[larzm]

May be we should discuss the last tournaments of the year in this thread rather than in the "schedule" thread...

 

[larzm]

ATP 250 Metz

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Grigor plays Igor Sijsling in the first round. Probably the best of the qualifiers (he hit 21 aces today) but Grigor should still be able to win this match. He's the second match on Centre Court.

 

[nadejda]

center court? any chance for a livestream?
good luck, Grisho!

 

[larzm]

yeah it's CC and on fromsport I can find a link to Metz. So there should be some streams....

 

[Hypnotize]

I'm at work so I won't be able to watch it. I'll just have to follow it on live score.

 

[nadejda]

there won't be any livestream I am afraid

 

[misty1]

so maybe i shouldnt have said that none of the qualifiers could give him trouble

sijsling qualifies and he draws him and now he's down a break early in the first set

he's serving 95% but winning just 50% of first serves

 

[misty1]

1-4 down

 

[nadejda]

slow start
hope he wakes up before the match is over

 

[BlueLighthouse]

Lost 1st set and down a break in 2nd set? at this rate, I suspect he's rushing to Bangkok to see me.

 

[nadejda]

hehe true that
Grisho :wavey:

 

[misty1]

awful

 

[nadejda]

the stats are very odd, cause he serve very well as it seems and yet he lost a huge percents of the points on his first serve on this very fast indoor surface.
that is very suspicious
If he had served like he can with all that power there is no way he lose so much points on the serve. also Grigor didn't make DFs to suspect he decrease the spead or something? I hope it is not an injury, cause honestly these stats are unexplainable for me.

 

[misty1]

how about this: he was just plain crap

 

[Silver.]

how about this: he was just plain crap

:facepalm: no one saw the match, we have no idea what went on.

I agree, those stats do look a bit odd. Sometimes there are errors, but no one can be sure. I hope there is no injury, but I fully expect him to lose these matches anyway. *sigh* I really want him to have a break out tournament before the year is out, not looking likely.

 

[BlueLighthouse]

I saw Sijsling playing vs Tursunov once. His serve is pretty good (as stat shows). Unfortunately he had to retire from that match due to injury, otherwise he'd have won. So gotta give credit to Sijsling as well and oh yes, Grigor could have done better than 2 & 2.

 

[Hypnotize]

Grigor plays Dodig in the 1st round of Bangkok.

 

[Sonja1989]

Dodig is tough. :scared: Good luck Grisho!! :hug:

 

[misty1]

if ivan is healthy he'll probably lose

 

[Hypnotize]

I'm hoping he can draw a line under last week's poor result and find some good form again. Dodig is obviously a good player, especially on this surface but if Grigor plays his best tennis, he can win this.