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Adrian Mannarino Cheering Thread

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#1 ·
Just have thought he deserves one, or maybe will deserve it soon. Some people in the forum already know him :cool: He's 17 y.o. and has something in the game and general appearance (Lacoste clothes? :lol: ) reminding of Grosjean. He won the first futures event few weeks ago, and today made a kind of ATP debut. Defeated Eric Taino 1-6 6-3 9-7 in Roland Garros quallies.

Even if he loses in second round to Lisnard / Darcis, this thread will be bumped sooner or later because I am not used to be mistaken in my choosing the promising juniors. Allez.
 
#723 ·
Thank you Big Daddy :sad:

He'll still play Wimbledon qualies right? Good luck Adrian.
 
#724 ·
#726 ·
So, how bad is his knee at the moment?

If his knee is OK, then the draw is a bit tough but manageable. :shrug: Should get past the Mexican guy at least...really won't be happy if he loses to Eaton.

Good luck Adrian!
 
#727 ·
He beat Eaton two weeks ago on grass and in two sets, Echagaray has never played on grass, Roberts is in good form but the challenger he has just won was on clay, Bohli is in bad form and surprisingly never did well on grass. Smeets will go back to play Futures soon, Kavcic is in GREAT form, but it will be his first time on grass too.
 
#728 ·
Wimbledon



Q1:Adrian Mannarino(13.)-Echagaray



2009 victory/defeat indicator: 21/20

The results of 2009 tournament:

Winner: -
Finalist: St. Brieuc
Semifinalist: Cherbourg
Quarter finalist: Heliborn Open, Jersey, Monza, Notthingham
2. Round: Caltanisselta, Rome 2
1. Round: Noumoé, Australian Open, Wroclav, Besançon, Marocco, Roland Garros
Q3: Queens Club
Q2: Sydney, Kitzbühel
Q1: Marseille, Rome, München


Sets won/Sets lost: 49/44

Orbit cover balance 2009:

Hard: 8-9
Carpet: 0-0
Clay: 9-9
Grass: 4-2


Career Highlights:

Single

Tournament Won: 7 Titles

- 2006 Spain F11: Mannarino Def. Komlavi 6-2, 6-3 :worship:
- 2006 Spain F20: Mannarino Def. Ramos-Vinalos 6-0, 6-2 :worship:
- 2007 Franca F19: Mannarino Def. Dupuy 6-1, 6-2 :worship:
- 2007 Great Britain F22: Mannarino Def. Skupski 6-4, 6-3 :worship:
- 2008 Great Britain F2: Mannarino Def. Nieminen 3-6, 7-6(6.), 6-2 :worship:
- 2008 France F15: Mannarino Def. Faurel 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 :worship:
- 2008 Jersey(Ch): Mannarino Def. Beck 7-6(4.), 7-6(4.) :worship:

Career Winn/Loss: 156-103
Atp Tournament: 12-16
Challenger Tournament: 44-33
Futures Tournament: 101-56

Atp Tournament:

Winner: -
Finalist: -
Semifinalist: 1
Quarter finalist: -
2. Round: -
1. Round: 4

Challenger Tournament:

Winner: 1
Finalist: 2
Semifinalist: 4
Quarter finalist: 5
2. Round: 6
1. Round: 16

Futures Tournament:

Winner: 6
Finalist: 5
Semifinalist: 6
Quarter finalist: 11
2. Round: 11
1. Round: 22


Doubles


Tournament Won: 4 Titles

- 2007 France F2: Mannarino/Ouanna Def.Roger-Vasselin/Pelkins 6-4, 7-5:worship:
- 2007 France F3: Mannarino/Ouanna Def. Renand/Qureshi 6-7(5.), 6-3, 7-5 :worship:
- 2007 France F8: Mannarino/Ouanna Def. Marrero/Munoz-De La Nava 6-2, 6-1 :worship:
- 2007 France F11 Mannarino/Eysseric Def. Sergeyev/Tavares 6-1, 6-4 :worship:

Career Winn/Loss: 51/55
Atp Tournament: 0-1
Challenger Tournament: 9-15
Futures Tournament: 42-39


Atp Tournament:

Winner: -
Finalist: -
Semifinalist: -
Quarter finalist: -
2. Round: -
1. Round: 1

Challenger Tournament:

Winner: -
Finalist: -
Semifinalist: 1
Quarter finalist: 8
2. Round: -
1. Round: 5

Futures Tournament:

Winner: 4
Finalist: -
Semifinalist: 3
Quarter finalist: 22
2. Round: 1
1. Round: 11
 
#732 ·
The standard scoreboard shows who's serving but you've got to manually refresh :lol: so there's a trade-off either way.
 
#736 ·
Pheeeewwww, shaky service game, but he finally holds, 4-4.


Adrian was one break up at the beginning of the 3rd set, but was broken back at 3-2 - it would have been too easy.

I'm pretty scared of Robert. I know it was at Futures level, but the guy has won so many events this year already, he must be brimming with confidence, and I'm afraid Adrian isn't exactly right now.
 
#743 ·
It was a really great performance from Adrian, not so much in the 1st set and the game where he got broken in the 3rd set was a bit sloppy but otherwise I was pretty impressed (his first match yesterday was also pretty good- he hit the most beautiful dropshots :inlove:). It was my 1st time watching Robert but instantly in the 1st couple of games, I was worried he'd have too much for Adrian, he's very flashy but at least it meant he went through bad patches which helped. Adrian really showed great fighting qualities to come through this and was really pumped at the end. I was as supportive as I could be, despite the fact Robert's coach came and sat next to me, which made it awkward. :lol: Adrian's father was sitting quite near to me on my other side so I wasn't completely surrounded by Robert's camp. ;)

I'll write a proper report with pics probably tomorrow and hopefully I'll go see him play his final Qualie match, as well. Really great to see him playing so well, hopefully he'll qualify!
 
#744 ·
#746 ·
«Je ne voulais pas perdre»

En dépit de certaines douleurs récurrentes au genou, Adrian Mannarino s’est battu avec courage pour se défaire de son compatriote Stéphane Robert (2/6 6/3 6/4). Le voilà désormais à une marche d’une première entrée dans le tableau final de Wimbledon.
par Jean-Marc Azzola, le 17-06-2009 - A Londres

Adrian, au cours de votre match contre Stéphane Robert, vous avez fait pas mal de flexions. Souffrez-vous ?
Adrian Mannarino :
Oui, cela tire beaucoup. Sur l’herbe, cela glisse un peu. Les freinages et les vibrations font pas mal souffrir. En fait, j’ai une fissure au niveau du tendon rotulien. Je souffre du genou droit et je compense beaucoup avec l’autre jambe. Cela fait plus d’un an que je joue sous anti-inflammatoire. Ce n’est pas bon pour la santé mais je n’ai pas le choix. Si je décidais vraiment de soigner ce mal, cela se résorberait peut-être au bout de deux ans. On ne peut pas vraiment connaître la durée exacte de l’arrêt. Cela peut-être plus ou moins long. Toujours est-il que je n’ai pas envie de m’arrêter. Je vais bien analyser les choses par rapport aux éventualités d’opération. Je m’étais d’ailleurs donné Wimbledon comme date butoir pour me décider…

Revenons à votre match contre Stéphane Robert. Quelle analyse en faites-vous après coup ?
Adrian Mannarino :
Au début, il a très bien joué. Il ne m’a pas laissé le temps de m’organiser. Puis j’ai pris les choses en main au deuxième set et lui s’est relâché. Au troisième, c’était chaud. On s’est passé devant à tour de rôle. Je suis heureux de m’en être sorti.

