PARIS MASTERS 2011, 7-13 November: Main thread - information and entry list

[Sallydaisy]

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PARIS INDOORS
PALAIS OMNISPORTS DE PARIS-BERCY, 8 BOULEVARD DE BERCY, 75012 PARIS
WEB SITE: www.bnpparibasmasters.org (http://www.bnpparibasmasters.org/)

Dates: NOVEMBER 7-13, 2011
Qualifying draw: Friday, November 4, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, November 4, 6.30 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, November 5, 9:00 p.m.

48 MAIN DRAW & 24 QUALIFYING
SURFACE: Acrylic on wood
BALL: Wilson USO

SINGLES DRAW
Entry deadline and ranking on September 26, 2011
Seeding based on rankings on October 31, 2011


[1] Novak Djokovic vs BYE
Fabio Fognini v Ivan Dodig
SE Kei Nishikori vQ Stakhovsky
BYE vs [15] Viktor Troicki
[9] Nicolas Almagro v BYE
Q Seppi v Nikolay Davydenko
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez v Q Giraldo
BYE v [6] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

[4] David Ferrer v BYE
Juan Carlos Ferrero v Q Mahut
Mikhail Youzhny v Q Kohlschreiber
BYE v [14] Alexandr Dolgopolov
LL Kukushkin[12] Juan Martin Del Potro v BYE
Stanislas Wawrinka vs John Isner
Michael Llodra v Feliciano Lopez
BYE v [8] Gael Monfils

[7] Mardy Fish v BYE
Florian Mayer v Radek Stepanek
Juan Monaco v Q Young
BYE v[10] Gilles Simon
[16] Richard Gasquet v BYE
Gilles Muller v Kevin Anderson
Dmitry Tursunov v WC Adrian Mannarino
BYE v [3] Roger Federer

[5] Tomas Berdych v BYE
Marin Cilic v Fernando Verdasco
Thomaz Bellucci v Alex Bogomolov Jr.
BYE v [11] Janko Tipsarevic
[13] Andy Roddick v BYE
Milos Raonic v WC Julien Benneteau
WC Jeremy Chardy v Marcel Granollers
BYE v [2] Andy Murray


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ATP Ranking Points awarded for reaching:-
W: 1000, F: 600, SF: 360, QF: 180, R16: 90, R32: 45 (Seeds 10), R64 10 (WC 0)
Q: +25, Q12: 14, Q24: 0
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DOUBLES DRAW
Advance entry deadline and ranking on October 24, 2011
On-site entry deadline: November 5, 2011
Seedings based on ranking on October 31, 2011

(1)Bryan/Bryan v Bye
(wc)Benneteau/Mahut v Knowles/Malisse
(wc)Clement/Roger-Vasselin v Benneteau/Mahut
Bye v (6)Fyrstenberg/Matkowski

(4)Bhupathi/Paes v Bye
S.Gonzalez/Kas v Bracciali/A.Ram
Melo/Soares v Kubot/F.Mayer
Bye v (5)Lindstedt/Tecau

(8)Marach/Peya v Bye
Hutchins/A.Murray v Almagro/Marrero
Cermak/Polasek v Bellucci/Seppi
Bye v (3)Mirnyi/Nestor

(7)Bopanna/Qureshi v Bye
Fleming/J.Murray v F.Lopez/Verdasco
Butorac/Rojer v Anderson/Isner
Bye v (2)Llodra/Zimonjic




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Last Direct Acceptance Cut-off (combined Dbls/Sngls rank): Advance Entry #67, On-Site #72
ATP Ranking Points awarded for reaching:-
W: 1000, F: 600, SF: 360, QF: 180, R2: 90, R1: 0

[supergran]

:thanks:Sally. So Andy will be playing "the top players" in this one.:lol:

[Mickey]

Even if Federer wins at Basel, he won't gain any points and he - Fed will also lose 250 points because he didn't defend his titl in Stockholme, so Andy will still be #3 and if he plays he will gain more points. So he will still be #3 seed.

[lynne]

So the draw is tonight at 5.30pm(UK), there is also a live stream on the BNP Parabis web site:)

[Speedy Hawk]

Yay find out draw tonight so I can do FTM threads!

[rouges]

Nadal is not playing Paris he withdrew yesterday, it's on his FB page., so Andy will be seeded #2

[rouges]

Even if Federer wins at Basel, he won't gain any points and he - Fed will also lose 250 points because he didn't defend his titl in Stockholme, so Andy will still be #3 and if he plays he will gain more points. So he will still be #3 seed.

Nadal withdrew Paris yesterday, Andy is seeded 2.

[Sallydaisy]

Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray get the last direct acceptance spot into the Paris Master.
:thumbup:

[RoastLamb]

Someone on vamos brigade alluded that if Andy wins Paris he could take over the number two position from Rafa???

[Linda]

If Andy also wins WTF and Rafa gets no further than the semis.

[Alis]

It's possible ......................!!

[RoastLamb]

Blimey!!! Andy doesn't have to do much, then. :yikes:

[-J-]

need a mathematician to get involved ,but to me it looks like rafa only needs one win in london even if andy wins both paris and WFT to hang on to second spot

[MurrayAOne]

Blimey!!! Andy doesn't have to do much, then. :yikes:

We thought that before Tokyo!!!

[MurrayAOne]

Colin Fleming and Jamie Murray get the last direct acceptance spot into the Paris Master.
:thumbup:

Yeeees! Go Jamie and Colin!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jeannie13]

Has the draw not been made yet?

[rouges]

I thought Draw was being made @5.30 our time, what's going on? anyone knows.

[Speedy Hawk]

No draw still?

[JAMES4578]

Yes it's been made and Andy's expected draw is as follows:

1R: Bye. 2R: Chardy/Granollers. 3R: Roddick/Raonic. QF: Berdych/Tipsarevic. SF: Federer. F: Djokovic.

[Sallydaisy]

[1] Novak Djokovic vs BYE
Fabio Fognini v Ivan Dodig
Kei Nishikori v Qualifier
BYE vs [15] Viktor Troicki
[9] Nicolas Almagro v BYE
Qualifier v Nikolay Davydenko
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez v Qualifier
BYE v [6] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

[4] David Ferrer v BYE
Juan Carlos Ferrero v Qualifier
Mikhail Youzhny v Qualifier
BYE v [14] Alexandr Dolgopolov
[12] Juan Martin Del Potro v BYE
Stanislas Wawrinka vs John Isner
Michael Llodra v Feliciano Lopez
BYE v [8] Gael Monfils

[7] Mardy Fish v BYE
Florian Mayer v Radek Stepanek
Juan Monaco v Qualifier
BYE v [10] Gilles Simon
[16] Richard Gasquet v BYE
Gilles Muller v Kevin Anderson
Dmitry Tursunov v Adrian Mannarino
BYE v [3] Roger Federer

[5] Tomas Berdych v BYE
Marin Cilic v Fernando Verdasco
Thomaz Bellucci v Alex Bogomolov Jr.
BYE v [11] Janko Tipsarevic
[13] Andy Roddick v BYE
Milos Raonic v Julien Benneteau
Jeremy Chardy v Marcel Granollers
BYE v [2] Andy Murray

[RoastLamb]

Do hope Milos can make it to face Andy in round 3.

