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Week 18: Johannesburg (Winner : Vasek Pospisil)

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Week 18 : Johannesburg, South Africa



Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Type: $100k+H
Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt
Balls:
Site:
Starting Date: 29 April
2012 Champion: Not Played. 2011 Champion : Izak van der Merwe (RSA)
Tournament website:


Entry List

Code:
Lacko, Lukas		SVK	80
[B]Petzschner, Philipp	GER	100[/B]
Ram, Rajeev		USA	112
Pospisil, Vasek		CAN	141
[B]Wang, Jimmy		TPE	162[/B]
Przysiezny, Michal	POL	163
Brown, Dustin		GER	178
Alves, Thiago		BRA	180
De Voest, Rik		RSA	224
De Paula, Fabiano	BRA	247
Martin, Fabrice		FRA	256
Demoliner, Marcelo	BRA	262
Hocevar, Ricardo	BRA	276
Burquier, Gregoire	FRA	304
Zivkovic, Denis		USA	312
Ghem, Andre		BRA	329
Ehrat, Sandro		SUI	338
[B]Lammer, Michael		SUI	340[/B]
Pavic, Mate		CRO	357
@Amritraj, Prakash	IND	366
[B]Safwat, Mohamed		EGY	383[/B]
Konecny, Michal		CZE	396
Alternates:
1. Turini, Thales BRA 413
2. Bossel, Adrien SUI 414
3. Seifert, Stefan GER 416
4. Baumann, Moritz GER 426
5. # Luncanu, Petru-Alexandru ROU 429
6. Venus, Michael NZL 435
7. Neuchrist, Maximilian AUT 448
8. Garanganga, Takanyi ZIM 450

9. Tosic, Goran MNE 451
10. Marcora, Roberto ITA 462
11. # Schmid, Michal CZE 479
12. Matsui, Toshihide JPN 507

13. Roelofse, Ruan RSA 510
14. Koolhof, Wesley NED 522
15. Skugor, Franco CRO 548
16. @# Becker, Richard GER 559
17. Kim, Kevin USA 683
18. Andersen, Jean RSA 758


First Round

(1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. Ricardo Hocevar (BRA) 6-4 6-2
Michal Konecny (CZE) def. Gregoire Burquier (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-2
(WC) Dean O’Brien (RSA) def. Goran Tosic (MNE) 6-1 7-6(6)
(8) Fabiano De Paula (BRA) def. Fabrice Martin (FRA) 7-6(3) 7-6(5)

(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. Denis Zivkovic (USA) 6-3 7-5
Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) def. (WC) Tucker Vorster (RSA) 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
Andre Ghem (BRA) def. (WC) Keith-Patrick Crowley (RSA) 6-4 7-5
(5) Dustin Brown (GER) def. (q) Tyler Hochwalt (USA) 7-5 6-1

(7) Rik De Voest (RSA) def. (PR) Richard Becker (GER) 6-4 6-4
Stefan Seifert (GER) def. Thales Turini (BRA) 6-3 6-4
Jean Andersen (RSA) def. (q) Purav Raja (IND) 6-3 6-4
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. (q) Divij Sharan (IND) 6-2 6-4

(6) Thiago Alves (BRA) def. (q) Rafael Camilo (BRA) 7-5 6-3
Mate Pavic (CRO) def. (PR) Prakash Amritraj (IND) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
(WC) Wayne Montgomery (RSA) def. (LL) Phenyo Matong (BOT) 6-1 2-6 6-3
(2) Rajeev Ram (USA) def. Ruan Roelofse (RSA) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Second Round

(1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. Michal Konecny (CZE) 6-1 6-1
(WC) Dean O’Brien (RSA) def. (8) Fabiano De Paula (BRA) 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) 6-2 6-0
(5) Dustin Brown (GER) def. Andre Ghem (BRA) 6-4 6-4

(7) Rik De Voest (RSA) def. Stefan Seifert (GER) 6-3 6-0
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. Jean Andersen (RSA) 6-2 3-6 6-1
Mate Pavic (CRO) def. (6) Thiago Alves (BRA) 6-2 6-2
(2) Rajeev Ram (USA) def. (WC) Wayne Montgomery (RSA) 6-4 6-2


Quarter Finals


(1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) def. (WC) Dean O’Brien (RSA) 6-3 6-3
(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. (5) Dustin Brown (GER) 6-3 7-6(1)
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. (7) Rik De Voest (RSA) 6-3 0-6 6-4
Mate Pavic (CRO) def. (2) Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-6(4) 7-5


Semi Finals

(4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) def. (1) Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-3 7-6(4)
(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. Mate Pavic (CRO) 6-3 7-6(6)

Final

(3) Vasek Pospisil (CAN) def. (4) Michal Przysiezny (POL) 6-7(7) 6-0 4-1 RET
 
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#31 · (Edited)
Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

QFs

(1)Lukas Lacko (SVK) d. (WC)Dean Obrien (RSA) 6-3 6-3
(4)Michal Przysiezny (POL) d. (5)Dustin Brown (GER) 6-3 7-6(1)
(3)Vasek Pospisil (CAN) d. (7)Rik De Voest (RSA) 6-3 0-6 6-4
Mate Pavic (CRO) d. (2)Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-6(4) 7-5


SFs

(1)Lukas Lacko (SVK) vs (4)Michal Przysiezny (POL)
(3)Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs Mate Pavic (CRO)
 
#39 ·
Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

Pavic results are so inconsistent from one week to another...is there a solid explanation to this ? I don't know him very well.
i like Pavic, he can be pretty offensive, the problem is that he also makes UEs

prob once he reduces them, he could be a much improved player with some career

but anyway... Michal :woohoo:
 
#36 · (Edited)
Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

DOUBLES SFs

Prakash Amritraj/Rajeev Ram (IND/USA) d. (3)Mate Pavic/Goran Tosic (CRO/MNE) 6-3 2-6 10-5
(2)Purav Raja/Divij Sharan (IND) d. Michal Przysiezny/Denis Zivkovic (POL/USA) 6-4 6-4


FINAL

Prakash Amritraj/Rajeev Ram (IND/USA) d. (2)Purav Raja/Divij Sharan (IND) 7-6(1) 7-6(1)
 
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#42 ·
Re: Week 18: Johannesburg (Entry List)

Michal:dance:....Wow, he has returned from the dead this year...I never thought he would be anywhere ranked this high again:shrug:...If he wins the title here, he has a good chance to break back into the Top 100 at some point this year...Polish tennis is alive:yeah:
 
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