Auckland Heinekin Open, who will win?
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Love Game
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It really was a good one!
In the post-match interview, John was talking about the see-saw nature of especially the third set and mentioned the net cord that went tommy's way when john had bp and said tommy popped a string on that last FH on match point, causing the ball to go long and giving John the win!
OliverSimon
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Wowzers 20 aces.
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RESULTS -- Thursday, 14 January 2010
Singles - Quarter-finals
J Isner (USA) d [1] T Robredo (ESP) 76(5) 36 64
[5] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d M Gicquel (FRA) 63 61
A Clement (FRA) d [6] J Melzer (AUT) 62 75
[8] A Montanes (ESP) d [Q] M Lammer (SUI) 63 63
Doubles - Semi-finals
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) d T Bellucci (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) 75 63
Doubles - Quarter-finals
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) d R Wassen (NED) / H Zeballos (ARG) 61 75
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ORDER OF PLAY
Singles - Quarter-finals
J Isner (USA) d [1] T Robredo (ESP) 76(5) 36 64
[5] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d M Gicquel (FRA) 63 61
A Clement (FRA) d [6] J Melzer (AUT) 62 75
[8] A Montanes (ESP) d [Q] M Lammer (SUI) 63 63
Doubles - Semi-finals
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) d T Bellucci (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) 75 63
Doubles - Quarter-finals
M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) d R Wassen (NED) / H Zeballos (ARG) 61 75
*****
ORDER OF PLAY
Blinkism
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Any of the last 4 can win this title, IMO- they're all on equal footing.
Love Game
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First Semifinal of the day ..........................
I like Albert, and I believe he's in better form this year than he was last ...... but John's coach, in an on-court interview during a match at Hopman Cup, referred to Isner as "6 foot 10" ........ Even tho John's size and serve didn't stop Robredo from almost beating him yesterday, Tommy was the no. 1 seed here, and Albert is the no. 8 .....
Match begins @ the top of the hour, 12 noon Auckland ............
I like Albert, and I believe he's in better form this year than he was last ...... but John's coach, in an on-court interview during a match at Hopman Cup, referred to Isner as "6 foot 10" ........ Even tho John's size and serve didn't stop Robredo from almost beating him yesterday, Tommy was the no. 1 seed here, and Albert is the no. 8 .....
Match begins @ the top of the hour, 12 noon Auckland ............
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:shock:Go Johnny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OliverSimon
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Isner for the title!
Love Game
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Fedace
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See i told you Isner was a REAL deal when he played for the NCAA championships but lost in the finals. I told you Isner is 100X better player than Deevvarman....... i guess i do know what i am talking about .....LOL
Darth_Timmaayyy!!
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Yeah, and who other than Robredo does anyone know of in this tournament.. I think if I went back into practice, I could have won this years Auckland Tourny
Love Game
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Yeah, and who other than Robredo does anyone know of in this tournament.. I think if I went back into practice, I could have won this years Auckland Tourny
I guess you could say Isner is a bit of an unknown ... in fact, he's unseeded in this tourny ... think you could have beaten him the way he's been serving this week?
His opponent for today's final has been around almost 20 years ... Arnaud Clement ... ever heard of him?
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All-rounder
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Your in for way more come next monday
Love Game
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Kohli's FH wasn't working right yesterday ... He kept the match relatively close, but he hit a lot of errors with the FH, and Arnaud did quite a bit of damage at the net ..... He was taking a lot of time between points because of the heat and having to take his glasses off almost between every point, but if it's that hot again today, I don't think Isner is gonna complain.
What a height mismatch:
Clement is 5 feet, 8 inches.
Isner is 6 feet, 10 inches (according to his coach last week)
malakas
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I feel sorry for the ballkids then.:?-since he was probably asking a lot for the towel etc. ANYWAY,it will be an interesting match-I would be sure for Isner's win,but since arnaud already beat Kohli I'm not so sure anymore.