[Speedy Hawk]

Well FTM up now that draw is up. Do you know when doubles be up?

[scrapaddict]

Great that we may have a Fed/Andy SF instead of a Rafa/Andy SF but I am worried about what's happenong with Rafa - so unlike him not to play for so long

Good luck with this tournament Andy - just hope you're feeling good enough to play

[Linda]

I don't think we need worry about Rafa. He's saving his energy for WTF and the Davis Cup final - the latter in particular is very important to him. He doesn't play his best at Bercy and the crowd there don't like him, so he's best off giving it a miss.

[-J-]

I don't think we need worry about Rafa. He's saving his energy for WTF and the Davis Cup final - the latter in particular is very important to him. He doesn't play his best at Bercy and the crowd there don't like him, so he's best off giving it a miss.TGFT i coudnt get to slep last night, i was so worried about poor rafa :pirate:

[davech]

Andy's draw looks pretty good. Hopefully he'll be able to ease himself in, as he's probably going to be a bit rusty (it may take a little time to get his **** in gear...).

[lynne]

Nice to see a good post first thing on a morning Davech!:rolling::rolling:

[Aussie Andy]

Hoping with all my heart Andy will be fine. :sofa: Tennis isn't the same without him.

As an aside, why does Djokovic's half always seem to get the lion's share of the qualifiers?

[Aussie Andy]

Just studying the first round matches:

Wawrinka/Isner. Hmmm.
Mayer/Stepanek. Not interested, but I imagine it would be a good match.
Cilic/Verdasco. Could be fun.

Nice to see that Andy conquered that 'Bye' fellow so easily, and the tournament hasn't even started... ;)

[Madeline]

Bye is a real mug. Never makes it past the first round, despite many chances.

[VamosVixs]

Bye is a real mug. Never makes it past the first round, despite many chances.

:rolling:

[Sallydaisy]

Well FTM up now that draw is up. Do you know when doubles be up?
Per the first post of this thread ...

Dates: NOVEMBER 7-13, 2011
Qualifying draw: Friday, November 4, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, November 4, 6.30 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, November 5, 9:00 p.m.

[RoastLamb]

Bye is a real mug. Never makes it past the first round, despite many chances.

:rolling:

[Manaus]

Best of luck to Andy and hopefully he's fully recovered for this.

[traveller7]

Looking forward to seeing some murray action on these cold days and nights. Good luck Andy xx

[VamosVixs]

Read on twitter that Nole has withdrawn from Paris so that will make Andy number 1 seed.

[Linda]

Has that been confirmed? Earlier he said that he would see how he was in a couple of days.

[Linda]

Andy is playing doubles with Ross! :cheer: :cheer:

[VamosVixs]

Haven't seen anything official but this is the tweet I saw from @AndyMurrayFans.


As predicted, Novak withdraws from Paris along with Rafa, making Andy the #1 seed in Paris. Seeded to meet RF in final now, not semifinal.

[Linda]

Andy is playing doubles with Ross! :cheer: :cheer:

Link to draw (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2011/352/mdd.pdf)

This was meant to be an edit - not sure how it got posted again :confused:

[JAMES4578]

Has that been confirmed? Earlier he said that he would see how he was in a couple of days.

There's nothing official yet, Stu Fraser said he's spoken with the ATP rep but it's looks likely.

[Alis]

Andy is playing doubles with Ross! :cheer: :cheer:

How very odd - why is Ross not playing with Colin and Andy with Jamie - does anyone know the thinking behind this?

[Madeline]

Haven't seen anything official but this is the tweet I saw from @AndyMurrayFans.

As predicted, Novak withdraws from Paris along with Rafa, making Andy the #1 seed in Paris. Seeded to meet RF in final now, not semifinal.

I'm not sure about that, the draw has already been made. I would have thought they would put the next person due to be a seed in Djoker's place. I'm pretty sure that has happened before, like when Rafa withdrew from Wimbledon 09 and Delpo moved into the #1 slot.

[Alis]

Originally Posted by VamosVixs

Haven't seen anything official but this is the tweet I saw from @AndyMurrayFans.
As predicted, Novak withdraws from Paris along with Rafa, making Andy the #1 seed in Paris. Seeded to meet RF in final now, not semifinal.


Does that mean that they will restructure the draw? I don't think I've known that happen before.

[Lizzim]

How very odd - why is Ross not playing with Colin and Andy with Jamie - does anyone know the thinking behind this?

Possibly when the entry list was done Colin and Ross weren't ranked high enough to get in together? Jamie was ranked quite high a few weeks ago so maybe they decided to split and and play with a Murray bro each to guarantee entry?

[Sallydaisy]

Possibly when the entry list was done Colin and Ross weren't ranked high enough to get in together? Jamie was ranked quite high a few weeks ago so maybe they decided to split and and play with a Murray bro each to guarantee entry?

That's exactly so.

This is the Doubles Entry List at the time of release. It clearly states that 24th October is the deadline and determines the entry rankings. On that date these were the British player doubles rankings:-
Jamie #24, Colin #31, Ross #50, Andy #52 (but singles #3 which takes precedence for counting).

So, Colin and Ross wouldn't have got in on a combined ranking of #81.

However, by Colin teaming with Jamie at least that pair got in - but they only just pipped Kas/Gonzalez who are first Alts on the same combined ranking. There is probably some bit of ATP ruling well hidden about how that happened.
;)

It also means that Ross could still play by combining with Andy as an on-site entrant based on their combined ranking of #53 (Andy's #3 singles and Ross's #50) as at 31st October. As it goes Colin and Jamie are now a combined #64 so still merit their place.

