BCR Open Romania 2009

[Love Game]

"Located in south-east Romania, Bucharest is the nation's capital city and industrial and commercial centre. The Palace of the Parliament is the largest building in Europe and the second largest in the world."

"Local favourite Victor Hanescu will attempt to capture the title on his seventh appearance in Bucharest. The 28 year old reached the final in 2007 (l. to Simon) and has reached the quarter-finals (or better) three more times. Igor Andreev will make his fifth appearance, having reached back-to-back finals in 2004 and 2005, finishing runner-up to Jose Acasuso and Florent Serra respectively. Florent Serra has a stellar 10-3 tournament record, having captured the title on debut in 2005 (d. Andreev) and reached the semi-finals the following year (l. to Volandri). Nicolas Almagro - a winner of five clay-court titles in his career - will hope to improve on his previous three performances in Bucharest, having never advanced past the second round." ​

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Name: BCR Open Romania
Category: ATP World Tour 250
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 09.21.2009 - 09.27.2009
Draw Size: S-32 D-16
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: € 450,000​

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Draws and Order of Play​

Singles
Doubles
Singles Qualifying
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http://bcropenromania.ro/2009/en/​

 

[Love Game]

Time Converter
Matches beginning @ 12:00 noon

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Television Schedule (all local times)

Monday, 21 September, 2009
TVR1 (Romania) 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. LIVE
TVR3 (Romania) 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. LIVE
TVR2 (Romania) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. LIVE
Tuesday, 22 September, 2009
Same as Monday
Wednesday, 23 September, 2009
Same as Monday
Thursday, 24 September, 2009
Same as Monday
Friday, 25 September, 2009
Same as Monday
Saturday, 26 September, 2009
TVR1 (Romania) 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. LIVE
TVR2 (Romania) 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. LIVE
TVR3 (Romania) 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. LIVE
Sunday, 27 September, 2009
TVR1 (Romania) 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. LIVE
TVR2 (Romania) 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. LIVE

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Complete TV Schedule @
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2009/09/TV-Schedule-Bucharest-Metz.aspx
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[Love Game]

Day One Results 09-21-09

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Schedule for Tuesday 09-22-09

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http://bcropenromania.ro/2009/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/OP14.pdf​

 

[OliverSimon]

I say Juan Monaco =) Cmon Juan!!!!!!

 

[Love Game]

I'd love to see Andreev win a title this year.
But I'd also be happy if Pico Monaco won!

Both of these are faves of mine, so I hope there w/b some streaming available, since theyre both playing Tuesday!

 

[Ripster]

Cheering for Monaco but I think Hanescu takes the title with the support of the Romanian crowd.

 

[Love Game]

^^^ Good point, Ripster!

"Local favourite Victor Hanescu will attempt to capture the title on his seventh appearance in Bucharest. The 28 year old reached the final in 2007 (l. to Simon)"

Are you out there, Darth Maul?
This may be your guy's best chance this year!!!

 

[Love Game]

Update.............................................

Pico Monaco d. qualifier Julio Silva 62, 64

Sorry to see another early exit by Andreev, d. by the qualifier Santiago Ventura!

There's another qualifier who appears to be doing well so far, namely, Filippo Volandri, who took the first set from Koellerer and seems to be holding his own, just held 5 all in the second.

p.s. Fred Gil is now up a break in the second, 5-3

 

[pound cat]

Has anyone found a live stream for Bucharest?

 

[mrDamien]

Juan Monaco to win........

 

[Augustus]

Monaco could take this if he plays well, if not, Hanesu.

 

[sdont]

Update.............................................

Pico Monaco d. qualifier Julio Silva 62, 64

Sorry to see another early exit by Andreev, d. by the qualifier Santiago Ventura!

There's another qualifier who appears to be doing well so far, namely, Filippo Volandri, who took the first set from Koellerer and seems to be holding his own, just held 5 all in the second.

p.s. Fred Gil is now up a break in the second, 5-3

What's happening to Andreev, LG? Any idea?

 

[DarthMaul]

Delete post

 

[Love Game]

What's happening to Andreev, LG? Any idea?

I really wish i knew whether he has a website or not. dont see one listed on the atp website.

this seems very strange to me. he was doing very well at new haven, fought 3 hard sets before losing ....... then, he went out in the first round of the usopen ...... and now same thing today, first round of the BCR against a qualifier and on clay ..... wish i knew what's up with Igor! :shock:

 

[Love Game]

Delete post

I can sympathize.
My fave's gone too!

