[JMG]

A 6-4 5-3 lead wasn't enough against Andujar.

[JMG]

Greul/Petzschner lost by walkover. Only one tournament in the next three weeks for him. I would say it's about time for a quarterfinal or more somewhere.

[JMG]

Now he's even playing in the Swiss league this week.

27/07
Kurhaus Lambertz Aachen - TC Blau-Weiß Halle 6-0
Steve Darcis - Oscar Hernandez 6-3 4-6 15-13
Jiri Vanek - Maximo Gonzales 4-6 6-4 10-7
Rainer Schuettler - Eric Prodon 7-6(8) 6-0
Philipp Petzschner - Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 7-6(3) 6-3
Darcis/Petzschner - Gonzales/Ramirez Hidalgo 7-5 6-2
Schuettler/Levinsky - Eschauer/Kas 6-3 6-3
Attendance: 2'300

29/07
Grasshoppers – Ried Wollerau 1:8
Yuri Schukin (N1.3, RUS) – Philipp Petschner (N1.3/1, GER) 6:3, 6:7(1), 6:7(1)
Michael Lammer (N1.4) u. Alexander Peya (N1.3/2 AUT) 2:6, 3:6
Franco Skugor (N1.5/1, CRO) – Marco Chiudinelli (N1.3/4) 7:5, 7:5
Alexander Sadecky (N1.7) u. Benedikt Dorsch (N1.4/1, GER) 1:6, 4:6
Roman Valent (N1.8) – Robin Roshardt (N2.12) 6:7(4), 1:6
Stefan Kilchhofer (N2.21) – Ivo Heuberger (N3.37) 1:6, 3:6
Schukin/Valent - Petschner/Dorsch 4:6, 3:6
Lammer/Sadecky - Peya/Heuberger 6:3, 2:6, 4:10
Skugor/Patrick Eichenberger - Chiudinelli/Fabian Rötschi 7:6(2), 2:6, 7:10

31/07
Luzern Lido – Ried Wollerau 1:8
Jan Minar (N1.4, CZE) – Rainer Schüttler (N1.2) 7:6, 3:6, 2:6
Thorsten Popp (N1.10, GER) – Alexander Peya (N1.3/1, AUT) 6:7, 3:6
Tomas Jecminek (N2.14, CZE) – Marco Chiudinelli (N1.3/2) 6:1, 2:6, 3:6
Yannick Thomet (N2.15) – Benedikt Dorsch (1.4/1, GER) 1:6, 6:7
Raphael Lustenberger (N2.23) – Robin Roshardt (N2.12) 2:6, 6:2, 4:6
Claudio Christen (N3.31) – Ivo Heuberger (N3.37) 6:7, 6:2, 6:4
Jecminek/Thomet – Schüttler/Heuberger 3:6, 6:7
Minar/David Klier – Peya/Petzschner 5:7, 4:6
Swinnen/Christen – Dorsch/Rötschi 4:6, 6:7

[Truc]

He lost 6-2 6-3 to Vagnozzi in Bundesliga (won in doubles together with Meffert 7-5 6-1 against Vagnozzi-Azzaro, but I suppose it was a dead rubber?)

His draw in Segovia:
Montanes Albert (ESP - 1) - Galvani Stefano (ITA)
Petzschner Philipp (GER) - Martin-Adalia Pablo (ESP - WC)

[Raul]

Hello there.

Today I visited Torneo de El Espinar. But, I can't saw the Philipp's match
Because, he's match will play last order of play. So, it meens DANGER at Atocha station of Madrid. I don't wanna die.

Maybe Philipp will win, so next match I'll be there

[Truc]

Petzschner b. Martin-Adalia 6-3 6-3
Petzschner b. Lopez Jaen 6-4 6-1

Berrer now.

A pic from his match against Lopez Jaen: http://www.teniselespinar.com/images...ETZSCHNER2.jpg

[zveeen]

good luck Philipp

[JMG]

The loss against Berrer was a bit unexpected to me. I think the last half year his form seemed to be quite good, but still except Wimbledon he didn't get any big success.

tennislive.tv has a summary of the last Aachen game, also a short interview with Philipp.

[Truc]

Thanks for the heads-up, what a question from the interviewer! "Do you prefer to play in Bundesliga or in Davis Cup?", he must have thought really hard to come up with that question.

[JMG]

Brilliant 1-6 7-6(1) 8-10 loss against Bastian Knittel yesterday, but it seems he was ill during the week. So all in all he played 8 of the 9 Bundesliga ties and 2 matches in the Swiss league.

The important qualifying should start on Tuesday. He has 77 points to defend in the two USO weeks. Kas/Petzschner are going to play.

[JMG]

(6)Petzschner - Stoppini
Clayton - K.Beck
Koniecko - Fischer
Bachinger - (19)Alves

Terrible second round draw imo.

[Truc]

Aaargh, he's killing me today, had to save so many BP to hold at 3-6 3-3!

Edit: He breaks out of the blue to take the set (after having saved BP again to hold at 4-4).
Let's hope Stoppini will be severely pissed off to lose that set, he had so many chances.

[Truc]

3-6 6-4 7-6(3)
Came back from one break down again in the 3rd set. What a struggle.

I thought you were pessimistic, guys, but now I'm scared for the next round too!

[JMG]

Originally Posted by Truc

3-6 6-4 7-6(3)
Came back from one break down again in the 3rd set. What a struggle.

I thought you were pessimistic, guys, but now I'm scared for the next round too!

You are using this smiley quite often for Philipp.

After this he really is the underdog tomorrow I would say. I was watching most of the match against Beck in February when I even closed the stream after he got broken in the second set, because he had absolutely no chance. Somehow he turned it around and dominated the whole third set, but the first part of that match makes me a bit pessimistic.

[Truc]

It's my basic smiley for Philipp's matches indeed.

Snoo Foo posted a pic of Philipp in the tournament subforum:
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=130130
http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/c...tzschstopp.jpg