Shanghai Rolex Masters, ATP Masters 1000

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13-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-3 6-3

 

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Murray talks about chasing Novak for the #1 prior to his Shanghai campaign.

 

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Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 6-2

 

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Monday Highlights:

 

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Nadal talks Shanghai....

 

[Moxie]

I find that one win against Nadal does wonders for one's reputation. There isn't a broadcast where we're not reminded of Nadal's "failures." It doesn't seem to matter who else they beat, it goes unnoticed from the commentator's booth, but if they get a win over Nadal, we'll hear about it forever . Remember when Tsonga was going to be the next great thing? LOL!

Rosol isn't remotely comparable to Tsonga, who is a perennial top 10-20 player, and a Major finalist and semi-finalist. Dustin Brown makes a better comparison.

 

[Moxie]

Yep, but the back story makes it more interesting than Troicki/Nadal.

Ever so vaguely, and mostly in the hearts of Fed and Djoker fans, I suspect. In real tennis terms, Troicki, while a fading player, is the more accomplished, between him and Rosol, and so the more likely to make a match of it. Rosol can barely make it out of qualies these days.

 

[Carol]

No Nadal/Rosol match... Troicki dispenses of Lukas in straight sets 6-2 6-4

Yeah.....Nadal-Rosol 4-1 but it seems that some people likes to remember 'once upon a time.....,'

 

[isabelle]

Delpo beaten by Goffin, bad result for Tandil's tower

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

zed wastes cilic in 2nd rd..top20 rank is almost here, or maybe even is already.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

del potro needed to get a qualifier in rd one but instead he got goffin.

is he playing swiss indoors and paris masters this year ? got dc final late nov also.

 

[Moxie]

del potro needed to get a qualifier in rd one but instead he got goffin.

is he playing swiss indoors and paris masters this year ? got dc final late nov also.

Yes, that was a bad pull for him. Long way to go to lose in the first round. And Zverev does go up one to #20. I'm glad he beat ol' Cilic....

 

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del potro is playing stockhholm if atp250, and swiss indoors atp500 tourneys this season.

 

[Billie]

Results from yesterday's 2nd round matches:

Round of 32
(1) Novak Djokovic Defeats Fabio Fognini 63 63
(6) Gael Monfils Defeats Kevin Anderson 76 63
Alexander Zverev Defeats (8) Marin Cilic 36 63 62
(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Defeats (PR) Janko Tipsarevic 63 76

That was a great win for Zverev. As the match went on he was playing better and Cilic didn't.

Nole looked rusty but it is to be expected.

 

[Billie]

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Day 5
Stadium 1:00 pm
2nd Rd (Q) Kyle Edmund VS (3) Stan Wawrinka
Followed By
2nd Rd (WC) Di Wu VS Gilles Simon
Not Before 6:00 pm
2nd Rd (4) Rafael Nadal VS Viktor Troicki
Not Before 8:00 pm
2nd Rd Steve Johnson VS (2) Andy Murray

Union Pay 3 1:00 pm
2nd Rd Marcel Granollers VS (7) Tomas Berdych
Followed By
2nd Rd (5) Milos Raonic VS Paolo Lorenzi
Followed By
2nd Rd (Q) Vasek Pospisil VS Grigor Dimitrov
Not Before 5:30 pm
2nd Rd (Q) Taylor Fritz VS (15) Roberto Bautista Agut

Grandstand 1:00 pm
2nd Rd Benoit Paire VS (11) David Goffin
Followed By
2nd Rd Jack Sock VS Feliciano Lopez
Followed By
2nd Rd (12) Nick Kyrgios VS (Q) Mischa Zverev
Followed By
2nd Rd (13) Lucas Pouille VS Nicolas Almagro

 

[Tennis Fan]

Rosol isn't remotely comparable to Tsonga, who is a perennial top 10-20 player, and a Major finalist and semi-finalist. Dustin Brown makes a better comparison.

I am not comparing Rosol and Tsonga's careers. I am stating that Tsonga got his rep from that first win over Nadal. I'm not sure how you made that leap to comparing the two's individual careers. I'm talking about people who get a win over Nadal and subsequently get a new boost in their careers and it is mentioned ad nauseum, for example, Pouille, Tsonga, Rosol, Soderling, and countless others.

 

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Alexander Zverev Defeats (8) Marin Cilic 36 63 62



Excellent win for Sascha yesterday. Maturing all the time. Should break into the Top 20 this week coming. ^ Love the shot above, pick that baby out!

 

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(1) Novak Djokovic Defeats Fabio Fognini63 63

 

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Tuesday Highlights:

 

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Results from the Shanghai Masters Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

15-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Taylor Fritz (U.S.) 6-4 6-4
Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat 4-Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-3 7-6(3)
13-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 6-4 7-6(10)
Vasek Pospisil (Canada) beat Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 7-5 7-6(2)
Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat 12-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 6-3 6-1
Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Feliciano Lopez (Spain) 6-3 4-6 6-4
5-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-2 6-4
Gilles Simon (France) beat Wu Di (China) 6-2 6-2
Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat 7-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 7-6(4) 7-6(1)
11-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Benoit Paire (France) 6-1 7-6(0)
3-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Kyle Edmund (Britain) 6-3 6-4