Umag (LA and Gstaad 2009 (250) 27 July-2 Aug: Main thread

[wolfie]

Entry List
1 MOODIE, Wesley 9 - NORMAN, Dick 18 347 D+D 27
2 KAS, Christopher 37 - KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp 125 26 D+S 63
3 GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo 393 53 MONTANES, Albert 143 31 S+S 84
4 LEVINSKY, Jaroslav 74 - POLASEK, Filip 29 - D+D 103
5 KOHLMANN, Michael 67 1289 PRIETO, Sebastian 83 - D+D 150
6 ALLEGRO, Yves 100 - TECAU, Horia 65 - D+D 165
7 PALA, Petr 245 - 98 VIZNER, Pavel 89 - P+D 187
8 JUNAID, Rameez 103 501 MARX, Philipp 88 - D+D 191
9 MARTIN, David 91 - MOTTI, Alessandro 108 1319 D+D 199
10 ARNOLD KER, Lucas 42 - FRIEDL, Leos 174 - D+D 216
ALTERNATES
11 DELGADO, Jamie 140 - MURRAY, Jamie 87 - D+D 227
12 BOHLI, Stephane 988 169 SCHERRER, Jean-Claude 117 700 S+D 286

[Sallydaisy]

http://www.atpworldtour.com/%7E/media/0B588390AE2348D5A7FE47B8F55B23B7.ashx?w=221&h=110
ATP STUDENA CROATIA OPEN, INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CENTER-ITC, SAVUDRIJSKA CESTA BB, 52470 UMAG
Dates: 27th July - 2nd August 2009
28 DRAW (Q16) - SURFACE: CLAY
WEB SITE: http://www.croatiaopen.hr/daily-news---/today.aspx

OUT: R16, QTR, SEMI, FINALIST, CHAMPION

DOUBLES DRAW
F.Cermak / M.Mertinak [CZE/SVK/1] vs. S.Stakhovsky / L.Zovko
B.Dabul / S.Roitman [ARG] vs. J.Delgado / J.Murray [GBR]
I.Dodig / I.Ljubicic [CRO/w.c] vs. P.Cuevas / M.Gonzalez [URU/MEX]
J.Knowle / J.Melzer [AUT/4] vs. D.Koellerer / C.Rochus [AUT/BEL]

D.Skoch / I.Zelenay [CZE/SVK/4] vs. J.Cerretani / T.Rettenmaier [USA]
J-I.Chela / R.Ramirez-Hidalgo [ARG/ESP] vs. D.Gimeno-Traver / M.Granollers [ESP]
M.Djokovic / N.Djokovic [SRB/w.c] vs.F.Fognini / P.Starace [ITA]
J.Brunström / J-J.Rojer [SWE/AHO/2] vs. S.Bolleli / A.Seppi [ITA]


http://www.atpworldtour.com/%7E/media/D8154ABCB5174C628DBD2216D611721A.ashx?w=221&h=110

ALLIANZ SUISSE OPEN
ROY EMERSON ARENA, HERMENJAT SPORTS, PROMENADE 1, PO BOX 394, 3780 GSTAAD
Dates: 27th July - 2nd August 2009
28 DRAW (Q16), SURFACE: CLAY
WEB SITE: http://www.allianzsuisseopengstaad.com/

DOUBLES DRAW
(1) Levinsky/Polasek vs Daniel/Wassen
Pala/Vizner vs Kiefer/Youzhny
(4) Kas/Kohlschreibervs Hernych/Minar
Arnold Ker/Friedl vs Martin/Motti

Chardy/Serra vs Acasuso/Vassallo Arguello
Bohli/Scherrer vs (3) Allegro/Tecau
(WC) Chiudinelli/Lammer vs Junaid/Marx
(WC) Sadecky/Valent vs (2) Kohlmann/Prieto



http://www.atpworldtour.com/%7E/media/BD168C47AF524748A729624E17D35F5A.ashx?w=221&h=110

