ATP Masters 1000: Shanghai

[pepsi]

The draw is up for Shanghai:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/5014/mds.pdf

No Hewitt or Kyrgios, who both would have got direct entry.

5 Aussies in the Qualies. Tomic, Matosevic, Groth (all seeded) and Duckworth and Kokkinakis.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/5014/qs.pdf

All Aussies playing today.

 

[Amazing Bombers]

Groth won 6-3 6-2 over Moriya, Tomic 6-1 6-2 over Cao and Kokkinakis got a good 3 set win over Delbonis 3-6 6-3 3-6, Duckworth won 7-5 6-2 after being down early in the first , Marinko lost in straights to the in form Troicki 6-4 6-3.

 

[matt_897]

Groth and Kokkansis have qualified, Duckworth has lost and now waiting on Tomic.

 

[Chris_2593]

Tomic qualified. He will play Jack Sock tomorrow night not before 6:30PM local time on Grandstand. Groth got Klizan who just beat Nadal last week cant see him winning that. Kokkinakis got Lopez with the chance to play Nadal again. That will be in interesting one. You would think Lopez would have a bit to much experience for him though.

 

[matt_897]

At least with Klizan he can be very hot and col, hopefully he is tired from last week. Tomic is the only one I have a real shot at winning and I see that match as 50-50

 

[gcsportsfan12]

Tomic loses in 3 after being up 3-0 in the third set with a breakpoint to go up 4-0.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Tomic loses in 3 after being up 3-0 in the third set with a breakpoint to go up 4-0.

Shits sake Tomic.

Didn't deserve to win with that horrendous t-shirt he was wearing...

 

[vaughany]

Do you reckon there is any chance of ESPN showing the Kokkinakis v Lopez match this afternoon??

 

[gcsportsfan12]

No, only the stadium and Grandstand court have cameras/livestream. That match is on court 4.

 

[matt_897]

Tomic is going to Tomic

 

[Chris_2593]

That's shocking from Tomic. Kokkinakis got a set off Lopez before going down 6-7 6-3 6-4. Good effort there. Groth went down 7-6 6-3 to Klizan. Lol at Fognini losing to the someone ranked 530 in straights.

 

[matt_897]

Kokkansis does better than nadal against Lopez with Rafa going down in straight. Was in doubt coming in to shanghai.

Federer saved 5 match points to beat Leo Mayer.

Nishikori lost to Sock and Raonic retired making the race for wtf spots interesting

 

[Bailey01]

Murray is playing incredible tennis at the moment!!!

 

[Chris_2593]

Murray is playing incredible tennis at the moment!!!

Ferrer is so out of form its not funny.

 

[Bailey01]

Ferrer is so out of form its not funny.

Agree there but you can't fault Murray so far.

 

[matt_897]

Agree there but you can't fault Murray so far.

That broken racket might...

 

[Bailey01]

That broken racket might...

Yea most players do that at some point

 

[Manimal_Dunstan]

Good win by David Ferrer over Andy Murray after losing the first set.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Murray is playing incredible tennis at the moment!!!

 

[Bailey01]

Knew it would backfire on me

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Knew it would backfire on me

The 'Big 4' era is over now. Murray is out of the picture.

 

[Bailey01]

The 'Big 4' era is over now. Murray is out of the picture.

He will be back next year. Don't worry about that. He has shown glimpses of what he can do. But the last 2 sets were awful.

 

[Chris_2593]

So we are either going to have Lopez or Simon in the final against Novak or Fed.

 

[matt_897]

Simon winning 6-2, 7-6, Handled Lopez pretty easily.

 

[bato]

Good match so far. Djokovic slowly finding his range.