This way we get 2 pairs of Brits in the Doubles Draw!
I'm very happy for that - the boys have used the rules very well.
:thumbup:



DOUBLES ENTRY LIST
Advance entry deadline and ranking on October 24, 2011
On-site entry deadline: November 5, 2011
Seedings based on ranking on October 31, 2011

1 Bryan, Bob (USA)/Bryan, Mike (USA) 2
2 Llodra, Michael (FRA)/Zimonjic, Nenad (SRB) 9
3 Mirnyi, Max (BLR)/Nestor, Daniel (CAN) 9
4 Fyrstenberg, Mariusz (POL)/Matkowski, Marcin (POL) 24
5 Lindstedt, Robert (SWE)/Tecau, Horia (ROU) 24
6 Bopanna, Rohan (IND)/Qureshi, Aisam-Ul-Haq (PAK) 31
7 Cermak, Frantisek (CZE)/Polasek, Filip (SVK) 43
8 Lopez, Feliciano (ESP)/Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 44
9 Butorac, Eric (USA)/Rojer, Jean-Julien (AHO) 44
10 Almagro, Nicolas (ESP)/Marrero, David (ESP) 47
11 Melo, Marcelo (BRA)/Soares, Bruno (BRA) 54
12 Anderson, Kevin (RSA)/Isner, John (USA) 55
13 Cilic, Marin (CRO)/Dodig, Ivan (CRO) 57
14 Bracciali, Daniele (ITA)/Ram, Andy (ISR) 59
15 Kubot, Lukasz (POL)/Mayer, Florian (GER) 61
16 Fleming, Colin (GBR)/Murray, Jamie (GBR) 65
17 (OS)
18 (OS)
19 (OS)
20 (OS)
21 (OS)
22 (OS)
23 (WC)
24 (WC)

Alternates
1 Gonzalez, Santiago (MEX)/Kas, Christopher (GER) 65
2 Knowles, Mark (BAH)/Malisse, Xavier (BEL) 71
3 Mertinak, Michal (SVK)/Norman, Dick (BEL) 98
4 Cerretani, James (USA)/Shamasdin, Adil (CAN) 123
5 Karlovic, Ivo (CRO)/Moser, Frank (GER) 128
6 Gong, Mao-Xin (CHN)/Li, Zhe (CHN) 371

[Linda]

Nole hasn't withdrawn yet - he's travelling to Paris and will see how he is in a couple of days.

[Sallydaisy]

DOUBLES DRAW

(1)Bryan/Bryan v Bye
(wc)Benneteau/Mahut v Knowles/Malisse
(wc)Clement/Roger-Vasselin v Fognini/Granollers
Bye v (6)Fyrstenberg/Matkowski

(4)Bhupathi/Paes v Bye
S.Gonzalez/Kas v Bracciali/A.Ram
Melo/Soares v Kubot/F.Mayer
Bye v (5)Lindstedt/Tecau

(8)Marach/Peya v Bye
Hutchins/A.Murray v Almagro/Marrero
Cermak/Polasek v Cilic/Dodig
Bye v (3)Mirnyi/Nestor

(7)Bopanna/Qureshi v Bye
Fleming/J.Murray v F.Lopez/Verdasco
Butorac/Rojer v Anderson/Isner
Bye v (2)Llodra/Zimonjic

[Jan]

Possibly when the entry list was done Colin and Ross weren't ranked high enough to get in together? Jamie was ranked quite high a few weeks ago so maybe they decided to split and and play with a Murray bro each to guarantee entry?
How clever!!:thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

Nole hasn't withdrawn yet - he's travelling to Paris and will see how he is in a couple of days.
Yep. I think some peeps have jumped the gun regarding his withdrawal. In the Sky Sports article here (http://%22http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/7293597/Djokovic-ousted-by-Nishikori) he's quoted as saying "He said the shoulder problem had been getting worse all week but still intends to play in next week's Paris Masters."

Quite intrigued by the headline banner of that Sky article.
;)
FedEx is the Official Carrier of the ATP Tour

[wisvikefan4]

If this is the same shoulder injury Nole had in Cincy, doesnt bode well that it flared up again after having rest. Even if he can play with it for a couple rounds I would think it would get progressively worse again, like it obviously did in Basel. Or at least there might be a good chance of that.

[RoastLamb]

Thanks for the explanation about the two British dubs teams. I was really scratching my head about that one.

[jeannie13]

I see that Andy's doubles with Ross is 4th on centre court tomorrow.

[Linda]

Just saw that - here is tomorrow's schedule:

MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER, 2011

CENTRAL COURT start 11:00 am
M Youzhny (RUS) vs [Q] P Kohlschreiber (GER)
M Cilic (CRO) vs F Verdasco (ESP)
M Raonic (CAN) vs [WC] J Benneteau (FRA)
R Hutchins (GBR) / A Murray (GBR) vs N Almagro (ESP) / D Marrero (ESP)

Not Before 7:30 PM
J Ferrero (ESP) vs [Q] N Mahut (FRA)

Not Before 8:30 PM
D Tursunov (RUS) vs [WC] A Mannarino (FRA)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [Q] S Giraldo (COL)
G Muller (LUX) vs K Anderson (RSA)
F Mayer (GER) vs R Stepanek (CZE)
T Bellucci (BRA) vs A Bogomolov Jr. (USA)
[Q] A Seppi (ITA) vs N Davydenko (RUS)

[VamosVixs]

Seems Del Potro has withdrawn.

@bnppmasters

Juan Martin Del Potro has withdrawn with a right shoulder injury

[Linda]

Oh no, he's one of my semifinalists. And I was already thinking of changing my bracket/pickem entries to have Nole losing before the final - so who is going to beat him now? :sad:

[VamosVixs]

Oh no, he's one of my semifinalists. And I was already thinking of changing my bracket/pickem entries to have Nole losing before the final - so who is going to beat him now? :sad:

I picked Tsonga.

[silver]

Presumably Andy wont be playing his first singles match until Wednesday

[Linda]

As Granollers-Chardy won't be playing until Tuesday, Andy definitely won't be playing until Wednesday.

[Madeline]

At least the doubles won't be the same day (unless he keeps winning in dubs, of course!)

[-J-]

would love to see a Murray v Murray battle

[supergran]

Thanks for interesting news about doubles pairing. Sounds really good that they're all playing. Wish they'd show the matches.

[40-15]

would love to see a Murray v Murray battle

J would love to see this too!! - as I'm sure a few others -

if it did happened - I would hope they will show it on the telly!!

[Alis]

Surely they would - it would be too good an opportunity to miss!

[Helen40]

Would be amazing if we could get two pairs into the Olympics.

[RoastLamb]

Milos tomorrow. Yay!

[david1610]

Bye is a real mug. Never makes it past the first round, despite many chances.
Must be why I hear the words "bye bye" so often ....

[lynne]

Thanks for interesting news about doubles pairing. Sounds really good that they're all playing. Wish they'd show the matches.

Livescorehunter have Andy & Ross listed for 4.30pm but as we all know that could change during the day,so we will just have to keep checking!:wave: Anyway.........

The Very Best of Luck Andy & Ross:thumbup:

[JAMES4578]

Andy and Ross are on centre so though no guarantee obviously, hoping this might be televised! All the best to Andy and Ross!

[davech]

It would be fantastic to see some of these matches televised. I really enjoyed watching Colin & Ross's final in St. Petersburg - it was the first time I'd seen live doubles in ages.