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Results - Tuesday, 22 September, 2009​

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Singles - First Round
O Hernandez (ESP) d [1] V Hanescu (ROU) 76(5) 64
[2] N Almagro (ESP) d S Bolelli (ITA) 64 63
[3] J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] J Silva (BRA) 62 64
[Q] S Ventura (ESP) d [4] I Andreev (RUS) 64 61
[5] A Montanes (ESP) d P Starace (ITA) 64 62
[6] D Koellerer (AUT) d [Q] F Volandri (ITA) 26 75 63
R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) d [7] A Seppi (ITA) 64 64
[Q] P Riba (ESP) d F Gil (POR) 75 57 62
[WC] M Copil (ROU) d V Crivoi (ROU) 63 62
A Martin (ESP) d F Serra (FRA) 46 60 64
M Gonzalez (ARG) d O Rochus (BEL) 67(4) 61 64
F Fognini (ITA) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 16 64 63
S Greul (GER) leads S Darcis (BEL) 75 11 - match suspended (darkness)

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[sdont]

I really wish i knew whether he has a website or not. dont see one listed on the atp website.

this seems very strange to me. he was doing very well at new haven, fought 3 hard sets before losing ....... then, he went out in the first round of the usopen ...... and now same thing today, first round of the BCR against a qualifier and on clay ..... wish i knew what's up with Igor! :shock:

Quite a mystery indeed.

 

[Elegant_Roger]

Wow! Hanesku is falling apart lately; and in his home event. That is very sad! He got wiped by Soderling on Sunday in the DC 7-5, 6-1, 6-0. That surely didn't help his confidence.

 

[Love Game]

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http://bcropenromania.ro/2009/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/OP19.pdf​

 

[Love Game]

Wow! Hanesku is falling apart lately; and in his home event. That is very sad! He got wiped by Soderling on Sunday in the DC 7-5, 6-1, 6-0. That surely didn't help his confidence.

that's a very good point ... hanesku may have needed more time to recover ........... but it's a shame because this is the second year in a row that victor hasnt been able to get out of the first round in front of his home country fans!

Romanian hopes now rest with the 18-year-old wild card Marius Copil and the 35-year-old veteran Andrei Pavel ......... Andrei Pavel is first up and Marius Copil is second up on Wednesday.

Andrei Pavel is playing Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay. Remember him from his run at Hamburg where he finally lost to PHM in the semifinals ... I liked his game a lot!

this could be a good match, depending mostly on Pavel, I'm guessing, since he's been playing mostly doubles ... of course there's the age difference 23 for cuevas and 35 for pavel .... if cuevas is in the kind of form he was in hamburg, it c/b a short day for pavel ............. hoping there w/b a stream available somewhere @ 2 a.m. pacific time ......

oh yawn 4 hours from now and the Angels game isnt even over yet ...... boo hoo i'll set my alarm and see if I fall asleep before the Halos come back against ARod and the Yankees..... NY now holding onto a 1-run lead! :twisted: bottom of the 8th and the Angels have the tying run on!

 

[justafa]

Potential 3R clash between Hernandez and Koellerer!:twisted::lol:

 

[Eiffel59]

Hey LG i see you became JMDP main sponsor now..

 

[Deleted member 21996]

***** Fred Gil further extends his slump... sad moment for him after so much hope we had...

 

[Antonio Puente]

Go, Crazy Dan!

 

[Love Game]

Hey LG i see you became JMDP main sponsor now..

LOL ... truth in advertising!?!
Here he is, putting me on!!! :lol:

 

[Love Game]

***** Fred Gil further extends his slump... sad moment for him after so much hope we had...

All is not lost, Gorecki!
Yes, much is lost, but not all ..... Fred's still alive in the dubs. He and his partner, a guy by the name of Daniel Munoz-De La Nava from Spain, won their match today, but even the atp website doesnt have much info on D.Munoz-DLN @
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Players/Head-To-Head.aspx?pId=M915&oId=G717

 

[Blinkism]

***** Fred Gil further extends his slump... sad moment for him after so much hope we had...

I LOL'ed @ this!

haha, Gorecki, keep on believin'..

haha LG - what a perfect picture of JMDP.. I guess he really appreciates his fans

 

[Love Game]

I LOL'ed @ this!

haha, Gorecki, keep on believin'..

haha LG - what a perfect picture of JMDP.. I guess he really appreciates his fans

lol ... so far there's enough of him to go around!

p.s. I still dont know what the product LG is!

