Week 47: Helsinki, Finland [Winner: Richard BERANKIS]

both players going really strong on serve

Really strong

Kontinen *5-5

Kontinen 6-5* he's won 20/20 first serve points

this is gonna be close

Michal p was such a lock and ofcourse i didnt bet cos those odds just scared me 6-3,6-2 doesnt get much easier than that at least michal has secured year end top 100 spot

6-6 *4-2 mannarino

5-3*

6-6 *5-4 mannarino

mannarino GSM

2 sp mannarino

set mannarino 7-6(4)

gsm

The konti train finally comes to an abrubt halt

all in adrian over michal tommorow

kontinen's shook hands already

Mto

wow, henri dropped only 1 point on serve and still managed to lose that set.

What a time to get injured, Poor Henri has lost this

can this get any easier for the frenchman

allez adrian!

G,S,M mannarino.

adrian has just as much talent if not more than konti, this is why it was a no bet.

kontinen brothers like putty in adrians hands

adrian is far better, this was always easy

so so straightforward, adrian could win this tourney

too little too late henri

adrian on another level today

Henkka breaks. I still believe !!!

well done to the people who bet on all the faves in helsinki today

must be minted

"Henkka breaks. I still believe !!!"

simply delaying the inevitable imo

kontinens back

Why did he break back now? I hope this wasn't just a fluke break.

congrats adrian backers good call

2vmps

kontinens back

back to clean toilets

the problem for kontinen is he is playing a wonderkid

DF

Break

all this effort for nothing...poor Henri

poor henri, never will win his home event.

micky kontinen put up a better fight.

*4-2 mannarino

back to clean toilets
kontinen is back from cleaning toilets

whatever henri

Kontinen breakkks.

I STILL BELIEVE!!!!

4-3* mannarino

i havent lost hope yet 4-4

backing kontinen is like putting your money on rajeev ram to win the australian open without dropping a set ,not a bloody chance in hell.

5-4* mannar

so disappointing for the fans

backing kontinen is like putting your money on rajeev ram to win the australian open without dropping a set ,not a bloody chance in hell.
why do it then???

2nd tie break coming, now good luck will be with us

exactly

its all over

*30-30

mp

wow, it really is all over.

mp saved

its over, the sb said it

gl adrian in semi

wow 2 mps saved this will help kontinen

5-5

Love Hold Adrian

SB had it 76 64. :eek:

what a way to silence the home crowd, gotta give credit to adrian

jajajajaaj, Kontinen survives!!! He will do it.

15-30 big chance

so easy for adrian

Who does Adrian play in the next round?

anyone know?

15-40 2 bps im telling you its going to happen

im practically embarassed for the finnish fans

Mannarino's french genes are starting to take over

saves them both

saved

anyone know the match up issues for mannarino tommorow vs michal?

thanks

Do it youngster!!!

adrian mental beast

break *6-5 kontinen will serve for the set

anyone know the match up issues for mannarino tommorow vs michal?

thanks

i nearly spilt my drink laughing

anyone know the match up issues for mannarino tommorow vs michal?

thanks
shut the fuk up ivan lol

I Told Us

Believeeeee!!!!

anyone know what time Mannarinos match with michal p will be scheduled 2morrow?

thanks

0-30!!!!!

fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

this is a walk in the park for adrian

henri choking it

Fuck Fuck Fuck!

sp

lets face it, adrian was always gonna be too good guys

SET 7-5 Vamossssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Go Henri.. take the match now

will this be adrians 5th challenger Semi final of the year?

or is it his 4th?

thanks

Przy needed luck to beat Timo Nieminen and now he wins the title? He deserves to lose tomorrow imo.

will this be adrians 5th challenger Semi final of the year?

or is it his 4th?

thanks
looooooooooooooool

Berankis is winning the whole thing imo. :yeah:

Kontinen sending down all jinxers

Keep going HEnkka, never in doubt

honestly ivan shd do stand up

this would be epic if henri can win this

this match reminds me of the bohli vs konti match last year


all fight no end product

Berankis is winning the whole thing imo. :yeah:

affirmative old sport

henri said hed do it for mickey but cudnt deliver, gutted

anyone but fucking super wonderkid adrian mannarino and i would fancied konti win

gp

mannarino gonna choke this

adrian fighting hard, very un-french.

adrian winning this match isnt gonna be very french too

adrian winning a bunch of 2nd serves in a row

bad sign

rino not getting out of this game

big big big hold

gsm

time for konti to throw in his dumb 0-40 game

good effort henri but not enuff sadly

lets see how mentally strong mannarino is

hes a beast i said before

THE CROWD DIDNT PULL HENRI THROUGH LAST YEAR WITH BOHLI

Expect the same here

can he really win after those mps im not so sure

surely adrian will hve too much for a tired michal p?? thoughts?