[Sallydaisy]

It would be fantastic to see some of these matches televised. I really enjoyed watching Colin & Ross's final in St. Petersburg - it was the first time I'd seen live doubles in ages.
There might be a chance if they play on Centre Court - although I suspect they'll just cover the cameras up 'cos that's what they've done when I've been at Bercy. Nearly all the doubles matches are played on Courts 1 and 2 where there is even less chance of TV coverage. TV cameras are in action down there during any singles matches but they deffo won't keep them rolling for the doubles.
:sad:

[davech]

Sounds similar to our experience with Queen's. It didn't matter what time the doubles started or who was playing, as soon as the singles finished, the camera covers went on and that was it. :grrr:

[Alis]

Could it be because the TV network have only paid for the rights to show the singles?

[Sallydaisy]

How ridiculous is it that the draw sheets haven't been updated yet in Paris. Not only is there a Lucky Loser but they'd need to probably shuffle round the seeds to accommodate JMDP's absence.
:grrr:

[Sallydaisy]

How ridiculous is it that the draw sheets haven't been updated yet in Paris. Not only is there a Lucky Loser but they'd need to probably shuffle round the seeds to accommodate JMDP's absence.
:grrr:OK. Just found this.

bnppmastersEN (http://twitter.com/#!/bnppmastersEN) BNP Paribas Masters
Kunitsyn replaces Del Potro as lucky loser, bye into 2nd round (lucky!) to face winner of Wawrinka/Isner (that's where loser part comes in!)
2 hours ago (http://twitter.com/#!/bnppmastersEN/status/133494821536022528)

[RoastLamb]

Milos coming up. :dance:

[ljs]

go Milos :jitterbug:

doubles is up on LSH , so hopefully it will stream !!

[RoastLamb]

My goodness, did you see the reception the players get? The weird music and announcer and "power outtage"? CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only in Paris.

[RoastLamb]

Milos wins first set 7-6 but now I have to go out to play tennis myself so will come back and rewind my tennistv stream to watch the rest. Fingers crossed.

[rouges]

Good Luck Andy for the dubs.

[Jane]

Good luck to Andy and Ross:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:: )

[ljs]

Milos lost 7-6 6-7 4-6 :(

[-J-]

says dubs on here shortly http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=69489&tv_id=342&tid=26258&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327

[Sallydaisy]

says dubs on here shortly http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=69489&tv_id=342&tid=26258&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327
Hope you're not going to be disappointed ... but I've just noticed that Andy/Ross are NOT 4th on Centre Court now, where play is running late, but have been shunted down onto Court 2. If they televise from there I'll be gobsmacked!!! LShunter streams might have been set to follow Centre court action without knowing of the court change. if you find a stream please post!!!
:thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

Ooops! Dropped serve in the first game - early days though.

Come on Murchins!!!
:swingin:

Almagro/Marrero *1-0

[-J-]

Hope you're not going to be disappointed ... but I've just noticed that Andy/Ross are NOT 4th on Centre Court now, where play is running late, but have been shunted down onto Court 2. If they televise from there I'll be gobsmacked!!! LShunter streams might have been set to follow Centre court action without knowing of the court change. if you find a stream please post!!!
:thumbup:its only dubs;)

[Pam]

Sad they've been moved downstairs to court 2 - not the best of courts. They were showing action for court 1 earlier but they are not showing this - all the streams are dead. 1'3 down 1st set.

[rouges]

I guess no livestream then. Bye.

[Sallydaisy]

Ace from Andy in the 5th game to seal the hold; makes up for losing his serve in game 1. Now we just need a bar of choccy please ...
:)

[Sallydaisy]

This is Court 2 at Paris Bercy - photographs taken in 2007.
Sorry it's so huge!!!
:shamed:

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb46/daisysally/ParisMasters022.jpg?t=1320688710

[Hawkeye]

First set to the Spaniards 6-4, on serve in the second.

[Sallydaisy]

Darn it - they've been broken!

[Sallydaisy]

But they broke back and again to be serving for the 2nd set at *5-3.
:thumbup:

[Jane]

Yipee - one set all!!!!!

[Jan]

the dreaded mtb :grrr:

[Sallydaisy]

Come on Murchins!!!
:swingin:

Another piccy showing Court 2 where Andy and Ross are playing; that would be MoLay checking the court.
;)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb46/daisysally/ParisMasters012.jpg?t=1320689303

[Hawkeye]

Up a mini-break, *3-2.

Swiftly on to *7-3!

Game set and match Murray/Hutchins, 4-6 6-3 10-7!

[Sallydaisy]

MTB - Almero serving first ........

*1-0
1-2* Andy serving first per a tweet from Neil Harman
*2-2
*2-3 and a mini-break to Murchins!
2-4* change of ends
2-5* Go guys!!! Just 5 more points
*2-6 and another mini-break!!!
*3-6
3-7*
4-7* ah, that's a mini-break handed back ...
*4-8 Nice work guys. Change of Ends.

[Sallydaisy]

*5-8 and it's Ross to serve for the match.
:thumbup:

[Jane]

Yessssssss - well done guys:clap::cheer::cheer::clap::clap::)

[hfwardhouse]

:yahoo: :yahoo:

They won

[-J-]

getin boyyyyyysssss:cheer::cheer::cheer:

[Jan]

hooray!!!:yahoo::yahoo:

[Sallydaisy]

5-9* and 4 match points to the Brits!!!
6-9* DF. Derrrrrrrr.............
*7-9
*7-10

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[lynne]

Bravo Andy & Ross...Well Done!!!!!!:clap::clap:

[AllyB]

Aye no bad lads!

[VamosVixs]

Well done Andy and Ross!! :cheer:

[Golden Lady]

Excellent recovery Andy & Ross. Congrats!!

[Aya]

Well done Andy and Ross! :yahoo:

[Mickey]

Well done Andy and Ross! :yahoo: Ditto, a good work out for Andy.

[Pam]

Well done Ross and Andy!!:clap::clap:

[RoastLamb]

Glad the boys won! I was so close with my ftm.

Sucks for Milos. :crying: If his coach doesn't help to improve his return game he needs another one. Pronto.

[Sallydaisy]

OOP -TUESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER, 2011

CENTRAL COURT start 11:00 am
[5] T Berdych (CZE) vs F Verdasco (ESP)
M Llodra (FRA) vs F Lopez (ESP)
[13] A Roddick (USA) vs [WC] J Benneteau (FRA)
C Fleming (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) vs F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP)
Not Before 7:30 PM
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [6] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) vs K Anderson (RSA)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
F Fognini (ITA) vs I Dodig (CRO)
K Nishikori (JPN) vs [Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR)
[WC] J Chardy (FRA) vs M Granollers (ESP) (winner plays Andy in R2)
S Wawrinka (SUI) vs J Isner (USA)
J Monaco (ARG) vs [Q] D Young (USA)

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) vs D Bracciali (ITA) / A Ram (ISR)
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) vs L Kubot (POL) / F Mayer (GER)
F Cermak (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) vs T Bellucci (BRA) / A Seppi (ITA)
[WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) vs M Knowles (BAH) / X Malisse (BEL) - After Suitable Rest

[JAMES4578]

A good gutsy win for Andy and Ross, though was worried at one point! yes I was a bit surprised Milos went out!

