2015 ATP Swiss Indoors Basel - 500

[Pagoo]

Federer is the defending champion. Goffin was the finalist last year. Nishikori withdrew with shoulder injury.
I'm not sure about Raonic. He withdrew from a tournament this week.

Other players include Cilic, Isner, Thiem, Dimitrov, Karlovic and the fast-rising Gulbis.

I hope this tournament will be a lot of fun.

 

[Pagoo]

Draw will be available on 10/24/2015.

Baghdatis got the last wildcard after Nishikori withdrew.

 

[Tennis sensation]

Federer to win his 7th title at Basel.

 

[Pagoo]

Federer to win his 7th title at Basel.

That would be great and make up for the losses in 2012 and 2013.

I hope Nadal doesn't land in his half.

 

[stringertom]

That would be great and make up for the losses in 2012 and 2013.

I hope Nadal doesn't land in his half.

So you want a tougher half for Rogi???

 

[Pagoo]

So you want a tougher half for Rogi???

Well, not really. But you know that Spaniard and his history with The Fed.

 

[stringertom]

Well, not really. But you know that Spaniard and his history with The Fed.

21 months is a long way back in history.

 

[Pagoo]

21 months is a long way back in history.

21 months? Is that their last indoor match at the WTF?

 

[stringertom]

21 months? Is that their last indoor match at the WTF?

AO'14 SF.

 

[Pagoo]

AO'14 SF.

That's right. Forgot all about 2014. The Bull looks like he is finding his mojo again, so Federer would do well to be cautious.

 

[Meles]

Voted other (Gulbis!), but awaiting draw for this one.

 

[NBP]

Wawrinka to beat Fed in the final. Just a feeling, hope I'm wrong though

 

[Pagoo]

Wawrinka to beat Fed in the final. Just a feeling, hope I'm wrong though

Well, both have to get there first.

 

[Krish872007]

I think Federer can defend here - if he gets a comfortable opening round and doesn't play passively, he'll warm himself up and can beat anyone in the draw.

 

[Meles]

Mannarino, Ramos, Janowicz and others want a piece of the action. Qualifer draw here and main draw (eventually tomorrow):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Swiss_Indoors_–_Singles

Quite the player list and most playing really well, can't wait for the main draw:
3 Roger Federer
4 Stan Wawrinka
7 Rafael Nadal
9 Milos Raonic
10 Gilles Simon
12 Kevin Anderson
12 Richard Gasquet
13 John Isner
14 Marin Cilic
16 David Goffin
19 Dominic Thiem
20 Ivo Karlovic
24 Viktor Troicki
26 Grigor Dimitrov
27 Jack Sock
28 Andreas Seppi
34 Philipp Kohlschreiber
35 Alexandr Dolgopolov
36 Leonardo Mayer
78 Lukas Rosol
117 Ernests Gulbis

I'll add that interesting subtext for many of these players is getting seeded for Auz open (making top 32). Dimi is on the ropes and it is a real feeding frenzy with Sock, Mayer, Seppi, Kohlschreiber, Dolgopolov being around the bubble. Gulbis on a major roll so far this week and is in that mix.

 

[tennisaddict]

Potentially Fed could face Thiem/Cilic/Goffin in R1 ?

 

[Noleberic123]

Of course roger will win! who else?

 

[Mainad]

Roger's been playing very well recently (apart from the Shanghai blip) and always plays well at his home tournament. Got to be the favourite yet again. Whoever wants to stop him is going to have to be in really good form!

 

[StannisTheMannis]

STAN BABY. I think he wants revenge for the shelling at USO.

 

[Aesthetics_above_all_else]

On paper it should be Federer hands down, but after the super weird loss vs Ramos it hurts my confidence in that prediction. I don't understand why he came to Shanghai in poor form

Nadal actually looks capable of beating anyone there even right now. Might be a sneaky win for him that nobody sees coming.

 

[Goosehead]

anyone going for a surprise borna coric v milosh raonic final then ?...*tumbleweed ambles through thread*....that'll be nobody at all then.

 

[oneness]

Can't wait to see Rafa play again.

 

[Pagoo]

I heard Raonic and Simon have also withdrawn.

 

[Noleberic123]

Can't wait to see Rafa play again.

Reckon he has any chance of winning the title?

 

[D.Nalby12]

No draw yet?

 

[gn]

On paper it should be Federer hands down, but after the super weird loss vs Ramos it hurts my confidence in that prediction. I don't understand why he came to Shanghai in poor form

Nadal actually looks capable of beating anyone there even right now. Might be a sneaky win for him that nobody sees coming.

Not a poor form! But a lefty and lack of luck.

Fed - 45 winners ARV 22 winners
Fed - 30 UE ARV 26 UE
Fed - 13 Aces ARV 6 Aces
Fed - 1 DF ARV 3 DF
Fed - 2/6 BP ARV 1/2 BP

 

[stringertom]

Payola in the qualie draw...Munar gets a WC for Nadal's appearance.

 

[Pagoo]

Ramos-Vinolas just lost his qualy match. Federer must be relieved.
Don't know why he isn't playing Valencia. Must enjoy playing spoiler!

 

[Pagoo]

No draw yet?

In a few hours.

 

[tennis_pro]

What's going on, it's almost 4 p.m. Saturday and the draw isn't out yet? What is this laziness?

 

[Peak Nadal]

Rafa has a real shot if he plays like he did in Shanghai. Whatever happens I hope we get a Roger-Rafa match! I believe their last meeting was AO 14? It's been too long.

 

[Meles]

In a few hours.

Are we there yet?
Feed for the draw party?

 

[Pagoo]

What's going on, it's almost 4 p.m. Saturday and the draw isn't out yet? What is this laziness?

Lol.

 

[Meles]

Doubles draw out....

 

[NBP]

Brutal draw for Nadal

 

[Meles]

Brutal draw for Nadal

Link?

 

[Nadal>>>>>Federer]

wow this tournament sucks just as much as the players that come from it's country.

 

[Pagoo]

Nadal's path could be- Rosol, Dimitrov, Cilic, Wawrinka, Federer

Federer's- Kukushkin, Kohly, Goffin, Anderson, Wawrinka/Nadal

Honestly, it is a very strong field with solid players.

 

[Meles]

Nadal's path could be- Rosol, Dimitrov, Cilic, Wawrinka, Federer

Federer's- Kukushkin, Kohly, Goffin, Anderson, Wawrinka/Nadal

Honestly, it is a very strong field with solid players.

Link to draw?

 

[Pagoo]

wow this tournament sucks just as much as the players that come from it's country.

Nobody forced you to come on here. Lol, you voluntarily enter a thread for a Swiss tournament just to vent? Guess not much going on in your life at the moment!

 

[Pagoo]

Link to draw?

Not yet.Following on twitter.

 

[Aesthetics_above_all_else]

Nadal's path could be- Rosol, Dimitrov, Cilic, Wawrinka, Federer

Federer's- Kukushkin, Kohly, Goffin, Anderson, Wawrinka/Nadal

Honestly, it is a very strong field with solid players.

I think Cilic is the scariest guy on path to the final for Nadal. Rosol, Dimitrov, Wawrinka are all very doable.

 

[Meles]

Not yet.Following on twitter.

Aagh. Link for twitter?

 

[Pagoo]

Potential QF:
Nadal vs Cilic
Federer vs Goffin
Isner vs Anderson
Wawrinka vs Gasquet

 

[Aesthetics_above_all_else]

Nobody forced you to come on here. Lol, you voluntarily enter a thread for a Swiss tournament just to vent? Guess not much going on in your life at the moment!

Lmao ikr?

I see this in all kinds of different things completely unrelated to tennis where people randomly say stuff like that. Makes no sense =D

 

[Pagoo]

Aagh. Link for twitter?

https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=news&q=federer&src=typd

 

[Crionics]

I have tickets for monday, will see the Bull live! Really excited

As for making some predictions, I am pretty sure Wawrinka will crash out early (he always plays terribly bad in Switzerland, can't manage the pressure to play in his home country), Federer is obviously the strong favorite to win it and I feel Nadal is the dark horse here.

 

[Nadal>>>>>Federer]

Nobody forced you to come on here. Lol, you voluntarily enter a thread for a Swiss tournament just to vent? Guess not much going on in your life at the moment!

Ouch! please don't burn me any more!!!

 

[Pagoo]

I think Cilic is the scariest guy on path to the final for Nadal. Rosol, Dimitrov, Wawrinka are all very doable.

Cilic may feel the effect of playing for 4 straight weeks. I feel Nadal will get to the final too.

 

[Aesthetics_above_all_else]

I have tickets for monday, will see the Bull live! Really excited

As for making some predictions, I am pretty sure Wawrinka will crash out early (he always plays terribly bad in Switzerland, can't manage the pressure to play in his home country), Federer is obviously the strong favorite to win it and I feel Nadal is the dark horse here.

This!

Have fun at the game wish I could be there