2017 Chengdu Open - ATP

[Aussie Darcy]

Been a while since i've done a thread for an ATP tournament but here goes!

2017 Chengdu Open is on this week.

Seeded players are: Thiem, Ramos, Khachanov, Rublev, Sugita, Edmund, Troicki, Leo Mayer.

Decent unseeded players: Coric, Baghdatis, Pospisil and Istomin.

Khachanov is the defending champ and Ramos is the defending finalist.

Also contesting this event is Tomic who's playing just his 2nd tournament since that Wimbledon controversy. He's plummeted over 100 ranking spots this year. Just scraped into the main draw thanks to a withdrawal, was set to play qualifying.

So, who will win?

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Hopefully Karen able to defend although unlikely

 

[marc45]

the other tournament this coming week, the Zverev brothers could play in the semis...weak field, so possible

 

[jaggy]

Nice to see Kyle Edmund back, Tomic first round so who knows.

 

[Meles]

the other tournament this coming week, the Zverev brothers could play in the semis...weak field, so possible

Thiem and Zverev on the prowl this week as they both stand to gain some good ranking points with Thiem gaining points for SF or more and Zverev will need a final or better.

Chengdu's draw loaded with NextGen so it's going to be a good one:
1. Thiem could easily go down to Coric in round 2 as Coric won in their Miami encounter
2. Rublev or Mikael Ymer (younger Ymer) could come through for SF with Thiem or Coric
3. Tsitsipas, Donaldson, Edmund, and Khachanov load up the top quarter of the bottom half.

 

[stringertom]

Thiem and Zverev on the prowl this week as they both stand to gain some good ranking points with Thiem gaining points for SF or more and Zverev will need a final or better.

Chengdu's draw loaded with NextGen so it's going to be a good one:
1. Thiem could easily go down to Coric in round 2 as Coric won in their Miami encounter
2. Rublev or Mikael Ymer (younger Ymer) could come through for SF with Thiem or Coric
3. Tsitsipas, Donaldson, Edmund, and Khachanov load up the top quarter of the bottom half.

This is the SF that destiny calls for:

 

[Aussie Darcy]

It's crazy and naive of me to think Tomic has a shot at winning tonight and going deep but i'm still going to watch his match in about 3 hours time. Will be interesting to see if this plummet out of the top 120 has motivated him to actually try to win matches or if he's just going to tank. He needs a good run this week and at the two remaining ATP500's where he gets direct entry to get back inside the top 100. Otherwise, it'll be challengers for him for in 2018 and I don't know how he'll handle that.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Edmund serving for the first set.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Edmund serves it out to love. 6-4.

100% 1st serve win % from Edmund and 88% from Tomic.
58% 2nd serve from Kyle, just 38% from Tomic.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tomic with an easy hold. Neither player really making much inroads on the others service game except the one game where Edmund broke Tomic.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tomic won just 5 points on Edmund's serve in the 1st. Edmund won just 7, four of which came from the game where he broke Tomic.

Rather tame.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

From 40-0 to deuce... Oh Tomic. Don't get broken.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tomic holds. Up 2-1. Really needs to break Edmund, hasn't made much impact so far. If his serving holds up, he can just servebot his way to a 3rd set with the one break, like Edmund did in the 1st.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Double break points for Edmund. Tomic with too many errors.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Edmund breaks. Looking strong.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tomic still yet to win a point on Edmund's first serve. That's.. strange.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tomic gets his first break point of the match.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Edmund is able to save it though. Not many errors from the Brit, unlucky for Tomic.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Finally, error from Kyle and Tomic gets another BP.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Big serving by Kyle and he saves two break points and holds for 4-2 in the 2nd.

Edmund too strong for Tomic. Bernard serving well and running rather well but too many unforced errors and too passive with the play.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Ugly play now by Tomic and Kyle has double break points.

Kyle breaks and is serving for the win.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Edmund wins. One to watch in a weak draw.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tomic now 9-17 this year, without a win since June and out of the top 150.

