Laslo Djere

[Damian]

The Spanish veteran will next face Laslo Djere, who overcame a 1/5 deficit in the deciding set tie-break to scrape past Croatian lucky loser Viktor Galovic 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(5) in two hours and 41 minutes. The 23-year-old Serbian, No. 101 in the ATP Rankings, is now through to his third tour-level semi-final.

https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ba ... 018-friday

[DUN I LOVE]

Trzecia połówka na poziomie ATP - też swoje powinien zarobić, grając w tenisa.

[Barty]

Meanwhile, another former semi-finalist - 26th seed Richard Gasquet - was at his ruthless best in surging past Yuichi Sugita 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. He turned aside both break points faced and launched 37 winners, including 10 aces, to score his first victory at the US Open since 2015. Next up for the Frenchman is Laslo Djere, who advanced past Leonardo Mayer when the Argentine retired while trailing 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 1-2.

https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/us ... ic-gasquet

[Damian]

24.09.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 83

[Damian]

2018 w liczbach:

Ranking: 94
Bilans meczów: 12-17
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $435,154

[DUN I LOVE]

No proszę, wielkie zwycięstwo nad Thiemem w Rio!

[arti]

[Lleyton]

Mackenzie McDonald Making His Mark

Spoiler:

American to face Garcia-Lopez for a quarter-final spot in Delray Beach

When Mackenzie McDonald was 12 years old, he competed in Delray Beach at a junior clay-court tournament. Little did he know that just more than a decade later, he’d be playing on Stadium Court in the Delray Beach Open.

“I didn’t know about the pro tournament at the time, but I definitely had pro aspirations when I was super young,” McDonald. “I’m living out my dream now, so it’s pretty cool.”

Much of the attention on the young Americans has gone to three 21-year-olds: defending champion Frances Tiafoe, 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier Taylor Fritz and last week’s New York Open titlist Reilly Opelka. McDonald followed a different path than his compatriots, attending UCLA for three years and winning the 2016 NCAA Singles Tournament before turning professional. On Tuesday afternoon, McDonald defeated Fritz, his good friend, to reach the second round in Florida.

“They’re ranked higher than me and they’ve had some great results. I’ve had my fair share, too. But Taylor’s played this tournament four times. This is my first time, so I have some catching up to do,” McDonald said. “I’ll make my mark. I still consider myself pretty young. I know I’m not the youngest, but wins like that help prove that I’m at their level, maybe better and I just have to keep doing my job.”

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McDonald first broke out on the international scene at last year’s Australian Open. After qualifying in Melbourne and beating Swede Elias Ymer in the first round of the main draw, McDonald pushed 2017 Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov to the limit. The American extended Dimitrov to a fifth set, with the Bulgarian ultimately winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 0-6, 8-6.

“I was happy I got a couple matches before playing on that big stage in my first Grand Slam draw off of qualifying, not a wild card,” McDonald said. “That match was massive for me, showed me what I could do, showed me my top level in a way.”

The California native maintained his momentum, reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon. Later in the season, he qualified for the Rolex Shanghai Masters, an ATP Masters 1000 event, and beat former World No. 3 Milos Raonic. McDonald may not be as young as some of his fellow Americans, but he’s improving his level just the same.

“It’s really only his third year on the ATP Tour after winning NCAAs. He started off playing the Futures circuit and had the success there and went to Challengers, had success there and really broke through last year at Wimbledon, and that’s when people really started talking about him,” said one of McDonald’s coaches, Michael Russell. “He’s had some great wins and he’s a player to contend with and we’ve been working really hard to make him believe that and [give him] the mindset that he could be a Top 50 player.

“That’s a lot of it with most of these players. All of these guys are so talented and such great athletes, but it’s having that belief and the confidence when you go out there that you are the best player on the court. Having the player buy into that and really believing that is super important.”

McDonald brings an interesting game to the court. While he stands just 5’10”, McDonald is plenty aggressive.

“I play flat and fast. I like to come in and volley, I have good returns and I’m really quick,” McDonald said. “I think some of those long points are fun to watch.”

“He’s a great ball-striker, an excellent returner, very quick and he uses his speed to take time away from his opponents,” Russell said. “He continues to look for opportunities to come to net and force the issue.”

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McDonald has shown his potential, but he has only advanced to one ATP Tour quarter-final, in ‘s-Hertogenbosch last June. The World No. 84 is determined to keep working hard daily to improve his game, and with it, his results.

“Tennis is such a weird sport. You’ve just got to keep fighting every day. That’s the thing. When I first started, it was really tough at first but I was not going to give up, I just kept fighting and trying to find a way, because that’s all I could do,” McDonald said. “I really want to be good at this sport… when you keep working hard, good things happen.

“Now I’m in the Top 100, so it’s just chasing those little goals and gains and trying to make the most out of it.”

