tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post906958722398279206..comments2024-02-07T02:04:59.553+01:00Comments on GWH von Helvete Mens Tennis Blog: Lionel Messi, Gaudi Barcelona Preview and hopefully fan reports from the venueSigurd Sigurdssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937029670025123913noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-14443175271877771652009-04-25T21:26:00.000+02:002009-04-25T21:26:00.000+02:00Thanks so much for the reports Deivid, so not a fa...Thanks so much for the reports Deivid, so not a fan of Elvis Granollers then?<br /><br />Not a surprise that the JCF result impressed you, does he still think he is Borg like or not?<br /><br />Gonzalez and Ferrer was a fun match today. Gonzo was ripping the winners, then Ferrer changed it up and was able to get the big W.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-62627300528550679222009-04-23T10:16:00.000+02:002009-04-23T10:16:00.000+02:00On Monday I could see some entertaining matches. V...On Monday I could see some entertaining matches. Ventura vs Granollers was a funny one, Marcel bores me to death and when he´s not confident and plays bad, he´s just terrible. Ventura has much more talent than him, his strokes are much more fluid, bh is a much better stroke, he can pick his spots on serve, ofc he volleys well better, etc. Match was not as tight as a 76 63 score shows, it was a total domination and it was good to see, Santi should have done better with his career, and Marcel has made the most out of it.<br /><br />Andreev vs Seppi was funny as well, in first set Andreev´s bh was solid and Seppi couldn´t find a way to win the points, therefore Igor won it easily despite losing an early break. But from second set, Seppi started to play better and Andreev´s bh started to miss much more, and he didn´t recover it till he was broken in 3rd set first service game. 3rd set was pretty levelled and Seppi served for it at 5-4, made a couple of weak ue´s and Andreev played two good points to break back. After that, he held easily and one could have guessed the result even without looking at the court. Seppi was shaking, played a poor service game again and lost the match. <br /><br />Apart from him, new skin-head looking Acasuso was too solid for Sela in the end without doing nth special, Beto won a clownish match against a terrible Gicquel, and the highlight of the day was Kunitsyn schooling Casablanca´s champ JCF. Priceless, really!<br /><br />DeividAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-38369630911491350342009-04-23T10:05:00.000+02:002009-04-23T10:05:00.000+02:00Back from Barna, it´s always an entertaining event...Back from Barna, it´s always an entertaining event even though organisers are doing their best to make it worse as time goes by. <br />You can´t access training courts this year unless you´re a journalist as they´ve used the old futsal pitch beyond the training courts as a media room, or another brilliant idea it´s that they´ve made old stands from Court 3 dissappear and now you can only see there a few benches, so only around 25 people can sit now there to see courts 3 and 4 action. For instance that´s why Boris Sobkin had to see Colonel´s yesterday´s match against Wawrinka on his feet bc he arrived just 5 mins before the match started. Fucking disgusting, clowns will always be clowns even if they want to make their circus look different.<br /><br />Nothing too interesting in qualies, Pere Riba qualified beating Massu to please local crowd, in the "Kaz derby" Kukushkin was too solid for Golubev, (who must have studied in the same school as Korolev did as both love to do silly things on key points) and it was great to see Kukushkin dispose the local lad with relative ease in 1st round later, specially when everybody there (including own Riba I believe) thought Pere was going to win handily. Riba has been too hyped and some people there expect him to do very well but imo he´s nth special. Kuku was never losing that match and he didn´t even have to play well, thing which he did against Ferrer the day after, he played a great match and he showed last year´s form was no fluke, he just loves playing in Godó for some reason and plays his best there.<br /><br />(I will try to write 2 or 3 more of this pieces during today and tomorrow, don´t have too much time, unfortunately)<br /><br />DeividAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-25115261380872311842009-04-22T05:42:00.000+02:002009-04-22T05:42:00.000+02:00Excellent for Gaudio to win, even though it was ag...Excellent for Gaudio to win, even though it was against Junquiera, Lapentti just keeps on going, the women would love his endurance in bed.<br /><br />I think Georgie must love the Fog losing so easily. Monaco gave Mr Wildcard a lesson.Denysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-87064581460211177312009-04-20T18:53:00.000+02:002009-04-20T18:53:00.000+02:00You really like clay, don't you? lol
Sorry for Sep...You really like clay, don't you? lol<br />Sorry for Seppi, I saw he lost.<br />I really hope Pico beats Marat I'm starting to get tired of him.<br />Jarko-Lalo on clay should be a delight. Sorry no ls until Thursday.<br />If Nadal doesn't win, I'll call you a jinxer :(<br />I was planning to see it live this year but life happened...<br />Maybe next year.A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-14091922203980528502009-04-20T13:25:00.000+02:002009-04-20T13:25:00.000+02:00I am lucky I wasn't there today. Seppi is continui...I am lucky I wasn't there today. Seppi is continuing his poor form at the moment.<br /><br />Hard to say about a match that I couldn't see, but leading 5-3 in the 3rd and not winning much else is very disappointing, confidence is a precious commodity.<br /><br />Seppi not serving out sets is far from new, then again with that 2nd serve it's not a surprise. There is no racquet head speed and he doesn't hit any kickers, it's just a nude serve, at beast virtually nude with a g-string.Sigurd Sigurdssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937029670025123913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19230236.post-23396699184964527762009-04-20T06:48:00.000+02:002009-04-20T06:48:00.000+02:00No matter how hard "they" try to promote Madrid's ...No matter how hard "they" try to promote Madrid's clay virginity, it's Barcelona that really matters. A matter of mind over matter once again...<br /><br />Could we all get lucky to see Nadal superficially pressed hard in the final?Vassilikinoreply@blogger.com