LA TENNIS OPEN
Los Angeles Tennis Center–UCLA, 420 Charles E. Young Drive WEST, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Website: http://www.latennisopen.com/

DOUBLES DRAW
(1) Bryan/Bryan vs (WC) Ball/Van't Hof
(WC) Baghdatis/Sela vs Kunitsyn/Safin

(3) Damm/Lindstedt vs Coetzee/Erlich
Ginepri/Kerr vs Melo/Sa

Becker/Moser vs Isner/Querrey
Lu/Vemic vs (4) Huss/Hutchins
Butorac/Lipsky vs Istomin/Mayer
Gulbis/Tursunov vs (2) Soares/Ullyett

ATP [U]website page (http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Tournament-Draws.aspx) for draws/OOP

[Sallydaisy]

Hope Jamie/Jamie get into the main draw; quite a few of those singles guys might want a place in the doubles.
:)

[jane]

That would be good - here's hoping:)

[JAMES4579]

Let's hope they make it, would be great!

[Linda]

They're not in the draw. :cry: So no dashing off to Gstaad, then. :sad: So are they playing a challenger?

[JAMES4579]

oh so disappointing! Draws for the challengers don't seem to up yet but hopefully they are playing somewhere.

[Linda]

Just seen from the homepage that they are playing Umag. Didn't realise they were on the list for that one as well.

[JAMES4579]

They're playing Dabul and Roitman in round 1 and if they come through could play the top seeds Cermak and Mertinak.

[Sallydaisy]

At least they've got into a tournament. I've added the basic tourney details to the 2nd post, changed the thread title and will put up doubles draw later.
:thumbup:

Umag is quite a 'tourist' place - beaches etc - so they can top up their tans whilst they're out there.
:wink:

[Speedy Hawk]

Wonder why he picked clay again? It is his weakest surface.

[Linda]

There will be no play in Umag tomorrow.

Umag website (http://www.croatiaopen.hr/daily-news/aktualno/ponedjeljak-277---otkazani-mecevi.aspx)

Google translation (I can't find an English version on the website):

Because of the national day of mourning mečevi be deferred to Tuesday, 28.7.
Tickets purchased for Monday apply for deferred mečeve

[Sallydaisy]

I found 2 additional bits of info. from MTF:
Due to national mourning day, all matches are postponed untill Tuesday, July 28th.
All tickets bought for Monday matches are valid for Tuesday.
There will be no matches tomorrow since it's the day of sadness because of the train crash that happened

I've posted the full doubles draw here. (http://www.jamiemurray.org/forum/showpost.php?p=56032&postcount=2)

[jm-fan]

I think we should record the reason for the national mourning - :sad:.

Our condolences to the families/friends of the 6 who lost their lives, and best wishes for good recoveries to all who were injured.

"Zagreb. A day of national mourning will be declared in Croatia on Monday because of the serious train crash, which claimed the life of six people and injured 55, Croatian HRT television announced.
The hospital in the city of Split identified all victims. A Spanish and a French citizen are among the dead. 44 Croats, three French nationals, two Australians and one citizen from Sweden, Britain, Serbia, Spain, Pakistan and Slovenia each were injured."

[wolfie]

Wonder why he picked clay again? It is his weakest surface.

I'm perplexed too. Surely he would have been better off going to the hard courts challengers in North America.

[Sallydaisy]

Well, the Jamie's are not playing tomorrow!
Here (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2009/439/op.pdf) is the Order of Play for Umag.

Amazing to see Nole playing doubles here - yet he's not in the main draw?
He partners Marko Djokovic against the Italian pairing of Fognini/Starace.

[jane]

Well, the Jamie's are not playing tomorrow!
Here (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2009/439/op.pdf) is the Order of Play for Umag.

Amazing to see Nole playing doubles here - yet he's not in the main draw?
He partners Marko Djokovic against the Italian pairing of Fognini/Starace.

Aren't Nole and Marko brothers?

[Sallydaisy]

Yes!!! So, it's not unusual in that sense.
I think the times they've played doubles before though have been when Nole has been in the Singles as well.
Davydenko is the top seed in the Singles here in Umag.

