Just like in some dark tunnel of this English summerless summer, ATP calendar keeps going without many noticing it.
Last week we had 3 ATP 250 tournaments on clay and one on grass.
This week, the rest of the best is spread across three tournaments: Hamburg, Atlanta, Gstaad
Hamburg (clay), once a prestigious tournament that hosted some memorable matches among the tennis' elite, has now sadly and undeservedly become a passing stop. Still a decent field is playing this week: Simon, Almagro, Monaco, Verdasco, Cilic, Kholschreiber, F.Mayer, Troicki, Davydenko and one and only ROSOL
The Draw:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/414/mds.pdf
Order Of Play:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/414/op.pdf
Atlanta (hard): Fish, Isner, Nishikori, Andersen, Roddick, Young, Baker, Sock, Blake
The Draw:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/6116/mds.pdf
Order Of Play:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/6116/op.pdf
Gstaad (clay): Ferrer, Tipsarevic, Lopez, Wavrinka, Granollers, Youzhny, Benneteau, Kubot, Dimitrov, Tomic, Strakhovski AND Paire!
The Draw:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/314/mds.pdf
Order Of Play:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2012/314/op.pdf
So, a chance for us to steal a bit of Continental or Atlantic blue skies....the sun always shines on tennis courts
The Flogged Horse: ATP 250 / 500
posted on 20/7/12
well spotted !
posted on 20/7/12
Semi-final pairs for Hamburg & Gstaad:
Almagro vs Monaco, Cilic vs Haas
Tipsarevic vs Mathieu, Bellucci vs Dimitrov
posted on 21/7/12
Atlanta semi-finals:
Soeda vs Muller
Roddick vs Isner
posted on 21/7/12
Dimitrov
Monaco
Tommy Haas
posted on 21/7/12
Yes, Tommy
posted on 21/7/12
Is Tommy playing at the Olympics?
posted on 21/7/12
Tomorrow's finals:
Hamburg: Monaco vs. Haas
Gstaad: Tipsarevic vs. Bellucci
Atlanta?
posted on 22/7/12
Belucci wins
Monaco wins
Congratulations.
Hopefully this now finally puts an end to the clay court season?
No, still one event in Austria
posted on 22/7/12
aaaand LA!
Will do a thread on those tomorrow
posted on 22/7/12
For those who are waiting by their computers with bathed breath....the flogged Horses neighs the laaast neigh of the week:
Roddick wins in Atlanta (in 3 beating Muller)!!!!
The Flogged Horse disappears back into the night for a well-deserved lump of sugar and rest!
Thank you for all your ethusiastic support and comments