T31: Kitzbuhel, Los Cabos, Waszyngton 2019

[Barty]

Nie wiem, czy te serwowanie na seta to jakaś ujmą dla Stefanosa - z reguły te jego małe problemiki w pierwszych rundach nic nie znaczą, im dalej w las. Przynajmniej takb było w Toronto, Melbourne czy Madrycie.

Zgadza się, tym bardziej, że Paul grał bardzo dobrze, jak to już zwykł robić przeciwko dobrym przeciwnikom (np. Thiem na RG). Ogólnie to bardzo niespełniony talent, w juniorach się niezwykle wybijał, jeśli dobrze pamiętam.

Ramos ciśnie ostro te 2 tygodnie, słabsza wersja Nadala wystarczy na tych wszystkich ludków w Szwajcarii i Austrii. Na razie stracił tylko 1 seta, tb z Fuksowiczem.

[Damian]

Two Rescheduled Flights Later, Lucky Loser Gombos To Face Kyrgios In D.C.

Spoiler:

Slovakian is through to his first ATP 500 quarter-final

On Wednesday, Norbert Gombos arrived at the Citi Open expecting to practise. The 28-year-old had lost on Sunday in the final round of qualifying against Tim Smyczek and he had a flight booked on Thursday to head home to Slovakia, where he planned to prepare for US Open qualifying.

Little did Gombos know that he would not be heading home Thursday, but instead advancing to the quarter-finals of the main draw in Washington, D.C. for the best result of his career. The seven-time ATP Challenger Tour titlist will play Aussie Nick Kyrgios in the last eight for a spot in his first ATP Tour semi-final.

“I was just waiting,” Gombos said of when he found out he received a lucky loser spot. “I had already [booked] the flight back home on Thursday, so I had to change my flight, and today again I have to change [it]. So already twice I have [had] to change my flight back home.”

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Not only did Gombos receive a lucky loser spot, but he got especially lucky by taking Kevin Anderson’s position in the draw, as the fourth-seeded South African, who had a bye, withdrew due to right knee pain. Gombos has beaten Adrian Mannarino and Miomir Kecmanovic to make the quarter-finals, his first at an ATP 500 event.

“I was pretty surprised because I knew that maybe I won't play already. I just came here and I was already set up for practices, so I didn't expect that I could play,” Gombos said. “But I was so happy that I can play, and I get another chance, so that's why I'm here still.”

Against Kecmanovic, Gombos won two fewer points in the match. But he played with nothing to lose in a final-set tie-break, pushing the pace from the baseline to ultimately seal the victory after two hours and eight minutes. Before this week, he had not won a match in the main draw of an ATP Tour event since July 2017, and he had earned only three of them in his career. Now, he is enjoying his best tournament yet under the most unlikely of circumstances.

"I was so happy that I got another chance to play here. I know that I was playing really good in previous weeks and now I get a chance to play with the best players," said Gombos. "After yesterday's win, I felt like I'm playing really well, so I can take a chance in advancing to other rounds.

“I was playing really good [against Kecmanovic]. Actually it was a close match, and I'm so happy that I won such a close match. I'm really happy to be in the quarter-finals, and I'm really enjoying this moment.”

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Gombos has climbed as high as No. 80 in the ATP Rankings. And perhaps it’s fitting that two of the three highest-ranked players he has faced in his career are Anderson — whose spot he received this week — and Kyrgios, who is next up. The Slovakian lost against the Aussie at 2017 Marseille in his only previous tour-level quarter-final, but he’s excited for the challenge of facing Kyrgios under the lights on Stadium Court in Washington on Friday evening.

“I will be happy to play in such a great venue,” Gombos said. “So I will try my best and hopefully it will be good.”

Did You Know?
Gombos is not the only lucky loser into the Citi Open quarter-finals. German Peter Gojowczyk also lost in the final round of qualifying, but he is also through to the last eight after defeating Alex de Minaur and Milos Raonic in back-to-back matches, winning both in straight sets. He won a third-set tie-break against Andrey Rublev in the first round of the main draw.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/gombos- ... 19-feature

[Kamileki]

[Barty]

CITI OPEN



Waszyngton - plan gier na piątek:

Stadium - start o 20:
[LL] Peter Gojowczyk vs [13] Kyle Edmund
[6] Marin Cilic vs [3] Daniił Miedwiediew

Nie przed 1:
[1] Stefanos Tsitsipas vs [10] Benoit Paire
[LL] Norbet Gombos vs Nick Kyrgios

Czyli na głównym obiekcie 4 single mężczyzn, na drugim korcie Johna Harrisa - 4 deble i na GRandstandzie - 4 single kobiet.
Ciekawe, co na to obrońcy równości.

[DUN I LOVE]

Weź nie zaczynaj.

[Barty]

Weź się przytul.

[Damian]

GENERALI OPEN



Kitzbuhel - wyniki 1/2 finału:

[1] Dominic Thiem d. [7] Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 7-6(6) (Ch.Ump-Mohamed El Jennati) Statystyki meczu

[SE] Albert Ramos-Vinolas d. Casper Ruud 7-5 6-4 (Ch.Ump-Aurelie Tourte) Statystyki meczu

[Damian]

GENERALI OPEN



Kitzbuhel - finał:

[1] Dominic Thiem vs [SE] Albert Ramos-Vinolas

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

d. Rublev
d. De Minaur
d. Raonic
d. Edmund

Nieźle.

Peter, staje się drugim w tym sezonie LL, który osiąga półfinał w ATP (Cuevas - Estoril).

Spoiler:

[TennisUser]

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[Damian]

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[TennisUser]

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[Kiefer]

Czy Dawid ogląda Daniła?

[DUN I LOVE]

Niestety, nie mam teraz jak, widziałem jednak na ls. Kiedy zmarnował pierwszą meczową, dalej byłem pewny, że zamknie ten mecz. Prawdziwy mistrz.

[Kiefer]

Niestety, nie mam teraz jak, widziałem jednak na ls. Kiedy zmarnował pierwszą meczową, dalej byłem pewny, że zamknie ten mecz. Prawdziwy mistrz.

Nie to co ten Szwajcarski farbowany.

19 asów Daniła w dwa sety, konkretnie.

[Barty]

Tylko Edmund się wyłamał ze składu połówek, który chciałem, szkoda.
Kyrgios z głębi wygląda najlepiej od dawna, aczkolwiek zobaczymy, co z tego zostanie na tle takiego rywala, jak Tsitsipas.

[DUN I LOVE]

Kurniki jak kurniki - bardzo fajnie to wygląda, tutaj zmianę pokoleniową mamy za sobą.

Thiem w Kitz, Kyrgios, Miedwiediew i Tsitsipas w DC, na dobrej drodze do finału w Los Cabos jest Fritz. Poproszę o przełożenie tego na szlemy.

[Kiefer]

Kurniki jak kurniki - bardzo fajnie to wygląda, tutaj zmianę pokoleniową mamy za sobą.

Widać to zwłaszcza po takich turniejach jak Dubaj, Halle, czy Queens Club.