Tennis Tipping Davis Cup - Final

Tennis Tipping Davis Cup - Semifinals & Promotion/Relegation Play Offs



What is Tennis Tipping?

In the game, participants pick the winners of all main draw matches and are placed in a knock-out system. That means each participant plays a different participant and whoever predicted the winner of most matches correctly, moves on to the next round. The same applies for doubles, but you're in a team format and your scores are combined.

Note:

- In case of a tie, a tie-breaker will decide who moves on to the next round.
New tie-break method: http://www.menstennisforums.com/show...37&postcount=1

- In case a player (i.e. the actual ATP Player) retires in a match, this match will be counted as long as one point has been played. If players are replaced by a lucky loser after the start of Tennis Tipping, these matches will be cancelled.


How to Sign-Up:

Captains (the same players who lead teams in previous rounds) pick 2, 3 or 4 players to be in the team and choose using whatever methods you like. Please confirm teams as soon as possible, so that not picked players are able to commit to a challenger in DC SFs week.

Please read this post for more information
http://www.menstennisforums.com/show...14&postcount=1

How to send in picks:

Picks can be sent in as soon as the draws are ready. Remember, you pick a winner in every match! Picks should be sent by PM, so that your opponent does not know your picks. Picks should be titled: [TT: ?, day #]. Picks can be sent in anytime until the beginning of play each day. If you're still in both singles & doubles, you use the same tips for both. For Davis Cup doubles, you tip the Davis Cup doubles rubbers. No changes can be made after the play has started.

Additional Rules

1. Players will be allowed to make tactical changes to the doubles and reverse singles up until the start of play for that day - the captains must pm me to inform me before the days' play starts though.

2. Non playing members of each team may send me in their tips each day as backup incase one of the other members of their team doesn't send in their tips.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

If the board goes down as has happened before, send your picks to gavin@nb-globetrotter.co.uk

3:0| Serbia vs Singapore

01:01| Grofica vs Balloon PTS1
01:01| Savestheday91 vs PennyThePenguin PTS1
02:02| Grofica/Savestheday91 vs Balloon/PennyThePenguin SR1
00:00| Savestheday91 vs Balloon
00:00| Grofica vs PennyThePenguin

Teams
http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/Serbia.jpg
Serbia
Captain: Savestheday91
Team: Savestheday91, Grofica

Singapore
http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/images4.jpg
Captain: Balloon
Team: Balloon, PennyThePenguin

Day 2 Doubles
USA vs Russia SR1/PTS
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) vs Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Day 1 Singles

Andy Roddick (USA) vs Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) SR2 PTS2
James Blake (USA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)SR1 PTS1

Possible Alternatives
Andreev vs Blake
Andreev vs Roddick
Andreev vs B. Bryan
Andreev vs M. Bryan
Davydenko vs Blake
Davydenko vs Roddick
Davydenko vs B. Bryan
Davydenko vs M. Bryan
Youzhny vs Roddick
Youzhny vs B. Bryan
Youzhny vs M. Bryan
Tursunov vs Blake
Tursunov vs B. Bryan
Tursunov vs M. Bryan

*Please send picks (and SR/PTS)for all possible matches. In case of lineup changes your pick will count. The first match played will be SR2 and the second match will be SR1

Road To Final

First Round

Argentina 2:3 Serbia
10:11: GustavoM_Fan vs Grofica
10:08: NyGel vs savestheday91
08:04: Cipa/DavidCuervacho vs Grofica/savestheday91
05:07: NyGel vs Grofica
06:07: GustavoM_Fan vs savestheday91

USA 1:3 Singapore
09:10: Coreyschucky vs Buddy
08:11: Deb! vs Balloon
08:10: Blaze-2004/njnetswill vs Balloon/Buddy
00:00: Deb! vs Buddy not played
07:05: Coreyschucky vs Balloon

Quarter Finals
Serbia 3:2 France
15:13 | savestheday91 vs Crocodile
13:15 | Grofica vs Siders
14:17 | savestheday91/Grofica vs Siders/Scala
09:08 | savestheday91 vs JBdV
09:07 | Grofica vs Scala

