Nitto ATP Finals 2017

[DUN I LOVE]

Jonny, oficjalnie już?

[Emu]

PCB wchodzi do gry?

[Damian]

Jonny, oficjalnie już?

TAK.

[DUN I LOVE]

Tak, PCB. Mamy potwierdzenie.

Nadal has just announced his withdrawal in his press conference.

[Damian]

Grupa Samprasa - wyniki I kolejki:

[7] David Goffin (BEL) d. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4
[6] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d. [4] Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-3 5-7 7-5

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1. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 1-0 2-1 18-15
2. David Goffin (BEL) 1-0 2-1 19-17
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 0-1 1-2 17-19
4. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 0-1 0-2 15-18

[jonathan]

Nadal: "I knew during the match. It was a decision I took during the match. Even winning, even losing, I was going to pull out."

[DUN I LOVE]

Jedyna sensowna decyzja.

Wiadomo już teraz, że będziemy mieli (co najmniej) nowego finalistę, a być może i nowego triumfatora turnieju. Komuś fajny wpis do CV wpadnie.

[Damian]

GOFFIN UPSETS NADAL

Spoiler:

David Goffin claimed the biggest victory of his career on Monday night, upsetting World No. 1 Rafael Nadal 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4 to start his 2017 Nitto ATP Finals.

The seventh seed overcame seeing four match points come and go in the second set, as Nadal saved them all on his racquet – 4-5, 30/40 and three consecutively from 0/40, 5-6 down.

The Belgian pressured the Spaniard's serve, but the World No. 1 played aggressive each time, including at 15/40, 5-6, when he smacked a 93 mph crosscourt backhand winner.

In the third set, however, Goffin's persistence paid off. Serving for the match, he hit an ace down the T, his 14th ace of the match. “I am really happy. It was such a good atmosphere tonight,” Goffin said.

Goffin celebrated the fifth Top 10 win of his season (5-9). More than half of his career wins against the elite group in the Emirates ATP Rankings (9-36) have come this season, his best on the ATP World Tour. Goffin qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time, and has now begun the season-ending championship with the best win of his career.

The Belgian has a favourable FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Group Pete Sampras competitor Dominic Thiem (6-3). Goffin trails Grigor Dimitrov in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 1-3.

Nadal, however, has cut short his Nitto ATP Finals. The Spaniard has withdrawn from the season-ending championships due to injury, and his countryman Pablo Carreno Busta will take his place in Group Pete Sampras.

Nadal was playing in his first match since withdrawing before the Rolex Paris Masters quarter-finals on 3 November because of a right knee injury. The Spaniard has won 75 tour-level titles, including 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns, but he has never won the Nitto ATP Finals. The Spaniard, who will finish as year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, finished runner-up at the season finale in 2010 and 2013.

http://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news-a ... monday-naf

[Damian]

Kubot & Melo Clinch Year-End No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking

Spoiler:

Polish/Brazilian team finish 2017 at the summit of the team game
Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Brazil’s Marcelo Melo have clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking for the first time by beating Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers in their first match at the Nitto ATP Finals, the season finale held at The O2 in London today.
"I am speechless right now," said Kubot. "I didn't expect that moment. Especially now after this match, but it happened. I am extremely thankful to our coaches and physios, everyone who brought the best out of us."
Melo said, "This year has been amazing for Lukas and I, the first full year we're playing together. Finishing as the No. 1 team in the world means a lot to me. I got to No. 1 individually [in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings] in 2015, but this year we played every tournament together as a team to achieve this honour. I'm very proud as my friends, family and sponsors are here. This is one of the most important points of my life."