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[Lleyton]

Djere Stuns Former Champion Thiem In Rio

Spoiler:

Before Tuesday, Serbian Laslo Djere didn't have a win on clay this season or a Top 10 win for his career. Now he has both. The 23-year-old, No. 90 in the ATP Rankings, routed No. 8 Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-3 at the Rio Open presented by Claro.

“It was a great day. The biggest win in my career so I'm really happy right now... I hit the ball really well. He played a bit worse than normally I think, to be honest. But I had a great day. I felt the ball really well, hitting well from the baseline and then attacking well when it was time for that,” Djere said. “This is my favourite surface. So I know that I can play great tennis on clay.”
The 6'2” right-hander broke the top-seeded Thiem five times and benefitted from five double faults from the Austrian, an eight-time clay-court ATP Tour titlist. Djere lost his serve in the opening game, but he settled in from there, breaking Thiem twice in the opener.

The 2018 Roland Garros finalist never found his best level. He was broken to start the second set and again in the seventh and ninth games.

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Thiem fell to 3-4 on the young season. He won the ATP 500 title in Rio in 2017 and had never lost prior to the quarter-finals in his two other appearances (2016, 2018). Djere will next meet either Brazilian wild card Thiago Seyboth Wild or Japan's Taro Daniel.

Third seed Marco Cecchinato, who won the Argentina Open title on Sunday in Buenos Aires, was also upset. Slovenian Aljaz Bedene grinded out a 7-5, 7-6(1) victory and will meet Brazil's Thiago Monteiro, who beat Portugal's Pedro Sousa 6-3, 6-2.

#NextGenATP Norwegian Casper Ruud will face fifth seed Joao Sousa in the second round. Ruud beat Argentine lucky loser Carlos Berlocq 6-1, 6-2, and Sousa prevailed past Argentina's Guido Pella 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djere-s ... 19-tuesday

[Barty]

ATP Rio R2:

78 Mackenzie McDonald 683
79 Laslo Djere 672
80 Bernard Tomic 669

[arti]

Djere, who defeated top seed Dominic Thiem in the opening round, continued his inspired tennis with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Taro Daniel of Japan. The World No. 90 didn’t face a break point against Daniel and won 83 per cent (20/24) of his first-serve points.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ruud-cu ... 9-thursday

[Damian]

ATP Rio QF:

71 Mischa Zverev 726
72 Laslo Djere 717
73 Hubert Hurkacz 715

[DUN I LOVE]

Jest już półfinał Rio Open. Jest u bram Top-60 Serb w tej chwili.

[Damian]

Laslo Djere of Serbia continued to back up his first-round upset over top seed and 2017 champion Dominic Thiem by defeating #NextGenATP Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-4, 7-5. Djere trailed 2-5, 0/30 against the qualifier in the second set, but rallied to win 20 of the final 28 points. The 23-year-old will look to reach his first ATP Tour final on Saturday.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/auger-a ... 019-friday

[arti]

ATP Rio SF:

59 Robin Haase 825
60 Laslo Djere 807
61 Ugo Humbert 801

[DUN I LOVE]

No i wpadło kolejne 120 punktów, tym razem dzięki dobroci (kontuzji ) Bedene.

Jest finał Rio Open, to już jest kawałek wyniku.

[Damian]

Rio Open F:

49 Damir Džumhur 950
50 Laslo Djere 927
51 Adrian Mannarino 920

[arti]

Auger-Aliassime will face Serbian Laslo Djere on Sunday in a battle of first-time ATP Tour finalists. Djere moved into the championship match when Slovenian Aljaz Bedene withdrew due to a right leg injury. Djere had lost his previous three ATP Tour semi-finals.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/auger-a ... neiro-2019

[Damian]

ATP Rio F:

49 Damir Džumhur 950
50 Laslo Djere 927
51 Adrian Mannarino 920

[Damian]

Laslo Djere gets emotional in Rio: I want to make my dead parents proud

Spoiler:

orld No. 90 Laslo Djere wished Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene a speedy recovery as the Serb didn't want to reach the Rio Open final by a withdrawal. Bedene, ranked at No. 83 in the world, was forced to withdraw from his Rio de Janeiro semi-final clash against Djere due to a right leg injury.

The 23-year-old Serb, who hasn't dropped a set this week, is now set to play his maiden ATP final. "I didn't want to go to the final this way. I hope Aljaz has a great recovery," Djere said, per Rio Open Twitter.

Djere, who has never been ranked higher than No. 83 in the world, is motivated to work hard and succeed as he wants to make proud his parents, who unfortunately lost their lives after battling with cancer. "It's tough to be 23 without parents.

But I'm very grateful for everything they have done for me. I just want to make them proud," Djere said. Djere's opponent in the Rio Open final will be rising Canadian star Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas to also reach his maiden ATP final.


Prior to the Auger-Aliassime and Cuevas match, Djere said: "Felix has been playing very well, very aggressive. And Pablo is a great competitor, I have to work for every point against him. Whoever is going to be my opponent I will be prepared and I will try to give my best."

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