Rome R3: Zverev def Simon 6-4 6-1

Eaaaaaaasy.

the slump continues. :o

Gillou's crap run continues. :(:sad:

tennis wins

Intelligent tennis from Misha. Kept the ball deep and in play and made Simon commit errors. On his own serves, good 1st serve percentage and a good 1-2 punch. Amazing for a guy that is more comfortable playing aggressive tennis.

Zverev :eek:

Simon was really poor though

Zvereve played very well and Simon just lost it in the 2nd set.

No breakpoints at all for Mischa.

At the end, the umpire held Zverev's hand and was chatting something to him.... Hmmmm! They are not friends, are they?

Eaaaaaaasy.

easy but the score is unexpected. i expected a better response from the Frenchie in the 2nd set.

Zverev was masterful so all credit to him. he didnt buckle under the pressure of having to deal with a top 10 player.

Simon top 10 player :haha:
very strong tennis era indeed :o

:(

pleasantly surprised by zverev

when I wanted Simon to come through the most he failed me :smash: :banghead:

Berdych, PHM, and now Simon, can Zverev upset Fed? :unsure:

when I wanted Simon to come through the most he failed me :smash: :banghead:

Berdych, PHM, and now Simon, can Zverev upset Fed? :unsure:

zverev can't lose.

Simon's game doesn't really work on slow clay. Also, did anyone see him holding his knee in the second set: Maybe he got injured?

Simon tried to ballbash :lol:

Stick to pushing man.

Another great result for Zverev. :worship:

Maybe he'll finally get some respect around here. He was far too solid for Simon and his serve was booming as usual. Add in a few volleys and it was a great all round performance.

Some good rallies in the first from both. Congrats to Zverev

Zverev got his dream. Will be interesting to read his blog tonight. :)

the slump continues. :o

x2.

Ouch. Damn.

I'd wrongly thought Gilles had turned a corner yesterday. He was looking to his camp immediately after each error from start to finish. Something is definitely wrong.

He's about to steal :sad::confused: from those who seek Ferrer pics.

Zverev looks good on clay. It's refreshing to see some players who have aggression/power and some net skills do well on clay.

Great win Mischa :bigclap:

Wtf.

Zverev played smart tennis, gave Simon no pace at all and rallied when he had to, then when there was a chance to finish at the net, he took it.

Excellent week for him irrespective of what happens tomorrow.

Another great result for Zverev. :worship:

Maybe he'll finally get some respect around here. He was far too solid for Simon and his serve was booming as usual. Add in a few volleys and it was a great all round performance.

his moment of truth will be against Federer, lets see what he got there :cool:

Very impressing. He will rise even further during clay season.

I think this is enough to give Roger serious trouble, serious indeed.

Q1 def Ramirez-Hidalgo 6-2 6-3
Q2 def Ferrero 6-7 6-4 7-5
R1 def Berdych 4-6 6-2 7-5
R2 def Mathieu 3-6 7-6 6-0
R3 def Simon 6-4 6-1


And the funny thing is the markets had him as underdog against Ramirez-Hidalgo.

Simon's game doesn't really work on slow clay. Also, did anyone see him holding his knee in the second set.
Yes. He was not great before, but after that he was just poor. Can well be a physical problem. But very solid from Zverev.

Zverev didnt just play well. He played phenomenal. Lets just hope he can keep it up against federer.

Surprising.

Who is this mug

when I wanted Simon to come through the most he failed me :smash: :banghead:

Berdych, PHM, and now Simon, can Zverev upset Fed? :unsure:

No.

Awesome.

Zvereve is probably the most talented of the youngsters.

Who is this mug

Gilles Simon, the mug.

