(ATP) Who will win in Buenos Aires?

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Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina
$416,000 | Hard
Draws S | D | MDE
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Oops! I accidentally didn't set an ending date for the poll... XD

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

and what date did you put ?

by the way, this is the single draw for rotterdam...

 

[diegaa]

i couldnt really say, but what I do is that i already have my tickets for the quarterfinals.

 

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and what date did you put ?

by the way, this is the single draw for rotterdam...

I know... I'm too lazy to fix it atm. :\

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

i couldnt really say, but what I do is that i already have my tickets for the quarterfinals.

so you came back in argentina ?...
then i wish you a good tournament... and that you can see calleri !
(and take some pictures for us !)

 

[oscar_2424]

i couldnt really say, but what I do is that i already have my tickets for the quarterfinals.

NIce, take pictures!

 

[oscar_2424]

Horna is in Nalbandian's group, i hope NAlbandian is rusty.

 

[Andres]

Guillermo Cañas over Nalbandian in the final

 

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Yes! Vamos Guillermo! TAKE THIS TITLE! XD

 

[diegaa]

so you came back in argentina ?...
then i wish you a good tournament... and that you can see calleri !
(and take some pictures for us !)

yes, im back in B.A.
sure man, will do. im thinking on going tomorrow if can get out early from work.

 

[oscar_2424]

Guillermo Cañas over Nalbandian in the final

I am afraid it wont happen, at least for Nalbandian.

 

[diegaa]

I am afraid it wont happen, at least for Nalbandian.

like if horna has a tiny chance... :twisted:

 

[oscar_2424]

like if horna has a tiny chance... :twisted:

you will see, horna beats 6/3 7/5 Nalbandian, first round:grin:

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

isn't it strange that del potro doesn't play there ?...

 

[oscar_2424]

He was banned from Argentina by A. Guazelli.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

He was banned from Argentina by A. Guazelli.

but in this cas, andres should have at least taken his place in the draw !

 

[gonzalocatalino]

isn't it strange that del potro doesn't play there ?...

he will play in Memphis this week, he prefer hardcourts

 

[splink779]

Canas will win it.

 

[oscar_2424]

but in this cas, andres should have at least taken his place in the draw !

Andres only plays table tennis due to an injury....

 

[Andres]

Andres only plays table tennis due to an injury....

The injury is on the left shoulder. I play righty.
I can take you down even playing lefty, you peruvian freak!!

 

[diegaa]

i made up my mind: im hoping calleri or moya to win it (in that order).

 

[oscar_2424]

i made up my mind: im hoping calleri or moya to win it (in that order).

U can always dream...

 

[oscar_2424]

The injury is on the left shoulder. I play righty.
I can take you down even playing lefty, you peruvian freak!!

u can't win if u have no legs.

 

[diegaa]

cut the crap kids: calleri is playing. :mrgreen:

1st set 3-3, Montañés on serve.

 

[diegaa]

calleri takes the 1st 7-6 and 3-3 on the second.

 

[Andres]

u can't win if u have no legs.

I can take you down even with NO legs!

 

[diegaa]

amazing match by horna. I was there. at first I was rooting for Nalbo.
But later on, david was playing that bad and Horna was hitting winners all over that I wanted him to win.
He played an almost perfect match. Nice win by Lucho.

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

Ferrero got bageled in the 3rd by who? Poor guy!

 

[Tchocky]

I'm picking either Horna or Almagro.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Ferrero got bageled in the 3rd by who? Poor guy!

arg, poor ferrero... :neutral:

 

[diegaa]

Ferrero got bageled in the 3rd by who? Poor guy!

i think his name is Devindler... or so.

there was lots of upsets on the these 2 days: nalbo, ferrero, acasuso and so on.

 

[Zaragoza]

Ramirez-Hidalgo d. Gaudio 61 61. I dont know whats going on with Gaudio in the last year but I don´t think he´s gonna be a top player anymore.

 

[diegaa]

Ramirez-Hidalgo d. Gaudio 61 61. I dont know whats going on with Gaudio in the last year but I don´t think he´s gonna be a top player anymore.

After the match, the crowd booed him.
I´ve just watched on tv gaudio´s press conference.... the guy almost cried... poor gaston.

