Power Play League #78 - Rome Masters 2014

NYKings

Legend
WELCOME TO THE TALK TENNIS 2014 INTERNAZIONALI BNL (ROME) MASTERS ( 05/11 - 05/18 ) POWER PLAY LEAGUE

Welcome to the fifth ATP Masters 1000 event of the 2014 tennis year, which will also be our fifth Internazionali BNL (Rome Masters) Power Play League tournament.

HOW TO PLAY:

For each round of matches, we assign scoring points to each individual. For example, a match between Novak Djokovic (12,920) and David Ferrer (6,505) would have the following scoring points:

[1] N Djokovic (SRB) vs. [5] D Ferrer (ESP) - (7-14)

For the Internazionali BNL (Rome Masters), as it's an ATP Masters 1000 event, the player picks the winner of 16 out of 55 matches (not all from one round) based on the provided scoring points. The scoring points are calculated by a mathematical formula based on the players’ rankings. The objective of the game is to pick a mix of upsets and "sure bets" that will give you the highest score. All matches will be posted in the thread with scoring points while also being available in the League File. We hope you all join and we can make this bigger and better than our previous events!

REMINDER: You can join at any time (even if you want to pick just the final) but to make all 16 picks for Rome, you must make your first pick before the conclusion of the SECOND ROUND.

Rome Points to Defend:​

Overall Rankings: The Top Ten​

At any point during the 2014 PPL season, the following participants can choose to double up on a pick. The double up needs to be announced before the match begins.

  • dcdoorknob
  • Locotus
  • Rexking

League File (HTML Link)

2014 Power Play League Tournaments (HTML Link)
2013 Power Play League Tournaments (HTML Link)
2012 Power Play League Tournaments (HTML Link)
2011 Power Play League Tournaments (HTML Link)
2010 Power Play League Tournaments (HTML Link)

Power Play League Overall Rankings (HTML Link)

Please post in this thread if you'll be playing and we will add your name to the file. Have fun!
 
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NYKings

Legend
2014 Rome Masters First Round:
1. G Simon (FRA) vs. [WC] F Volandri (ITA) - (7-14)
2. [Q] ??? vs. F Verdasco (ESP)
3. N Mahut (FRA) vs. [14] M Youzhny (RUS) - (14-7)
4. [9] J Isner (USA) vs. [PR] J Melzer (AUT) - (5-19)
5. [Q] ??? vs. M Cilic (CRO)
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs. F Lopez (ESP) - (10-10)
7. [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) vs. [Q] ???
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7)
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 )
10. [12] G Dimitrov (BUL) vs. E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) - (7-15)
11. [Q] ??? vs. I Karlovic (CRO)
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11)
13. [WC] S Bolelli (ITA) vs. [Q] ???
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12)
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 )
16. [13] F Fognini (ITA) vs. L Rosol (CZE) - (6-15)
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10)
18. R Haase (NED) vs. J Chardy (FRA) - (10-10)
19. M Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. J Sousa (POR) - (11-9)
20. [Q] ??? vs. [Q] ???
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9)
22. [16] T Robredo (ESP) vs. J Monaco (ARG) - (7-15)
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12)
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10)
 
4. [9] J Isner (USA) vs. [PR] J Melzer (AUT) - (5-19)
19. M Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. J Sousa (POR) - (11-9)
22. [16] T Robredo (ESP) vs. J Monaco (ARG) - (7-15)
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12)
 
4. [9] J Isner (USA) vs. [PR] J Melzer (AUT) - (5-19) Melzer 1
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7) Cecchinato 2
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) RBA 3
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10) Del Bonis 4
 

seffina

G.O.A.T.
18. R Haase (NED) vs. J Chardy (FRA) - (10-10) - Chardy - 1st
19. M Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. J Sousa (POR) - (11-9) - Sousa - 2nd
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) - Kohly - 3rd
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) - Andujar - 4th
 

Beryl

Hall of Fame
18. R Haase (NED) vs. J Chardy (FRA) - (10-10) Chardy 1st
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) Kohlschreiber 2nd
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) Andujar 3rd
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
4. (9) J Isner (USA) vs (PR) J Melzer (AUT) 5-19 1st
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs F Lopez (ESP) 10-10 2nd
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs (15) T Haas (GER) 13-8 3rd
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs R Bautista Agut. (ESP) 9-11 4th
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs V Pospisil (CAN) 8-12 5th
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER) 9-12 6th
 

NYKings

Legend
19. M Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. J Sousa (POR) - (11-9) - 1st Sousa
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) - 2nd Kohlschreiber
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) - 3rd Andujar
 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.
2014 Rome Masters First Round:

23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) kohly 1st
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) andujar 2nd
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
18. R Haase (NED) vs. J Chardy (FRA) - (10-10) - Chardy 1st
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) - Andujar 2nd
 

saloni

Professional
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) kohly 1
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) andujar 2
 

robin7

Hall of Fame
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - Bautista Agut
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) - Kohlschreiber
 

bezs

G.O.A.T.
18. R Haase (NED) vs. J Chardy (FRA) - (10-10) 1st Chardy
19. M Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. J Sousa (POR) - (11-9) 2nd Sousa
23. J Janowicz (POL) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (9-12) 3rd Kohly
24. P Andujar (ESP) vs. R Stepanek (CZE) - (10-10) 4th Andujar
 

NYKings

Legend
2014 ROME PPL RANKINGS AFTER DAY ONE:

League File (HTML Link)

Remaining Matches:

First Round:

1. G Simon (FRA) vs. [WC] F Volandri (ITA) - (7-14)
2. [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) vs. F Verdasco (ESP) - (14-7)
3. N Mahut (FRA) vs. [14] M Youzhny (RUS) - (14-7)
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9)
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs. F Lopez (ESP) - (10-10)
7. [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) vs. [Q] P Riba (ESP) - (10-10)
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7)
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 )
10. [12] G Dimitrov (BUL) vs. E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) - (7-15)
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9)
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11)
13. [WC] S Bolelli (ITA) vs. [Q] S Travaglia (ITA) - (7-15)
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12)
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 )
16. [13] F Fognini (ITA) vs. L Rosol (CZE) - (6-15)
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10)
20. [Q] A Gonzalez (COL) vs. [Q] S Robert (FRA) - (10-10)
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9)

Second Round:

36. J Chardy (FRA) vs. [4] R Federer (SUI) - (24-4)
37. [5] D Ferrer (ESP) vs. M Kukushkin (KAZ) - (4-24)
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12)
40. R Stepanek (CZE) vs. [2] N Djokovic (SRB) - (33-3)
 
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9)
20. [Q] A Gonzalez (COL) vs. [Q] S Robert (FRA) - (10-10)
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 )
 

Boozyuzi

Legend
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9) Giraldo
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs. F Lopez (ESP) - (10-10) Granollers
7. [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) vs. [Q] P Riba (ESP) - (10-10) Lorenzi
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) Seppi
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) Carreno Busta
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) Bautista Agut
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) Anderson
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 )bDolgopolov
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9) Gulbis
 

bezs

G.O.A.T.
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs. F Lopez (ESP) - (10-10) 5th Granollers
7. [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) vs. [Q] P Riba (ESP) - (10-10) 6th Lorenzi
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) 7th Busta
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) 8th B Agut
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 ) 9th Dolgo
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10) 10th Delbonis
 

NYKings

Legend
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) - 4th Carreno Busta
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - 5th Bautista Agut
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9) - 6th Gulbis
 

NYKings

Legend
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) - 4th Carreno Busta
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - 5th Bautista Agut
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9) - 6th Gulbis

Scratch the Gulbis pick as Nishikori is out. Nishikori's withdrawal also voids match #21 picks for the following participants:

Boozyuzi

The new scoring points for match #21 are:

21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [LL] A Falla (COL) - (6-16)
 

TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs. F Lopez (ESP) - (10-10) - Lopez 3rd
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) - Busta Rhymes 4th
 
First Round:

1. G Simon (FRA) vs. [WC] F Volandri (ITA) - (7-14) volandri
3. N Mahut (FRA) vs. [14] M Youzhny (RUS) - (14-7) the youz
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7) sijsling
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) seppi
10. [12] G Dimitrov (BUL) vs. E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) - (7-15) dimi
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) busta
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) agut
 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.
7. [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) vs. [Q] P Riba (ESP) - (10-10) Lorenzi 3rd
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) Busta 4th
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10) Delbonis 5th
20. [Q] A Gonzalez (COL) vs. [Q] S Robert (FRA) - (10-10) Gonzalez 6th
 

seffina

G.O.A.T.
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9) - Giraldo - 5th
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - RBA - 6th
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 ) - Dolgopolov - 7th
 

Locotus

Hall of Fame
3. N Mahut (FRA) vs. [14] M Youzhny (RUS) - (14-7) 3rd Youzhny
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) 4th PCB
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 ) 5th Dolgo
 

Beryl

Hall of Fame
1. G Simon (FRA) vs. [WC] F Volandri (ITA) - (7-14) Volandri 4th
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) Seppi 5th
10. [12] G Dimitrov (BUL) vs. E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) - (7-15) Dimitrov 6th
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) Carreno Busta 7th
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) Bautista Agut 8th
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 ) Dolgopolov 9th
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10) Delbonis 10th
 