THE CROWD DIDNT PULL HENRI THROUGH LAST YEAR WITH BOHLI

Expect the same here
that was 7-6 in the 3rd very close

adrian doing it for the fave lovers

It's simply incredible, what a couple of jinxers!!!

henri leaking points again

just saying it how it is, adrian v michal v, very interesting semi

spoil sport mannarino

its over now

how much money does adrian get for reaching the semi final this week?

adrian like iron man this set, strong as a ox on serve.

not enough for what he deserves

to win after having a match point blown takes some strength by adrian

michal just sent his coach over to inspect adrians game for the match tommorow with the frenchman.

adrian isnt flinching, he isnt phm, he is from the school of tsonga.

hes in a school of his own above anyone else tbh

this must be it

its a matter of time, adrians just keepin the crowd happy till he takes the kill

henka deserves to win judging by the stats

but the normal tennis story, you dont get what you deserve

another painfull helsinki loss for henka

no way through for henka

adrian man mountain.

how on earth is henri gna break this guy

im happy for adrian, gl to him in the semi vs michal.

adrian toying with the crowd now

too big adrian, too big.

so cocky hes even taking the piss now by giving pts away on serve then aces galore

adrian is the best on tour at saving bps

just a nice little friday fact for you guys

i gotta eat, gl adrian in semis, sorry henri backers :((

mannarino 7-6 5-7 6-3

FULL TIME

gsm kontinen

told u guys knew it would happen could have got konti at 10/1 midway through the 2nd

so cocky hes even taking the piss now by giving pts away on serve then aces galore

:haha:Legend

what a mug

2dfs in a row by kontinen

thats what i call big balls. gsm mannarino congrats

this is over, henris blown it

kontinen deserves to lose the match after being *3-2

what is score?

yeah this match is gone just look to tonight djokovic v roddick what do you guys think?

what is score?

http://www.protennislive.com/frameset.asp?year=2010&wkno=47C&lang=en&tabno=1&eventid=0305&ref=www.atpworldtour.com

just heard mannarino v przy will be on 2nd tomorrow

from 40-0?

could you konti? is it in you?

kontinen just choked from 40-0 gsm mannarino well done

Holy Shit

thats one of the biggest chokes ive seen in my life

Dfs Have Killed Kontines Chances

Never Knew He Was A Serial Dfist

Oh No...

Minor Miracle Needed For Fin

From 40-0

What A Disgrace

Vmp

what a shambles from 40-0 scoreboard couldnt even keep up with how quick he was losing points

now hold to love and off we go to the semi's

Mannarino Must Be Good, insane comeback.

unreal choke from konti from 40-0 complete disgrace

yeah he's through to the semis now anyway we can start discussing him against przy

Big shame.. big fuckin shame :sad:

mannarino 7-6 5-7 6-3

FULL TIME

Good call.

there we go gsm mannarino fully expected mega choke from *3-2 typical

good try henka

thanks

mannarino 7-6 5-7 6-3

FULL TIME

loll

what a choke

kontinen/nieminen to win doubles match

QFs

Grigor DIMITROV (BUL) vs Julian REISTER (GER) 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1
Richard BERANKIS (LTU) vs Frank DANCEVIC (CAN) 6-4 6-2
[6] Adrian MANNARINO (FRA) vs [WC] Henri KONTINEN (FIN) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3
[2] Michal PRZYSIEZNY (POL) vs [Q] Jurgen ZOPP (EST) 6-3 6-2

Mannarino was better today. Henkka was in trouble everytime he missed a 1st serve, so he went for big 2nd serves rather often. Even more than usual. He wasn't timing the ball too well today. Mannarino was really solid but seemed pretty exhausted in the end.

Doubles in 15mins

There is a chance for livestream tomorrow.

source?

