Tokyo Open ATP 500

[Correspondent Kiu]

As a correspondent I have to say it as I see it.
It's a heck of lot easier to score 500 points here than in Beijing.

 

[herios]

As a correspondent I have to say it as I see it.
It's a heck of lot easier to score 500 points here than in Beijing.

Agreed, but who's fault is that? The players hungry after the "ka-ching" piled up in Beijing, thus they will get more money and probably less points.

It is either easy points or more dough.

 

[kskate2]

Nishi comes through rather convincingly, followed up with Nothin But a G Thang, Baby (battle of the Gilles)

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x_TjXi4CF8[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5SKlC4EypI[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

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

 

[isabelle]

Both Johnson and Sock won

 

[tented]

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Center Court — Start 11:00 A.M.

[Q] Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Denis Istomin (UZB)

Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v [3] Milos Raonic (CAN)

[4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Donald Young (USA)

Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v [7] Kevin Anderson (RSA)

Not Before 6:00 P.M.

[WC] Kei Nishikori (JPN) / Yasutaka Uchiyama (JPN) v [3] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP)

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Court 1 — Start 3:00 P.M.

Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Leander Paes (IND) v [2] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)

 

[GameSetAndMath]

As a correspondent I have to say it as I see it.
It's a heck of lot easier to score 500 points here than in Beijing.

I think everybody will agree with the above remark. This is where intelligent scheduling
and priorities come in. If your primary priority is to get points so that you have a decent
chance of qualifying for WTF, you should be playing this and not in Beijing.

Of the 6 contenders vying for a spot in WTF, Murray, Grigor and Berdych are not
here. However, of the other three who choose to get "free" points, two (Man and Little Beast)
managed just 10 points as they lost in the first round itself.

 

[Kieran]

This is a good point, and makes it even more incredulous that these players lost. Grigor may regret not entering this one, in about a day or two..

 

[Billie]

I can't believe that Stan the man lost to a guy I never heard of.uzzled

His form doesn't look promising for their DC quest. He better get serious because if he fails, he will be crucified by Swiss.:nono

 

[herios]

Milos played a good match today against Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 6-3.
Istomin up next in the QF.

 

[tented]

Friday, October 03, 2014

Center Court — Start 11:00 A.M.

Gilles Simon (FRA) v Steve Johnson (USA)

Denis Istomin (UZB) v [3] Milos Raonic (CAN)

[4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA)

Benjamin Becker (GER) v Jack Sock (USA)

Not Before 6:00 P.M.

[3] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) v [2] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)

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Court 3 — Start 12:00 noon

[LL] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Michal Przysiezny (POL) v Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS)

[4] Eric Butorac (USA) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) v [PR] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghfUJ-cZymY[/video]

 

[herios]

First QF: Simon def. Johnson 7-6, 6-1

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgM75Yt97Fc[/video]

 

[isabelle]

Simon seems to play better than in previous months

 

[herios]

SF:
Raonic - Simon
Nishikori - Becker

Raonic is 3-0 against Gillou, I hope this will continue here in Tokyo.

 

[tented]

Saturday, October 04, 2014

Center Court — Start 12:00 noon

[3] Milos Raonic (CAN) v Gilles Simon (FRA)

Benjamin Becker (GER) v [4] Kei Nishikori (JPN)

[LL] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Michal Przysiezny (POL) v [4] Eric Butorac (USA) / Raven Klaasen (RSA)

 

[tented]

SF:
Raonic - Simon
Nishikori - Becker

Raonic is 3-0 against Gillou, I hope this will continue here in Tokyo.

Who do you think would win a Raonic/Nishikori final? (Sure, I'm assuming they're both going to win their SFs, but it's fun to speculate.)