If Stockholm Open

Stockholm, October 6-14 2007

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Singles Draw

The seeds are:

1. Blake
2. Ferrer
3. Robredo (withdrawn from the tournament, replaced by LL Gremelmayr)
4. Haas
5. Monaco
6. Nieminen
7. Karlovic
8. Verdasco

Projected QF between the seeds:

Blake - Nieminen
Verdasco - ? (perhaps Del Potro or T. Johansson)
Haas - Monaco
Ferrer - Karlovic

Not the most thrilling field, but a number of interesting points. Blake will want to gain points for the Shanghai race --- he's just dropped out of the top 8, overtaken by Robredo, but if he reaches at least the QF, I think he is guaranteed to overtake the Spaniard again. Tommy Haas is still very much in the race (only 15 points separate him from No. 7 Gonzalez), but he needs to try and pick up points here. Ferrer is as good as guaranteed his Shanghai spot, but I'm sure he won't mind picking up some points here. He has already played 20 tournaments this year, though, and I think that he needs to at least reach the semis to pick up any points here. I'm not sure playing here is really worth it for him.

c'mon Haas. or anybody besides Blake, please :rolleyes:

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Singles - First Round

M Ancic (CRO) d A Delic (USA) 61 64
[4] T Haas (GER) d O Rochus (BEL) 64 61
[1] J Blake (USA) d J Bjorkman (SWE) 67(3) 75 63
[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d N Massu (CHI) 76(6) 67(4) 64
T Johansson (SWE) d J Del Potro (ARG) 64 10 ret - illness


Ferrer obviously read my post above, and decided to pull out of the tournament. The lower half is very open now; Tommy might have a good chance to come through it. :clap:

Otherwise, no surprises, other than that Massu actually won a set against Karlovic despite his dire recent form :P . And Ancic is actually playing tennis again, and he even won. :o

I would like a Blake-Haas final please. But I wouldn't mind it if Mario made the final either. :)

i'm not expecting Ancic to do well, but getting some match wins under his belt will hopefully bode well for his 08 campaign.

Results - Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Singles - Second Round

[4] T Haas (GER) d A Montanes (ESP) 62 36 63
[5] J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] F Prpic (SWE) 64 64

Singles - First Round

*[LL] B Rehnquist (SWE) d V Spadea (USA) 64 64
P Luczak (AUS) d B Becker (GER) 63 26 64
F Dancevic (CAN) d [Q] P Wessels (NED) 61 67(7) 76(6) - Saved 1 M.P.
[WC] M Ryderstedt (SWE) d [LL] K Carlsen (DEN) 63 76(4)
M Llodra (FRA) d [Q] D Gremelmayr (GER) 63 62
A Clement (FRA) d [LL] M Mirnyi (BLR) 63 62
[WC] J Johansson (SWE) d C Berlocq (ARG) 76(1) 62

*[LL] B Rehnquist (SWE) replaced [8] F Verdasco (ESP) - (calf)


Becker and Spadea going out are minor upsets perhaps, but otherwise nothing exciting has happened here yet.

Good for Tommy to get through to the QF though. Hopefully he will beat Monaco, and then whoever comes through from the depleted lower quarter (Karlovic?) to make the final. :clap:

Ancic won today 1&3 :clap:

Results - Thursday, October 11, 2007

Singles - Second Round

[1] J Blake (USA) d F Dancevic (CAN) 63 62
[6] J Nieminen (FIN) d P Luczak (AUS) 60 64
[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d [WC] J Johansson (SWE) W/O (illness)
M Ancic (CRO) d [LL] B Rehnquist (SWE) 61 63
A Clement (FRA) d [WC] M Ryderstedt (SWE) 76(2) 36 63
T Johansson (SWE) d M Llodra (FRA) 64 76(10)


No big surprises today. Another win for Ancic is good news though. :clap:

The quarterfinals are going to be

Blake - Nieminen
T. Johannson - Ancic
Monaco - Haas
Karlovic - Clement

I am all for Blake - Ancic and Haas - Karlovic semifinals.

watch karlovic tie-break his way to the final...and go mario!! thomas yes, but blake probably not. but then again, what does he have to lose??

Results - Friday, October 12, 2007

Singles - Quarterfinals

[1] J Blake (USA) d [6] J Nieminen (FIN) 67(1) 64 62
[4] T Haas (GER) d [5] J Monaco (ARG) 63 63
[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d A Clement (FRA) 76(1) 36 76(7) - Saved 1 M.P.
T Johansson (SWE) d M Ancic (CRO) 46 75 76(3)


Sorry to see Mario out, but :clap: Blake and Haas!

And Ivo's tie-break power is still going! Let's hope the next match is the end of the road for him here though. :)



Semifinals, Saturday, October 13, 2007

[1] J Blake (USA) vs T Johansson (SWE)
[4] T Haas (GER) vs [7] I Karlovic (CRO)

hmm...this tournament never went to plan. good on thomas, reaching his first final since last year's st. petersburg event. i hope he beats nothing-to-show-for-it ace leader karlovic.

Results - Saturday, October 13, 2007

Singles - Semifinals

T Johansson (SWE) d [1] J Blake (USA) 36 61 76(3)
[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d [4] T Haas (GER) 64 63



:o

Johannson saved five match points against Blake! There's still every chance for both Blake and Tommy to make Shanghai, provided they get some good results in the MS events. :ok:

i guess Karlovic took the title :rolleyes:

yep, Karlovic won in 3 :)

Yep -


[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d T Johansson (SWE) 63 36 61