ATP 250 - 2024 Moselle Open (Metz)

[Aabye5]

Metz - one of the last two remaining 250 events of the year, it features 3 top 10 players, all trying to find a way into the year-end championships for 2024.

Seeds:
1. Andrey Rublev (7)
2. Casper Ruud (8)
3. Grigor Dimitrov (9)
5. Ugo Humbert (18)
6. Pedro Martinez (41)
7. Jan-Lennard Struff (42)
8. Alex Michelsen (44)

Will one of three between Rublev, Ruud and Dimitrov capture the title a slot in Torino or will France continue to hand out upsets to top seeds?

 

[mightyjeditribble]

I don't think Dimitrov can still qualify - there's no way he can get past Rublev. But for Ruud, Rublev and (in Belgrade) AdM, this is indeed an interesting week.

There's still a theoretical chance that they could all three qualify and kick out Djokovic from the Finals ... But things would have to pan out in a specific way (AdM & Rublev win the two titles this week, Ruud wins at least two matches) and I doubt he's losing sleep over it. My guess is that Ruud will qualify (he's some way ahead of the other two) and it's a toss up between the other two. Rublev is currently in 9 but as long as he wins at least one match, AdM will have to go one round further than him, or win the title (in which case he would pass Djokovic and be safe).

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Metz is getting absolutely screwed. All the top players withdrawing.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Metz is getting absolutely screwed. All the top players withdrawing.

Who has withdrawn?

 

[fedfan24]

Moutet is such a god awful player.

 

[fedfan24]

.

 

[Mainad]

Who has withdrawn?

Rublev apparently.

Also Rune, Diaz Acosta, Humbert, Cazaux, Rinderknech, Dimitrov.

 

[Move]

Bu - Jesper de Jong
Second set 2-3 watch Bu doing a full Benoit Paire like impossible drop volley !!

 

[jimmy0slams]

Why did Rublev withdraw ?

I hope he's ok for the tour finals..

 

[Move]

I think just liked Ruud tanked a match and Alex withdrawal they are saving energy for Turin

 

[fedfan24]

Norrie serving for match at 6-4 loses 4 points in a row. #90sgen

 

[fedfan24]

Norrie shouting Allez to stick it to the obnoxious French crowd

 

[vokazu]

0 mph smash winner from Bu lol

 

[robyrolfo]

Moutet is such a god awful player.

He's a better player than you are a gambler. Stop with this nonsense.

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Intriguing SF line-up. Could Michelsen win his line-up? Will Bonzi continue his sudden run of form? Can Norrie end his title drought? Moutet looks like the odd one out, but perhaps he can surprise everyone and win a first title, on home turf?

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Intriguing SF line-up. Could Michelsen win his line-up? Will Bonzi continue his sudden run of form? Can Norrie end his title drought? Moutet looks like the odd one out, but perhaps he can surprise everyone and win a first title, on home turf?

Michelsen v Norrie it is!

 

[mightyjeditribble]

Michelsen v Norrie it is!

Actually it's Bonzi! I thought I'd seen that Michelsen had won, but perhaps I only saw that he'd won the first set and assumed he'd gone on to win ... Oops.

So, a chance for Norrie to finally get a title again - or for the Bonzi fairytale to get a fairytale ending.

 

[Mainad]

Intriguing SF line-up. Could Michelsen win his line-up? Will Bonzi continue his sudden run of form? Can Norrie end his title drought? Moutet looks like the odd one out, but perhaps he can surprise everyone and win a first title, on home turf?

It's the 1st ATP final for Norrie since 2023 Rio (b. Alcaraz) and 1st for Bonzi since 2023 Marseille (l. to Hurkacz). If Norrie prevails it will be his 6th ATP title and 4th at 250 level. For Bonzi it will be his maiden ATP title becoming the 12th player this year to do so.

 

[Aabye5]

Let's go, Bonzi!

 

[fedfan24]

Norrie loses a break immediately, then misses 10 BPs in the next game, then misses set point in the TB with a 2nd serve return dumped into the net.

 

[fedfan24]

Misses an easy BP then gets immediately broken. Complete mug of a player

 

[Mainad]

Let's go, Bonzi!

Looks like heading for his maiden title.

 

[Arak]

I don’t know much about Bonzi, but I’m quite sure that I don’t like Norrie

 

[fedfan24]

horrible match. Feel bad for Norrie he dominated the first set but endless choking and muggery gave it away

 

[sortof]

Merci beaucoup Monsieur Bonzi!

 

[Mainad]

Bonzi becomes the 12th player this season to win his maiden ATP title and is the 7th Frenchman to win the home title in Metz since the tournament began in 2003.

 

[Winner Sinner]

Sonego says about Rublev;

"He didn't behave very correctly because in any case there are people who go to tournaments to play them and to try to do well. There are people who want to move forward. Maybe there were some lucky losers who could get into the draw and he took away his place. Just as he took away my chance to move forward when he already knew he wasn't going to play him. He wasn't very correct and respectful towards me also because the coach had already told him that he would retire ' arrived on the pitch with suitcases and it wasn't a good thing."

As an Italian I say that the highlighted part of these statements by Sonego are shocking.
Regardless of Rublev's behavior, the only recrimination that Sonego can have is that of not being able to beat him.
If you lose you deservedly go home, end of the "discussion".

 

[Tallawah Tennis]

It's the 1st ATP final for Norrie since 2022 Lyon (b. Molcan) and 1st for Bonzi since 2023 Marseille (l. to Hurkacz). If Norrie prevails it will be his 6th ATP title and 4th at 250 level. For Bonzi it will be his maiden ATP title becoming the 12th player this year to do so.

Nah, man. Norrie won Rio 2023.

Well done to Bonzi for his 1st ATP title - aged 28- and to do so in straights. Norrie seems to be recovering form having struggled for some time, having suffered an arm injury in the last few months.

 

[Mainad]

Nah, man. Norrie won Rio 2023.

Can't read my own stats properly. Thanks for the correction.