[Linda]

Yes - I suppose Nole is helping his brother out by playing dubs with him.

[RFS]

I'm perplexed too. Surely he would have been better off going to the hard courts challengers in North America.

I suspect with their current combined rating, they can't get in... and it's better to have SOME play than nothing... but yeah - get to the hardcourts soon Jamie.

Wonder who he'll be partnering at USO...

[Allan]

Wonder who he'll be partnering at USO...If anyone it'll need to be Andy as he wont get in with anyone else. :rolleyes: :sad:

[Linda]

I'm sure Andy wouldn't be interested in playing more that one or two rounds of doubles at most at USO - he's got the singles title in his sights!

Surely Jamie will be able to get into the USO - the draw is bigger than for ordinary tournies? And he will still be able to get into the mixed at USO, won't he?

[Sallydaisy]

The doubles at the Slams are 64 draws so it could well rule out Jamie unless he partnered a really high ranked player.

[RFS]

I doubt he'll get into Mixed.... that's why he sent Liezel off just before sign in to partner someone else.

Ah well.

World Team Tennis beckons, methinks!

[jane]

I think Mens Doubles at the US Open is best of three, which would make it possible for Jamie and Andy to play together on alternate days to the singles. Andy could just treat it like a practice session and any success would be really great for Jamie. I'd just love it if they could play together, and if the tv companies could get over themselves and let us watch!!!

[RoastLamb]

I doubt he'll get into Mixed.... that's why he sent Liezel off just before sign in to partner someone else.

Ah well.

World Team Tennis beckons, methinks!

What do you mean? :confused:

[Joyce]

Good Luck for tomorrow, Guys!:thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

Matches are still being finished in Umag (must be under floodlights 'cos it's now 23.49 out there) so the OOP for tomorrow has not been released.

Nole and Marko Djokovic were knocked out by Fognini/Starace.............
:shades:

[Sallydaisy]

I've updated the draws so far this week in this post (http://jamiemurray.org/forum/showpost.php?p=56032&postcount=2).
:)

[Sallydaisy]

Jamie/Jamie are playing first on Court 2 at 4pm - which is 3pm UK time.
:thumbup:

Here's the OOP (http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2009/439/op.pdf)for Wednesday.

[jane]

Best of luck today, guys!!!:thumbup::thumbup::)

[harriet]

their opponents played singles yesterday, and both lost in straight sets.
so what? - the opponents have had a run on the court, OR they've got tired;
they really need to play well in dbs OR they will lose early and head for the beach/the airport

[RFS]

I always think that when opponents have just plumbed out of the singles, they seem more driven in dubs. Bah! i say put sand in their shoes to give them an incentive to head for the beach early... or y'know... blisters on their feet...

Go Jamies-Squared

[jane]

Names are up on LS

[Linda]

Come on guys! :swingin:

[Linda]

Not a good start. Come on guys, get the break back!

0-3 :cry:

[Sallydaisy]

Afternoon Jane and Linda! I just got in from work; time to cheer the Jamie's on by the looks of it.

Go Jamie's!!!

:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[Sallydaisy]

yay - they broke back! Come on guys hold now and go for another break.
:)

[Sallydaisy]

:confused:
Broken again. JJ went ahead but the 'no ad' bit meant the game went the way of their opponents.
15-0, 15-15, 30-15, 30-30, 40-30, 40-40, game to Dabman.
4-1 to Dabul/Roitman and they're to serve next.

[Linda]

Afternoon Sally. We ought to be there to cheer for them :cry:

[Sallydaisy]

I know - especially when they're not doing so well.

Serving now to stay in the first set at *1-5.
Delgy serving I think 'cos it showed Jamie Murray as serving an Ace in their last service game.

[jane]

Hi Sally - Just got back in from trimming some heathers to find our boys are down 1-5:cry: So depressing, Am off to do some more trimming while the weather is good, but I will probably be back soon as I'm running out of energy!!!! Come on the Jamies:thumbup:

[Sallydaisy]

Can you be cheering under your breath whilst trimming??? They surely need something to help them along.
Neither of them held serve in that first set - hope they can hang on in and try to take the 2nd.

