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The 2011 Asian season: Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Shanghai

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#1 · (Edited)
Shanghai Draw:

Nadal [1] - BYE
Garcia-Lopez v Devvarman
Gulbis v Nalbandian
Fognini v F. Mayer [15]

Tipsarevic [9] v F. Lopez
Bogomolov v Granollers
Zhang v Stepanek
Berdych [6] - BYE


Ferrer [3] - BYE
Raonic v Llodra
Youzhny v Ferrero
Li v Verdasco [16]

Roddick [10] v QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER v Dimitrov
QUALIFIER v Robredo
Almagro [7] - BYE


Fish [5] - BYE
Anderson v Tomic
QUALIFIER v Cilic
Kubot v Dologopolov [12]

Melzer [14] v Ljubicic
Dodig v Giraldo
Haase v Nishikori
Tsonga [4] - BYE


Simon [8] - BYE
Kukushkin v Montanes
Andujar v QUALIFIER
QUALIFIER v Troicki [11]

Wawrinka [13] v Monaco
Gong v QUALIFIER
Bellucci v Tursunov
Murray [2] - BYE

Official site: http://www.shanghairolexmasters.com/English/index.shtml


Tokyo Draw:

[1] NADAL, Rafael ESP v WC SOEDA, Go JPN
RAONIC, Milos CANv WC SUGITA, Yuichi JPN
HAASE, Robin NED v GIRALDO, Santiago COL
TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS v [7] TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB

[4] FISH, Mardy USA v QUALIFIER
GULBIS, Ernests LAT v KUBOT, Lukasz POL
WC ITO, Tatsuma JPN v QUALIFIER
TOMIC, Bernard AUS v [5] TROICKI, Viktor SRB

[7] STEPANEK, Radek CZE v DEVVARMAN, Somdev IND
QUALIFIER v GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo ESP
QUALIFIER v ANDUJAR, Pablo ESP
NISHIKORI, Kei JPN v [3] FERRER, David ESP

[8] MONACO, Juan ARG v DODIG, Ivan CRO
NALBANDIAN, David ARG v ROSOL, Lukas CZE
NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN v BOGOMOLOV JR., Alex USA
BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP v [2] MURRAY, Andy GBR

Official site: http://rakutenopen.rakuten.co.jp/


Kuala Lumpur Draw:

[1] ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP BYE
KUKUSHKIN, Mikhail KAZ vs RAMOS, Albert ESP
ZVEREV, Mischa GER vs PETZSCHNER, Philipp GER
QUALIFIER vs [8] NISHIKORI, Kei JPN

[3] TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB. BYE
TOMIC, Bernard AUS vs CIPOLLA, Flavio ITA
KUBOT, Lukasz POL vs ROSOL, Lukas CZE
HARRISON, Ryan USA vs [5] DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS

[6] BOGOMOLOV JR., Alex USA vs (WC) BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP
QUALIFIER vs DEVVARMAN, Somdev IND
QUALIFIER vs SWEETING, Ryan USA
BYE [4] MELZER, Jurgen AUT

[7] TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS vs CAPDEVILLE, Paul CHI
(WC) GOFFIN, David BEL vs (WC) EBDEN, Matthew AUS
ISTOMIN, Denis UZB vs QUALIFIER
BYE [2] TROICKI, Viktor SRB

Official site: http://www.malaysianopentennis.com/2011/
Tournament Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/KLopentennis

Possible Kei vs Janko Part 5!? :eek:

Good luck, Kei!! :bounce:
 
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#240 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season kicks off in Kuala Lumpur!

:woohoo: :woohoo:
 
#241 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season kicks off in Kuala Lumpur!

Nico self destructed a bit, but tears of joy for me!!
 
#244 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season kicks off in Kuala Lumpur!

Yes it's Tipsy... :scared:

About time Kei! Win this one!! :rocker2:


CENTER COURT
Matches Start At: 2:15 pm
Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP) vs Viktor TROICKI (SRB)

Not Before 4:15 PM
Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) vs Janko TIPSAREVIC (SRB)
Jurgen MELZER (AUT)/Philipp PETZSCHNER (GER) vs Frantisek CERMAK (CZE)/Filip POLASEK (SVK)
Scott LIPSKY (USA)/Rajeev RAM (USA) vs Eric BUTORAC (USA)/Jean-Julien ROJER (AHO)


Probably I won't be able to see the match but I will be cheering for you with all my heart, Kei! :bounce:
 
#245 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season kicks off in Kuala Lumpur!

Kei drew Ferru in Tokyo R1. :lol:;;;;;

I'm going to Ariake all days next week EXCEPT TUESDAY, and it's now highly likely Kei will play on Tuesday. :eek:

Kei, you better earn as many points as you can in KL!!
 
#248 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season kicks off in Kuala Lumpur!

So Kei lost to Tipsy for the fifth time this season. :sad:
Did anybody see the match? I was out all day so I couldn't see it...

I remember Juan Carlos lost to El Aynaoui the first five times they met, before beating him for the first time in 2003, in Canada.
Hope it will be the same for Kei!
 
#250 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season kicks off in Kuala Lumpur!

So Kei lost to Tipsy for the fifth time this season. :sad:
Did anybody see the match? I was out all day so I couldn't see it...

I remember Juan Carlos lost to El Aynaoui the first five times they met, before beating him for the first time in 2003, in Canada.
Hope it will be the same for Kei!
Hey bunny, I pretty much watched it from start to finish...
I felt Kei was actually faster off the blocks and started better.
But it didn’t take long for Janko to find his range and from the 4th game he was holding serve easier than Kei and got the critical break to win the first set 6-4.
The level was high and Kei played just as good if not better than the previous 2 matches that I watched this week. But Janko always seems to finish off the last point better especially at the net.
Kei probably lost a bit of focus in the first game of the 2nd set, I think he was broken to love…but later he had 0-40 on Janko’s serve, I think 5bps in that one game to draw even and still lost it.

Janko summed it up at the end when he gave a quick interview, his game just doesn’t suit Kei in many ways.
But I hope this doesn’t become an excuse for Kei, because I think he can overcome and get the better of Janko someday.

I don’t think there's sign of the P45 demon and (touch wood) he’s healthy which are positives.
Reached the semis and lost to the eventual winner, so overall still good results.
He’s playing back home but against Ferrer…good luck Kei!

PS sorry to hear you're not free on tuesday, but enjoy the doubles tomorrow.
 
#249 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Tokyo draw added to the top post:

Kei came back to Japan on Sunday morning and has already practiced at Ariake.
He will play doubles with Ito tomorrow.

His singles R1 vs Ferrer will be Tuesday.... and Tuesday is the only day I can't go! :(


CENTRE COURT
Matches start at noon

Radek STEPANEK (CZE) vs Somdev DEVVARMAN (IND)
Tatsuma ITO (JPN)/Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) vs Christopher KAS (GER)/Alexander PEYA (AUT)
Mardy FISH (USA) vs Ryan HARRISON
Marco CHIUDINELLI (SUI) vs Guillermo GARCIA-LOPEZ (ESP)
 
#251 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

PPS: Another thing that was interesting to me from Janko's interview, he said he can relate to how Kei feels because he has lost to Marin Cilic the first 5 times they played...and Kei leads the h2h against Marin!
However Kei's loss against Janko are all in 2011...and now Kei made it into the pigeon's thread :-(
 
#255 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

I could not go to Ariake due to work. :tears:

Good luck to Kei in the first round against Ferrer!:rocker2:
:hug:

Today's a public holiday here, back to work tomorrow so probably can't see Kei play unless it's scheduled for a late start.
 
#254 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Nice start for Kei to win his 1st round doubles match teaming with Ito.
T. Ito / K. Nishikori def. C. Kas / A. Peya - 4/6 6/4 10/4
 
#256 · (Edited)
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Nice start for Kei to win his 1st round doubles match teaming with Ito.
T. Ito / K. Nishikori def. C. Kas / A. Peya - 4/6 6/4 10/4
Hi there, they played very well today. :)

Kei and Tatsuma played doubles together for the first time. I thought it would be a tall task for them to beat the two more experienced doubles payers. Indeed it was veterans teaching rookies lessons in the first set although Kei hit many flashy winners to delight the home fans. Sometimes I was scared he might injure himself because he was stretching forward, upward and sideways to hit backhand volley, diving volley, etc., from difficult positions!
Ito is taller than Kei and his serve is pretty goods.

The Japanese pair had more trouble holding their serve until midway into the second set, but then errors and DFs started creeping in Kas' and Peya's game, and Kei and Tatsuma broke at 5-4. After the first point in the match tie break, which the Japanese pair won, Peya tried to avoid Ito's shot that came towards his face, and the ball or his racket hit him in the eyes. He called trainer to have his eyes and forehead checked. The play soon reumed but the German and Austrian pair lost steam, and Kei and Tatsuma closed it out without much trouble. Hope Peya's injury was nothing serious.

I'll post the photos later. Today my camera ran out of batteries (and I forgot to buy new ones on the way home. :eek:)

I can't see tomorrow's match either but it will be televised so I will record it and watch it, hopefully without knowing the result!
Good luck, Kei!! :rocker2:
 
#257 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

OOP for Tuesday:

CENTRE COURT start 12:00 noon
M Raonic (CAN) vs [WC] Y Sugita (JPN)
D Nalbandian (ARG) vs L Rosol (CZE)
K Nishikori (JPN) vs [3] D Ferrer (ESP)
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs [WC] G Soeda (JPN)
 
#259 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Just finished watching Kei vs Ferru on HDD. :sad:
Why does he always lose when I'm not watching? :(
Kei started the match brilliantly and led Ferru's first service game and led *3-2. before David broke back. There were many really scintillating rallies between these two phenomenal ball strikers, Kei more flashy and unpredictable and Ferru more solid and powerful.
In the first set they both had 11 winners. But Kei also made 11 UEs, while Ferru only made 4, and that made the difference.
In the second set Kei looked more ti!ed and nervous probably because the match was very tense, although it was Kei who had the first break point of the match.
He lost to the better player today but I think he's improving and he would have beaten many players with that form.
With a better draw I think he will have a much better result in Shanghai.

In the meantime, good luck in the doubles because I will go and watch tomorrow!
 
#261 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Thanks for reporting the matches bunny, enjoy the doubles. Still something for the fans to cheer for now that Ito lost in the singles.

I'd be surprise if there's a stream for the doubles tomorrow, I wish they had showed matches from day 1...

btw, what are the possibilities for Kei to finish the year with a career high ranking now that Tokyo is over?
 
#262 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Kei will play Shanghai next week and he's also entered Vienna and Valencia as an alternate. I think he will play qualifying for Paris Bercy as well. He has only 80 points to defend by the end of the season so I think there's a plenty of chances for him to reach a career high ranking. :)

Ito played very really well today. There's no question he's the best server out of he current Japanese ATP players. His FH is big and he stand almost always close to the baseline his playing style is very aggressive.
But he had some problem in the elbow and called trainer after the first set. Hope it's not serious and he can play doubles with Kei tomorrow!
 
#263 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei return to Tokyo!

Kei and Tatsuma lost to the Murray brothers. 6-3 6-4

Kei's serve was the most vulnerable of the four. So it was his serve that got broken in the first set. Both Kei and Tatsuma played well here and there, but Andy and Jamie have big serves that can help them out of trouble. In the second set, the Japanese pair's form dropped and they went two breaks down and it looked as if they might lose 1-6. But then they piclked up their level and broke back as Jamie served for the match and then held their serve. That was the end of the road for them though because Andy served four bombs to end the match.

Good luck to Kei in Shanghai!
 
#265 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei in Shanghai Masters!

Kei will play Haase in R1. Should be an interesting match!

Fish [5] - BYE
Anderson v Tomic
QUALIFIER v Cilic
Kubot v Dologopolov [12]

Melzer [14] v Ljubicic
Dodig v Giraldo
Haase v Nishikori
Tsonga [4] - BYE

Full draw in OP.
Good luck, Kei!! :bounce:
 
#266 ·
Re: The 2011 Asian season: Kei in Shanghai Masters!

Kei's 1R match should be on Tuesday because his name is not on the OOP for Monday.
Ganbare, Kei! :yeah:
 
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