Swiss Open 2018, Gstaad, ATP 250

[Murat Baslamisli]

Bad loss for FAA. Lack of experience will be a challenge for him for a while.

 

[herios]

Feli Lopez loses also to Berrettini, so now there is only one seeded player left in the field, RBA.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Feli Lopez loses also to Berrettini, so now there is only one seeded player left in the field, RBA.

Is Lopez hanging the racquet at the end of this year, now that he has beat Fed's record and got a Tounrament chair post somewhere.

 

[Mastoor]

So happy for Djere's success, but I am afraid he lost too much energy against Galovic (2h40' long match) so may be out of gas in the semi against Bautista.

 

[britbox]

Quarter-finals

Jurgen Zopp (EST) beat Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 3-6 6-4 6-3
Matteo Berrettini (ITA) beat 8-Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-4 6-3
Laslo Djere (SRB) beat Viktor Galovic (CRO) 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(5)
2-Roberto Bautista Agut beat Taro Daniel (JPN) 7-5 6-1

 

[britbox]

So happy for Djere's success, but I am afraid he lost too much energy against Galovic (2h40' long match) so may be out of gas in the semi against Bautista.

Yeah, Bautista Agut would be the favourite anyway but an even heavier one now.

 

[Moxie]

Is Lopez hanging the racquet at the end of this year, now that he has beat Fed's record and got a Tounrament chair post somewhere.

On your prompt, I looked around including in Spanish, but nothing. Apparently, he has other goals in tennis than just that one record of Roger's.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

On your prompt, I looked around including in Spanish, but nothing. Apparently, he has other goals in tennis than just that one record of Roger's.

But, is not he tournament manager of some tourney in Spain (is it Barcy?) starting from next year?

 

[Moxie]

But, is not he tournament manager of some tourney in Spain (is it Barcy?) starting from next year?

It's Madrid and it started this year. I get you that it implies he's moving from player to post-playing years, but there are no announcements about retirement. He's actually talked about how lucky he's been in terms of his health. But, yeah...he's working on his post-player strategy.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

It's Madrid and it started this year. I get you that it implies he's moving from player to post-playing years, but there are no announcements about retirement. He's actually talked about how lucky he's been in terms of his health. But, yeah...he's working on his post-player strategy.

Tommy Haas also was kind of doing both playing and managing for an year or two before quitting officially. So, Deliciano may be following his foot steps.

 

[britbox]

Semi-finals

Matteo Berrettini (ITA) beat Jurgen Zopp (EST) 6-4 7-6(6)



2-Roberto Bautista Agut beat Laslo Djere (SRB) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4




Berrettini and Bautista Agut to square off in the final. They haven't faced each other before.

 

[Moxie]

Tommy Haas also was kind of doing both playing and managing for an year or two before quitting officially. So, Deliciano may be following his foot steps.

Yeah, I get the parallel, but Haas was many years injured and all-but retired. Lopez could keep his hand in active tennis, while managing one tournament a year, as long as he's healthy. I've said this of others: if you can make decent $ in tennis, there's no reason to retire. While Lopez is still making the main draw, I don't know why he wouldn't keep playing. I seriously doubt that the Madrid tournament is playing him enough for him to quit tennis, at this point.

 

[herios]

Congrats to the young Italian up and comer Matteo Berrettini. Pulls the upset and defeats in straight sets Bautista Agut.

 

[herios]

Good summer on the clay courts for the Italians overall.

 

[herios]

Matteo Berrettini won the doubles title as well with Braccialli alongside.
This was also his first title in doubles ever. Quite the day for him.

 

[britbox]

Good win for the young Italian.