DOUBLES QFs

D.BROWN (GER) & M.EMMRICH (GER) vs [1] J.BRUNSTROM (SWE) & K.SKUPSKI (GBR) 6-4 3-6 10-5
[3] T.BEDNAREK (POL) & I.ZELENAY (SVK) vs M.ELGIN (RUS) & T.GABASHVILI (RUS) 6-2 5-7 10-8
[4] L.FRIEDL (CZE) & D.SKOCH (CZE) vs M.KOWALCZYK (POL) & L.ZOVKO (CRO) 3-6 6-3 10-5
[WC] H.KONTINEN (FIN) & J.NIEMINEN (FIN) vs [2] M.KOHLMANN (GER) & A.PEYA (AUT) 7-5 6-7(2) 11-9

Sad and dissapointed for Henkka, didn't hit ball well today, which led too many UE and not enough winners, since he wasn't able to hit way he wanted. Serve worked sometimes well, but was also inconsistent, which also led him loosing match after already leading 3*-2 in third... Mannarino was a bit flat there, but played smart and didn't make as many errors which was enough for win today.

wow, too good to be true this Live stream. That would be really kewl...

We get the dream match Dimitrov - Berankis and now livestream - WOW ! I hope Grisho can get another win but it will be hard :)

where is the live stream? berankis will whoop dimitrov, no doubt.

There is now a livestream icon on the official site, the link doesn't work yet though. Hopefully tomorrow.
http://www.ippopen.net/

yesssssssss

:dog:

Sad and dissapointed for Henkka, Fuckin' Henkka choked badly. 3 times on a row when a break point agains hims,-> double fault=What a clown! Henkka is definately all-serve mug

We get the dream match Dimitrov - Berankis and now livestream - WOW ! I hope Grisho can get another win but it will be hard :)

Why would it be hard??? or should I say any harder then its been so far??? who the F.. was Berankis??? is he any better then the players Grigor beat on his way to the semis is he better then Kamke(the number 1 seed) or Raister or M. Lodra(whom Grigor beat in front of the French crowd couple of weeks back) I dont think so. If Grigor is on his game I don't see anyone in this tournament who can stop him. So just relax and enjoy the show tomorrow. I am sure he will deliver. I say Grigor in 3. GO GRISHA

Why would it be hard??? or should I say any harder then its been so far??? who the F.. was Berankis??? is he any better then the players Grigor beat on his way to the semis is he better then Kamke(the number 1 seed) or Raister or M. Lodra(whom Grigor beat in front of the French crowd couple of weeks back) I dont think so. If Grigor is on his game I don't see anyone in this tournament who can stop him. So just relax and enjoy the show tomorrow. I am sure he will deliver. I say Grigor in 3. GO GRISHA

Well, we'll see. Don't be so sure :)

good luck mannarino:D

According to Helsingin Sanomat newspaper Dustin Brown had been seen partying the previous night so Kontinen clearly got an easy win (I didn't see the match though). Kontinen has struggled lately because of his knee problems so I would not count on his win today..

mug :lol: Who can be a fan of this sport parody ? :confused:

So, today we will have "El Clásico" of new times of tennis :) I think it's only 1st page of long history between these 2 players :) Good match, better will win today.

Why would it be hard??? or should I say any harder then its been so far??? who the F.. was Berankis??? is he any better then the players Grigor beat on his way to the semis is he better then Kamke(the number 1 seed)

"who the f was Berankis"?! how about someone who has a 31/12 record on indoor hard courts while grigor is 13/13 on same surface? just that alone is enough to show that it'll be a tough match for grigor. i'm a big fan of both players but yeah, berankis is better than kamke on indoor hard, plus beat kamke the only time played and reister too. id say based on form berankis is solid favourite in this match. i'd be happy if grigor won but i think berankis is a much tougher opponent than your giving him credit for.

Sad and dissapointed for Henkka, didn't hit ball well today, which led too many UE and not enough winners, since he wasn't able to hit way he wanted. Serve worked sometimes well, but was also inconsistent, which also led him loosing match after already leading 3*-2 in third... Mannarino was a bit flat there, but played smart and didn't make as many errors which was enough for win today.

share something about the play of grigor. is berankis so good or dancevic did poorely?

Why so much attention to Reister ??? I still remember how Berankis beated him in Karlsruhe qualies 2 years ago when he just started his PRO career. Reister is only Reister :)

Dimitrov almost qualified for AO, if he has injury or is tired better loose and go rest. His place will be 106, enough even for qualies for AO.

abit harsh on mannarino, having to play the 1st semi so early after yesterday long match???????????????????????????

ADRIAN SCREWED BY FINNISH ORGANISERS

WHAT A JOKE

THIS TOURNAMENT IS ORGANISED FOR MICHAL DEFENDING FINAL POINTS.

sick

abit harsh on mannarino, having to play the 1st semi so early after yesterday long match???????????????????????????