Big_Dangerous

Talk Tennis Guru
2014 Rome Masters First Round:

3. N Mahut (FRA) vs. [14] M Youzhny (RUS) - (14-7) youzhny 1st
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) RBA 2nd
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) Anderson 3rd
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 ) Dolgopolov 4th
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9) Gulbis 5th
 

Rexking

Professional
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9) - Giraldo
6. M Granollers (ESP) vs. F Lopez (ESP) - (10-10) - Lopez
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) - Seppi
11. [Q] P Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (11-9) - Carreno Busta
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - RBA
13. [WC] S Bolelli (ITA) vs. [Q] S Travaglia (ITA) - (7-15) - Travaglia
15. A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. [11] JW Tsonga (FRA) - ( 12-8 ) - Dolgo
17. F Delbonis (ARG) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (10-10) - Delbonis
20. [Q] A Gonzalez (COL) vs. [Q] S Robert (FRA) - (10-10) - Gonzalez
 

dcdoorknob

Hall of Fame
7. [WC] P Lorenzi (ITA) vs. [Q] P Riba (ESP) - (10-10) - 2nd Lorenzi
3. N Mahut (FRA) vs. [14] M Youzhny (RUS) - (14-7) - 3rd Youzhny
 
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7)
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 )
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11)
39. [16] T Robredo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12)
 

NYKings

Legend
2014 ROME PPL RANKINGS AFTER DAY TWO:

League File (HTML Link)

Remaining Matches:

First Round:

2. [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) vs. F Verdasco (ESP) - (14-7)
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9)
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7)
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 )
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11)
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12)
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [LL] A Falla (COL) - (6-16)

Second Round:

25. [1] R Nadal (ESP) vs. G Simon (FRA) - (3-32)
28. M Granollers (ESP) vs. [7] A Murray (GBR) - (18-5)
29. [3] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs. [Q] P Riba (ESP) - (3-33)
31. [12] G Dimitrov (BUL) vs. I Karlovic (CRO) - (6-16)
33. [8] M Raonic (CAN) vs. [WC] S Bolelli (ITA) - ( 4-28 )
35. L Rosol (CZE) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (11-9)
36. J Chardy (FRA) vs. [4] R Federer (SUI) - (24-4)
37. [5] D Ferrer (ESP) vs. M Kukushkin (KAZ) - (4-24)
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12)
40. R Stepanek (CZE) vs. [2] N Djokovic (SRB) - (33-3)
 
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TopDawg

G.O.A.T.
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) - Haas 5th
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - B-Agut 6th
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) - Anderson 7th
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12) - Robredo 8th
 

kishnabe

Talk Tennis Guru
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9) Cilic
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) Haas
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) AGUT
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) Abdersib
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9) Gulbis

35. L Rosol (CZE) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (11-9)Rosol
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12) Kohlschreiber
 

NYKings

Legend
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) - 6th Anderson
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12) - 7th Robredo
 

NYKings

Legend
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9) Cilic
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) Haas
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) AGUT
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) Abdersib
21. E Gulbis (LAT) vs. [10] K Nishikori (JPN) - (12-9) Gulbis

35. L Rosol (CZE) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (11-9)Rosol
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12) Kohlschreiber

Sorry I forgot to update the Gulbis match in that post. Nishikori has withdrawn so new scoring points are now posted.
 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.
5. [Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs. M Cilic (CRO) - (12-9) Giraldo 7th
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7) Cecchinato 8th
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) Seppi 9th
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) Agut 10th
 

dcdoorknob

Hall of Fame
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7) - 4th Cecchinato
12. D Tursunov (RUS) vs. R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (9-11) - 5th Bautisa Agut
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) - 6th Anderson

33. [8] M Raonic (CAN) vs. [WC] S Bolelli (ITA) - ( 4-28 ) - 7th Bolelli
 

seffina

G.O.A.T.
14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) - Anderson - 8th
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12) - Robredo - 9th
 

robin7

Hall of Fame
8. [WC] M Cecchinato (ITA) vs. I Sijsling (NED) - (15-7) - Cecchinato
9. A Seppi (ITA) vs. [15] T Haas (GER) - ( 13-8 ) - Seppi

14. K Anderson (RSA) vs. V Pospisil (CAN) - (8-12) - Anderson
35. L Rosol (CZE) vs. I Dodig (CRO) - (11-9) - Rosol
39. [16] T Roberdo (ESP) vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER) - (8-12) - Robredo
 
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