ATP 250 Marrackech 2017
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stringertom
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Marrakech brings back distant memories for me...a long strange trip from London via jet and a week there and on the Atlantic coast nearby, my curiosity piqued a bit by this song:
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
jwjh
Legend
Ah, I was in Marrakech for about a week too end of '14, travelled east over the Atlas mountains to the Sahara as well as west to Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. Loved the architecture, bread, mint tea and tagines of course. Your french should have came in handy, no?
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stringertom
Bionic Poster
Not quite...about 11 years after my last non-jet Transatlantic flight (20 hours total) from New Jersey to Paris with pit stops in Gander Newfoundland and Shannon Ireland. We were a B&W TV family before I left and color when I came back seven years later via a Boeing 707 in 6.5 hours.Was that before colour TV was invited and jets refueled every 2000km?
London to Marrakech direct was only 3 hours or so but the return flight stopped in Tangiers and customs officers there were ferociously snoopy about young Americans going back to Europe from there. Add in 2 hours easy.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
didn't realize they moved from casablanca to marrakech last year !
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The real question is did Rick's Cafe Americain also relocate southward???didn't realize they moved from casablanca to marrakech last year !
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Confirmed
Bailamos!
WTF is he doing there?
I thought that he takes his profession seriously.
coolschreiber
Hall of Fame
WTF is he doing there?
I thought that he takes his profession seriously.
LOL !! well thats the reason he's there.......... to battle it out in the trenches.
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Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
WTF is he doing there?
I thought that he takes his profession seriously.
He figures he might actually be able to win this one
jwjh
Legend
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
tricky... not really the easiest draw grigor could expect in such a tournament !
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Clay master Robredo as a potential first match on dirt this year!tricky... not really the easiest draw grigor could expect in such a tournament !
PeteD
Legend
I see Misty Zverev but where is brother Al?
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Getting comfy in M-C, I would imagine.
PeteD
Legend
Bien sûr et naturellement. How the weeks fly on the tennis circuit.
Meles
Bionic Poster
Bottom half definitely would have been more to Grigor's liking, but one match their is a great one in the first round; Coric vs. Schwartzman. Bad luck for Corictricky... not really the easiest draw grigor could expect in such a tournament !
in particular as the Schwartz was in strong form on South American clay recently.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
2 QFs and a R16 and the biggest win was vs Delbonis...meh.Bottom half definitely would have been more to Grigor's liking, but one match their is a great one in the first round; Coric vs. Schwartzman. Bad luck for Coric
Coric was a finalist last year in Marrakech, losing to the same Delbonis .
I give a slight edge to Coric if he plays like amor y paz.
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
Diego is a clay mini-GOATBottom half definitely would have been more to Grigor's liking, but one match their is a great one in the first round; Coric vs. Schwartzman. Bad luck for Coric
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Diego Schwartzman is in the draw though, remember what happened last time they played:
Meles
Bionic Poster
Why does the guy to the right look like a well tanned Jack Sock?The king has arrived
Thiem has set a new standard in vulturing and Grigs taking notes it appears (the old wildcard in as #1 seed trick).
Grigs must be some kind of a God down there as he's the best player (judging on previous finals) that's ever played at the Grand Prix Hassan.
Meles
Bionic Poster
ArcspacE
G.O.A.T.
I've erased that from my memory
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
marc45
G.O.A.T.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Tommy sets up the 2R matchup with The Young Camel Jockey, beating Staks 4&4. Could be a good one!
VarmasPermo
Semi-Pro
4:20
"We're not going to Morocco! We're going to Marrakesh!"
LOL
In the end Saffy was covered in honey all over and a Dimitrov lookalike winked at her the next morning. [emoji8]
"We're not going to Morocco! We're going to Marrakesh!"
LOL
In the end Saffy was covered in honey all over and a Dimitrov lookalike winked at her the next morning. [emoji8]
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
The king has arrived
hoping for a good clay start for sir grigor of the atlas !
unexpected loss...
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Another Meles dream shattered by Coric playing like amor y paz vs Timidnator at Miami'16, saving 13/14 BPs and sending Diego "GOAT" to tend the camel corral 3 & 2.Diego in top form.
Meles
Bionic Poster
I saw a bit of the match and Coric definitely getting back on track.Another Meles dream shattered by Coric playing like amor y paz vs Timidnator at Miami'16, saving 13/14 BPs and sending Diego "GOAT" to tend the camel corral 3 & 2.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Grunthollers upset 4&4 by a 19-year-old Moroccan WC, Amine Ahouda ranked in the 900's.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Another Moroccan WC, #667 Reda El Amrani, holding his own vs Delbonis. No breaks so far at 5-6 first set.
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stringertom
Bionic Poster
Moroccan lightning strikes twice as Delbonis retires down a set and 0-1 in the second set to El Amrani
Any word on his cause for throwing the towel in???
Any word on his cause for throwing the towel in???
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Gotta be tough for Grano to get right back out there for his dubs match partnering Marc Lopez vs GGL/Schwartzman. Diego is smarting too but at least his bad loss was to last year's finalist and not a teen ranked just inside #1K.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Another bit of an upset closes action today with qualifier Quinzi knocking off veteran PHM, saving 14 of 16 BPs in the 7-6 6-3 win. Quinzi cashed in on 3 of 8 break chances himself. He also had 14 aces on the slow clay, almost as many as all seven other players in action today.