Kubot and Melo have captured an ATP World Tour-best six doubles titles in 2017. They won their first Grand Slam at Wimbledon (d. Marach/Pavic), where they earned four wins in five sets, and at three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events: the Miami Open presented by Itau (d. Monroe/Sock), the Mutua Madrid Open (d. Mahut/Roger-Vasselin) and the Rolex Paris Masters (d. Dodig/Granollers). They also went 14-0 on grass courts with titles at the Ricoh Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Klaasen/Ram), the Gerry Weber Open in Halle (d. Zverev/Zverev) and Wimbledon.
The duo started the season with a 4-5 record, before a run to the BNP Paribas Open final (l. to Klaasen/Ram). They also finished as runners up at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., and at the Shanghai Rolex Masters (l. to Kontinen/Peers both times).
This is the pair’s first full season as a team after one tournament in 2015 and three in 2016.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/kub ... m-rankings

[DUN I LOVE]

Nieziemsko szybki jest Dimitrov.

[lake]

Było widać jak Rafał machał schodząc z kortu, że nie zamierza na niego wrócić.
A Gofcio kto wie może powtórzy wyczyn Ferru, z przed dekady. I to Wasze sr..nie na niego w trakcie meczu, podczas gdy chłopina zmarnował może jedną meczową. I to nawet nie wykładkę a jedynie mógł zagrać odważniej. A ostatni gem? Ręka nawet nie zadrżała.

[jonathan]

Kiedy jeszcze na koniec rzuca Wesołych Świąt, to wiedz, że to koniec. Można mu wybaczyć, ale to już szósty raz gdy wycofuje się przed lub w trakcie finałów ATP. Kolejne rozczarowanie na długiej liście tegorocznych rezygnacji.

Tutaj z kolei Goffin z uderzeniem z repertuaru Nadala. Banana shot.

A Gofcio kto wie może powtórzy wyczyn Ferru, z przed dekady. I to Wasze sr..nie na niego w trakcie meczu, podczas gdy chłopina zmarnował może jedną meczową. I to nawet nie wykładkę a jedynie mógł zagrać odważniej. A ostatni gem? Ręka nawet nie zadrżała.

Ale czego oczekujesz od niektórych poza ich plepleple? Mtenis in a nutshell.

Gdyby powtórzył wyczyn, to intensywność byłaby nie mniej imponująca niż u Ferrera. Ile to już tygodni grania u Goffina od Azji, a jeszcze Puchar Davisa. Tak jak Rafa powiadał - szacunek dla Goffina, że po tej dość paskudnie wyglądającej kontuzji z RG zakwalifikował się do tego turnieju.

Ten mecz to chyba esencja tego, na temat czego marudzimy tutaj 10 lat. Radosna twórczość łekspertów mtenis w pigułce.

Kiedyś to były czasy. Teraz nie ma czasów.

[Federasta20]

Cóż, odbija się granie na pełnym wymiarze przez cały sezon. Fed odpuścił sobie ziemię to jeszcze trochę w baku zostało.

Jutro trza odrobić kolejne 200 punktów!

[Jacuszyn]

Coś mi się zdaje, że w przypadku porażki Rafa podziękuje za dalszy występ.

+1.

Jacek, jak rozumiem grasz w finale MTT Davis Cup?

Tak

[Damian]

Plan gier na wtorek:

Kort centralny - start o 13:
[2] H. Kontinen (FIN) / J. Peers (AUS) vs [3] J. Rojer (NED) /H. Tecau (ROU)

Nie przed 15:
[5] M. Cilic (CRO) vs [8] J. Sock (USA)

Nie przed 19:
[6] P. Herbert (FRA)/N. Mahut (FRA) vs [8] R. Harrison (USA) /M. Venus (NZL)

Nie przed 21:
[2] R. Federer (SUI) vs [3] A. Zverev (GER)

[Lleyton]

[Damian]

[Lleyton]

[DUN I LOVE]

Dziś wątek może doczekać się rozstawienia w szlemie.

Spoiler:

32.WTF Londyn 2009 597
33.Monte Carlo 2014 590
34.Rzym 2014 587
35.ATP Finals Londyn 2017 578

[Robertinho]

Rafa nawet jak przegra i wycofa, to mi plan psuje.