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Shanghai SF: Ferrer def. Lopez 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-3

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#1 ·
Very entertaining match between two contrasting styles. Dog of a game LaLo played to get broken.

Ferrer what a warrior.
 
#19 ·
Calleri served 4 in a row, hence in our league when you serve 4 in a row it's called a "calleri",

LaLo is fodder for Murray, whereas Ferrer will give him more of a battle.
 
#8 ·
Bad match up on the surface for Ferrer, but he is just too ballsy and strong minded, compared to Lopez.
 
#9 ·
Looking forward to a clearly great final now :rolleyes:
 
#12 ·
Contrast... that's the word —damn, how I miss those days... :(

An excellent match, ruined by a very poor service game late in the third. :hug:

David – best of luck in the final. :yeah:
 
#13 ·
Lopez 7-1 H2H against Ferrer on hardcourts. But Ferrer is a much more clutch player in tense situations, and has good memories of that court, reaching the TMC final in Shanghai a few years back.

In the end, the reality of being close to a Masters 1000 final got too much for Lopez, I think, with that horror game with 3DFs to hand the decisive third set break over. Ferru served it out comfortably.

Until that point it was a very nice, entertaining match with some good points and as much of a clash of styles as you're ever likely to see these days. The lighter ball meant Lopez was able to attack the net with great success as long as he hit good approaches and volleys, while Ferrer was able to dominate the baseline and do his best to pin Lopez back.

Very good fun, just a shame Lopez threw in that mental meltdown at the end.
 
#15 ·
Hand Murray the trophy already :zzz::silly::ras:
 
#27 ·
Congrats, Ferru! :yeah:
Feli... :hug: Those DFs were... :lol:
 
#29 ·
tennis is all about match ups......sorry, tennis is all about bad match ups only when it comes to nadal winning something......

mtf and action jackson don't talk about feli's single handed "match up disadvantage" against double handers because feli still is leading their head to head which is hilarious if we buy their explanation about match ups disadvantages......ferrer pounded that weakshit backhand of lopez all day, something what nadal does to every single hander on the planet......
 
#30 ·
Guys, we need to call all the tennis experts in the world right now and tell them: match-ups no longer exist. Da Fail said so.
 
#33 ·
Of course and no one should ever lose to a player ranked lower than them. Chela has to be better than Davydenko and Davydenko has to be better than Nadal :)
 
#45 ·
Unfortunate then, for Ferrer, Nishikori gave Andy a refreshing massage and a kiss on the cheek and sent him to the final more rested than he's been the last three weeks.;)
 
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