Simon's game doesn't really work on slow clay.He's pathetic regardless of the surface atm, don't judge his clay game on his current awful form.
Clay actually is his favourite surface. He's won 3 out of his 5 titles on clay.
(And Rome isn't slow, but he doesn't mind slow clay at all, on the contrary, he liked Hamburg.)

the slump continues. :o

what slump, this his ordinary level, his couple of fluke runs last year were the surprising part

what slump, this his ordinary level, his couple of fluke runs last year were the surprising part

Seconded.

Strongest era in mens tennis.

:spit:

Simon :lol:

Simon's better than everyone in the top 10.
Blake and Verdasco are not far behind!

Federer was smacked by Simon....
Just in case you don't know,
Sampras should be thrown a faint praise bone,
if there's no post that could make
Federer look greater, in a Simon thread.
This era's strong!

Counterpouchers who lack of pace on their shots suffer on clay :shrug:

Simon's better than everyone in the top 10.
Blake and Verdasco are not far behind!

Federer was smacked by Simon....
Just in case you don't know,
Sampras should be thrown a faint praise bone,
if there's no post that could make
Federer look greater, in a Simon thread.
This era's strong!
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. Poetry is the exact opposite.

what slump, this his ordinary level, his couple of fluke runs last year were the surprising part

Ugh, poor result for Simon, even if Zverev can be a tricky (and unpredictable) opponent at the best of times. Needs to get his form together pretty sharpish. :awww:

Mischa :worship: :worship:

Zverev is playing well and having a great week, but this was a pathetic display from Simon :lol: For someone who wins matches by not making mistakes, he sure was making loads of mistakes today, especially on the forehand side. In the 2nd set he was playing junior tennis :tape: :o Not sure what's going on with him this year but he's certainly no where near the level he was at last year. :o

Zverev the new GOAT.
Overtaking the crown from King Oscar.

Zverev is 21. Where has he been all these years?

He's pathetic regardless of the surface atm, don't judge his clay game on his current awful form.
Clay actually is his favourite surface. He's won 3 out of his 5 titles on clay.
(And Rome isn't slow, but he doesn't mind slow clay at all, on the contrary, he liked Hamburg.)

Truc: :wavey: Bad days. :confused: What do you think is going on?

I love misha's style, hope he beats Federer...

I was happy for Misha :)

Since I follow his blog regularly I got really interested in that guy and it makes me happy that he reached his best result ever this week in Rome :) (no matter what happens in the next match...)

Clay is not for pushers.

SImon :confused::confused::confused:

great result
always good too see Simon losing...Zverev playes smart tennis good week for the German:yeah:

Some of the worst top 10 players ever: Wawrinka, Simon, Mugfils, Boredo.

I don't think Wava is THAT bad, at least he has had a couple decent clay seasons and even if I dislike Robredo, the man at least got a MS win ;)

the worst top 10? of the last times: Simon and Monfils

Zverev moves great and tactically was awesome out there, ive seen him play a lot but this was much better than previous times based on his ability to pack more weight of shot from the baseline, keep improving mischa

Yonex rules. :rocker:

Strongest era ever, definitely. :haha:

:haha:

Some of the worst top 10 players ever: Wawrinka, Simon, Mugfils, Boredo.

Stan is a good top 10, he will be bakc there soon probably.

Excellent tournament for Zverev here. :yeah:

He's pathetic regardless of the surface atm, don't judge his clay game on his current awful form.
Clay actually is his favourite surface. He's won 3 out of his 5 titles on clay.
(And Rome isn't slow, but he doesn't mind slow clay at all, on the contrary, he liked Hamburg.)

Those 3 clay titles weren't exactly of a very high standard to be honest, Bucharest twice and Casablanca. I still think he is a better hardcourter than claycourter, although I'm not saying this is why he has performed so badly this clay season so far, something is clearly not right with him.

Q1 def Ramirez-Hidalgo 6-2 6-3
Q2 def Ferrero 6-7 6-4 7-5
R1 def Berdych 4-6 6-2 7-5
R2 def Mathieu 3-6 7-6 6-0
R3 def Simon 6-4 6-1


nice :)