:swingin::swingin::swingin:
Go guys!!!

[Linda]

First set gone 1-6. :sad: Come on guys, turn it around in the 2nd!

[Sallydaisy]

OK - better hold here guys

15-0
30-0
40-0
40-15
40-30
Game !!!

:yahoo:
Yay for their first service hold in the match. Keep it going..............

[harriet]

well at least one game, first serve has gone AWOL tho

[Sallydaisy]

Ace #2 from Jamie.
:)

[harriet]

ace MUR, so he's serving second

[Sallydaisy]

argh - the Ace isn't helping - he's down 2 bp's.
:shocked:

EDIT ANOTHER ACE - come on Jamie hit 2 more Aces!!!

[Linda]

He df'd to lose that game :cry:

[harriet]

and then another ace, and a df, so jamie dropped his serve

[Sallydaisy]

Grrrrrrrrr ........ since when DF replace an Ace!!!
Come ON Jamie's!!!

[Linda]

1-4 :cry:

[harriet]

1-4 down, kitkat chance at 30-40, but then a death deuce, and oppos held serve
come on delgado, do your stuff!

[harriet]

go, go delgado! good hold to love - 2-4 down

[jane]

That's me back in now - knackered!!! The scoreboard isn't very cheerful either!!!

COME ON BOYS - show them what you're made of:thumbup::thumbup:

[harriet]

kitkat, jamie to serve, 3 - 4
massive cheer now!

[Linda]

bp - Jamie hasn't held his serve once yet :cry: Come on Jamie, hold this time!

Yay, he held! :swingin:

[Sallydaisy]

Come on Jamie's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

massive enough?
:wink::wink:

[jane]

4-4 Yipee:swingin::yahoo:

[harriet]

4-4, after a death deuce, sharpen up pls jamie1

[Linda]

Come on Jamies, break & hold! :swingin:

[Linda]

4-5 :sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Serving now to stay in the match at *4-5 in the 2nd.

[harriet]

4-5 down over to delgado - another cheer pls sallydaisy!

[jane]

Time for this:sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Come on Jamie's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:swingin::swingin::swingin:

[Linda]

5-5 come on guys :swingin::swingin::swingin:

[harriet]

easy hold, to love again
break now please!

[Sallydaisy]

Ha Ha Ha - 'tis working....................

5-5 .......... so now let's have a kitkat.

[harriet]

wow sallydaisy, you really have this cheering lark sussed!

[Sallydaisy]

C'mawwwwwwwwwwwwwwn
3 break points

[Linda]

They broke! :cheer: Now serve out the set!

[Sallydaisy]

Woooooooooooo they broke Dabman!!!

Jamie Murray serving for the set.............

Come on Jamie's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[harriet]

over to jamie!
serving for the set

[jane]

easy hold, to love again
break now please!

I dont know why, but when I click the quick reply button it takes me to a quote. - very odd:confused:
Looks like the Jamies will get this set :swingin:

[Sallydaisy]

15-0
30-0
30-15 :sad:
30-30 aaaaaaaaaargh - don't give it back!!!
*40-30
second serve..............
40-40 nooooooooooooooooooo sudden death to decide the game/set

Broken back.

:cry::cry::cry:

Tie-break

[Linda]

Aaaaaaaargh! 6-6 tb :sofa:

[jane]

Oh No tb

[harriet]

grrr! 6-6, tb

[Sallydaisy]

0-1* Dabul/Roitman serving first
*0-2
*1-2

[Sallydaisy]

0-1* Dabul/Roitman serving first
*0-2
*1-2
2-2*
3-2*
*4-2 change of ends

[harriet]

0-1
0-2 mini b down
1-2
2-2, on serve
3-2, mb ahead!
4-2, change ends

[Sallydaisy]

0-1* Dabul/Roitman serving first
*0-2
*1-2
2-2*
3-2*
*4-2 change of ends
*5-2 come on - just 2 moire points for the set.
5-3*
5-4*

[Sallydaisy]

0-1* Dabul/Roitman serving first
*0-2
*1-2
2-2*
3-2*
*4-2 change of ends
*5-2 come on - just 2 moire points for the set.
5-3*
5-4*
*5-5 double fault Delgy so it's back on serve
*5-6 :( match point to Dabul/Roitman

5-7*

Winners Dabul/Roitman.