[Manaus]

Congrats to Andy and Ross! Would be nice to have an all British semi.

[Tie-break]

Go Murchins!

[david1610]

From ATP site..... how the final three places at the O2 will be decided - possible final points for each player for each round exit shown. Don't know how to make a table here sorry!

Pos. Player W F SF QF R16 R32 Current
6 Berdych 3940 3540 3300 3120 3030 2950 2940
7 Tsonga 3935 3535 3295 3115 3025 2945 2935
8 Fish 3875 3475 3235 3055 2965 2885 2875
9 Almagro 3370 2970 2730 2550 2460 2380 2370
11 Tipsarevic 3305 2905 2665 2485 2395 2315 2315
12 Simon 3155 2755 2515 2335 2245 2165 2155
14 Monfils 2925 2525 2285 2105 2015 1935 1925

[-J-]

From ATP site..... how the final three places at the O2 will be decided - possible final points for each player for each round exit shown. Don't know how to make a table here sorry!

Pos. Player W F SF QF R16 R32 Current
6 Berdych 3940 3540 3300 3120 3030 2950 2940
7 Tsonga 3935 3535 3295 3115 3025 2945 2935
8 Fish 3875 3475 3235 3055 2965 2885 2875
9 Almagro 3370 2970 2730 2550 2460 2380 2370
11 Tipsarevic 3305 2905 2665 2485 2395 2315 2315
12 Simon 3155 2755 2515 2335 2245 2165 2155
14 Monfils 2925 2525 2285 2105 2015 1935 1925http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa337/j_acobite/wtf.png

[AllyB]

So basically Almagro or Tipsy need to reach the final to have any chance, Simon or Monfils need to win. Even in Paris the odds of any of them getting in the mix are slim.

[Fina]

Great to hear they won. Well done Andy and Ross :clap:

[Linda]

Great to hear they won. Well done Andy and Ross :clap:

Ditto! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[david1610]

Come on Murchins!!!
:swingin:

Another piccy showing Court 2 where Andy and Ross are playing; that would be MoLay checking the court.
;)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb46/daisysally/ParisMasters012.jpg?t=1320689303
Didn't Andy play a singles match here (Verdasco?) either last year or the year before and the tournament director was extremely grateful for him for doing that? I remember thinking that it was a ridiculous size as the second court for a Master's event...

[Linda]

It is ridiculously small - there are even fewer seats on the other side (and none at the ends)!

[pabbers]

Great win - well done!!!

[Alis]

Didn't Andy play a singles match here (Verdasco?) either last year or the year before and the tournament director was extremely grateful for him for doing that? I remember thinking that it was a ridiculous size as the second court for a Master's event...

I'm not sure whether it was this court but it was one of the minor courts. I'm pretty sure the match you mean was against Stepanek in 2009. If I remember rightly, Andy had had a very long match against James Blake the night before that finished at about 2 in the morning and then he was shunted out onto a secondary court - where there was very little room behind the baseline - early the next day. Even though he lost the match, Andy didn't complain - he rarely does - but the tournament director was very apologetic - I think he felt he had cost him the match.

[RoastLamb]

A Murray a day keeps the doctor away. :swingin:

[Madeline]

Didn't Andy play a singles match here (Verdasco?) either last year or the year before and the tournament director was extremely grateful for him for doing that? I remember thinking that it was a ridiculous size as the second court for a Master's event...

Court 2 is actually the third court - Centre, Court 1, and Court 2. It's still ridiculous for a Masters tournament, though.

[supergran]

Thrilled!! Well done Andy & Ross. Go boys!!:cheer::cheer:

[Aussie Andy]

Absolutely delighted for Andy and Ross. Hope Jamie and Colin can join them in the second round!

[JAMES4578]

Both Davydenko and Ferrero are out, the latter being well beaten by Mahut, and whilst Davy had his chances he went down in straights to Seppi. Good to see that Nando had had a good 3 set win over Cilic.

[lynne]

Good Luck Jamie & Colin!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

[Alis]

Yes, well done Andy and Ross and good luck Jamie and Colin - keep the flag flying!!!!!

[Sallydaisy]

Berdych leads Verdasco 6'3, 5'4 and will serve for the match after the change of ends.
Dodig 4'6, 6'1 v Fognini and into a 3rd set.

[Sallydaisy]

Dodig and Berdych through.

On court now:-
Centre: Llodra v Lopez
Court 1:Nishikori v Stakhovsky
Court 2: Melo/soares v Kubot/Mayer

[40-15]

great win for Andy and Ross - and come on Jamie and Colin!! -
would really love for them to get through - to play each other - would it be the semi finals?
some really tough matches ahead!!

[Pam]

All the best Jamie and Colin. I really hope they will show this match as it's on centre court.

[RoastLamb]

Wow Nishikori and Nando are also out. Shocker!

[Elizabeth]

Granollers has retired at end of first set. Andy will play Chardy.

[Sallydaisy]

Results so far today ........


CENTRAL COURT start 11:00 am
[5] T Berdych (CZE) def F Verdasco (ESP)
F Lopez (ESP) def M Llodra (FRA)
[13] A Roddick (USA) vs [WC] J Benneteau (FRA) in progress, Roddick leads 6'4, 4'4
C Fleming (GBR) / J Murray (GBR) vs F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP)
Not Before 7:30 PM
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs [6] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) vs K Anderson (RSA)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
F Fognini (ITA) vs I Dodig def
[Q] S Stakhovsky def K Nishikori (JPN)
[WC] J Chardy (FRA) def M Granollers (ESP) (winner plays Andy in R2)
S Wawrinka (SUI) vs J Isner (USA) in progress
J Monaco (ARG) vs [Q] D Young (USA)

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) def D Bracciali (ITA) / A Ram (ISR)
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) def L Kubot (POL) / F Mayer (GER)
F Cermak (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) def T Bellucci (BRA) / A Seppi (ITA)
[WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) vs M Knowles (BAH) / X Malisse (BEL) - After Suitable Rest

[Aya]

Hey guys. I know I'm off-topic with what I'm going to say, but this thread is active and I really hope you'd vote for Andy. https://www.facebook.com/ATPWorldTour?sk=app_178912362194602

Good luck to Jamie and Colin! :yahoo:

[Pam]

First set to Jamie/Colin 6'1 :clap:

Oops I see there is a doubles thread - oh well.