Bulgaria 1:4 Singapore
13:15 | BgStallion vs balloon
13:17 | A_Skywalker vs Buddy
16:17 | yemok/propaganda vs balloon/Buddy
09:07 | propaganda vs balloon
08:08 | yemok vs Buddy SR1 (Andreev, Andreev), SR2 (Mathieu, Safin)

Semi Finals
02:03| Brazil vs Serbia
13:11| Virex vs Grofica
13:13| Tytta vs savestheday91 SR1 Lacko 3:1: Lacko3:0
14:08| Keqtqiadv/Tytta vs Grofica/savestheday91
04:06| GlennMirnyi vs Grofica
05:06| Keqtqiadv vs savestheday91

02:03|Romania vs Singapore
13:13| Alekutza vs Balloon PTS1 7:7, PTS2 VOID, PTS3 4:10
11:13| Deea vs Buddy
12:10| Iza/Mara_M vs Balloon/Buddy
07:07| Iza vs Balloon SR4
05:05| Alekutza vs Buddy SR5

TT Stats and Awards

Team Captains have until 6PM GMT 28th November to confirm their team lineups to me :)

Serbia vs Singapore

Teams
http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/Serbia.jpg
Serbia
Captain: Savestheday91

Singapore
http://img2.menstennisforums.com/500/images4.jpg
Captain: Balloon

good luck to both teams :)

Thank you :D

I'm toying with the idea of naming a practice partner to the squad. :angel:

Serbia will not be making any surprises :)

Our team will be savestheday91 and Grofica shown here practicing their doubles ;)

http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/62/562/9/70/39/2672970390093107103ITfjjQ_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2672970390093107103ITfjjQ)

:rocker2:

don't worry Jess I've been training :)

don't worry Jess I've been training :)

:hug:

Singapore are keeping a low profile :tape:

:scared:

I think I am the only one who is like... super excited about this :rolls: I've been thinking about it... STRATEGIZING... for weeks and weeks :p :lol:

balloon is playing mind games with you Jess :lol:

making it look like he doesn't care :p

A couple of points re: the format of the final:

1. As there is only match you will need to send picks for all possible matches in singles (16 permutations in all) to ensure that in the case of lineup changes everyone has picks for both ties.

2. I think that for the final days' matches that dead rubbers should count otherwise if the 4th or 5th rubbers are dead then it could get farcical. Let me know if you have any objections to this.

:p

balloon is playing mind games with you Jess :lol:

making it look like he doesn't care :p



:confused:
DC finaL?? What isit??????? :confused: :confused: :confused:

:lol:

A couple of points re: the format of the final:

1. As there is only match you will need to send picks for all possible matches in singles (16 permutations in all) to ensure that in the case of lineup changes everyone has picks for both ties.

2. I think that for the final days' matches that dead rubbers should count otherwise if the 4th or 5th rubbers are dead then it could get farcical. Let me know if you have any objections to this.

:p




I agree to both points :wavey:

balloon is playing mind games with you Jess :lol:

making it look like he doesn't care :p

Tricky :p But I won't fall for such stunts :D

A couple of points re: the format of the final:

1. As there is only match you will need to send picks for all possible matches in singles (16 permutations in all) to ensure that in the case of lineup changes everyone has picks for both ties.

2. I think that for the final days' matches that dead rubbers should count otherwise if the 4th or 5th rubbers are dead then it could get farcical. Let me know if you have any objections to this.

:p

Sounds fine to me :p

I have silly question what date is played final ? :)

good luck Serbia :rocker:

I have silly question what date is played final ? :)

It starts this Friday :)

good luck Serbia :rocker:

Hvala :kiss:

Question for Mr. Organizer:

Is this a home match for Singapore or Serbia? I'd like to pick a venue and surface if it's in Serbia ;)

Serbia are home :p

Spore never seems to have a home tie before :P

Serbia are home :p

Excellent :D

The location has been chosen and no surprise, we have chosen indoor clay :)

Beogradska Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
Stadium Capacity: 19,962
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Indoors
Ball Type: Head ATP

i want to represent my country (serbia) next year.. can i? :D

i want to represent my country (serbia) next year.. can i? :D

You can, you just have to represent Serbia the entire year, and you cut all ties to the Australian team :p

Buddy is busy with his work, so Singapore will be represented by

Balloon
PennyThePenguin :rocker2:

You recruited Jiat?

