[Nimi]

The Eurosport commentator just said he is "Pushing like a bully in a school playground" lmao.
Anyways, i'm really impressed with him, especielly the serve, he already fired like 30 aces in the match (the final against Yevgeny)

 

[Tennis Fool]

What's the score?

 

[Sjengster]

So, Verkerk becomes the third title debutante this year after Davydenko and Lee... this can only be good for the depth in men's tennis.

It may be silly at times, but I quite like the way he visibly urges himself on during points even if it does result in a few odd faces pulled - and it certainly worked, considering he beat Enqvist, one of the best ever indoor players, the defending champion Sanguinetti, a fellow big server in Ljubicic and Kafelnikov, a former winner here with 26 titles to his name.

 

[Andy]

Does he have any defining weapons besides his serve?

 

[Nimi]

That's the problem- no.

But i was sort of impressed by his backhand in some points.

 

[tennischick]

Sunday February 2, 07:46 PM
Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands reacts after beating Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia to win the Milan Indoors ATP tennis tournament, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb.2, 2003. Ververk won, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

 

[Chloe le Bopper]

Awwww, thanks for the pic.

I like Kafel and wish he had won, but well - it clearly "meant" more to this guy, so good for him :kiss:

 

[Scotso]

oooo crotch shot

 

[Dissident]

His backhand is pretty good, and he has a good net game as well. Not a definite weapon besides his serve as of yet. BUT, Ive seen him three times now (Auckland round 1 vs Guga, semifinal and final Milan) and his game is definitely going forwards. He is getting better and better, on vertiginous spead.
Congrats!

 

[Dissident]

not spead, speed.

 

[Nimi]

He looks like a kitten that wants to be loved..... How cute.

 

[marra horra]

Am i right in tabulating that Martin is now around the 45-50 range in the rankings??He just needs another good run in Rotterdam or Copenhagen and he can then have a crack in the TMS events. I like this guy; he provided two above-average first rounds in the USO vs Roddick and AO vs Phillipoussis. Holland might need him what with Kraijcek being so fragile and Schalken ultimately a choker in the big matches,

 

[Nimi]

I think he will be ranked around the 60-70 range now actually.

 

[Chloe le Bopper]

I heard that he would be 60ish? (I suppose that I could check the rankings right now - but eh - too far).

IN which case he really only needs one more big result and he'll get in to the main draw of all the masters evets - he'll already get into Miami, assuming that they don't use the entry ranks from months before like some tournaments seem to ..

 

[Chloe le Bopper]

SO I decided to look it up after all.

He's ranked 70th, which is 120 points off the top 50.

 

[maratski]

Verkerk has been going up the rankings lately since he has been practicing harder. It seems that tennis wasn't always his priority, but with a new coach and more practice it's starting to pay off. Good for him. His serve really helped him trough this tournament.