[Alis]

Hey guys. I know I'm off-topic with what I'm going to say, but this thread is active and I really hope you'd vote for Andy. https://www.facebook.com/ATPWorldTour?sk=app_178912362194602

Good luck to Jamie and Colin! :yahoo:

Tried to vote Aya but can't because I'm not a member of facebook - I'm pretty sure that wasn't the case last year!

[RoastLamb]

Granola Bar out as well! All the previous weekend finalists out. Now we can only hope for the other Basel finalist.

[Sallydaisy]

Granola Bar out as well! All the previous weekend finalists out. Now we can only hope for the other Basel finalist.
:pirate:
I like your thinking!!!

[Sallydaisy]

Isner beats Wawawawawahhhhhhhh. Nice one Big John. He wins 6'7, 7'5, 7'6(5)

[silver]

Almost two days of the Paris tournament completed and the BBC cant even be bothered to put up
any results on Teletext.

[Sallydaisy]

OOP now up here. (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2011/352/op.pdf)

Centre Court starting 11am
Ferrer v Mahut
Murray v Chardy
Djokovic v Dodig
Federer v Mannarino
Lopez v Monfils
Simon v Monaco or Young

Court 2 - 4th Match Murray/Hutchins v Marach/Peya.

[VamosVixs]

Ach, I'm still at work then. :sad:

[jeannie13]

OOP now up here. (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2011/352/op.pdf)

Centre Court starting 11am
Ferrer v Mahut
Murray v Chardy
Djokovic v Dodig
Federer v Mannarino
Lopez v Monfils
Simon v Monaco or Young

Court 2 - 4th Match Murray/Hutchins v Marach/Peya.

I'm at the eye hospital 11.00 am--I'll have to record this.:sad:

[RoastLamb]

Ooh I'll have to get up early then. Play starts at 5 a.m. my time so Andy's match will be around 7.

[Linda]

Andy wins 6-2, 6-4 :big grin:

Dolly v Kohli about to start, that should be more interesting than Nole v Dodig. Nole will either win easily or retire.

ETA - I was completely wrong, Dolly is winning fairly comfortably whilst Nole v Dodig is more evenly matched. No wonder I am sliding down the table in pick'em & bracket.

[david1610]

k!

[david1610]

Just saw the end of Nole. Looks like he has got his form back.

Andy will be on next for doubles... though Max and co just got the second set on a .... wait for it... 17-15 tiebreaker so just a first to 10 or two point CTB to go.... ten minutes or an hour? :)

[ChrisMac]

Is there a livestream for Andy's double match?

[lynne]

Is there a livestream for Andy's double match?

No I am afraid not Chris, just livescore!!!!....their names are up on the scoreboard now!!:)

[lynne]

:sad:MaP...5-1 in the first set.......................COME ON GUY'S!!!!!!

Lost the 1st set 6-1,0-1 in second....not looking good!:sad:


2ND SET............3-3

[ChrisMac]

Going with serve at the moment!

[ChrisMac]

5-3 now 2nd set, double fault for Ross!

[ChrisMac]

:sad:Andy/Ross lost 6-1 6-3

[lynne]

What a shame!!:sad:

[Aya]

Too many wasted break point opportunities, especially when they seemed to be playing much better in the second set.
I actually don't care about the doubles loss. I just don't want it to affect Andy's singles performance.

[Madeline]

Exactly. Andy can concentrate all his energies on the singles now.

[Alis]

No bad thing IMO!

[supergran]

Sorry they didn't go further. :sad:Didn't find out until I came on here Fell asleep during Fed's match.

[Linda]

Watching Lopez v Monfils - looks as if it's going to be a good match.

ETA - excellent match so far. Every game has gone to deuce. Lopez just got the break.

[Mickey]

:rusty::maggie: Maggie May has just tweeted that she and Rusty have now got their pet passports. Wonder if Kim and the dogs will go to America at Christmas with Andy. It would make a difference to Andy to have them with him. Nole takes his poodle with him when he travels.

[-J-]

i thought the pet passports where only valid within Europe

[pabbers]

Yes only in Europe - Kim must be off to do some Xmas shopping in gay Paris!

[hfwardhouse]

i thought the pet passports where only valid within Europe

No I think they must be worldwide as my friend has just come home from Singapore and the cat came too cos it had its passport!

[-J-]

oh ok ty

[Linda]

It is the EU plus other countries that have signed up to the agreement.

This is a great match between Feli and LaMonf!

[Linda]

Feli won 6-3, 6-4 (not good for my pick'em or bracket as Monfils was one of my semifinalists).

Watching Pico v Simon now.


. . . and Pico takes the first set. Could yet another Frenchman be going out today?

[Elizabeth]

Andy first up tomorrow 10 a.m. -v- Roddick

[Madeline]

Ouch. Just as well he is better in the mornings than he used to be - but still, that's a weird time to put the #2 seed playing against another well-known player!

Edit - Just realised that is UK time, it's 11am in Paris. Better but still hardly prime time, is it!

[Elizabeth]

Sky have just said Andy's match is at 9.30am but Order of Play from ATP shows 11:00 am start - (10 am UK)

[Linda]

And Pico wins! Where is Northern Lights?

[-J-]

they trying to squeeze all the GEMS and top3 onto center

[Linda]

There's only 2 GEMs left!!

[-J-]

There's only 2 GEMs left!![13] A Roddick (USA) vs [2] A Murray (GBR)
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [15] V Troicki (SRB)
[Q] A Seppi (ITA) vs [6] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 4:00 PM
[7] M Fish (USA) vs J Monaco (ARG) or [10] G Simon (FRA)
Not Before 7:30 PM
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) vs [3] R Federer (SUI)
Not Before 8:30 PM
J Isner (USA) vs F Lopez (ESP) or [8] G Monfils (FRA)
ye but contingency had to be made

[Jan]

ooh I might catch some of Andy's match - or even all of it! I have to wait in for a delivery that will arrive between 8 and 1. But as soon as it's here I need to be going out.

[RoastLamb]

Not getting up at 5 a.m. I will watch this once I get back from my tennis league at 10:45.

[Alis]

Rats - they are turning off our electricity for emergency maintenance work between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. tomorrow!

[Linda]

Borrow a laptop?

I won't be able to see it at all as I'll be at work :sad:

[Sallydaisy]

OOP - THURSDAY, 10 NOVEMBER, 2011

CENTRAL COURT start 10:30 am
[13] A Roddick (USA) vs [2] A Murray (GBR)
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [15] V Troicki (SRB)
[Q] A Seppi (ITA) vs [6] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 4:00 PM
[7] M Fish (USA) vs J Monaco (ARG)
Not Before 7:30 PM
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) vs [3] R Federer (SUI)
Not Before 8:30 PM
J Isner (USA) vs F Lopez (ESP)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
[5] T Berdych (CZE) vs [11] J Tipsarevic (SRB)
[4] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [14] A Dolgopolov (UKR)
[7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) vs C Fleming (GBR) / J Murray (GBR)
[WC] A Clement (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs [WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA)
E Butorac (USA) / J Rojer (AHO) vs [2] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB)

COURT 2 start 12:00 noon
S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER) vs M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA)

[AllyB]

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa337/j_acobite/wtf.png

By my reading Tipsy now needs to win the title to upset the applecart.

