Valencia Open 250

[herios]

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Ah, them hyphenated Spaniards.

I love those names
Bautista-Agut, Garcia-Lopez, Ramos-Vinolas, Carreno-Busta, did I miss any??

 

[herios]

Sousa defeats Cuevas.
Steve Johnson won the first set against GG Lopez

 

[Kirijax]

Johnson did it! He beat GGL 7-5, 6-4 and advances to the SF! :clap

 

[Kirijax]

Friday's Results!

Quarterfinals
(7) R Bautista-Agut (ESP) bt M Zverev (GER)---6-4, 6-3
S Johnson (USA) bt (6) G Garcia-Lopez (ESP)---7-5, 6-4
V Pospisil (CAN) bt D Brands (GER)---6-3, 6-3
J Sousa (POR) bt P Cuevas (URU)---6-4, 6-4

Semifinals:

Bautista-Agut vs. Johnson
Pospisil vs. Sousa

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Let there be a north American winner in Spain.

 

[tented]

Schedule of Play -- Saturday, October 31, 2015 Day 8

PISTA CENTRAL — 1:00 PM

SF
Eric Butorac / Scott Lipsky VS Chris Guccione / Andre Sa

NOT BEFORE 3:00 PM
SF
Vasek Pospisil VS Joao Sousa

NOT BEFORE 6:00 PM
SF
Julian Knowle / Oliver Marach VS (4) Feliciano Lopez / Max Mirnyi

NOT BEFORE 8:00 PM
SF
(7) Roberto Bautista Agut VS Steve Johnson

 

[nehmeth]

Joao takes down Pospisil and makes his way to the final. He is having a very good year.

 

[Riotbeard]

Come on Stevie!

 

[Kirijax]

MP for Johnson!

 

[Kirijax]

RBA saves it and it's tie break time!

 

[Kirijax]

3 MPs for Johnson!

 

[Kirijax]

RBA saves all 4! 6-all! That's 4 MPs wasted by Johnson. :cover

 

[Kirijax]

MP #5!

 

[Kirijax]

7-all! If Johnson loses this match...

 

[Kirijax]

MP #6 Johnson serving!

 

[Kirijax]

8-all! :eyepop

 

[Kirijax]

MP for RBA.

 

[Kirijax]

Wow....RBA takes it 10-8 in the 3rd set tiebreak. Crushing loss for Johnson after having 6 match points.

 

[Riotbeard]

Pathetic Stevie!

 

[Kirijax]

Pathetic Stevie!

Ouch. That one's gonna leave a mark.