2014 Claro Open Colombia - General Discussion Thread

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torpantennis

Legend
I haven't watched Pospisil after last year's summer HC season. He is now playing S/V against Tomic. Has he played S/V the whole year?
 
J

JRAJ1988

Guest
huh?

Richard loses to Victor Estrella? What a shock!!

Kudos to Victor for playing so well after years on the Challenger tour!

Estrella vs Tomic
Stepanek vs Karlovic

Estrella - 33
Tomic - 21
Stepanek - 35
Karlovic - 35

They harp on about age when these evergreens keep on rolling.
 
Wynter

Wynter

Legend
Mon Bernie, win the whole thing.

Would be such a slap in the face. All the medias been going on with crap like "Bernie-who?" And how Kyrgios is better.

May only be a 250, but the confidence boost will serve him well.
 
Supertegwyn

Supertegwyn

Hall of Fame
Wynter said:
Mon Bernie, win the whole thing.

Would be such a slap in the face. All the medias been going on with crap like "Bernie-who?" And how Kyrgios is better.

May only be a 250, but the confidence boost will serve him well.
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If Tomic wins this tournament this year will have been so bizarre; finals at Sydney followed by hip surgery and the shortest loss in ATP history then followed by an immediate tournament win after Wimbledon.

Tomic's career is cray.
 
Wynter

Wynter

Legend
Supertegwyn said:
If Tomic wins this tournament this year will have been so bizarre; finals at Sydney followed by hip surgery and the shortest loss in ATP history then followed by an immediate tournament win after Wimbledon.

Tomic's career is cray.
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He's up to 94th in the live rankings, and moves back to 70 with a tournament win. Although beating Karlovic may be tricky, that is if both make it to said final.
 
vive le beau jeu !

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
JRAJ1988 said:
huh?

Richard loses to Victor Estrella? What a shock!!

Kudos to Victor for playing so well after years on the Challenger tour!

Estrella vs Tomic
Stepanek vs Karlovic

Estrella - 33
Tomic - 21
Stepanek - 35
Karlovic - 35

They harp on about age when these evergreens keep on rolling.
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nice reward for the perseverance of the dominican player.
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so we could have again a "33 vs 35" final, as last week in newport (hewitt d. karlovic)... which was the oldest tour-level final since 1977 !
 
Nostradamus

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
WOW.. Bernard Tomic is in the Semifinals of ATP tour event ??????????????????? what is going on here ? lol does he play well only on surface 30,000 feet above ground ?
 
jaggy

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru
Dr Ivo is fast becoming my fav player, only Murray is above him (not literally), and Foggy is close.
 
Down_the_line

Down_the_line

Legend
So disappointed for Pospisil. This whole tournament really came crashing down for him. He loses to Tomic in the QF's so he doesn't defend his SF points from last year, and then he and Stepanek pull out of their doubles QF match for whatever reason.
 
Team10

Team10

Hall of Fame
Down_the_line said:
So disappointed for Pospisil. This whole tournament really came crashing down for him. He loses to Tomic in the QF's so he doesn't defend his SF points from last year, and then he and Stepanek pull out of their doubles QF match for whatever reason.
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Not just this whole tournament but this whole year. This guy just can't win that many back to back matches and can't seem to stay healthy for that long. Nice result winning the Wimbledon doubles, but singles is the main focus. Good win for Tomic though, another young guy who is going in the wrong direction.
 
King_roger

King_roger

Semi-Pro
George-Federer said:
That was one of the worst matches I've ever seen Richard play. How much I miss the 2013 Richard: confident, injury-free.:(:cry:
Anyway, lots of congrats to Estrella Burgos, great story: http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/03/12/Miami-Estrella-Burgos-Feature.aspx
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Well, that's what I thought! :/ Great effort from Victor Estrella Burgos - thumbs up! But what was wrong with Richard? Did you see the highlights?
Forehand slice - wtf ? :shock:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Media/Video-Landing.aspx?/*/Tennis/Media/Videos/Uploaded/2014/7/18/Bogota%202014%20Friday%20Highlights%20Estrella%20Gasquet
 
M

merwy

G.O.A.T.
King_roger said:
Well, that's what I thought! :/ Great effort from Victor Estrella Burgos - thumbs up! But what was wrong with Richard? Did you see the highlights?
Forehand slice - wtf ? :shock:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Media/Video-Landing.aspx?/*/Tennis/Media/Videos/Uploaded/2014/7/18/Bogota%202014%20Friday%20Highlights%20Estrella%20Gasquet
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I know right? How bad must his forehand have been on that day to resort to forehand slices? He hit one topspin forehand in that entire highlight reel, the one on matchpoint which wasn't too good..
 
George-Federer

George-Federer

Rookie
King_roger said:
Well, that's what I thought! :/ Great effort from Victor Estrella Burgos - thumbs up! But what was wrong with Richard? Did you see the highlights?
Forehand slice - wtf ? :shock:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Media/Video-Landing.aspx?/*/Tennis/Media/Videos/Uploaded/2014/7/18/Bogota%202014%20Friday%20Highlights%20Estrella%20Gasquet
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Saw the entire match and the loss was really the last thing that bothers me right now. He appeared to be picking both his back and his right elbow. This season has been a terrible disappointment, especially after last year. Let's hope it's not something serious.
 
J

JRAJ1988

Guest
I hope Richard overcomes his physical problems!

Moonwhile

Estrella a break up in the 2nd after Tomic took the first set on a Tie Breaker.
 
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JRAJ1988

Guest
Man what a tenacious battler is Estrella!!!!

He takes the 2nd set 7-6, 3rd set here we come!
 
Down_the_line

Down_the_line

Legend
Ivo Karlovic[2] def. Radek Stepanek[4] 6-4 3-6 6-4.
Bernard Tomic[WC] def. Victor Estrella Burgos[8] 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(5)

SINGLES FINAL:

Bernard Tomic[WC]
vs.
Ivo Karlovic[2]


Doubles results - Semifinals

Samuel Groth / Chris Guccione[3] def.
Adil Shamasdin / Divij Sharan 7-6(6) 4-6 19-17

Nicolas Barrientos / Juan Sebastian Cabal def.
Carlos Salamanca / Eduardo Struvay 4-6 6-4 10-7

DOUBLES FINAL:

Nicolas Barrientos / Juan Sebastian Cabal
vs.
Samuel Groth / Chris Guccione[3]
 
Supertegwyn

Supertegwyn

Hall of Fame
Match point to Tomic and after an exchange of passing shots Tomic pushes a smash wide. If he loses this match that will haunt him.
 
Supertegwyn

Supertegwyn

Hall of Fame
Tomic wins 7/6 3/6 7/6. Beating Karlovic in two tiebreaks is no small feat. Congratulations to Tomic on his second ATP title!
 
J

JRAJ1988

Guest
Tomic wins as a Wildcard.

Let's see if he can build on this....I doubt it as he seems happy just in the 60s/50s.

Karlovic is in great form, I hope he can still end his season in the 20s in the world!
 
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