[Sallydaisy]

Tipsy was leading 5-2 and serving about 10mins ago and looked to be booking an upset. However, Berdych broke the Serb when he was serving for the set and then held.

Tipsy again serving for the first set at *5-4 but Berdy has him at *15-40 and could be about to break back and level it to 5-5.

[Sallydaisy]

Berdych comes back to win the set 7'5 by winning 5 games on the trot.
He's a set away from confirming his place at the WTF in London.

I'm watching a catch up video of the Berdy v Tipsy match (which is still at 5-5...) and Robbie/Chris are commentating but the background sound has switched to Centre Court where they're lining up the Djokovic/Troicki match.

Wonder how Nole will fare today against his fellow Serb ...
:whistle:

[Sallydaisy]

Troicki gets an early break of serve and holds but Nole gets on the board. His serves have not been particularly strong.
Viktor to serve at *2-1.

Meanwhile Berdy loses the opening game of the 2nd set and Tipsy now has a 3-1 lead and is challenging the Berdy serve in game 5. This'll probably go to 3 unless Tomas can turn the tables pronto.

[supergran]

A brilliant rally won by Troicki with a fantastic drop shot. Surely Nole is not relishing these long rallies. 42 strokes

[Sallydaisy]

A brilliant rally won by Troicki with a fantastic drop shot. Surely Nole is not relishing these long rallies. 42 strokes
If Troicki keeps this up it'll hurt Nole.

Nole managed to break back but then was broken again and Troicki is serving for the match at 5-4.
Nole challenging and it goes to *15-40, 30-40 and then deuce.
Ad Troicki.

First set to Viktor Troicki.
:dance:

Wonder if Nole will see this match out?
17 unforced errors in this set, 3 DFs, only 1 Ace and his serve speed is down.

[Sallydaisy]

Berdych wins 7'5, 6'4 and is definitely into the 8 for London.
:thumbup:

He next plays Andy Murray.
:shades:

Nole has just broken Troicki to lead 2-0 in the 2nd set.

Troicki has broken back - and Nole is looking increasingly in pain.
Viktor to serve at *1-2.

[Sallydaisy]

It took 10mins for Nole to finally hold serve in that game and go 3-2.
Hope Troicki gets over his disappointment at not capitalising on his chances to break the Djoko serve there.

Nole on a roll ... takes the 2nd set 6'3.

He's also got a break in the first game of the 3rd set.
Come on Viktor!

[Jan]

Nole seems in control now - 4-0 up in the 3rd.

[Sallydaisy]

And Nole wins.
:sad:

(umm, I'd gambled on Troicki beating him for my Bracket Challenge and Pick'em).

Dolly goes out to Daveeeeed.

[JAMES4578]

Nole certainly got a challenge early on, but looks like things are ok on the fitness front. So top 8 for London settled, though Tipsy was making an impression early on and looks like being first reserve.

[Sallydaisy]

From BNP on twitter:-

Le programme de vendredi, Ã* 14h : Berdych-Murray, Fish/Monaco-Gasquet/Federer, 19h30: Djokovic-Seppi/Tsonga , Ferrer- Isner/Lopez
That's an excellent line-up!
:thumbup:

RobKoenigTennis (http://twitter.com/#!/RobKoenigTennis) Rob Koenig

Berdych, Fish and Tsonga have all qualified for WTF in London...Tipsarevic is the alterate at #9, UNLESS Lopez or Insner wins Bercy.

[Sallydaisy]

Wow, Monaco is really getting Fish in a flap; just when the American thought he could slip away in 2 sets the Argentinian caught him at the net and hooked the 2nd set 7'6 in the tie-breaker.

Into a 3rd set.
Since Mardy already knows he's through to the WTF he might not try so hard to win this...

[Sallydaisy]

Well, Fish will rue those missed matchpoints; he's just overdone the muscle problem and has retired.

Monaco wins 1'6, 7'6, 1'2 ret'd.

[jaysee]

And Nole wins.
:sad:

(umm, I'd gambled on Troicki beating him for my Bracket Challenge and Pick'em).


I'd gambled on Troicki beating a Lucky Loser for my Bracket and Pick'em!;)

[Sallydaisy]

OOP FRIDAY, 11 NOVEMBER, 2011

CENTRAL COURT start 2:00 pm (1pm UK)
[5] T Berdych (CZE) vs [2] A Murray (GBR)
Not Before 3:30 PM
J Monaco (ARG) vs [16] R Gasquet (FRA) or [3] R Federer (SUI)

Night session starting not Before 7:30 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [6] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[4] D Ferrer (ESP) vs J Isner (USA) or F Lopez (ESP)


COURT 1 start 2:00 pm (1pm UK)
[8] O Marach (AUT) / A Peya (AUT) vs [3] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN)
[7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) vs E Butorac (USA) / J Rojer (AHO) or [2] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB)
[WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) vs [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

[ljs]

oh yayyyy I can see this one live :cheer::cheer:

[-J-]

andy looked in good form , unfortunately you will hopefully have to endure the odd little glimmer from me tomorrow

[NorthernLights]

It was a shame Monaco won on a retirement, but I think the tide had turned in his favour anyway. At least it shortened the match a little for him. I hope Fed and Gasquet have a 3-hour battle of attrition, ideally with Gasquet coming out on top.

[ljs]

refreshing hearing a crowd cheer for Feds opponent :jitterbug:

[-J-]

refreshing hearing a crowd cheer for Feds opponent :jitterbug::rolling: there was me thinking how weird it was for me to be supporting the Goat for once

[JAMES4578]

It was a shame Monaco won on a retirement, but I think the tide had turned in his favour anyway. At least it shortened the match a little for him. I hope Fed and Gasquet have a 3-hour battle of attrition, ideally with Gasquet coming out on top.

Doesn't look too likely right now, Fed has been pretty much allowed to cruise, come on Richie! Pity Fish retired but maybe Monaco did have the momentum.

[Sallydaisy]

Gasquet just had 40-15 on Fed's serve in game 4 but Rog has levelled it to deuce - and held.

Allez Richard!!!
:swingin:

[JAMES4578]

Richie showing some inspiration now broke back and has held for 3-2 in 2nd, perhaps all is not lost!

[RoastLamb]

I wish federer had Berdych instead of Monaco. Wow, lucky Fed.

