his confidence like playing the old boy on clay.

It works both ways. If they meet and Rafa loses, he might even withdraw from RG. :lolz:

 

[Moxie]

It is possible that Novak (loses to Kei) due to not enough match play.

It is possible that Andy (loses to Ferrer) due to too much match play.

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

If Roger meets the Rafa who beat Berdy on Sat., I'd give him a 20/80 chance. If he meets the one Andy played, I'd still only give him 50/50, given match-up issues. Different players, different challenges.

 

[Fiero425]

If last Sunday's Nadal shows up its going to be a train wreck of a match I'm afraid.

It would be an even greater anomaly in Rafa's recent troubles on clay if he failed to dispatch Roger. I'd be more shocked by a defeat to federer in a semi, than I am by the defeats to FFS. A match with Roger is actually what Rafa probably needs...

I have to agree. Among other things, Rafa's lefty FH to Roger's one-handed righty BH is lethal, especially on clay, vs. the two-handed BH of Murray, Djokovic, etc., who don't have the same kind of trouble.

Gimelstob made a big deal out of how Paris Centre court is beveled which also helped Rafa against Roger in those finals; the wide open range of it all! :angel: :dodgy:

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger is going to play a good clay court player in the first round. That should be the only concern he should have. Two first round losses in a row would not be the best way to go to France.

 

[Carol]

It is possible that Novak (loses to Kei) due to not enough match play.

It is possible that Andy (loses to Ferrer) due to too much match play.

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

If Roger meets the Rafa who beat Berdy on Sat., I'd give him a 20/80 chance. If he meets the one Andy played, I'd still only give him 50/50, given match-up issues. Different players, different challenges.

And I would add, different tournament , different challenges. We'll see probably something different in Roma

Tomorrow Feli will play against Kyrgios, I would bet for Feli
And by the way, I heard that Feli went to get married in April but I haven't hear anymore about it :huh:

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

It is possible that Novak (loses to Kei) due to not enough match play.

It is possible that Andy (loses to Ferrer) due to too much match play.

But, I do think Fed can beat Bird in Rome, as he has the right balance in match play.
Moreover he has a 50/50 chance to beat Rafa, the Nadal who showed up against Berdych
on saturday and a 80/20 chance to beat Rafa, the Shankadal who showed up against Andy yesterday.

If Roger meets the Rafa who beat Berdy on Sat., I'd give him a 20/80 chance. If he meets the one Andy played, I'd still only give him 50/50, given match-up issues. Different players, different challenges.

And I would add, different tournament , different challenges. We'll see probably something different in Roma

Tomorrow Feli will play against Kyrgios, I would bet for Feli
And by the way, I heard that Feli went to get married in April but I haven't hear anymore about it :huh:

Well, apparently during the ceremony, when the minister asked if anyone has an objection to the marriage, Murray's mom made a big scene and they had to cancel the whole thing. Seems like she was not even invited...

 

[Kieran]

A match with Roger is actually what Rafa probably needs...

:snicker My thoughts exactly. They meet up and Ralf will be locked and loaded for RG. Nothing builds his confidence like playing the old boy on clay.

It works both ways. If they meet and Rafa loses, he might even withdraw from RG. :lolz:

Even worse, I'd recommend he retire instantly! :laydownlaughing

 

[brokenshoelace]

Under no circumstances does Roger have a 50% chance against Nadal on clay. Ridiculous. And this is based on Nadal's form in Madrid? He reached the final, how far did Roger go again?

 

[sid]

If Andy withdraws,Borna Coric gets the lucky loser ticket.

 

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