Ecuador Open Quito - ATP 250
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The Green Mile
Bionic Poster
Verdasco to win.
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Exhaused from AO + Clay = Lopez not winning IMO.
Verdasco is the safe pick.
Verdasco is the safe pick.
speedysteve
Legend
Has the clay season started already
Back to the wonderful ATP tour.
I'm going with Lopez or Verdasco
Would say Lopez would be exhausted, he's has a long enough rest but who knows...
Back to the wonderful ATP tour.
I'm going with Lopez or Verdasco
Would say Lopez would be exhausted, he's has a long enough rest but who knows...
It's nice to see Ecuador hosting an ATP event again. It is one of my favourite countries on the planet, with it boasting arguably the most diverse landscape/scenery in South America, and in such a relatively small area as well. Plus the warrior Nicolas Lapentti is one of my favourite tennis players of all time.
I would love to see Falla winning his 1st title this week after finishing as the runner-up to Karlovic at Bogota in 2010 and to Federer at Halle last year, but the Spaniards are the favourites.
I would love to see Falla winning his 1st title this week after finishing as the runner-up to Karlovic at Bogota in 2010 and to Federer at Halle last year, but the Spaniards are the favourites.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
nice to see a new tournament in quito.
estrella-burgos for a surprise ?
estrella-burgos for a surprise ?
tenisdecente
Hall of Fame
Awful line-up of players, but this is expected I guess since it is its first year in the tour. Not a lot of players to watch unfortunately
speedysteve
Legend
Last time there was 1982!
Lindell and Olivo are 3-3 in the first set at the moment
Lindell and Olivo are 3-3 in the first set at the moment
speedysteve
Legend
Lindell was 15-40 down and served 4 straight first serves. Two of them aces to win the game - nice!
m2nk2
Hall of Fame
Yeah! His 1st serve has really saved him. 2 points from first set
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
I think Klizan has this. Verdasco lacks motivation
speedysteve
Legend
Olivo wins 7-6, 6-2
That's three qually rounds he has won.
That's three qually rounds he has won.
speedysteve
Legend
Yes, all the top players should play there and treat it as paid for altitude training
I wonder if they use the Madrid balls or even more so spec?
Do the players see the Quito writing on the court or is that just added to the video feed?
If they see it, I would be saying to myself, "don't Quito, don't Quito", over and over.
I wonder if they use the Madrid balls or even more so spec?
Do the players see the Quito writing on the court or is that just added to the video feed?
If they see it, I would be saying to myself, "don't Quito, don't Quito", over and over.
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stringertom
Bionic Poster
I might go with the best of the draw from a high altitude country...Giraldo.
Would be his 1st. Same for Falla. Pulling for both of them.
Falla takes out Souza 6-7 6-1 6-4 to advance to the 2nd round.
President
Legend
Didn't Nadal himself complain about the altitude in Madrid?
Mustard
Bionic Poster
Rafael Nadal didn't enjoy playing as much in Madrid as playing in Paris, Monte Carlo and Rome, and the higher altitude was a reason. However, Madrid is not high at all when compared to the examples listed below.
Thomas Muster won 4 years in a row in Mexico City from 1993-1996, which is at a high altitude. This tournament was later moved to Acapulco, on the Pacific coast, in 2001. Muster won at Bogota in 1996, which is the highest altitude event that he ever played in. Quito is even higher than Bogota.
Not so much the country, but only parts of it. Places in Ecuador like Guayaquil and Manta, are not at altitude at all. I know somebody who lives in Guayaquil and he finds going to Quito to be a real challenge.
There are many challenger and futures events in Manta, and it's only 6m above sea level. The conditions couldn't be more different to somewhere like Quito.
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stringertom
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jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
Anything past ~ 1000m (~ 3300ft) is high altitude in my book. I have played at 1500m and it's pretty difficult. I can't imagine doing it at 2800m
Mustard
Bionic Poster
What did you find difficult, the fitness side of it or the fact that the air is thinner and the ball flies through the air so much more? Was it in Denver or somewhere, where you played at that elevation?
Madrid is at 667m elevation (high by European standards)
Mexico City is at 2,250m elevation (moved to Acapulco in 2001 at 30m elevation)
Bogota is at 2,640m elevation
Quito is at 2,850m elevation
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
Yeah, Denver. It's mostly fitness, I was gassed pretty quickly.
Gonzalito17
Banned
Estrella Burgos will annihilate and bust up the Quito draw.
Nice QA with Estrella:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/02/5/Biofile-Estrella-Burgos.aspx
Nice QA with Estrella:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/02/5/Biofile-Estrella-Burgos.aspx
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I hear American players and jornalists talking about Denver's altitude all the time and I always laugh at that. Once I went to La Paz to watch my team play there (The Almighty Corinthians) and you got problems just WALKING. and I was very fit at the time. It's simply just absurd to do sports there.
