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Frederico Gil

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#1 ·
Fredrico Gil

This guy is playing in his home countries only ATP Event this week in Estoril, Portugal and he doesn't even need a Wild Card! Vamos!
 
#92 ·
I think that being seed in a Qualifying Draw is not as important than in a Main draw. The level between the 100th and the 250th ranked is not as different as between any top 10 and the 100th. There will be very good unseeded players in that draw.

Hope Gil has luck and regains those 100 points.
 
#96 ·
Too much for Gil today. Mind game and Simon's quality took him out, I think. Simon defended well and used well his cross-court forehand. Gil recognized that he was out of solutions. I saw the match and that was clearly happening. Several points whit Simon using slice from both sides, just pushing the ball long, and Gil lacked a weapon to finish the point. So, the UE began rapidly to mount, after a good confident start.
Gil will now be around 115th, and needs about 75 points from Barcelona and/or Estoril to secure Wimby MD. Anyhow, will be one of the 16 top-seeded at RG Qualy (already out of MD direct acceptance now) and at Wimby Qualy, if he doesn't secure MD acceptance.
He has been playing really well this season, most consistent season so far at ATP level on his professional career, just similar to 2009, his real debut at this level. Hope he doesn't fall appart after Estoril, as he did that year. I think that what he's producing is enough to get back rapidly to Top75. Let's see how he develops through clay-court season (this was just his first tournament on clay on this European swing, and already secured 70 points this week, which is great).
 
#115 ·
Too much for Gil today. Mind game and Simon's quality took him out, I think. Simon defended well and used well his cross-court forehand. Gil recognized that he was out of solutions. I saw the match and that was clearly happening. Several points whit Simon using slice from both sides, just pushing the ball long, and Gil lacked a weapon to finish the point. So, the UE began rapidly to mount, after a good confident start.
Gil will now be around 115th, and needs about 75 points from Barcelona and/or Estoril to secure Wimby MD. Anyhow, will be one of the 16 top-seeded at RG Qualy (already out of MD direct acceptance now) and at Wimby Qualy, if he doesn't secure MD acceptance.
He has been playing really well this season, most consistent season so far at ATP level on his professional career, just similar to 2009, his real debut at this level. Hope he doesn't fall appart after Estoril, as he did that year. I think that what he's producing is enough to get back rapidly to Top75. Let's see how he develops through clay-court season (this was just his first tournament on clay on this European swing, and already secured 70 points this week, which is great).
Jesus, this is scary, I really hope I didn't put a curse on him, or something... By the way, I wrote this just after his defeat to Simon at the beggining of the clay-season, in Monte Carlo. He then played well in Barcelona, and the next tournament on his schedule was Estoril...
 
#97 ·
Gil is improving, he only needs to 'learn' the points, know how to play rivals like Simon. He needs to take a step forward and start to make life more difficult to these kind of players.

Hope he has a good run in Barcelona and specially Estoril. It's his big opportunitty to start and go up the rankings.
 
#98 ·
Another great result for Fred today, 6-2, 6-2 over 26th in the ranks Granollers, at Barcelona R1. Now, expect him to manage his way past João Sousa. If so, he Will only need another win here or at Estoril, to secure Wimby MD. Totally deserved, since he's playing like Top50 material. Go Gil!
 
#101 ·
The defeat today at Estoril might prove too costly for Gil, since he won't have any other chance to get more points for Wimby MD. 110th place isn't most certainly enough... I was there, saw the match, Gil wasn't playing well, too many UE, the pressure of a good draw at home, everybody counting on him to get to the Final, seemed to get to him.
 
#104 ·
Yes, I was convinced that he wouldn't make it to MadridQ, since he was really down on the Alt list. But he is in, and already defeated Ebden in style. I think now he has done enough to Wimby MD. I expect him to get to MD in Madrid, and maybe 1st Round win, since the draw for qualifiers is a decent one.
 
#103 ·
Although Gil hasn't played to his potential at Estoril Open, let's remember he's struggling with an arm injury (maybe the new racket??) and Phau was playing like a man possessed! In fact, Phau was possessed until 5-2 up against Ramos... Then he came back down to earth :D
On a side note, good news: Gil just beat Ebden on first qualifying round in Madrid. Now he'll play Daniel "I-haven't-won-a-single-main-draw-match-this-year" Gimeno-Traver in the qualy final. Think he can make it to the main draw...
 
#105 ·
I saw the final points of the match today live and Fred played very consistently. I think he's going to make it to the main draw, I chatted a bit with him after the game and saw him confident.

Go Gil, good luck!!
 
#106 ·
Gil decided to change coaches. He now will work with Bernardo Mota, portuguese coach. He said Esparcia was good in technical termo, but he lacked more proximity. He also prefers to work from Portugal, not Spain. Gil did well with Esparcia until Estoril, but something changed in his head, lacked confidence all these last two months, Esparcia couldn't help him, and this is the end. Not sure if this was the correct thing to do... But wish him the best! Go Gil!
 
#107 ·
And now he lost on the 1st round in Milan by double 1-6. Oh god...
 
#109 ·
He's with Bernardo Mota at a couple of days. Didn't change too much yet (just a little on the service). Robert played better but Gil maked too much UE's.
 
#110 ·
Fred really needs to take things differently from now on. He was in hell for the last two and a half months, almost destroied great first part of the season. I'm sure he had some severe differences with his former coach. Now, working with Bernardo Mota, I really hope things get better. He needs a SF appearance this week to get USOpen MD direct acceptance. Go Gil!!!
 
