[Action Jackson]

Week 14: Saint-Brieuc, France




Location: Saint-Brieuc, France
Type: €30K+H
Surface: Indoor Hard
Balls:
Site:
Starting Date: 1 April
2012 Champion: Gregoire Burquier (France)
Tournament website: http://www.tournoi.fft.fr/open_prevadies

Entry List

Lacko, Lukas		SVK	81
De Schepper, Kenny	FRA	102
Haider-Maurer, Andreas	AUT	115
Gicquel, Marc		FRA	120
Berrer, Michael		GER	130
Ouanna, Josselin	FRA	139
Mahut, Nicolas		FRA	145
Authom, Maxime		BEL	159
Kunitsyn, Igor		RUS	162
Brown, Dustin		GER	163
Pashanski, Boris	SRB	168
Mertl, Jan		CZE	172
Brugues-Davi, Arnau	ESP	177
Meffert, Dominik	GER	191
Nedovyesov, Oleksandr	UKR	199
Millot, Vincent		FRA	208
Desein, Niels		BEL	217
Huta Galung, Jesse	NED	226
Guez, David		FRA	227
#Crivoi, Victor		ROU	237
Middelkoop, Matwe	NED	242
#Kravchuk, Konstantin	RUS	257

Alternates:
1. # Navarro, Ivan ESP 259
2. Westerhof, Boy NED 265
3. Renavand, Nicolas FRA 268
4. Basic, Mirza BIH 272

First Round

(1) Kenny De Schepper (FRA) def. (WC) Romain Jouan (FRA) 6-2 6-2
Dominik Meffert (GER) def. Ivan Navarro (ESP) 6-1 6-3
(WC) Fabrice Martin (FRA) def. (q) Danilo Petrovic (SRB) 6-3 6-2
Oleksandr Nedovyesov (UKR) def. (7) Boris Pashanski (SRB) 6-2 6-1

David Guez (FRA) def. (4) Josselin Ouanna (FRA) 7-6 (2) 6-2
Boy Westerhof (NED) def. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-1
Arnau Brugues-Davi (ESP) def. Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-2 6-4
(q) Martin Fischer (AUT) def. (6) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-4 7-6 (3)

(5) Dustin Brown (GER) def. Niels Desein (BEL) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Stephane Robert (FRA) def. (WC) Mathieu Rodrigues (FRA) 7-6 (4) 6-2
Mirza Basic (BIH) def. (WC) Constant Lestienne (FRA) 6-2 6-2
Jesse Huta Galung (NED) def. (3) Marc Gicquel (FRA) 7-5 7-6(6)

Vincent Millot (FRA) def. (8) Michal Przysiezny (POL) 6-3 6-4
Jan Mertl (CZE) def. (q) Hugo Nys (FRA) 6-4 6-1
Nicolas Renavand (FRA) def. Victor Crivoi (ROU) 6-1 6-4
(2) Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) def. (q) Adrien Bossel (SUI) 6-4 6-3

Second Round

(1) Kenny De Schepper (FRA) def. Dominik Meffert (GER) 7-5 6-3
Oleksandr Nedovyesov (UKR) def. (WC) Fabrice Martin (FRA) 6-4 6-0
David Guez (FRA) def. Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 6-2 6-3
(q) Martin Fischer (AUT) def. Arnau Brugues Davi (ESP) 6-1 6-0

Stephane Robert (FRA) def. (5) Dustin Brown (GER) 6-4 6-3
Jesse Huta Galung (NED) def. Mirza Basic (BIH) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
Jan Mertl (CZE) def. Vincent Millot (FRA) 3-0 RET
Nicolas Renavand (FRA) def. (2) Andreas Haider Maurer (AUT) 7-6(1) 6-3


Quarter Finals

(1) Kenny De Schepper (FRA) def. Oleksandr Nedovyesov (UKR) 4-6 6-3 6-3
(q) Martin Fischer (AUT) def. David Guez (FRA) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Jesse Huta Galung (NED) def. Stephane Robert (FRA) 6-2 7-6(4)
Jan Mertl (CZE) def. Nicolas Renavand (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-4

Semi Finals

(1) Kenny De Schepper (FRA) def. (q) Martin Fischer (AUT) 7-6(4) 6-3
Jesse Huta Galung (NED) def. Jan Mertl (CZE) 6-4 7-5

Final

Jesse Huta Galung (NED def. (1) Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 7-6 (4) 4-6 7-6 (3)

[Nathaliia]

i think it's hardcourt this year, at least that's what i read on atp file

[eric]

Originally Posted by Nathaliia

i think it's hardcourt this year, at least that's what i read on atp file

Confirmed, by linesmen I met in Cherbourg and will meet there: The Tennis Club du Griffon, where it took place, has a new hardcourt, instead of clay, for doubles and a few singles before quarterfinals, and the main site is, from now on, the Salle "Steredenn" ("star" in local ancient language), five minutes walk from Griffon, already used for other sports, and far wider for audience, partners and sponsors, obviously hardcourt.
Not the entry list I expected : is it that poor , or am I getting hard to please : confused: ?

[ciprianned]

What's mean ,, # " ?

[SKozak]

Originally Posted by ciprianned

What's mean ,, # " ?

Usually such marks stand for:
@ - entry protection, # - not signed players

See attached typical acceptance list

[Sombrerero loco]

GL lacko, mahut, authom

[fran70]

Originally Posted by eric

Confirmed, by linesmen I met in Cherbourg and will meet there: The Tennis Club du Griffon, where it took place, has a new hardcourt, instead of clay, for doubles and a few singles before quarterfinals, and the main site is, from now on, the Salle "Steredenn" ("star" in local ancient language), five minutes walk from Griffon, already used for other sports, and far wider for audience, partners and sponsors, obviously hardcourt.
Not the entry list I expected : is it that poor , or am I getting hard to please : confused: ?

The list is not that bad at all. Please bear in mind that the only tournament that is held in Europe after Saint Brieuc is Mersin in Turkey. Meanwhile in America there are several CH events to choose like MAR25th Guadelupe, Colombia & Mexico, APR1th Mexico; Apr8th Mexico, Colombia, Brazil; APR15th Panama, Brazil and Mexico. APR22th Brazil.
In consecuence that makes sense to remain several weeks in Latin America and then probably travel somewhere else.

[eric]

Originally Posted by fran70

The list is not that bad at all. Please bear in mind that the only tournament that is held in Europe after Saint Brieuc is Mersin in Turkey. Meanwhile in America there are several CH events to choose like MAR25th Guadelupe, Colombia & Mexico, APR1th Mexico; Apr8th Mexico, Colombia, Brazil; APR15th Panama, Brazil and Mexico. APR22th Brazil.
In consecuence that makes sense to remain several weeks in Latin America and then probably travel somewhere else.

Well, I have to thank you and admit these are good reasons I was not aware of for an entry list that disappointed me mostly because of low cut, and I had always seen in action, over and over, all the guys supposed to enter (even Nedovyesov in singles and doubles since Cherbourg !) , so am always looking for some newcomers when I travel to a tournament . The change from indoor clay to greenset in 2013 may explain other choices, like Vagnozzi or A.Balazs who enter Rome future on same week. I will go to StBrieuc yet : the staff is really kind and some restaurants are worth the trip for customers of my generation ;-)
OK ! OK ! Players too ... And De Schepper, Berrer and some others are nice guys.
Kind regards from France . Eric.

[fran70]

Originally Posted by eric

Well, I have to thank you and admit these are good reasons I was not aware of for an entry list that disappointed me mostly because of low cut, and I had always seen in action, over and over, all the guys supposed to enter (even Nedovyesov in singles and doubles since Cherbourg !) , so am always looking for some newcomers when I travel to a tournament . The change from indoor clay to greenset in 2013 may explain other choices, like Vagnozzi or A.Balazs who enter Rome future on same week. I will go to StBrieuc yet : the staff is really kind and some restaurants are worth the trip for customers of my generation ;-)
OK ! OK ! Players too ... And De Schepper, Berrer and some others are nice guys.
Kind regards from France . Eric.

Hi Eric,
Saint Brieuc is such a great place to go for a trip even to see this challenger event. There are several interesting players to see like De Schepper, Lacko, Berrer, Gicquel, Mahut, Authom, Kunitsyn, Mertl, Meffert or Nedovyesov just to name some. I think the list is pretty good.
Besides there are several places pretty close to visit like St Malo, Quimper, Brest, Rennes or Nantes just to name a few places.
Therefore I would take one week off to go there

[CooCooCachoo]

Originally Posted by fran70

Hi Eric,
Saint Brieuc is such a great place to go for a trip even to see this challenger event. There are several interesting players to see like De Schepper, Lacko, Berrer, Gicquel, Mahut, Authom, Kunitsyn, Mertl, Meffert or Nedovyesov just to name some. I think the list is pretty good.
Besides there are several places pretty close to visit like St Malo, Quimper, Brest, Rennes or Nantes just to name a few places.
Therefore I would take one week off to go there

There's nothing interesting about De Schepper or Authom (and Nedovyesov, I guess) Unless you like serve-dominated games.

[CooCooCachoo]

Got to love Pashanski entering this by the way. He must not be aware of the surface switch

And Renavand At a career high at the age of 30. Hopefully he can get a DE.

[Sombrerero loco]

well authom has something besides serve, unlike de schepper

[Kante]

Authom and Kunitsyn out, Navarro and Westerhof in.

[SKozak]

OUT: Berrer
IN: Renavand

[outrider]

How retarded is burquier? playing in mexico this week and then missing st. brieuc next week, losing all the points from the last year although he would have a DE here due to rankings. clown.