Oh now this is really war :p :rolls:

http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/n025.gif Serbia http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/b010.gif

You recruited Jiat?

Oh now this is really war :p :rolls:


yeah
asking her to help her own country :yeah:

http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/n025.gif Serbia http://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/b010.gif

Thank you :D

Good luck Singapore! :D

You recruited Jiat?

Oh now this is really war :p :rolls:

:sad: :sad: jess...you wouldn't :sobbing:

:sad: :sad: jess...you wouldn't :sobbing:

I'll still be your friend after the weekend is over :p


But for the next few days.... :armed:

Friday, November 30, 2007
Singles
Andy Roddick (USA) vs Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
James Blake (USA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

Saturday, December 1, 2007
Doubles
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) vs Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Sunday, December 2, 2007
Reverse singles
Andy Roddick (USA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
James Blake (USA) vs Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

Day 1 Singles

Andy Roddick (USA) vs Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) SR2 PTS2
James Blake (USA) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)SR1 PTS1

Possible Alternatives
Andreev vs Blake
Andreev vs Roddick
Andreev vs B. Bryan
Andreev vs M. Bryan
Davydenko vs Blake
Davydenko vs Roddick
Davydenko vs B. Bryan
Davydenko vs M. Bryan
Youzhny vs Roddick
Youzhny vs B. Bryan
Youzhny vs M. Bryan
Tursunov vs Blake
Tursunov vs B. Bryan
Tursunov vs M. Bryan

*Please send picks (and SR/PTS)for all possible matches. In case of lineup changes your pick will count. The first match played will be SR2 and the second match will be SR1

Good luck Grofica :hug:

Good luck Singapore :hug:

:wavey: Let's have some good matches tomorrow :D

Serbia 3-2 :rocker2:

like everytime this year :p

All the best Serbia! :D

Serbia 3-2 :rocker2:

like everytime this year :p

:yeah:

Oh wait, I have our pattern wrong, we always win one of our singles, always lose the doubles and then have to win both final day singles :rolls: I mistakenly thought we won the doubles sometimes. :rolls:

silly jessita :D

silly jessita :D

Bring it Pengie :armed:

Good luck, Singapore! :devil:

A wise captain and a rokkie, what else a team needs for the win :yeah:

Davai, Jiat, go for it, impossible is nothing! :rocker2:

:rocker2: :rocker2: :rocker2: AJDE SERBIA!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: http://i.smiles2k.net/jumping_smiles/MexicanWave.gif





:awww: sorry Singapore sorry Jiat :awww: :hug: :shrug:

Tursunov leads off with an ace 15-0 :p

4:0 Roddick - Tursunov
0:4 Blake - Youzhny

:zzz:

Assuming both ties stay the same:
Balloon - Grofica will be decided by PTS
Jess has Youzhny in 5, Penny The Penguin has Youzhny in 4.

Can I have Jiat's scores Gav? And balloons? Just so I know what I should be cheering for :p

:angel:

What if Balloon and Grofica are tied in PTS? :confused: Ranking? :tape:

What if Balloon and Grofica are tied in PTS? :confused: Ranking? :tape:

:tape: Well there's PTS of both matches... hopefully it wouldn't come to that. :tape:

Savestheday91
Roddick 7-6 3-6 6-4 6-3
Youzhny 7-6 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3

PennyThePenguin
Roddick 6-4 2-6 7-5 6-4
Youzhny 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-3

Grofica
Roddick 6-4 7-5 6-3
Youzhny 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-2

Balloon
Roddick 6-3 6-4 6-3
Youzhny 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3

All four players have Roddick winning a set 6-4 :scared: So far nothing is decided as far as PTS2 goes. :tape:

Anything but another 6-4 Andy.. break him here and hold and give me a 6-3. :lol: OR let Dima break back and take you to a TB :rocker2:

Tursunov, you are useless to me. Hopefully our matches won't be decided by PTS2, because I think Singapore's got us if it goes to that. :tape:

PTS2 Scores
Savestheday91 7:10 PennyThePenguin
Grofica 10:10 Balloon

Day 2 Doubles
USA vs Russia SR1/PTS
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) vs Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Go Singapore! :bounce:

With 2 sets done PTS1 seems to be going my way. If Youzhny can win this set 6-4, I think we'd take both matches on PTS1. :scared:

Yeah, if Youzhny wins this set 6-4 and Blake wins the match in 4, I think we've got this.

