ATP 250 Open 13 Marseille, Buenos Aires, Memphis......

Fantastic match between Delpo and Davydenko.

Davydenko saves 2 set points and serving for a tie-break.

Davy showing excellent form after a long time and is a joy to watch. Delpo firing on all cylinders.

Classic Davy, blows away three game points and is facing another sat point...

And with some more baseline brilliance, Davy scrapes into a tie-break

Davy looks back to is best. This is going to be a tough one for delpo, who is playing well either

Can't watch it now but I will later watch a recording. Very nice match up indeed. Davy is a tough matchup indoors.

Dolgopolov losing to the boring serve n volley player...

Raonic did win atleast, there is a silver lining

Yes, a very good match indeed, what time is it in your country mate?

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Dolgopolov losing to the boring serve n volley player...

Raonic did win atleast, there is a silver lining

seems to remember he won last year also, same tournement........

davy is a machime at the moment

I'll never forget Davy Djokovic match in Moscow, Davis Cup a few years ago, Nole retird in the second set with flu, that was the fastest ricochet and light-footednes I ever saw.

Shame Davy is not a bit stronger mentally

Wow, Delpo's forehand when he gets hold of the ball is scary :shock:

yessssss.......ops it's not polite......

Delpo breaks. I don't mind seeing another set of this

14 aces to 1 so far JDP is killing it...

Davy Fed match last week must've been a cracker...

noleisthebest wrote:Davy Fed match last week must've been a cracker...

Roger did an Alcatraz escape act, Davy just blew 3 break points in last set to serve for the win off Fed, I can admit Fed got past him via the backdoor.

I like delpo's reaction to get this set!

Davy got trainer on...

retired...foot injury.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:Davy Fed match last week must've been a cracker...

Roger did an Alcatraz escape act, Davy just blew 3 break points in last set to serve for the win off Fed, I can admit Fed got past him via the backdoor.

Story of Davy's life....

On another note, I am surprised Davy being such a hard-core baseliner does not play more angles with his forehand. It would really help him againse players like Delpo.

Explains NOle's excellent H2H with Delpo.

Davy retires!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Davy.

Has anyone heard of , let alone watched ALBANO OLIVETTI, play? He's next against Fish.

I have heard he has a mighty serve. Other than that, not alot. But he might be next ace machine a la Karlovic.

Not much on the ATP site except Futures and Challengers playing activity. - http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ol/A/Albano-Olivetti.aspx?t=pa&y=0&m=s&e=0#

His personal website (in French) has this - http://albano-olivetti.com/infos-perso.html

Players warming up...Fish's legs look skinnier than ever...mybe it's those silly looking massive shorts most of them seem to be wearing these days...bring back those tiny 80s ones....

at least he's got his socks back, that's quite something.....

Wow, what a serve!
Fish's got his returning work cut out tonight ...

For all those who are missing S&V, tune in now...I'm already bored

Tried to find how tall he is, nowhere to be found....looks a bit big for the court, well built and not disproportional , though

When he gets hold of the ball, Olivetti makes Delpo look like a Cat cat

why is it? I don't even know if they met on a tennis court at all..........

Brilliant service motion, no frills...

Only 20 years old, serving over 140 mph, you don't want to see him in the first round....

I've just realised Olivetti is French, not Italian...no wonder the crowd isn't fond of Fish...

Olli breaks and I expect him to ace himself into the second set!!!!

First set goes to Olivetti! Fish looks baffled.

Basketball players who don't make the draft should turn to tennis...

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Basketball players who don't make the draft should turn to tennis...

and compete in a separate NBA tennis tour....

And Olivetti loses the advanage of the early break...seems pooped already....

Fish serving for the 2nd set....minutes after being hit by OLivetti's ball...seconds after my comment that the guy could kill with the ball

Fabulous lob from Fish.

AO seems to be a much more savvy version of Karlovic. 5-3 to serve for the match.

Fish strung up.

And Oli causes a major upset!
Fishy offers a limp handshake and disappears back into the ocean...

For the ladies who haven't had a chance to watch the match...Oli giving an interview, and close up, quite easy on the eye

Until tomorrow where there'll be 5 Frenchmen in the last 8.....au revoir....

Tsonga through, next LLondra Olivetti, 2nd set, Llondra won the 1st in a tie-breaker, Oli choking it away, Llondra's got 3 break points at the very start...come on Oli!

I find myself more interested in Memphis Open, Raonic and Isner could meet in the final, future slam winners, duh!