ATP Matches of the day: Shanghai 2012: (Tuesday) Day 3

The matches for the prediction game:

1. Kevin Anderson (RSA)
v
[8] John Isner (USA)

2. Radek Stepanek (CZE)
v
[WC] Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

3. Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
v
[15] Gilles Simon (FRA)

4. Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
v
[7] Juan Monaco (ARG)

5. Bernard Tomic (AUS)
v
Florian Mayer (GER)

6. Albert Ramos (ESP)
v
[13] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

Isner, Hewitt, Simon, Monaco, Mayer, Wawrinka

Hehe, seems same as nitb after all:

1. John Isner (USA)

2. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

3. Gilles Simon (FRA)

4. Juan Monaco (ARG)

5. Florian Mayer (GER)

6. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

I hesitated a bit for 2. but hey, nitb knows best!

1. [8] John Isner (USA)

2. Radek Stepanek (CZE)

3. [15] Gilles Simon (FRA) not sure Gilles recovered from injury....

4. [7] Juan Monaco (ARG)

5. Florian Mayer (GER)

6. [13] Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

I hesitated for #1.

What's this word "hesitated" doing among admirers of Roger Federer's tennis

1. John Isner

2. Radek Stepanek

3. Gilles Simon (FRA)

4. Juan Monaco

5. Florian Mayer

6. Stanislas Wawrinka

Izzy serving for the match ooops, it's to go 8 all in the 2nd tie-break Anderson serving for 1 all and he does it!
Really weird watching to giraffes playing tennis....switching to Simon Melzer...

Simon takes the first set, looking close to his old playful self.

The giraffes slogging it out , heading for the 3rd tie-break.

Troicki thorugh (bt Youzhny), so are Wawrinka (two tight tie-breaks against Ramos), Nishikori , Mayer and Istomin.

Simon breaks in the 2nd set and Melzer pulverises the racquet.

I was right to hesitate for #1!!!

Tenez wrote:I was right to hesitate for #1!!!

Rotla should give an extra point for hesitation

Simon playing well, serving for the match and now patiently signing various notepads with a huge fluffy pink pen, not caving in to a man's plea for a towel (did he really think Simon would reopen his bag and give it to him?)

Isner through, as well. Poor Kev, I can't think of a worse way to lose a match than in three tie-breaks. OK bagel in straights could come close

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:I was right to hesitate for #1!!!

Rotla should give an extra point for hesitation

Glad you understand to teh spirit!

I hope rotla's ok, I just noticed he hasn't done his predictions for today....
unless he wants an extra challenge by giving us all a headstart...

Dolgopolov & Tsonga playing doubles, what a team

yes, that's fun!

Damn! I was right to hesitate for #2, as nitb got it wrong, and waited for Tenez to make his picks, maybe I'd have the same picks as his. Seems you'll get everything right Tenez, congrats!

Super day of tennis tomorrow, I won't be going anywhere

Djokovic-Dimitrov
Tsonga-Paire
Dolgopolov-Simon
Kohlschreiber-Lopez
Gasqauet-Stepanek
Murray-Mayer
Tipsarevic-Troicki
Federer-Lu (whatever happened to Zhang, the Chinese wonder-boy?)
Robredo-Haas,
Bahdgatis_Raonic
Istomin-Wawrinka

Utterly spoilt for choice

Yes...Here is my pick...(in the absence of rotla)

Djokovic - Tsonga - Simon - Kohlschreiber - Gasquet -Murray
Tipsarevic - Federer-Robredo - Bahdgatis (Rao is tired) - Wawrinka

Tenez wrote:Yes...Here is my pick...(in the absence of rotla)

Djokovic - Tsonga - Simon - Kohlschreiber - Gasquet -Murray
Tipsarevic - Federer-Robredo - Bahdgatis (Rao is tired) - Wawrinka

I hope rotla will do the matches later, at least Spahir can now blame you and not me
I was in the gym when I saw Stepanek serving for 4:1 in the second...and I thought, oh, Tenez must be pleased....

Hewitt is a spent force.

Tenez wrote:Hewitt is a spent force.

I saw him in some photos with other players, some party or stg last week, he has really beefed-up, must be thinking fitness is everything these days

Hello all. I missed the prediction game today.

Results day3:

1. (8) J Isner defeats K Anderson 76(3) 67(8) 76(7)

Tenez: 8
Amritia: 8
nitb: 8
rotla: -8 ( Missed prediction )
sphair: 8


2.
R Stepanek defeats L Hewitt 75 61

Tenez: 17
Amritia: 17
nitb: -17
rotla: -17 ( Missed prediction )
sphair: -17

3. (15) G Simon defeats J Melzer 64 62

Tenez: 15
Amritia: 15
nitb: 15
rotla: -15 ( Missed prediction )
sphair: 15

4. F Verdasco defeats (7) J Monaco 64 62

Tenez: -17
Amritia: -17
nitb: -17
rotla: -17 ( Missed prediction )
sphair: -17


5. F Mayer defeats B Tomic 64 60

Tenez: 17
Amritia: 17
nitb: 17
rotla: -17 ( Missed prediction )
sphair: 17


6. (13) S Wawrinka defeats A Ramos 76(1) 76(5)

Tenez: 13
Amritia: 13
nitb: 13
rotla: -13 ( Missed prediction )
sphair: 13


Standings as on 09-Oct-2012

Tenez: 28 + 53 = 81
Amritia: 62 + 53 = 115
nitb: -6 + 19 = 13
rotla: 28 - 87 = -59
sphair: 19

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:Hewitt is a spent force.

I saw him in some photos with other players, some party or stg last week, he has really beefed-up, must be thinking fitness is everything these days

I blame him for being the very first of relying on his physics since the 80s.

Rotla if you miss a day it should be 0 not a loss....cause it demotivates any poster to carry on. And when I have missed the day I ave still played as I make sure I ave not read teh result. This is a game and if you put your score saying you have not seen any result, I'd believe you...well I'd be happy to believe all posters there...bar NITB maybe...

why me ?

OK, then. Good night.

Cause I knew you would see the humour!


Sleep tight!

Tenez wrote:Rotla if you miss a day it should be 0 not a loss....cause it demotivates any poster to carry on. And when I have missed the day I ave still played as I make sure I ave not read teh result. This is a game and if you put your score saying you have not seen any result, I'd believe you...well I'd be happy to believe all posters there...bar NITB maybe...

Its fine. I missed a day, and I must get negatives. I didn't lose any motivation to continue playing. Now I have a new goal, trying not to finish last.

Tenez wrote:Rotla if you miss a day it should be 0 not a loss....cause it demotivates any poster to carry on. And when I have missed the day I ave still played as I make sure I ave not read teh result. This is a game and if you put your score saying you have not seen any result, I'd believe you...well I'd be happy to believe all posters there...bar NITB maybe...

BTW, That was me being teasing NITB...of course she woudl be the last I'd suspect of fiddling with results.....in case it was not clear...

No, I agree with Tenez; this system is unfair on ROTLA.

You should get 0 if you miss a day IMO.