2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships - General Discussion Thread

Who will win the 2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championshps?

  • John Isner

    Votes: 5 41.7%

  • Ivo Karlovic

    Votes: 1 8.3%

  • Lleyton Hewitt

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Nicolas Mahut

    Votes: 1 8.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 16.7%
  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .
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G.O.A.T.
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport, United States

July 7 - 13, 2014​


Level: ATP World Tour 250
Surface: Grass
Draw size: S-32, D-16

Seeds:
[1] John Isner (USA)
[2] Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
[3] Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
[4] Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
[5] Donald Young (USA)
[6] Steve Johnson (USA)
[7] Jack Sock (USA)
[8] Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

Draw:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/315/mds.pdf

Defending champion: Nicolas Mahut (FRA)


The grass-court season isn't over yet folks. The Hall of Fame Tennis Championships - the only grass-court tournament outside Europe - takes place next week. It's a small tournament, dominated by Americans as you can imagine, but it's one last bit of grass-court tennis for grass lovers.
 
I reckon Isner is probably overdue for another title win and he's won here before, I think!
 
I've gone for Hewitt, if this is his final full season what better to win your 2nd title in 2014!
 
That was a very ugly tennis match and Hewitt just scraped through. He's going to have to improve from that if he wants to defend his points (and hopefully add some more)
 
Harrison was never going to be an elite player with his flawed forehand, but it's still sad that he was much better as a teenager then now in his early twenties.
 
Aussie torch ready to be handed off to the new generation...Saville did a fine job today over Polansky and, of course, Kyrgios is leading the way with that Wimby run.
 
Results from yesterday (July 8/14)

John Isner[1] def. Wayne Odesnik[Q] 6-3 7-6(6)
Lleyton Hewitt[3] def. Ryan Harrison 1-6 7-5 6-4
Nicolas Mahut[4] def. Facundo Arguello 7-6(1) 6-4
Jack Sock[7] def. Alex Kuznetsov 6-4 6-3
Adrian Mannarino[8] def. Jimmy Wang 6-2 6-4
Austin Krajicek[Q] def. Tim Smyczek 7-6(7) 6-1
Ante Pavic[Q] def. Marius Copil 7-6(0) 6-4
Luke Saville[Q] def. Peter Polansky 6-4 6-2
Sergiy Stakhovsky def. Farrukh Dustov 6-3 6-2
 
why dont' they import the Grass from Wimbledon and make this same surface as Wimbledon? this grass at Newport is too fast and it is boring tennis overall.
 
Nostradamus said:
why dont' they import the Grass from Wimbledon and make this same surface as Wimbledon? this grass at Newport is too fast and it is boring tennis overall.
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Why should Newport cater to anybody else? Tennis needs diversity. There aren't many ultra fast courts left in the world so if anything they should keep it this way.
 
Down_the_line said:
Why should Newport cater to anybody else? Tennis needs diversity. There aren't many ultra fast courts left in the world so if anything they should keep it this way.
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Rye grass is better. it lasts longer and Greener(which is better for TV). and more rallies which is more fun tennis. Tennis is Entertainment business and It caters to US the audience and crowd. It is supposed to please US the fans.
 
Nostradamus said:
Rye grass is better. it lasts longer and Greener(which is better for TV). and more rallies which is more fun tennis. Tennis is Entertainment business and It caters to US the audience and crowd. It is supposed to please US the fans.
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Is this something you're rehearsing for school or is it an actual argument?
 
Today's results (July 9/14

John Isner[1] def. Austin Krajicek[Q] 6-3 6-3.
Ivo Karlovic[2] def. Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-5 7-6(3)
Lleyton Hewitt[3] def. Ante Pavic[Q] 6-2 6-2
Nicolas Mahut[4] def. Luke Saville[Q] 6-4 6-2
Steve Johnson[6] def. Tatsuma Ito 6-3 2-0 RET.
Jack Sock[7] def. Rajeev Ram 7-5 6-2
Dudi Sela def. Adrian Mannarino[8] 6-3 6-1
Samuel Groth def. Malek Jaziri 7-6(7) 7-6(3)

With that, the quarterfinals are set:

John Isner[1]
vs.
Jack Sock[7]

Lleyton Hewitt[3]
vs.
Steve Johnson[6]

Samuel Groth
vs.
Nicolas Mahut[4]

Dudi Sela
vs.
Ivo Karlovic[2]


I could definitely see a repeat of last year's final: Hewitt vs. Mahut.
 
Doubles results (July 9/14)

Daniel Nestor / Adil Shamasdin[2] def.
Philipp Marx / Frederik Nielsen 6-4 6-4

Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt def.
Ryan Harrison / Michael Venus 6-3 6-4

Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def.
Alex Kuznetsov / Peter Polansky 3-6 7-5 10-5
 
I also think it would be fitting for Isner and Mahut to meet in the final to be decided by a TB in honor of Jimmy Van Alen, the creator of the tiebreak AND the Tennis HOF!
 
Isner vs Mahut in the final, and right before the final the organizers will announce that there will be no deciding TB in the final...
 
chicagodude said:
Isner vs Mahut in the final, and right before the final the organizers will announce that there will be no deciding TB in the final...
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I suspect there is a really evil streak in you somewhere! :lol:

Edit: But it won't need to come out. Mahut just lost to a 26 year old Aussie called Samuel Groth! :wink:
 
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Today's results (July 10/14)

Ivo Karlovic[2] def. Dudi Sela 7-6(3) 7-5
Samuel Groth def. Nicolas Mahut[4] 6-3 6-4

The other two quarterfinal matches will be completed tomorrow.

Doubles

Austin Krajicek / John-Patrick Smith def.
Matthew Ebden / Samuel Groth[3] 6-3 6-4

Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt def.
Divij Sharan / Donald Young 7-5 6-3

Jonathan Erlich / Rajeev Ram def.
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana 7-5 7-6(1)
 
Nostradamus said:
Dr. IVO have good chance to win here. with this surface so fast, nobody can return his serve
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He will face an "unreturnable" in the SF vs Groth, he of the 263kph Challenger serve. The odd part of that serve by Groth...it was a second serve, it jammed the returner on his BH but was returned and Groth had to hit two volleys to win the point!
 
stringertom said:
He will face an "unreturnable" in the SF vs Groth, he of the 263kph Challenger serve. The odd part of that serve by Groth...it was a second serve, it jammed the returner on his BH but was returned and Groth had to hit two volleys to win the point!
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Dan Markowitz (from Tennis Prose) says he's watched both at Newport this year and says Groth serves a lot bigger. If Dr Ivo's 1st serve is 128, Groth's regularly hits 142. Oddest thing is, Sam is "only" 6"2.

http://www.tennis-prose.com/bios/the-most-powerful-shot-in-all-of-sport/
 
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Good win for Hewitt over Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4. I watched some of it and Hewitt just neutralized Johnson's fire power and was too consistent for him.

Right now Sock is playing Isner, Sock serving 0-1 on serve
 
hard to watch this on tv...bright, higher angle, different grass than W, ball disappears into the court
 
Some nice plot lines to the SFs...we will get one huge serve in the final (Ivo/Groth) along with a veteran grass player or a young American on a roll after his dubs triumph @SW19. It could be Aussie/Aussie or an all-Metamucil final. I'd even like a SamSock battle. Great tourney so far!
 
Hewitt - Groth would be something, wouldn't it? An all-Australian final at an ATP Tour event. How long since that last happened?
 
Russeljones said:
Hewitt - Groth would be something, wouldn't it? An all-Australian final at an ATP Tour event. How long since that last happened?
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I don't know if it was the last one but Hewitt defeated Stoltenberg in the Sydney final in 2000. He also beat Stoltenberg in the Adelaide final in '98 but got some revenge later that year in R16 @Newport.

Hewitt/Rafter was never a final but they met in a SF @'01Cinci with Rafter winning.
 
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Semifinals are set:

Jack Sock[7]
vs.
Lleyton Hewitt[3]

Samuel Groth
vs.
Ivo Karlovic[2]

Doubles results:

SEMIFINAL
Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt def.
Austin Krajicek / John-Patrick Smith 7-6(1) 6-1

QUARTERFINAL
Nicolas Mahut / Sergiy Stakhovsky def.
Daniel Nestor / Adil Shamasdin[2] 6-3 6-4
 
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