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[Linda]

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[jane]

:cry::cry::cry: Really bad luck - they fought so hard.

[harriet]

5-2, mb ahead
3-5
4-5, still ahead
5- 5, df delgado
5-6, they're behind, match point looms
lost, 1-6, 6-7 (5)
another early exit
lessons to learn?

[harriet]

well, disappointing.
first serve% was rubbish, and i think jamie especially needs to improve his ability to hold serve.
does he prefer to be the receiver and 'poach', covering the net?

[Sallydaisy]

Very sad for the 2 guys - they had some chances to win the 2nd set and didn't quite make it.
C'est la vie.............
:sad:

[Allan]

All of this losing is getting very boring and fustrating to follow. :sad:

[RFS]

Hangover... and a loss.

sigh.

[Sallydaisy]

How did you manage a hangover at this time of day???
:confused:

:wink:

:grouphug: for the headache!

[Linda]

I've had a hangover all day - due to playing bridge last night :sad:

[Sallydaisy]

:grouphug: hugs to you too then for the headache/hangover

I didn't realise playing bridge could be so dangerous!!!
:wink:

[JAMES4579]

Yes, it is disappointing and a bit frustrating, certainly chances to get back in the match but Jamie and Delgy couldn't quite take them, but they did try and ffight back!:cry::cry::cry: We knew it was likely to be a tough though. Wonder if a strong partner will emerge for Jamie in the hard court seeason. Hope you will feel better soon Ros and Linda!

[RFS]

It was a bit of an unplanned session last night - but added to that - I seem to have discovered the hard way that whole prawns also don't agree with me... I have had chronic heartburn all day (not something I normally get with a hangover!) and I could only manage half a plate of mash and gravy for dinner. Last time I had this was when a stray prawn in one of those japanese griddle restauarants on a cruise found it's way to my food... so I ate it. And was in agony all that night.

bah!

Peppermint tea and gaviscon instead of Horlicks this evening.

Bah!

[xenon21]

Is kind of getting frustrating now! :cry: :cry:

[harriet]

well, i hope this partnership will continue; no way is a 'stronger player' going to want to take Jamie Murray on board, at the moment JM is a liability. he served for the set, and dropped it, and he dropped his serve more often throughout the match than did JD. partnerships need to worked on. matches need to be assessed, preferably with the coach or trusted 3rd party, and faults or weaknesses identified and cured. how can JM and JD do this work?
losing is depressing, but, you know, 'starting here, starting now', how to make sure we don't lose again?

[RFS]

He needs to really work hard with Louis... he'd made such an impact to Jamie's career and then when Louis was co-opted into Andy's team - Jamie's progress really started to slide...

He came back briefly... and dammit - I've SEEN him dig deep and come up with the goods... so...

I think right now - Jamie D IS his best hope of a longer running partnership - and in an off-forum chat, perhaps Jamie should look for a place in World Team Tennis to go out and have some FUN out there too... His serve has been pretty weak - and he ought to really focus on that I think...

And I don't really know what Jamie D is like as a returner... Jamie is at his best when he can poach at the net... but to do that he needs some good solid returning to back him up!

[harriet]

hi RFS, i agree better to keep the present partnership going, and jointly learn how to improve.
i didn't think louis cayer played much part in andy's team - is andy footing part of the costs or something?
certainly for the jamies working with a coach now wd be a good idea, esp JM's serve

[Allan]

The last I knew, Louis Cayer was out in America with Hutchins and before that he was in Manchester with Flemski.