[Sallydaisy]

Ouch, Feli lost that set. A DF when Isner had Ad against him is so not a good idea!!!

Isner first set 6'4.

[JAMES4578]

Pretty straightforward in the 2nd for Isner as he gors through in straights and Fed really wasn't stretched too much in the end. Certainly surprised the Bryans went out, pity Booty/Rojer won't qualify for WTF but will be alternates.

[Sallydaisy]

So, Nole is out of Paris ... per link posted by Steven in the Pick'em thread and the text below:

November 11, 2011


Dear fans and friends, sadly i have to inform you that i have withdrawn from the further tournament. I have pushed myself to the limit by playing, and after the match yesterday my shoulder got worse. For this reason, i have to put my health first and withdraw even though my urges as a professional player are making me want to play until the last drop of energy. I am very sorry for all of you who bought tickets and wanted to come to watch me play. My season has been long and tiring, i played all of my matches at my highest level, and now my body is aching for recovery. Hoping for your understanding and support,
Love
Nole

Bet Viktor Troicki is REALLY pleased about that.
:pirate:

[Linda]

So Tsonga gets a walkover . . . I wonder if they will revise today's schedule?

[Sallydaisy]

So Tsonga gets a walkover . . . I wonder if they will revise today's schedule?
They haven't done so yet Linda.
However, I'd not be surprised if they moved one of the proposed doubles matches on Court 1 especially since there are French players involved.
Benneteau/Mahut v Fyr/Mat might be a good option and could possibly be the last match on Centre. Or they could move LLodra/Nestor's match up?

CENTRAL COURT start 2:00 pm
[5] T Berdych (CZE) vs [2] A Murray (GBR)
Not Before 3:30 PM
J Monaco (ARG) vs [3] R Federer (SUI)
Not Before 7:30 PM
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [6] J Tsonga (FRA)
Not Before 8:30 PM
[4] D Ferrer (ESP) vs J Isner (USA)
COURT 1 start 2:00 pm
[8] O Marach (AUT) / A Peya (AUT) vs [3] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN)
[7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK) vs [2] M Llodra (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB)
[WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) vs [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL)

[Alis]

So sorry for Troicki!

[silver]

Nole must have seen how well Andy was playing - and I thought he was supposed to be Troicki's friend

[LC the fan]

Sorry for Nole - he obviously has run out of steam and resxilience.

What a pity the draw worked out the way it has - how great it would be to watch Andy take out Fed in the final. Ah well - it will just have to be in the semi - Berdych permitting !

[Aussie Andy]

At this rate Andy could be No.1 a bit sooner!

[RoastLamb]

Poor Djoko! Hope he's OK for London. :sad:

[LC the fan]

Cant see Berdie beating Fed tomorrow after that exhausting slog against Andy today - what a pity.
Think it looks like another 1000 points for Fed - he's building up a bit of momentum before the O2

[Sallydaisy]

Assuming it IS Fed who gets through. He's just dropped serve to Monaco.

[Katie]

Fed's been broken already!

[lynne]

Come on Pico!!!!!:thumbup:

[Linda]

Vamos Pico! :swingin:

[karanga]

Vamos Pico. :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[Linda]

Fed may have won the first set, but Pico definitely looks quicker about the court to me.

[Katie]

Fed's not playing well - so many shanks. He'll probably be able to get through this match but tomorrow will be very tough for him.

[Linda]

Can't stand the commies being so pro-Fed. Why, why, why?


. . . and Fed won :sad:

[Alis]

Fed did not play well today - if he had been playing Andy or Berdych or even Fish I doubt that he would have won.

[JAMES4578]

Fed certainly a bit below par, pity Pics just couldn't the sustain the challenge at the closing stages of the 2nd. Though having said that wouldn't give Berdych much chance in the semi after the gruelling win over Murray.

[RoastLamb]

I hope Berdych plays well tomorrow. I don't like him or Fed much tbh but ABF.

[Alis]

Fed certainly a bit below par, pity Pics just couldn't the sustain the challenge at the closing stages of the 2nd. Though having said that wouldn't give Berdych much chance in the semi after the gruelling win over Murray.

Who knows - Berdych has beaten Fed before and may well do so again. Certainly if they both play like they did today there will be no contest - Berdy will walk it!

[Sallydaisy]

SATURDAY, 12 NOVEMBER, 2011

CENTRAL COURT start 11:45
[3] M Mirnyi (BLR) / D Nestor (CAN) vs [7] R Bopanna (IND) / A Qureshi (PAK)
Not Before 2:00 PM
[3] R Federer (SUI) vs [5] T Berdych (CZE)

Not Before 5:00 PM
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) vs [4] D Ferrer (ESP) or J Isner (USA)
[WC] J Benneteau (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) or [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs S Gonzalez (MEX) / C Kas (GER)

[Sallydaisy]

John Isner took the first set 6'3 v David Ferrer but Ferru is fighting back (as he always does!) and has a point for a break in the 6th game of the 2nd set.

[RoastLamb]

Isner won! :shocked: 228 kmh serve! Wowsa! To think Milos beat Isner in the first round last week in Basel.

[Katie]

That's an impressive win for Isner! :thumbup:

[JAMES4578]

yes he really was on fire when It mattered and a few upsets today!

[Sallydaisy]

Crumbs, just seen that Isner beat Ferrer!
:shocked:

Benneteau/Mahut have beaten 6th Seeds Fyrstenberg/Matkowski.
The Poles are already through to the WTF in 8th place (on 3270 points).

Just want to mention - Fleming and Hutchins were 15th in the Race to London.

[Linda]

15th is pretty darn good! :clap: :clap:

[supergran]

:clap::clap: for Colin and Ross!

[NorthernLights]

Well tried Pico! He looked like he could hardly bear to shake hands with Roger at the end, but at least he gave Fed a match this time. Oh well, keep your powder dry for the DC, Pico!

[harriet]

so, have we got our 'come on Tommy' banners, our 'Tommy for the title' hymnsheets?

[Alis]

No, definitely Jo-Willy for the title but Tommy for the match today - with a name like Tommy he can be an adopted Brit for the day!

[Murray's_Backhand]

I'm afraid to say that I think that Ol' Rog is gonna win the title :( Would love for Jo to get it done but it looks like FedError's all the way.

[Alis]

Well he'll have to play better than he did yesterday. Berdy has won 3 of their last 4 encounters!

[Sallydaisy]

Federer breaks in the first game and then holds for a 2-0 lead.

[Sallydaisy]

Fed through 6'4, 6'3. Into Paris Masters Final for the first time in his career.

[Katie]

That was a brilliant performance from Federer. He's going to be a major threat in London again this year.

[ChrisMac]

Fed through 6'4, 6'3. Into Paris Masters Final for the first time in his career.

Thanks to Andy sapping all Berdych's strength!

[NorthernLights]

:sad: