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Lyon Draw

Roddick just lost the first set against Santoro :huh:

well they've exchanged sets and are now on serve in the 3rd :)

3-1 Santoro in the 3rd.

Good be a great opportunity for Gasquet to get some easy points for Shanghai...on the other hand his tight match v C Rochus today does not presage very well.

Fabrice is serving for 5-3 :)

and Roddick loses :huh:

sweet :clap:

After Roddick's shock loss yesterday, it leaves Gasquet with a chance of picking up some more points for shanghai. Matches today include:

Rochus vs. Fish
Ljubicic vs. Ascione
Gasquet vs. Tsonga
Santoro vs. Grosjean

Gasquet lost :( , opportunity bye bye :(

Just looking at the players left, this has got to be Ljubicic's to lose :shrug:

Gasquet lost AGAIN :doh:

How very, very frustrating. I give up!

Ljubicic just acing his way to victory...

didn't Ljubicic get beaten by Falla....... :doh:

Results - Friday, October 26, 2007

Singles - Quarterfinals

M Gicquel (FRA) d D Hartfield (ARG) 75 63
J Tsonga (FRA) d O Rochus (BEL) 63 62
[Q] A Falla (COL) d [5] I Ljubicic (CRO) 75 67(3) 75
S Grosjean (FRA) d J Benneteau (FRA) 76(6) 62 76(4)


So going into the QF, Ljubicic was the only seed left in the draw, with a big chance to pick up points for Shanghai ... and he promptly loses to Falla. :doh:

The semis are

Grosjean - Tsonga
Gicquel - Falla

:blink:

who would have thought..when there are points to be fought for...

Maybe fatigue again is the culprit.....

:blink:

just peeking in and really, really surprised to see the list of whos left in!

I think the winner from the Tsonga v Grosjean match will be the eventual winner but who can tell from this tourney?!

gotta congratulate the man really :rolleyes:

:lmaao:

I dont mind Ljubcic but I wouldnt mind betting that a fair few posters dont mind that he went - he doesnt seem that popular

Must admit - despite not particulalry being Ljubicics greatest admirer - that I was surprised to see him gone.

Maybe I shouldn't have been :rolleyes:

Quick big up to the Colombian Alejandro Falla for making it to his first ATP semi-final... and beating that clown Ljubicic. :chesire:

Unusually for a South American, he's most at home on the fast courts, which gives him a reasonable chance of making the final - his opponent Gicquel reached the final last year and will be favourite though. Vamos Alejo! :clap:

As for the other semi, Tsonga and Grosjean are seeing a lot of eachother this weekend. After they face off today, they're coming straight back on court - together, for a doubles match against fellow Frenchmen Clement and Mahut. They've also been drawn to meet in the first round of Paris. I give Tsonga the edge, and he'll be the favourite for the final too, should he make it.

like I was saying... not that popular!

:moody:

Falla loses in a third set tie-break having been 6-4 up in it, reportedly missing an easy smash on that point too. Like I said, Gicquel was favourite and it was a fantastic week for the Colombian, but instead of reflecting on progress, he'll be rueing a massive choke. Colombian tennis needs all the promotion it can get too. :(

What makes it even more annoying is that Grosjean dismissed his younger compatriot Tsonga with ease, 6-1, 6-2. Admittedly, that implies that Grosjean is in pretty ominous form, but I'd have said he was a more beatable opponent for the winner of the other semi. But it will be Gicquel who gets the chance to win his first ATP title tomorrow in another all-French affair; he lost in last year's final to Gasquet, so it'd be nice to see him go one better this year.

:blink: a little bit surprised at the Tsonga v Grosjean match, thought it would be closer than that - that scoreline looks very one sided.

Results - Saturday, October 27, 2007

Singles - Semifinals

M Gicquel (FRA) d [Q] A Falla (COL) 46 62 76(7)
S Grosjean (FRA) d J Tsonga (FRA) 61 62


:blink: :blink: :blink:

What an odd tournament this has been.