With 3 QFs and a Wimby title in the junior slams in '13, Quinzi was looked upon during his junior career as a top candidate to follow in a certain fellow lefty's footsteps. Very little has panned out as of yet, especially compared to the crew of juniors from that year (Zverev, Kyrgios, Coric, Khachanov, Nishioka, Edmund, Chung, Kokkinakis). This was his first ATP level match and win. Long overdue.
With 3 QFs and a Wimby title in the junior slams in '13, Quinzi was looked upon during his junior career as a top candidate to follow in a certain fellow lefty's footsteps. Very little has panned out as of yet, especially compared to the crew of juniors from that year (Zverev, Kyrgios, Coric, Khachanov, Nishioka, Edmund, Chung, Kokkinakis). This was his first ATP level match and win. Long overdue.
StanTheMan
Hall of Fame
God, that's a weak draw.
StanTheMan
Hall of Fame
If Dimitrov manages to lose this..........
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
ByakuFubuki
Semi-Pro
Schwartzman is out, though.
I think he's plenty capable of that
On a serious note, even if he's the favourite, the field is not to be underestimated. Ramos-Vinolas can be a serious threat on Clay and anyone between Coric, Vesely and to a lesser extent Quinzi may GOAT his way to the Title. Luckily those are all in the other half of the Draw, but we never know. Heck, even Robredo may have a shot at sending him home if he finds a grain of his old form! I don't know if he ever won two matches in a row since his return from injury, but he still is an expert veteran, a more than decent Clay-Courter and someone you need to beat playing with consistency; plus, at least for what concerns the first set, Stakhovsky didn't really make him sweat.
Hopefully Dimitrov will win and show me that between his resurgence and his poor Indian Wells and Miami performances the latter have been the exceptions.
Hopefully Dimitrov will win and show me that between his resurgence and his poor Indian Wells and Miami performances the latter have been the exceptions.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
Schwartzman is out, though.
I think he's plenty capable of thatOn a serious note, even if he's the favourite, the field is not to be underestimated. Ramos-Vinolas can be a serious threat on Clay and anyone between Coric, Vesely and to a lesser extent Quinzi may GOAT his way to the Title. Luckily those are all in the other half of the Draw, but we never know. Heck, even Robredo may have a shot at sending him home if he finds a grain of his old form! I don't know if he ever won two matches in a row since his return from injury, but he still is an expert veteran, a more than decent Clay-Courter and someone you need to beat playing with consistency; plus, at least for what concerns the first set, Stakhovsky didn't really make him sweat.
Hopefully Dimitrov will win and show me that between his resurgence and his poor Indian Wells and Miami performances the latter have been the exceptions.
Damn, he lost to Coric.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
If Robredo were to win vs The Young Camel Jockey, it would be Tommy's first winning streak at ATP level since Shenzhen'15.Schwartzman is out, though.
I think he's plenty capable of thatOn a serious note, even if he's the favourite, the field is not to be underestimated. Ramos-Vinolas can be a serious threat on Clay and anyone between Coric, Vesely and to a lesser extent Quinzi may GOAT his way to the Title. Luckily those are all in the other half of the Draw, but we never know. Heck, even Robredo may have a shot at sending him home if he finds a grain of his old form! I don't know if he ever won two matches in a row since his return from injury, but he still is an expert veteran, a more than decent Clay-Courter and someone you need to beat playing with consistency; plus, at least for what concerns the first set, Stakhovsky didn't really make him sweat.
Hopefully Dimitrov will win and show me that between his resurgence and his poor Indian Wells and Miami performances the latter have been the exceptions.
Quinzi? You think he can win the title? Has he even won an ATP match before in his life?Schwartzman is out, though.
I think he's plenty capable of thatOn a serious note, even if he's the favourite, the field is not to be underestimated. Ramos-Vinolas can be a serious threat on Clay and anyone between Coric, Vesely and to a lesser extent Quinzi may GOAT his way to the Title. Luckily those are all in the other half of the Draw, but we never know. Heck, even Robredo may have a shot at sending him home if he finds a grain of his old form! I don't know if he ever won two matches in a row since his return from injury, but he still is an expert veteran, a more than decent Clay-Courter and someone you need to beat playing with consistency; plus, at least for what concerns the first set, Stakhovsky didn't really make him sweat.
Hopefully Dimitrov will win and show me that between his resurgence and his poor Indian Wells and Miami performances the latter have been the exceptions.
The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Wow, really? Both native wildcards win their opening matches against Granollers and Delbonis? And here I thought, here's a couple more fodder home tournament opponents.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
He hadn't played an ATP main draw match until today.
ByakuFubuki
Semi-Pro
At times you can witness pure craziness in these Tournaments. He won Wimbledon Junior and looked very promising, then suddenly disappeared from the scene. I don't know if he'll ever become a steady Top 100 Player or something and I honestly don't care, but I don't see why he wouldn't GOAT his way to an ATP 250 once.
EDIT: By the way I didn't say he's one of the favourites for the Title or anything, just that he's a possible threat. If you read my comment again I said that Coric, Vesely or TO A LESSER EXTENT Quinzi MAY have a godlike week which is what one of them would need to get past Ramos-Vinolas first and then Dimitrov or whoever the other Runner-Up may be, and that's just because you never know with these Players.
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