 

[Love Game]

Results - Wednesday, 23 September

Singles - Second Round
F Fognini (ITA) d [2] N Almagro (ESP) 64 76(3)
[5] A Montanes (ESP) d M Granollers (ESP) 61 63
R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) d [WC] M Copil (ROU) 63 67(3) 64
[Q] S Ventura (ESP) d A Martin (ESP) 45 ret. (left leg)

Singles - First Round
[8] P Cuevas (URU) d [WC] A Pavel (ROU) 63 76(2)
S Greul (GER) d S Darcis (BEL) 75 63

Doubles - First Round
[1] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d
[WC] A Cruciat (ROU) / P Luncanu (ROU) 76(2) 63
[4] P Cuevas (URU) / M Granollers (ESP) d
L Friedl (CZE) / D Vemic (SRB) 60 76(8)
[Alt] F Gil (POR) / D Munoz-De la Nava (ESP) d
M Kohlmann (GER) / A Peya (AUT) 63 62
[WC] M Copil (ROU) / H Tecau (ROU) d
O Hernandez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) 61 62
A Pavel (ROU) / G Trifu (ROU) d
R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) / S Ventura (ESP) 76 62
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Order of Play - Thursday, 24 September 2009

http://bcropenromania.ro/2009/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/OP24.pdf

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[sdont]

p.s. I still dont know what the product LG is!

Lockwood Greene: http://www.lg.com/index.jsp

Mainly mobile phones and TV sets.

 

[Eiffel59]

LG: Life is Good

 

[Deleted member 21996]

I LOL'ed @ this!

haha, Gorecki, keep on believin'..

haha LG - what a perfect picture of JMDP.. I guess he really appreciates his fans

why the lol's?

[gorecki thinks]

ha...

[gorecki sees the light....]

right...

it's a strange and novel concept for you to criticise your own favourite players....

dont worry.. it will grow in you! comes with maturity!

ps: why the ***** shouldnt i believe? do i come out as the foolish one for believing?

 

[Deleted member 21996]

lol ... so far there's enough of him to go around!

p.s. I still dont know what the product LG is!

LG is a consumer electronics company who's moto the one pointed by Eiffel 59.

i didnt know they sponsor Boca Juniors...

 

[Love Game]

