Entry List
1 VOLANTE, Matteo ITA 460 1
2 NIEMINEN, Timo FIN 496 1
3 MARSE-VIDRI, Jordi ESP 583 1
4 KUNNAP, Mait EST 705 1
5 STEINBERGER, Peter GER 848 1
6 GORANSSON, Tim SWE 852 1
7 ROSENHOLM, Patrik SWE 940 1
8 BERGMAN, Carl SWE 954 1
9 FALGHERI, Andrea ITA 981 1
10 KROMANN, Thomas DEN 1033 1
11 ZOPP, Jurgen EST 1045 1
12 TRKULJA, Nick AUS 1257= 1
13 KIISKI, Lauri FIN 1288= 1
14 BONDAZ, Laurent ITA 1375 2
15 ROVETTA, Luca ITA 1377= 5
16 HUURINAINEN, Sami FIN 1449= 1
17 IRDOJA, Mikk EST 1473= 1
18 MOLLER, Rasmus DEN 1489= 1
Alternates
19 FARRON-MAHON, Tristan IRL 1530= 1
20 MELSKENS, Jacob DEN 1530= 1
21 IVANOV, Vladimir EST 1539 1
22 RADECKE, Christoph GER 1540= 5
23 LAINE, Tommi FIN 1540= 1
24 KONIGSFELDT, Christoffer DEN 1626= 1
25 HOWE, Gregory GBR 1794= 2
26 RIZZO, Claudio ITA 1794= 4
27 BONAMI, Maxime FRA 1794= 3
28 BARTH, George USA 1837= 5
29 STABINS, Krisjanis LAT 1867= 3
30 STRUNNIKOV, Artem RUS 1867= 4
Rpp
08-15-2008, 08:58 PM
Qualifying draw now at:
http://tennis.vierumaki.fi/pdfs/QS.pdf
Rather weak qualifying...there could be some quite easy points available at this event.
JMG
08-15-2008, 09:16 PM
Is Heliövaara fit? No Paukku, Kontinen and Heliövaara would be a bit too much. But good to see Kiiski playing after he didn't play Tampere.
Rpp
08-18-2008, 12:12 PM
Is Heliövaara fit? No Paukku, Kontinen and Heliövaara would be a bit too much. But good to see Kiiski playing after he didn't play Tampere.
Not sure about the fitness but he seems to be playing. The main draw is available here:
http://www.vierumaki.fi/uploads/akh0nv0x7.pdf
It has been raining quite a lot in Vierumäki and play has been delayed a bit...the first result is Laaksonen vs Kiuru 64 64.
Fizz
08-19-2008, 05:53 AM
1st Round
Matteo VOLANTE (ITA) (1) Vs Carl BERGMAN (SWE)
Nick TRKULJA (AUS) Vs Mikk IRDOJA (EST)
Harri HELIOVAARA (FIN) Vs Wolfgang WENUS (GER)
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) def. Peter STEINBERGER (GER) (5) 6-3 6-2
Jordi MARSE-VIDRI (ESP) (3) Vs Tuomo OJALA (FIN)
Igor RUD (RUS) def. Vladimir IVANOV (EST) 2-6 6-3 6-0
Rasmus MOLLER (DEN) Vs Sami HUURINAINEN (FIN)
Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) (7) def. Jesper BRUNSTROM (SWE) 6-2 6-3
Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) Vs Stephan HOISS (GER)
Stefano RODIGHIERO (ITA) Vs Tommi LAINE (FIN)
Henri LAAKSONEN (FIN) def. Jesse KIURU (FIN) 6-4 6-4
Victor SCHMID (GER) Vs Mait KUNNAP (EST) (4)
Andrea FALGHERI (ITA) (8) Vs Patrick KNOBLOCH (GER)
Thomas KROMANN (DEN) Vs Tristan FARRON-MAHON (IRL)
Lauri KIISKI (FIN) def. Luca ROVETTA (ITA) 3-6 6-1 6-4
Laurent BONDAZ (ITA) Vs Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2)
Goransson could play with his dick instead of his racquet and still make the quarterfinal.
Rpp
08-19-2008, 12:22 PM
Goransson could play with his dick instead of his racquet and still make the quarterfinal.
Sure looks easy...wonder which grip he plays with?
Todays winners are so far
Nieminen
Huurinainen
Kromann (3rd set tie break)
And it has been raining again and play has been delayed...
JMG
08-19-2008, 12:39 PM
Kiiski vs Nieminen is a classic on the Futures tour. :p Timo won 3 matches with ease when he was very young, but since 2004 he always had massive trouble with Kiiski. The h2h on itftennis.com is 4-3 for Nieminen.
JMG
08-19-2008, 04:36 PM
Heliövaara replaced :sad:
CooCooCachoo
08-19-2008, 07:10 PM
Such a poor field and all the most promising Finns are missing in action.