#114 ·
Fred is really in hell, and finding no way-out. Saw his match today against Naso, straight sets defeat. Dreadful first serve, just defending all match long, painful to watch, I actually fell a sleep. What a disaster from Estoril Open onwards. Don't know what's happening to him, what's on his mind. He lacks some sort of boost, otherwise he can forget Top-100 finish to the season, and things will get complicated if he doesn't secure Aussie Open MD direct acceptance. He doesn't seem to be injured, just mental problem, to a player who relied on his mental strength and fighting spirit. Seems unreal that he was on ATP Race to London Top-50 until beggining of clay-court season, winning so many matches against Top-50 players... Now, he's playing like shit...

Go Gil!!!
 
#111 ·
Let's hope that he's back on form. At least he's in the 2nd round of Bastad, though he had some problems against Ilhan. Now he plays against a 'winnable' player, Gimeno-Traver, let's see how he performs today.
 
#112 ·
Frederico Gil will be back in Cincinnati. He won't be in Canada.
 
#113 ·
Can you give me the 1st post of this thread for I update this?
 
#117 ·
After another disappointment at Genova CH, Fred asked to be taken out of Portuguese DC team for next week´s clash against Slvakia, alleging fatigue.
I really don´t know where is he going at with his career, but I see another coach change at the end of the season, if results don´t appear really quickly (which I doubt...).
 
#118 ·
Uff! Glad it's over! Talk about an ackward season...
Gil played great until the end of April, he was playing like a Top-50, winning more than losing to Top-50 players, was at the Race to London Top-50, and then came Estoril... again! He lost first round at home, where he has always big hopes! He then lost some more winnable matches on following tournaments, lost qualies at RG, permanently out of Top100, fired his spanish coach... and it was the end. Not one decent result from then-on. What a tragedy, to end like this, such a promising season... He really must do what ever is necessary to change things around, since he was playing to the end of the season like a 250th ranked player, or something.
This happened also some years ago, when he reached to ATP level for the first time, reached Top-70, and then lost first round at Estoril to Blake, and it was the end to the season. It was pratically the same this season, but he now has no excuse, he is now a much more mature player.
Hope he manages to find his best tennis again, for the sake of Portuguese tennis, we really need him and Machado to back the rise of João Sousa and Gastão Elias. Pedro Sousa I quit believing will find a brain at some point in his life...
Go Gil!!!
 
#120 ·
Re: Qualifying Entry List (updated December 18, 2012)

Gil is OUT! He said he wanted to rest, and only will start his season in Davies Cup vs Burundi...
That's going to be a lengthy rest, at minimum 2 years with marginally over 0% chance it'll happen. Since Burundi don't even participate in Davis Cup, they'd need at least one year to register and yet another one to crawl from Group III Africa to Group II Europe/Africa. Then hope the draw goes that way. :p

On the other hand if he ends up resting until the matchup against Benin it'll be much faster.
 
#121 ·
Re: Qualifying Entry List (updated December 18, 2012)

omg portugal these days is facing the likes of benin and burundi? :facepalm: (well, ok, poland played against madagascar last year tsk tsk)

also, didnt gil say he'd play doha and AO quallies? plans to play nothing instead??? wow :eek:
 
#122 ·
Re: Qualifying Entry List (updated December 18, 2012)

omg portugal these days is facing the likes of benin and burundi? :facepalm: (well, ok, poland played against madagascar last year tsk tsk)

also, didnt gil say he'd play doha and AO quallies? plans to play nothing instead??? wow :eek:
Matter of chance. While Portugal got relegated from Group I, Benin got promoted from Group III. Both parties shortened the gap :p
 
#123 ·
Gil is in dire straits... He now quit all his tournaments in the first month of the season. Pre-season didn´t went well, minor injury and not the best sensations with new racket, so he called-off January. He decided to stay with same coach from second part of last season, which is puzzling, since he lost almost every match he played from Estoril onwards...
Now, I just hope, for the sake oh his career, that he finds some sort of form training an extra month, and performs well in South-America Clay Swing in February. Otherwise, I don´t know if he will have the mental strength that it will take to climb-up 100 spots in the rank again, just to get back to Top100.
Playing a lot of minor challengers, and all, a player that for about three consecutive seasons was a solid ATP level player...

Go Gil!
 
#127 ·
Gil is in dire straits... He now quit all his tournaments in the first month of the season. Pre-season didn´t went well, minor injury and not the best sensations with new racket, so he called-off January. He decided to stay with same coach from second part of last season, which is puzzling, since he lost almost every match he played from Estoril onwards...
Now, I just hope, for the sake oh his career, that he finds some sort of form training an extra month, and performs well in South-America Clay Swing in February. Otherwise, I don´t know if he will have the mental strength that it will take to climb-up 100 spots in the rank again, just to get back to Top100.
Playing a lot of minor challengers, and all, a player that for about three consecutive seasons was a solid ATP level player...

Go Gil!
Things are getting worse and worse. As I said before, it was wierd that he kept the same coach for this season, since he didn´t win a decent match with him last season (for six months). Now, after postponing the end of pre-season to the end of January, loosing a lot of points, he now dismissed Bernardo Mota, due to lack of evolution in his prep... He got back to eternal coach Cunha e Silva, for the fourth time, I think.
I hope that once again Cunha e Silva does the trick, but I seriously doubt it. Gil's problems are on his head, but moreover he had a bad pre-season, and now first tournament is just two weeks away...
But wish him the best! Go Gil!
 
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