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Tess Gray · 03-18-2008, 08:41 PM

He just won his singles match!

Haase d. Hrbaty 64 46 63

EDIT: he also won his doubles 64 64

Björki · 03-18-2008, 09:35 PM

well done Robin

Klaas_nalbandian · 03-19-2008, 10:54 AM

two wins good job. guess hrbaty played better than last week

kikas · 03-19-2008, 02:22 PM

Kom Op Robin!!!

Klaas_nalbandian · 03-21-2008, 10:18 AM

Haase wins again now against top 50 Seppi, 6-3 4-6 6-4. Robin now meets Tipsarevic. He can win this one

Björki · 03-21-2008, 01:57 PM

congrats Robin.

Good luck against Tipsa

Tess Gray · 03-22-2008, 11:07 AM

he also beat tipsarevic

Robin Haase (NED) d. Janko Tipsarevich (SRB) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3

He did not win his doubles....
J. TIPSAREVIC/D. VEMIC d. C. GUCCIONE/R. HAASE 76(4) 76(3)

He's playing his semi's against Guccione at 6pm local time!

Go Robin

rvugt · 03-22-2008, 11:15 AM

YEAH! Robin, you rock definitely!

But I'm really wondering, why all in 3 sets? He always loses one of the first two sets, I really don't know why. It's a big question mark, but still it doesn't matter as long as he wins his matches!

Guccione is possible, so final here he comes!!

gambit84 · 03-22-2008, 07:59 PM

Robin, great win against Janko Tipsarevic!

Yes, the final is possibile: Haase plays the return point very well usually and a good return is fundamental against Chris Guccione

Klaas_nalbandian · 03-23-2008, 05:25 PM

Robin also d. Guccione 6-4 6-4

He now d. Hrbaty-Seppi-Tipsarevic and Guccione

Next: Sebastien Grosjean

stephB · 03-23-2008, 10:02 PM

seb in a challenger???? i like both....lucky me, i don´t have to see this match live

gambit84 · 03-23-2008, 11:07 PM

and now the revenge of the AO match

Go Robin

Sunset of Age · 03-23-2008, 11:10 PM

Hi Folks!

Awesome run by Robin this week so far!

Great to see him do so well.

Watch out you seeds, The Robin is coming!

TankingTheSet · 03-24-2008, 12:21 AM

Monday 11:00am Sunrise final (to be completed from 5-4 first set)
6:00pm Miami (Key Biscayne) quallies against Rik de Voest

Busy day for him, the two places are not that far from eachother but it will be very hard to pull off successfully.

Klaas_nalbandian · 03-24-2008, 11:46 AM

from sunrise website

Sunrise - If 20-year-old Robin Haase of the Netherlands is going to win the BMW Tennis Championship at the Sunrise Tennis Center, it likely will derive from his sheer drive.

After today's completion of Sunday's rain-shortened final against Sebastien Grosjean, Haase must travel to Key Biscayne to play in the qualifying round of the Sony Ericsson Open. He'll have to win two matches to make the main draw of the ATP tour event. Currently, he's the No. 5 seed and is scheduled to face Rik DeVoest of South Africa.

"It will be difficult to stay pumped up all day," Haase said. "I've already competed in the doubles draw and a bunch of three-setters in singles. Now I'll have to finish up the final here and then play in a quallies match in Key Biscayne, so I know that [today] won't be the easiest day."

The long, lean Dutchman, 6 feet 3 and less than 160 pounds, will resume the final against Grosjean, 29, the tour veteran from France who now resides in Boca Raton, at 11 a.m. Haase leads Grosjean 5-4 in the first set.

Haase played a sharp return game against hard-hitting Chris Guccione of Australia to win 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinal.

Grosjean, the No. 6 seed ranked No. 51 by the ATP, defeated Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-4, 6-2 in the other semifinal.

Grosjean and Haase have had only one other meeting, with Grosjean winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-4 at January's Australian Open. The Sunrise final is free and open to the public.

After winning three consecutive three-set matches in the previous rounds against chip-and-charge players including No. 4 Andreas Seppi of Italy and No. 5 Janko Tipsarevic, Haase displayed versatility by beating a more powerful player in Guccione.

Guccione, 6-foot-7 and 202 pounds, defeated top seed and ATP-ranked No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the previous round.

For Grosjean, it's a trip back to the past. This marks the first Challenger event that he's entered since he won in Cherbourg, France, when he was ranked No. 89 in February 1999. He has a career singles record of 340-229 and Haase knows how important a win would be for him.

"He has a lot of experience and did beat me last time," Haase said. "I'm down to a break point when we start [today] so it will be tough to come back. But I've put in a great effort so far and I'm looking forward to it."