Come on dude, where is your brain ? :lol: Simply Berankis - Dimitrov is the match of the day and it is the reason why Mannarino plays 1st semifinal :) 5 years old kid should understand this.

my brain is my head, just like every human on this planet dumbo tipdick.

its unfair organising for adrian, finland should be ashamed.

cant get over adrian bt their loved konti, had to get the last laugh on poor adrian.

my brain is my head, just like every human on this planet dumbo tipdick.

its unfair organising for adrian, finland should be ashamed.

cant get over adrian bt their loved konti, had to get the last laugh on poor adrian.

This point is very questionable :lol: :lol:

my brain is my head, just like every human on this planet dumbo tipdick.
its unfair organising for adrian, finland should be ashamed.

cant get over adrian bt their loved konti, had to get the last laugh on poor adrian.


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::bigclap:

Livestream is up, not much quality though.

http://www.max-web.kotisivukone.com/

Livestream is up, not much quality though.

http://www.max-web.kotisivukone.com/
yeah its watchable though

michal rushing through his service games leads 3-2*

2bps michal

break michal *4-2

ace to saved bp from michal

adrian got pumped up the ass with this schedule

Przy 6-3

mannarino had no chance, long match last night, woke up to cramp and have to play defending champ.

mannarino looks done,

przy 6-3,2-0*

very flat performance from Mannarino so far

przy 6-3,*2-1

very flat performance from Mannarino so far

its not really his fault though is it?

long match last night, wake up to akey bones and have to play pole fed bright and early?

fuck me thats harsh on adrian

what a stupid schedule.

To be honest i dont understand how mannarino is in the top 100 he has nothing from the baseline he is a pusher and his serve isnt great he is definately an overachiever

yeah was very harsh for him to play 1st match this early

To be honest i dont understand how mannarino is in the top 100 he has nothing from the baseline he is a pusher and his serve isnt great he is definately an overachiever

your watching a shafted performance, adrians been shafted by helsinki HQ.

your watching a shafted performance, adrians been shafted by helsinki HQ.
Ive seen mannarino plays loads of times before sometimes well and sometimes not but i dont think he is anything special

and now he's netting easy putaway volleys..c'mon son, wake up

its not really his fault though is it?

long match last night, wake up to akey bones and have to play pole fed bright and early?

fuck me thats harsh on adrian

what a stupid schedule.

Well, that's tennis as well mate, fysique. And it's not like the match ended 1 AM yesterday, it was about 9 PM or so. And would have made it any difference it he had played the second match?

Don't you guys think it's very stupid that Prz didn't decide to play challengers earlier in the year? Instead of losing every 1st round ATP, over and over?
And it's a pretty remarkable resurrection as well, suddenly he is blasting everyone off the court.

I'm curious what happens next year on the ATP-Tour again...

6-3 6-1 to przy
get these scrubs off the court and bring on berankis and dimitrov already

Michal :yeah:

Don't you guys think it's very stupid that Prz didn't decide to play challengers earlier in the year? Instead of losing every 1st round ATP, over and over?
And it's a pretty remarkable resurrection as well, suddenly he is blasting everyone off the court.

I'm curious what happens next year on the ATP-Tour again...
Michal played challengers week in week out at the tail end of last year and the start of this year to he put a lot of hard work in to break into the top 100 so he could qualify for direct entry into atp events that would be why he played them even though he was losing because the prize money was higher and his goal was to break into the top 100 so he could qualify for those events.

He may have improved his ranking if he carried on playing challengers but im sure any player who has been playing challengers for a long while and can finally play atp events would much rather play the atp events.

Michał :):)

Dimitrov with his nose in front

5-4*

berankis wins first set tiebreak!!

woooooooooohooooooo!!

weak backhand, weak retours, still has something to improve

shit play from Berankis, enough to take first set though.

weak backhand, weak retours, still has something to improve
plus serve is not working, and still tight match

shit play from Berankis, enough to take first set though.

i agree, very true.. shows how overrated dimitrov is..

i agree, very true.. shows how overrated dimitrov is..

are you stupid, if GD was serving like normally - over 70% 1st serve, the match would have been over long ago
yes, his backhand, BH return and second serve need improving
but he is 19, youngest in top 200

dimitrov on fire

3rd set here we go ;-)

LOL at Berankis tanking 2nd set

why would he tank

3rd set then

Dimitrov 6-7(5) 6-0 0-0*

bagel for berankis!!

hahaha#

GOATTTTTTT

set just got away from berankis fast

why would he tank

to save something for the third maybe

why would he tank


he went behind swiftly, and GD's 1st serve improved

of course we are watching the match live

total collapse from rycka

dimitrov can have this win

rycka will have a better future