[3] J Monaco (ARG) vs [Q] P Riba (ESP)

~~~~~ eta

Monaco, now the highest remaining seed, defeated Riba 64, 62 in one hour, 18 minutes.

 

[diegaa]

monaco keeps his good form, won in straights. let's see if he can take this.

 

[Love Game]

Results - Thursday, 24 September​

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Singles - Second Round
[3] J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] P Riba (ESP) 64 62
S Greul (GER) d [6] D Koellerer (AUT) 61 64
[8] P Cuevas (URU) d P Luczak (AUS) 75 64
M Gonzalez (ARG) d O Hernandez (ESP) 75 36 61​

Doubles - Quarter-finals
[1] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d
D Koellerer (AUT) / J Levinsky (CZE) 63 64
[2] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d
[Alt] F Gil (POR) / D Munoz-De La Nava 60 63
[3] J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) d
[WC] M Copil (ROU) / H Tecau (ROU) 64 67(7) 10-8
[4] P Cuevas (URU) / M Granollers (ESP) d
A Pavel (ROU) / G Trifu (ROU) 75 60

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[Bloodshed]

Greul beats Koellerer?

I guess when Greul plays really well (late 2nd and 3rd set vs Federer at US Open), he can be quite dangerous

But I still think Monaco will win the title.

 

[SerbWhoLovesDelPo]

Hey, that's a corporate logo in your avatar, LG :shock:

Monaco should take this little tourny.

 

[Love Game]

monaco keeps his good form, won in straights. let's see if he can take this.

Greul beats Koellerer?

I guess when Greul plays really well (late 2nd and 3rd set vs Federer at US Open), he can be quite dangerous

But I still think Monaco will win the title.

Today was the first time I saw a stream, and all it showed was the center court, so I have yet to see Greul play, but obviously he's made it into the QF against Koellerer who managed to take a set from delPotro in the USO. Hopefully we'll get a chance to see his QF match against Argie M. Gonzalez, who's picking up steam as this tournament progresses.

I did manage to see Monaco against Riba today, and he was looking good. Pico's second set was quite strong, breaking Riba's serve twice early. Of course, Pere's not quite in Pico's class, and the results went pretty much according to ranking, Monaco @ no. 37, Riba at 157.

So there are two Argies into the QF, namely, Pico Monaco and Maximo Gonzalez. If they both win tomorrow, they'll meet in the SF.

 

[Love Game]

Hey, that's a corporate logo in your avatar, LG :shock:

Monaco should take this little tourny.

Can you believe it? Since he won the USO, he's had his own parade, received the key to the City of Tandil, spoken to the masses from a balcony like Perone, and even made an appearance at Boca Juniors (as mentioned above by Gorecki) where he was given that shirt to wear (see pic above)!

And yesterday he turned 21 years old!
Happy B-Day, Juan Martin!!!!!

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I agree Monaco looks good for this title, but tomorrow he faces Cuevas, the no. 8 seed, who made it to the semis on the clay of Hamburg. Their match is up first and should be quite a lively competition!

 

[Bloodshed]

Can you believe it? Since he won the USO, he's had his own parade, received the key to the City of Tandil, spoken to the masses from a balcony like Perone, and even made an appearance at Boca Juniors (as mentioned above by Gorecki) where he was given that shirt to wear (see pic above)!

And yesterday he turned 21 years old!
Happy B-Day, Juan Martin!!!!!

That's a lovely avatar pic LG.

I can't wait to see Del Potro playing again in Shanghaï.

How good is Del Potro in Indoor Events?

Can he beat greats like Nalbandian, Federer, Murray or Söderling?

 

[Love Game]

That's a lovely avatar pic LG.

I can't wait to see Del Potro playing again in Shanghaï.

How good is Del Potro in Indoor Events?

Can he beat greats like Nalbandian, Federer, Murray or Söderling?

To tell you the truth, the only times I know of that Delpo played on indoor hard last year were matches that occurred after Tokyo, which is where he cracked large toenail in his match w/Ferrer. He didnt have surgery to correct that injury until December after Shanghai TMC ......... but that stadium . . . apparently, they didnt open the roof last year, but do plan to do so this year, so that makes Shanghai outdoor hard!

"... From this year on, the tennis world sees a change as Shanghai hosts the inaugural Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 presented by Rolex. The tournament will be played as an outdoor event and that means the roof will remain open unless bad weather intervenes. ..." @
http://www.shanghaimasters1000.com/news/en/2009-08-28/23.shtml

#1. Nalbandian ... not playing shanghai this year.
#2. Federer ... as you know, uso outdoor hard.
#3. Soderling ... Delpo beat him twice in 2009 on outdoor hard.
#4. Murray ... Del hasnt beaten him on outdoor hard, but he was close in montreal, and i believe if they meet in shanghai, delpo will finally get that monkey off his back!

 

[Love Game]

Happy for Oliver Marach/Lukasz Kubot into the Semifinals! :mrgreen:

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[Love Game]

Order Of Play -- Friday

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2009/773/op.pdf​

 

[Love Game]

First Quarterfinal Match @ 12:00 Noon Friday

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Argentina's World No. 37, Pico Monaco, at Swedish Open in July d. M.Gonzalez, Verdasco and Robredo.

Uruguay's World No. 59, Pablo Cuevas, at Hamburg in July d. Melzer, Kohlschreiber, and Almagro.

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[Love Game]

Second Quarterfinal on Centrala Court

vs.

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Spain's World No. 53 is the only seeded player still alive in the bottom half of the draw, having dispatched Potito Starace and Marcel Granollers (both in easy straight sets) so far this week.

Italian World No. 87 Fabio Fognini got to the QF with a straight set victory over 2nd seed Nicolas Almagro on Wednesday. It was Fognini's first victory in 3 tries over the Spaniard.

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[Love Game]

Third Quarterfinal on Centrala Court

vs.

Argentine World No. 67 Maximo Gonzalez has progressed to his 3rd ATP clay-court QF this year after converting four of 14 BP opportunities to defeat O.Hernandez in 3 sets Thursday.

German World No. 68 Simon Greul hit 11 aces and saved 11 of 12 BPs to beat 6th seeded Austrian D.Koellerer 61, 64 in 80 minutes Thursday.

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[Love Game]

Fourth Quarterfinal -- on Semi Centrala
(Match begins @ 1:00 p.m.)

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Spain's World No. 126, Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, overcame 11 aces from 18-year-old Romanian WC Marius Copil in a marathon 63, 67, 64 win in 3 hrs, 19 mins Wednesday.

Spain's World No. 112, Santiago Ventura, got to the QF by excusing, first, 4th seed Igor Andreev, then Alberto Martin 4-5 (retired).

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[Love Game]

back to back love service games, pico up a break, serving w/new balls at 4-3, now showing on atdhe ... that was quick. cuevas now serving to stay in the opening set 3-5

 

[Love Game]

pablo got his BH working for an early break the second set, and he holds 4-2.

 

[SerbWhoLovesDelPo]

Good match...lol