Fizz
08-20-2008, 05:40 AM
1st Round
Carl BERGMAN (SWE) defeated Matteo VOLANTE (ITA) (1) 7-5 6-2
Nick TRKULJA (AUS) defeated Mikk IRDOJA (EST) 6-3 6-2
Wolfgang WENUS (GER) defeated Francesco VILARDO (ITA) 6-2 7-6(3)
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) defeated Peter STEINBERGER (GER) (5) 6-3 6-2
Jordi MARSE-VIDRI (ESP) (3) defeated Tuomo OJALA (FIN) 7-6(2) 7-5
Igor RUD (RUS) defeated Vladimir IVANOV (EST) 2-6 6-3 6-0
Sami HUURINAINEN (FIN) defeated Rasmus MOLLER (DEN) 6-1 6-2
Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) (7) defeated Jesper BRUNSTROM (SWE) 6-2 6-3
Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) defeated Stephan HOISS (GER) 6-3 6-2
Stefano RODIGHIERO (ITA) defeated Tommi LAINE (FIN) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Henri LAAKSONEN (FIN) defeated Jesse KIURU (FIN) 6-4 6-4
Mait KUNNAP (EST) (4) defeated Victor SCHMID (GER) 7-6(8) 6-0
Patrick KNOBLOCH (GER) defeated Andrea FALGHERI (ITA) (8) 6-2 7-6(5)
Thomas KROMANN (DEN) defeated Tristan FARRON-MAHON (IRL) 5-7 6-2 7-6(6)
Lauri KIISKI (FIN) defeated Luca ROVETTA (ITA) 3-6 6-1 6-4
Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2) defeated Laurent BONDAZ (ITA) 6-3 6-1
2nd Round
Carl BERGMAN (SWE) Vs Nick TRKULJA (AUS)
Wolfgang WENUS (GER) Vs Jurgen ZOPP (EST)
Jordi MARSE-VIDRI (ESP) (3) Vs Igor RUD (RUS)
Sami HUURINAINEN (FIN) Vs Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) (7)
Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) Vs Stefano RODIGHIERO (ITA)
Henri LAAKSONEN (FIN) Vs Mait KUNNAP (EST) (4)
Patrick KNOBLOCH (GER) Vs Thomas KROMANN (DEN)
Lauri KIISKI (FIN) Vs Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2)
Laaksonen is here and you can't expect Kontinen to play here right before the US Open...
You can't expect him to play, but it's possible though. Brunken decided to do this for example. I guess Henri has big goals for the US Open. Anything less than the SF wouldn't help his junior ranking anyway.
Not unexpected for Henri L. I was really hoping for that win today, Künnap is just very beatable.
Fizz
08-20-2008, 05:22 PM
2nd Round
Carl BERGMAN (SWE) defeated Nick TRKULJA (AUS) 6-3 6-1
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) defeated Wolfgang WENUS (GER) 6-0 6-1
Jordi MARSE-VIDRI (ESP) (3) defeated Igor RUD (RUS) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) (7) defeated Sami HUURINAINEN (FIN) 4-6 6-2 6-1
Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) defeated Stefano RODIGHIERO (ITA) 6-4 6-2
Henri LAAKSONEN (FIN) defeated Mait KUNNAP (EST) (4) 3-6 7-5 6-2
Thomas KROMANN (DEN) defeated Patrick KNOBLOCH (GER) 6-0 7-6(6)
Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2) defeated Lauri KIISKI (FIN) 6-3 6-1
Quarterfinal
Carl BERGMAN (SWE) Vs Jurgen ZOPP (EST)
Jordi MARSE-VIDRI (ESP) (3) Vs Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) (7)
Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) Vs Henri LAAKSONEN (FIN)
Thomas KROMANN (DEN) Vs Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2)
Laaksonen is here and you can't expect Kontinen to play here right before the US Open...
Poor scheduling :shrug: It all makes for a boring event, at least on paper.
Chris-swede
08-21-2008, 12:18 PM
it is not more boring then any other 10k Futures event. It is just futures!
Hmm...if Laaksonen can play here, then Kontinen also should have played here. He not needs to play this Canadian G1 Junior tournament this week.
JMG
08-21-2008, 03:35 PM
Laaksonen 76(5) 26
JMG
08-21-2008, 05:21 PM
Once again Nieminen vs Göransson.
Fizz
08-21-2008, 05:30 PM
Quarterfinal
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) def. Carl BERGMAN (SWE) 6-2 6-4
Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) def. Jordi MARSE-VIDRI (ESP) (3) 4-6 6-4 7-5
Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) def. Henri LAAKSONEN (FIN) 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4
Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2) def. Thomas KROMANN (DEN) 6-0 6-3
Semifinal
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) Vs Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE)
Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2) Vs Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6)
http://tennis.vierumaki.fi/pdfs/MDS.pdf
Fizz
08-21-2008, 05:32 PM
Once again Nieminen vs Göransson.
H2H 2-0 for Goransson :yeah:
JMG
08-22-2008, 11:33 AM
Semifinal
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) d. Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) 6-3 6-1
Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2) d. Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) 6-4 6-1
JMG
08-22-2008, 11:35 AM
Timo :woohoo:
I expected a run like this from Zopp much earlier. He is quite good. :shrug:
Labamba
08-22-2008, 11:36 AM
Timo :yeah:
one more
Smasher
08-22-2008, 12:29 PM
:bigclap: The final at 11am local time tomorrow. Good luck Timo! :yeah:
Rpp
08-22-2008, 12:40 PM
Semifinal
Jurgen ZOPP (EST) d. Patrik ROSENHOLM (SWE) 6-3 6-1
Timo NIEMINEN (FIN) (2) d. Tim GORANSSON (SWE) (6) 6-4 6-1
Goransson having match yesterday from 11am until 6.30 pm seemed too much for him. Timo is having a good spell in his game, forehand is working better than usually. Serve drops still but that is no news.