 

[Andres]

Cañas beats Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4!

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

After the match, the crowd booed him.
I´ve just watched on tv gaudio´s press conference.... the guy almost cried... poor gaston.

oh...... poor him !
and in his own country... :roll:
(will he still play his next RR match ?)

maybe a radical change of coach could help his confidence ?...

EDIT
uh oh... he talked about retirement during his press conference... :?

Nalbandian out, jeered Gaudio feels like quitting

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Top seed David Nalbandian crashed out of the Buenos Aires Open and his fellow Argentine Gaston Gaudio said he felt like quitting after being jeered off court on Wednesday.

Gaudio, who reached No. 5 in the world rankings in 2005, was trounced 6-1 6-1 by Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo in his opening match of the tournament, which uses a round-robin system.

"The jeers don't surprise me, they came from the same people who applauded me in 2005," said the sixth seed, who won the tournament two years ago.

"I was a genius then and now I'm an idiot."

"Things don't work without confidence, I'm getting worse and worse and the situation is complicated."

"It makes me want to quit tennis."

Tournament organisers later said that Gaudio was pulling out of Thursday's match against Alessio Di Mauro.

from : http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=reu-menargentina&prov=reuters&type=lgns

 

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Cañas beats Nalbandian 6-4, 6-4!

YES! Little more of that magic!

 

[diegaa]

oh...... poor him !
and in his own country... :roll:
(will he still play his next RR match ?)

maybe a radical change of coach could help his confidence ?...

EDIT
uh oh... he talked about retirement during his press conference... :?


from : http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=reu-menargentina&prov=reuters&type=lgns

here´s the interview in spanish.
http://www.copatelmex.com/novedad.php?id=51

edit: he withrew from the tourney. Charly Berloq is replacing him for the match against Di Mauro.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

another great thing thanks to the RR :
lapentti, by withdrawing, eliminated ferrero !!! :shock:

 

[GRANITECHIEF]

How does a player get eliminated when another player withdraws?

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

How does a player get eliminated when another player withdraws?

that's the magic of round robins !

- devilder lost to lapentti
- ferrero lost to devilder

so there was still a chance for ferrero to qualify, if he defeated lapentti, because it would be a "3 ex-aequo players" situation, whose winner is determined by the % of sets/games.

but with lapentti withdrawing... even if ferrero won against the alternate (which he did) it's a "2 ex-aequo players" situation, whose winner is determined by the match they played. and devilder won it...

 

[The Grand Slam]

But vive, Dlouhy played in JCF's place. And the standings:

Sets
JCF: 60% (3 - 2)
ND: 50% (3 - 3)
NL/LD: 40% (2 - 3)

Say hello to the sweet, sweet quarterfinals, JCF!

Unless there's yet ANOTHER twist in the Round Robin format. :x

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

But vive, Dlouhy played in JCF's place. And the standings:

Sets
JCF: 60% (3 - 2)
ND: 50% (3 - 3)
NL/LD: 40% (2 - 3)

Say hello to the sweet, sweet quarterfinals, JCF!

Unless there's yet ANOTHER twist in the Round Robin format. :x

there is !
(unfortunately for JCF !)

although all of them have 1 win, dlouhy didn't play the same number of matches... so he's out of the equation !
(cf rusedski at the masters in 1998 )

EDIT (links)

the RRR (round robin rules)
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=110732#10

the rusedski case :
http://www.masters-cup.com/3/history/atp.asp

 

[oscar_2424]

Lucho Horna beat Cañas 4/6 6/2 6/2 vamos lucho!

 

[Andres]

Great, great win by Lucho.
He played out of his mind Kudos to him!

 

[oscar_2424]

Y donde estan
y donde estan ?
los argentinos que nos iban a ganar..........

 

[oscar_2424]

Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina
$416,000 | Hard
Draws S | D | MDE
Live Scores | Website


Oops! I accidentally didn't set an ending date for the poll... XD

—Why didnt u include Horna on the poll?
anyhow i hope he wins

 

[oscar_2424]

Monaco is leading MOya 3/0 in the 3rs set.

 

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Monaco leads Moya 5-0 in third set, but down a break point.

 

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Monaco saves; deuce.

 

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Monaco's advantage... match point.