T40: Campinas, Mohammedia, Mons, Stockton 2016

[Damian]

Mons - 1/2 finału:

Vincent MILLOT (FRA) d. Daniel BRANDS (GER) 6-4 6-4
[6] Jan-Lennard STRUFF (GER) d. Daniil MEDVEDEV (RUS) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)

[Mario]

Rubin z Tiafoe w finale. Noah specjalnie napracować się nie musiał, bo Mmoh od początku miał jakieś problemy zdrowotne, a w drugim secie zastanawiałem się tylko, kiedy skreczuje (nie skreczował, dograł do końca).

Frances jak przez cały tydzień, z kłopotami na początku (z Rolą wtopił pierwszego, Giannessi serwował na seta, McDonald dzisiaj też), później stopniowo się rozkręcał, w drugim już całkiem sensownie wyglądał. Piłki na przełamanie młody Monfils by się nie powstydził.

Jutro o drugi wygrany CH i awans do top 100.

[Damian]

Campinas - 1/2 finału:

[1] Carlos BERLOCQ (ARG) d. Pedro SOUSA (POR) 6-0 6-4
[3] Facundo BAGNIS (ARG) d. [5] Rogerio DUTRA SILVA (BRA) 4-6 6-1 7-5

[Damian]

Stockton - 1/2 finału:

Noah RUBIN (USA) d. [SE] Michael MMOH (USA) 6-2 6-3
[3] Frances TIAFOE (USA) d. [SE] Mackenzie MCDONALD (USA) 7-6(4) 6-3

[Damian]

Mohammedia - finał:

[2] Gerald MELZER (AUT) d. [WC] Stefanos TSITSIPAS (GRE) 3-6 6-3 6-2

[Damian]

Mons - finał:

[6] Jan-Lennard STRUFF (GER) d. Vincent MILLOT (FRA) 6-2 6-0

[Damian]

Campinas - finał:

[3] Facundo BAGNIS (ARG) d. [1] Carlos BERLOCQ (ARG) 5-7 6-2 3-0 i krecz

[Mario]

Bardzo pewnie Tiafoe, rzadko zdarza mu się rozegrać cały mecz na jednakowym, dobrym poziomie. Od jutra w top 100 Amerykanin.

Tak w ogóle Stockton to świetne miasto. Trzykrotnie wygrywało plebiscyt na najgorsze miejsce do życia w Stanach, bezrobocie na poziomie 20%, szerzy się przestępczość, a ceny nieruchomości w ostatnich dziesięciu latach spadły o ponad 60%. Normalnie raj na ziemi.

[Damian]

Stockton - finał:

[3] Frances TIAFOE (USA) d. Noah RUBIN (USA) 6-4 6-2

[Damian]

Past Experience Key To Mons Challenger Success

Spoiler:

Challenger of the Year selection keeps pleasing players and fans
In order to run a world-class tennis tournament like the $125,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Mons, Belgium, it helps to have someone in charge that has played in many of them.
Enter Dominique Monami. During her 10-year career, she peaked at No. 9 in the WTA rankings in 1998 and won four singles titles. Since moving on to become the tournament director at the Ethias Trophy, she’s drawn from her time on tour to offer everything that a player could need during their week in Mons.
The tournament debuted in 2005 and with her help, was selected as a 2015 Challenger of the Year (along with events in Braunschweig, Germany, and Monterrey, Mexico). Not only has it become one of the most popular tournaments among players on the ATP Challenger Tour calendar, it’s also a local favourite with nearly 20,000 people turning up every year to watch the tennis.
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“I think my past experience helps me to better understand the needs of the players and make a schedule that’s fair for everyone. I’m also working with my team to help the players as much as possible outside the court,” said Monami. “We offer cinema tickets, golf and free food with delicious sweets. My hope is that the players feel good here so they play at their top level and want to come back next year. Many of our players come back year after year.”
The ATP Challenger Tour event in Mons has produced plenty of memorable moments over the years.
One of those players is Belgian No. 2 Steve Darcis, a two-time finalist making his 11th appearance this year at the Ethias Trophy. He regularly practises in Mons and the tournament’s stadium has become familiar territory to him.
“It’s tough to find a better Challenger,” said Darcis. “The stadium is almost full all the time, especially when Belgians play. The atmosphere is very nice, the food is great too and the people working there are doing everything they can for the players.”
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The tournament has served as a springboard for several players who went on to reach the highest levels of the sport. Andy Murray reached the quarter-finals in 2005, while former champions Ernests Gulbis (2005), Janko Tipsarevic (2006) and David Goffin (2014) have all gone on to crack the Top 15 of the Emirates ATP Rankings.
For the Belgian players competing here, it also offers a rare opportunity to play in front of a home crowd.
"I have family and friends come all the time because I usually play too far away,” said Darcis. “It's great for me to play in front of the people I love.”

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