Actually, the airplane landing already makes you think you are going to die lol. First step out of the airplane you feel dizzy. Haha.
I believe an NFL kicker could drill a 100 yards field goal in La Paz. haha.
Anyways, Bellucci loves clay tournaments on high altitude cities. Suits his game almost perfectly. The problem is that he already played 2 3-sets games and his fitness is always a problem;
If not for that I'd say he'd make to the final.
Actually, the airplane landing already makes you think you are going to die lol. First step out of the airplane you feel dizzy. Haha.
I believe an NFL kicker could drill a 100 yards field goal in La Paz. haha.
Anyways, Bellucci loves clay tournaments on high altitude cities. Suits his game almost perfectly. The problem is that he already played 2 3-sets games and his fitness is always a problem;
If not for that I'd say he'd make to the final.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
it's not on the main tour but there has been some challenger or future events in la paz, hasn't it ?
(although i suppose the tournament location is not in el alto !)
here's a women one:
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100027187
also, there's this:
or, on the fun side:
i didn't find a view of the court... but they claim this is the highest lawn tennis court in the world, at 3500 m in Leh, in Ladakh (Himalaya) !
Federer Meets Lindsey Vonn On 'Top Of Europe' In Lindt Challenge
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/07/29/Lindt-Chocolate-Federer-Vonn-Alps.aspx
and... a good moment to bump this thread (even higher) ?
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=406485
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Mustard
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La Paz is at an even higher altitude than Quito. La Paz is at an elevation of 3,640m, which is 1,000m higher than Bogota and around 2,000m higher than Denver. They call Denver "the mile high city", well La Paz is more than 2 miles high.
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Mosquito in Quito
I once got drunk in Quito
on vodka that was Tito's
and met this sweet bonito
with curves like Barry Zito
I came on like a guido
And offered my burrito
she blocked me with her veto
'n sent me back to Sausalito
Mosquito in Quito
I once got drunk in Quito
on vodka that was Tito's
and met this sweet bonito
with curves like Barry Zito
I came on like a guido
And offered my burrito
she blocked me with her veto
'n sent me back to Sausalito
Brutal tiebreak on the 1st set from Giraldo. Just too many unforced errors and not all there mentally. The talent is there, but he needs the drive to match. Story of his careerSo much for my pick...gone in his first match to the ancient Montanes!
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
actually, la paz is spread over a relatively large range of altitudes (it's a bit "on the edge" of the altiplano) from 3200m to 4100m, in el alto, where there is the airport (technically: a different municipality, but part of the agglomeration)... so it can be considered even higher than lhassa !
now the question is... donde estan las canchas de tenis ?
-snake-
Hall of Fame
actually, la paz is spread over a relatively large range of altitudes (it's a bit "on the edge" of the altiplano) from 3200m to 4100m, in el alto, where there is the airport (technically: a different municipality, but part of the agglomeration)... so it can be considered even higher than lhassa !
now the question is... donde estan las canchas de tenis ?
You're the Goat Vive :lol:
actually, la paz is spread over a relatively large range of altitudes (it's a bit "on the edge" of the altiplano) from 3200m to 4100m, in el alto, where there is the airport (technically: a different municipality, but part of the agglomeration)... so it can be considered even higher than lhassa !
now the question is... donde estan las canchas de tenis ?
yeh, they joke that the airplane in La Paz doesn't 'take off' it 'takes down'
Terrible sensation. I'll never go there again. After I left the airport I thought I was having a seizure and panicked calling for a doctor and some local lady offered me some tea and then I started to feel better.
Only after I calmed down that my friend laughed at me and told me that was a Cocaine Tea. :shock:
Amazing friendly people there, tho.
Avles
Hall of Fame
yeh, they joke that the airplane in La Paz doesn't 'take off' it 'takes down'
Terrible sensation. I'll never go there again. After I left the airport I thought I was having a seizure and panicked calling for a doctor and some local lady offered me some tea and then I started to feel better.
If you ever think of going back there, you might want to consider taking Diamox... I took a little the morning before flying from Miami to La Paz and I think it helped with the transition to altitude. I did feel a little short of breath for the first couple of days but after that was totally fine. Then again they say some people are more susceptible to altitude sickness than others-- maybe I was just lucky.
I never managed to play tennis in while staying in La Paz but did play some racquetball and volleyball (actually wallyball) without difficulty. Once my lungs got used to the altitude it was just like being at home.
Coca tea isn't really anything like cocaine... it's very innocuous (you used to even be able to buy it on Amazon, but it looks like that's no longer the case).
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tennisbuck
Hall of Fame
Klizan should be winning this tournament easily
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
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