Live ranking at #161 and can only go lower this week.

 

[jaggy]

Nice to see Kyle Edmund back and winning

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Coric is out (vs Pella. And Pella and Coric playing doubles tomorrow )
Ymer is out

KK on court tomorrow. Have no clue about the time difference.

 

[stringertom]

Coric is out (vs Pella. And Pella and Coric playing doubles tomorrow )
Ymer is out

KK on court tomorrow. Have no clue about the time difference.

+7 GMT everywhere in China, despite being 3500 km from east to west. Pretty weird!

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

+7 GMT everywhere in China, despite being 3500 km from east to west. Pretty weird!

My brain crashes when I think about it.

 

[tennisenthusiast]

Tomic is out first round. Which tournament is he playing next?

Is he willing to go thru challengers and qualie?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Both 2016 finalists are out. Defending champ & 3rd seed Khachanov loses in straight sets to Istomin whilst defending finalist & 2nd seed Ramos also loses in straights to Lajovic.

 

[stringertom]

WTA-like score line to Edmund vs Donaldson...JD bakes a bagel, KE says, "Try a breadstick!" Now the bakers are on serve halfway through the third.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

WTA-like score line to Edmund vs Donaldson...JD bakes a bagel, KE says, "Try a breadstick!" Now the bakers are on serve halfway through the third.

... and in shenzhen, is zhang the first player from PRC to reach a QF on the ATP tour ?

 

[jaggy]

Edmund loses the 3rd to a conventional score 4-6

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

KK out

 

[stringertom]

Edmund loses the 3rd to a conventional score 4-6

They both wore out the oven, nae???

 

[gogo]

Waiting to see (ok, hear about) results for Rublev, Fritz and Thiem to finish out R2.

 

[Meles]

Waiting to see (ok, hear about) results for Rublev, Fritz and Thiem to finish out R2.

Just got back from California and well I may just have to imagine I'm in the Orient for the next few weeks and then move onto Europe. This is going to be rough with all this talent ready to break through.

 

[Meles]

Rublev off to change his diapers after Lu 6-2.

 

[Meles]

Rublev utterly dominated from the baseline and Lu's return dismantled the Rublev 2nd. Lu 6-2, 6-1

 

[stringertom]

Russian banks closed...ran out of Money. Nice way to celebrate a career first 1R bye.

 

[Meles]

Russian banks closed...ran out of Money. Nice way to celebrate a career first 1R bye.

These courts play like a glorified ping pong table. Pella just dominated Thiem and not sure what I was watching.

 

[VolleyHelena]

Curtains for Thiem

 

[Charleneriva]

Such a shame. Rublev and Thiem both went out in straights.

WCs for Beijing now?

 

[SeeingDusk]

Pella to win this now.

 

[Mainad]

Curtains for Thiem

Don't think he takes 250s seriously anymore. He's now lost his opening match in the last 3 he's played: Sofia, Antalya and Chengdu.

 

[Meles]

Russian banks closed...ran out of Money. Nice way to celebrate a career first 1R bye.

Money cashing in at Beijing next.

 

[Slicerman]

Yen-Hsun Lu VS Yuichi Sugita FINAL
Battle for Asia. Calling it!

 

[stringertom]

Don't think he takes 250s seriously anymore. He's now lost his opening match in the last 3 he's played: Sofia, Antalya and Chengdu.

He's waiting for a repoart from Tomic if it's worth going back to Challengers in search of a title.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Thiem fast becoming a bit of a joke at these smaller tournaments.

W/L record at ATP 250 events:
2015: 22-7
2016: 23-6
2017: 2-5

 

[Mainad]

Thiem fast becoming a bit of a joke at these smaller tournaments.

W/L record at ATP 250 events:
2015: 22-7
2016: 23-6
2017: 2-5

Maybe he should just stop playing them and focus on the bigger stuff?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Maybe he should just stop playing them and focus on the bigger stuff?

What i've been saying for about 2 years! He keeps playing week in week out and it's not paying off.