Cela vous a t-il posé un problème d’affronter un Français ?
Adrian Mannarino :
En général j’y pense toujours. Mais là, j’ai fait abstraction de cela. J’ai écouté mes sensations et je n’ai pas pris garde à qui j’avais en face de moi. Mon comportement a même été limite à un moment donné. C’était aux bornes de la permission (sourire). Mais je me suis accroché. Je ne voulais pas perdre ce match.

Comment appréhendez-vous votre dernier match de qualification ?
Adrian Mannarino :
Si je tombe contre plus fort que moi, j’accepterai. Mais j’aimerais bien passer. Je ne veux pas savoir contre qui je joue (Ndlr : Kacvic, un Slovène classé 186ème). L’année dernière, j’avais été victime d’une entorse au premier tour des qualifs de Wimbledon alors que je menais largement au score. C’est pour cela que parfois j’ai des appréhensions au niveau des appuis. J’ai tendance à y aller cool mais quand les points importants arrivent, j’ai envie d’aller chercher la balle plus loin. Je suis partagé entre deux sentiments, en fait.

Quels seraient vos objectifs d’ici la fin de saison ?
Adrian Mannarino
: L’année dernière, je pensais passer le cap des 100 premiers. Je visais la 80ème place. Puis, j’ai connu ces problèmes au genou. Je n’ai pas pu bosser cet hiver comme je le souhaitais. J’ai commence la saison moyennement. Je n’ai pas eu trop de chances non plus dans les tirages des tableaux. La confiance n’a pas trop été présente. Mais là, je joue pas mal. J’ai d’assez bonnes sensations.
http://www.sport24.com/tennis/wimbledon/actualites/je-ne-voulais-pas-perdre-272965/
 
#747 · (Edited)
A simplified translation:
"I didn't want to lose"

You were flexing your leg a lot during the match against Robert, were you in pain?
- Yes, the knee is hurting. The grass is a bit slippery, the "braking" and the vibrations are quite painful. I have a fissure of the patellar sinew on the right side and I tend to compensate a lot with the other leg. I have been playing with anti-inflammatories for over one year now. It's not good for my health, but I have no other option. If I decided to stop and wait for the knee to really heal, maybe it would resorb in 2 years. We can't know exactly how long it would take. And I don't feel like taking a break. I have to think well about the different options and a possible surgery. I had decided for myself that Wimbledon would be the deadline to make a decision...

Back to the match against Robert, what's your assessment of the match?
- He played really well at first. He didn't give me time to settle down and play my game. Then I took control of the game in the 2nd set and he let up. The 3rd set was very close. We were alternately in control. I'm glad I came through.

Was it difficult to play against another Frenchman?
- It usually is, but this time I got over it. I was only listening to my feeling and didn't pay attention to my opponent. My behaviour even was borderline at one point (he smiles). But I hung on. I didn't want to lose this match.

What's your frame of mind going into the last qualifying round?
- If I lose to a better player, I will accept it. But I'd like to make it to the main draw. I don't want to know my opponent for the next round. Last year I sprained my knee in the 1st round of the qualies when I was having a comfortable lead. That's why I sometimes am a bit apprehensive about my footwork here. I try to not overdo it, but it's hard not to on big points. I'm a bit torn between those two feelings.

What are your goals for the rest of the season?
- Last year I was hoping I would enter the top 100. I was aiming at the 80th spot. And then I had those knee problems. I couldn't work the way I wanted to during the winter break. My start into the new season has been average. I wasn't very lucky with the draws either. The confidence wasn't really there. But I'm not playing badly right now. I'm having quite a good feeling.
 
#749 ·
Thanks for posting the interview. Did he really mean that he didn't want to know his opponent or did he mean he doesn't look to see who he's playing before he's won? Strange idea indeed not to want to know who his opponent is. :lol:

Anyway, I now have put up pictures from his 1st round match (2nd round to come) starting here: http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/...y 15th June/?action=view&current=IMG_3934.jpg



Here are just a few (there are a lot :lol:)













 
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