If it goes 5 I have to recalculate... but right now it looks good for team Serbia with PTS1. Serve out the set Youzhny! :rocker2: (and then lose, but not 5-7 :p)

Youzhny you suck. :tape: I think Singapore paid you to fix that set. What a crap game.

Now take it to a TB and win that for us Youzhny. :tape: No 7-5 No 7-5 No 7-5.

Youzhny :cuckoo:

No 7-5. No 7-5. No 7-5.

A 7-6 is fine, let Blake win 7-6. No clue what happens with Grofica-balloon being tied in PTS in that scenario though :scared:

A 7-5 would kills us James Blake if you win this set 7-5, it's over between us :armed: Not that I'm your fan anyway... but you can count on me never being one. :rolls:

Nooooooooo 7-5 :rocker2:

Win this TB youzhny and then let James win the 4th and it's best case scenario for the Serbs :rocker2:

Set pointsssssssss take it!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Now Blake wins this set by any score other than 7-5, I believe Serbia takes the first TWO matches :eek:

USA! USA! USA! GO JAMES! :tape:

James, freakin break him already. You know you're not winning this if it goes 5 sets. And you really don't want to lose this set 7-5. :lol:

James :armed: *sigh*

Everyone is going to wake up tomorrow and think I am a complete nutcase. But when I said that I've been excited about DC for weeks, I really meant it :lol:

As long as James gets to 4 games, Youzhny can win this set. :lol:

Oh wait, I still have to cheer against 7-5. NO 7-5. Break NOW James. NOW.

Break point.. come ON James! U-S-A! U-S-A! I'm suddenly having a surge of actual patriotism! Goooooooo USA! :tape:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS that's my boy! James I'm your new biggest fan! Serve it out dude!

he has issues with serving for match but hope goes ok

James you suck. *sigh* 0-40.

15-40. :o

JAMES. ARkgjkadsjgklwgjkewlajgw 5-5.

Okay James, just let him win now, no 7-5 for James. No 7-5 for James. kljkjakvjweklajkgw.

lmao hes the biggest choker ever

Yup pretty much :lol:

now probably his mind will be stuck to that chokes and he s gonna lose imo..this set is gone for him anyway

YES. Okay this set is safe from 7-5. :lol:

So now here is the situation for Team Serbia...

If Blake wins in 4, me and Tanja win both our matches on PTS 1 (if I calculated right :p), if Blake wins in 5 by a fifth set score of something other than 7-5, Tanja and I both win our matches. If Youzhny wins in 5, I win my match on SR1, and Tanja wins hers as long as Youzhny doesn't win the set 6-3. :rocker2:

We're going to win at least one of the matches, possibility to take both. :p

Blake take the TB and make it easy on us, please. :lol: I have absolutely no faith in you doing this. :rolls:

lol.i cant see andy winning tb but hope he does cos i have a bet on him..lol

lol..mp for andy

Me: Youzhny 7-6 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 = 7 (order) + 6 (2 right sets) = 13
Jiat: Youzhny 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-3 = 4 (order) + 0 (0 right sets) = 4

Jiat :hug: Good match... there was plenty of times when those sets could have gone by your scores instead of mine :scared: Obviously I was freaking out for the whole match ;)

Tanja: Youzhny 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 =4 (order) + 6 (2 right sets) = 10
balloon: Youzhny 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3 = 4 (order) + 3 (1 right set) = 7