Love Game
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Plus a couple of the ballkids almost got their heads taken off by Isner serves ... they ran for their lives from that incoming rocket!
He is using the towel a lot, but then I've really started to notice how many of the men go to it almost every point ....... After seeing that final between Henin and Clijsters where I never saw them go for the towel once! Quite a revelation!
Love Game
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It's just a guess to figure how long after the doubles match starts at 1:00 p.m., but I'll estimate the singles final will start 3:00 p.m. (or a little before
) ..... Since Auckland is 21 hours ahead of California, that would be 6:00 p.m. Pacific, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, and 2:00 a.m. GMT
Love Game
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Rhino
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It is? Can't find a link anywhere ...... Are you watching it?
Yeah I'm watching it live on TV One (in New Zealand) so I don't know about links. It's not quite started yet, they are just showing an interview with Clement. It's his first singles final in 3 years. Unbelievable that he beat Chardy, Ferrer, Melzer, and Kohli all in a row.
Rhino
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You're right, the doubles match is about to start. How annoying.
Outbeyond
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Just joined. This link's good:
http://www.livescorehunter.com/Live...nnel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=207
I'm really glad to see Isner doing well. First set, he takes 6-3
That said, Clement made a comeback in the second set:
7-5
http://www.livescorehunter.com/Live...nnel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=207
I'm really glad to see Isner doing well. First set, he takes 6-3
That said, Clement made a comeback in the second set:
7-5
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Outbeyond
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ugh...isner needs to get a grip on his UEs
It's 2-2 in the third set!
But now Clement's taken the next game, 3-2...Isner serving next. Can he ace his way to a win? Might be his best chance.
It's back to 3 all, and while Isner's doing well with the aces overall (14 or 15 in the match thus far), he's still making errors...
4-3, Clement in the third set. Isner now serving...now he's got 17 aces to Clement's 8 as he takes his service game 4-4
Isner has 36 errors for the match, with Clement less than half that! Clement's definitely playing better overall. Isner's getting a little too sloppy here.
Clement ahead 5-4...Isner now serving...and made it! 5-5
But Clement leads 6-5 after we watch Isner smack the ball hard into the net...oy
Isner aces-and-errors-and-aces-again his way into a 6-6 in the final set tiebreaker
It's 2-2 in the third set!
But now Clement's taken the next game, 3-2...Isner serving next. Can he ace his way to a win? Might be his best chance.
It's back to 3 all, and while Isner's doing well with the aces overall (14 or 15 in the match thus far), he's still making errors...
4-3, Clement in the third set. Isner now serving...now he's got 17 aces to Clement's 8 as he takes his service game 4-4
Isner has 36 errors for the match, with Clement less than half that! Clement's definitely playing better overall. Isner's getting a little too sloppy here.
Clement ahead 5-4...Isner now serving...and made it! 5-5
But Clement leads 6-5 after we watch Isner smack the ball hard into the net...oy
Isner aces-and-errors-and-aces-again his way into a 6-6 in the final set tiebreaker
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Outbeyond
Legend
Isner wins! I'm really happy for him, but I must say: what kind of game would he have without that ace??
Love Game
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good question!
He had over 20 aces today, probably 22 (but the match stats say 12 erroneously) .... OTOH he also had over 36 UE
Outbeyond
Legend
good question!
Yeah, he played in a herky-jerky fashion, I thought...great tennis for a point or two and then - bam, into the net. Then another ace or two and a good forehand to the back corner and then - bam, into the net. It's not super fun to watch, I think, but - hey he won the tournament, so who am I to diss it that much!
Congrats to this young American and let's see if he can get that UE level down this year...
forthegame
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Just seen the score! Way to go John Isner! His first title I believe. The Americans are coming!!
I just like the guy, seems very level headed and good natured.
I just like the guy, seems very level headed and good natured.
jamesblakefan#1
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CONGRATS BIG IZZY!
1st Career Title. Great way to start the season!
1st Career Title. Great way to start the season!
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