ATP250 Bastad'18 General Discussion: Swedish Slam Hangover Cure

[Sysyphus]

Ruud spoils a 0–40 opportunity on GasK's serve, and spoils is truly the right word, because Richard didn't have to do much. Casper now 0/4 on BPs, 0/0 for Reeshard.

4–4 now.

But in the next game it's Casper's time to fend off 3 BPs in a game. 5–4.

 

[Silence]

Breaker coming up!

 

[Sysyphus]

Ruud is like 4–15 in tiebreakers over the last year, just sayin'.

Time to make that 4–16 I suppose.

Proficiency in tennis sits more between the ears than in most any other sport.

 

[Silence]

Ruud is like 4–15 in tiebreakers over the last year, just sayin'.

It shows here as well.

 

[Sysyphus]

It shows here as well.

incredible how much a vicious circle of doubt can affect a tennis player.

Wasted opportunities was the theme of that set. Orchestrated many opportunities only to wilt on the finish line.

 

[stringertom]

GenMetamucil 2 for 2 today and on the way for 3 for 3.

 

[Meles]

The commie jinx @stringertom :
"Have we just not witnessed a Ruud Awakening" (after love hold for only game so far in 2nd.)

 

[stringertom]

Bolelli could make it all-30's in the SFs.

 

[Sysyphus]

It is not unusual for a match between a wily veteran and inspired youngsters to go according to this script. All the same it is disappointing; Casper was the better player till the first tiebreak.

 

[Meles]

It is not unusual for a match between a wily veteran and inspired youngsters to go according to this script. All the same it is disappointing; Casper was the better player till the first tiebreak.

And Ruud played like garbage for the most part in this match with lackluster serving and the forehand seems a ghost of the past for Casper.

 

[Sysyphus]

And Ruud played like garbage for the most part in this match with lackluster serving and the forehand seems a ghost of the past for Casper.

Played decently in the first set and dictated a lot with the forehand; fell apart from the tiebreaker an onwards.

 

[3fees]

Congrats to Verdasco blnt PCB 64 62,,Dasco knocks off 2nd seed..WD

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[3fees]

Congrats to the Fog blnt Delbonis 64 63

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[3fees]

Dasco v Fognini next up, semi finals --one to the finals H2H 4-2 for Dasco and 3-0 on clay..

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[3fees]

Congrats to Gasquet blnt Ruud,,Casper not up too the task. 76(2) 62, after 1st set tie breaker Rudd left the building.

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[3fees]

Bolelli v Laaksonen 63 26 42 , Bolelli consolidated the break. Winner to play Gasquet.

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Bolelli v Laaksonen 63 26 43 , Bolelli up a break trying to serve out for the match.

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[stringertom]

Bolelli called for a foot fault on a second serve??? This is Bastad, not Gstaad...Swiss cheese Laaksonen benefits.

 

[stringertom]

Level at 4-4 after the break aided by the FF/DF.

 

[3fees]

Laaksonen breaks back 4-4 in 3rd set.

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[3fees]

Laaksonen holds 5-4 Bolelli on the ropes.

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[3fees]

Congrats to Laaksonen blnt Bolelli 63 26 46,,after the FF call Bolelli salami was not enuff to take on the Laaksonen swiss cheese, Bolelli up 43 on break got called for FF lost the game and never recovered.

Gasquet v Laaksonen semi finals

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[Wander]

Laaksonen makes his second ATP level semi-final so far. Playing really well this week after a pretty dire last 8 months or so (seeing that he was ranked in the top 100 this time last year). Maybe he could upset Gasquet?

 

[stringertom]

Laaksonen makes his second ATP level semi-final so far. Playing really well this week after a pretty dire last 8 months or so (seeing that he was ranked in the top 100 this time last year). Maybe he could upset Gasquet?

If he manages the title he would continue the post-Wimby Euroclay trend of LL's bagging a trophy (Rubylev and Leo Mayer last year in Umag and Hamburg).

 

[3fees]

Gasquet v Laaksonen 5-2

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Gasquet v Laaksonen 6-2,,Laaksonen with MTO.

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[3fees]

Gasquet v Laaksonen 6-2 1-0,,Gasquet looks like a shoe in for the finals

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[3fees]

Gasquet v Laaksonen 6-2 1-1,,Henri holds

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[3fees]

Gasquet v Laaksonen 6-2 1-2,,hold the phones Henri breaks

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Gasquet v Laaksonen 6-2 2-2,,Gasquet breaks back

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[3fees]

Gasquet v Laaksonen 6-2 5-3 Gasquet breaks servin for the match

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[3fees]

Congrats to Gasquet blnt Laaksonen 62 63,,Gasquet v The Fog finals

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[Mainad]

Congrats to Fognini in beating Gasquet to win his 7th ATP title and 6th at 250 level. It is his 2nd title this year following his win in Sao Paulo last March.

 

[3fees]

Congrats to The Fog blnt Gasquet,,WD

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[3fees]

Congrats to The Fog blnt Gasquet,,WD

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