Team Serbia takes a 2:0 lead if that's correct :D

Thanks James :worship:

well done james but i still dislike u ..lol

http://www.sre.gob.mx/images/banderas/serbia_m.jpg Serbia 2.0 Singapore http://www.unitedworld-usa.com/forum/img/pic/singapore_flag-edit.gif

without offense Singapore PTS were not good enough :shrug:
you should put difference scorelines if you like to have more chances.
and 7.5 can be a good scoreline but it is the riskiest


Real Doubles define TT Doubles here??? it should be a PTS battle

Okay I'm off to bed :p Don't worry TT-ers, I won't be spamming the thread tomorrow, since I work during tomorrow's match :lol:

maybe I will can say that I lost to the champions :lol:

2:0| Serbia vs Singapore

01:01| Grofica vs Balloon PTS1 10:7
01:01| Savestheday91 vs PennyThePenguin PTS1 13:4
00:00| Grofica/Savestheday91 vs Balloon/PennyThePenguin
00:00| Savestheday91 vs Balloon
00:00| Grofica vs PennyThePenguin

Me: Youzhny 7-6 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 = 7 (order) + 6 (2 right sets) = 13
Jiat: Youzhny 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-3 = 4 (order) + 0 (0 right sets) = 4

Jiat :hug: Good match... there was plenty of times when those sets could have gone by your scores instead of mine :scared: Obviously I was freaking out for the whole match ;)

Tanja: Youzhny 3-6 7-6 6-4 6-2 =4 (order) + 6 (2 right sets) = 10
balloon: Youzhny 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-3 = 4 (order) + 3 (1 right set) = 7

Team Serbia takes a 2:0 lead if that's correct :D

Thanks James :worship:

you realise I have no idea what's going on :angel:

Serbia need USA in 3, Singapore need USA in 4 :wavey:

Singapore used horrible PTS scores for Friday Matches.

PTS Scores

Serbia
Grofica 6-3,6-4,7-5
Savestheday91 6-3,6-4,6-4

Singapore
PennyThePenguin 6-3,6-4,6-2
Balloon 6-3,6-3,3-6,6-3

Congrats Serbia :aparty:
Singapore :hug:

Congrats to Serbia :yeah:

congrats Serbia :worship:

Congrats Serbia :aparty:

Jess & Tanja :worship:

jess! tanja! :D

Serbia :yeah: :worship:

Singapore :yeah: too. :)

Grats Serbia!

Congrats Serbia :aparty:
Singapore :hug:

Congrats to Serbia :yeah:

congrats Serbia :worship:

Congrats Serbia :aparty:

Jess & Tanja :worship:

jess! tanja! :D

Serbia :yeah: :worship:

Singapore :yeah: too. :)

Thanks everyone! All of our ties had been so full of drama this year, I never expected this!

Grats Serbia!

:hug: Thanks! Great job to you and your team as well! For two small TT teams to make it through to the final past all the big squads like Argentina, France, USA, Brazil and Romania with only 2 players per squad like we did shows a team needs quality, not quantity ;) So great job for Singapore this year, look forward to facing off against you again next year :hug:


This is definitely the highlight of my season for sure, even better than winning Roland Garros doubles or reaching #1 in doubles for four weeks. Serbia was not seen as a favorite in a single match we played this year. Not against Argentina, not against France and not against Brazil. But we overcame the odds. Me and Tanja, the Janko to my Nole. I couldn't have done it without such a great partner :worship: For two people who tend to be better in doubles like us, I can't believe this is our first TT doubles victory together :rolls: Couldn't come at a better time :hug: No third day heroics needed this time :)

We won :dance:

Congrats Jess on great job our first match in doubles won :)Couldn't do this withou you :) And we entered World group as LL :lol:

Congralutions to our opponents :hug:

thanks everyone :wavey:

We won :dance:

Congrats Jess on great job our first match in doubles won :)Couldn't do this withou you :) And we entered World group as LL :lol:

Congralutions to our opponents :hug:

thanks everyone :wavey:

Exactly, so also, thank you China :)

congrats to Serbia :yeah:

Congrats to Serbia and well done Singapore!!! :) :bounce:

:woohoo: congrats to serbia! :D:D:D

Wow very well done :yeah: