[Gustavo Kuerten]

What the hell is Bastl doing there ?

[SVK]

The whole Q is full of interesting names.

[Yves.]

The guy is 37 years old.

[EddieNero]

Beating up a tramp is always a confidence booster.

[Hypnotize]

How did Bastl get a WC into the draw? He isn't even ranked and hasn't played a match all year. Is it down to his win over Sampras?

[Hian-GOAT]

A win Better than nothing

[asmazif]

Bastl, still ploughing away. What a guy.

[mooncreek]

Originally Posted by Hypnotize

How did Bastl get a WC into the draw? He isn't even ranked and hasn't played a match all year. Is it down to his win over Sampras?

Maybe. It is the ten year anniversary.

I was looking through his Grand Slam history and it's actually fascinating. He's accumulated losses to the following big names over the years: Marcelo Rios, Marat Safin, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, David Nalbandian (the match after Sampras), Andy Murray (Andy's first GS match), Juan Carlos Ferrero (Bastl's last main draw major match, in 2006). Now losing to a challenger player who does own a couple of GS doubles titles.