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

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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.

Isner has only broken serve of opponent once in 2 matches, but still is in the quarters to beat Melzer, cmon Issy.

A fabulous hold from Olivetti!
Anyone watching?

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Isner has only broken serve of opponent once in 2 matches, but still is in the quarters to beat Melzer, cmon Issy.

You watching Memphis? Already daytime over there, these time-zones are killing me...

1st serve points won Llodra 27/29.

That was it for Oli. It was good while it lasted

Wish many more tournaments were playing as fast as Marseille.

Olivetti has a HUGE serve, apparently he once hit one which was clocked over 250kph (but was out unfortunately).

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

Yes , he also looks in perspective a much better player than Karlo, moves a lot of better and can you believe, he can play good old styled serve and volley.

noleisthebest wrote:

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Isner has only broken serve of opponent once in 2 matches, but still is in the quarters to beat Melzer, cmon Issy.

You watching Memphis? Already daytime over there, these time-zones are killing me...

Memphis is currently playing WTA (Brianti-Arvidsson).

JM was probably referring to the Young-Isner match. Out of the four sets for Isner ( 2TB sets with Muller, 1TB set with Young) there was only one 6-4 set.

Jeremy_Kyle wrote:

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

Yes , he also looks in perspective a much better player than Karlo, moves a lot of better and can you believe, he can play good old styled serve and volley.

Agree, JK.

Looking for Delpo - Gasquet: shouldn't they start now??

Here is the schedule. All times local.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Schedule.aspx

DelPo-Gasquet not before 630pm local.

I'll go get a drink meantime

Gasquet Delpo next

Gasaquet squanders 2 break points...

Another one...nice play from Gasq

It's funny to see Gasquet in front of his home crowd tonight.

Delpo as usual...heavy-duty stuff.
Two set points for Gasquet

I don't know if it's just a French thing, but that "ooohaaayyy" noise the crowd makes is really annoying.

Thankfully del Potro has broken to shut them up.

Delpo cruising.

Gasquet breaks and is back in the match

Gasquet deserved this one to go to the decider, allez !

Tie-break

I have just had a major senior moment. I have posted 4 comments about the match on a music thread...

Anway, Delpo through to face Tsonga in sthe semis tomoorw. sounds promising. Nice fight and match from Gasquet, too. He really wanted the win badly, shae he couldn't at least take it to the decider, Had his chances, but blew them all...

Next Ljubicic Tipsarevic. tipsarevc on paper, but I'll go for Luber in 3.

Luber should get some sort of a wig.
someone should get it for him as a nice retirement present. He's playing like a pensioner at the moment....this one would do...

http://www.fancydressoutlet.co.uk/images/60s-rock-legend-wig-33536.jpg

First set goes to Tipsy

Tips playing good all-court tennis at the moment. Looks fit. A lot fitter than Luber...

Tipsy wins in straights. Over to Memphis and Querrey loses the first set against Stepanek in tie-break....Go Saaaaaaam!

Sam gets bagelled in set 2. Was he injured?

NO,he was shattered by losing that first set in the tie-breaker. Gilbert as new coach dis shake his head a bit (on the inside, of course )

SO sorry for Sam.

Melzer is up a break on Isner in the first set.

laverfan wrote:Melzer is up a break on Isner in the first set.

I'm giving my brain a bit of rest from tennis for an hour. Saw too much today, even a WTA match

Double break and set to Melzer.

Isner out. Rochus Raonic should be hilarious

Rochus and Raonic warming up in front of about 10 people. their coaches & umpire included.
A truly depressing sight. And sound, since it's an indoor court and there's this hollow echo....

Actually, I was wrong, I can count 6 people .

And now THE MOST DEPRESSING THING EVER!!!
The organisers are actually PLAYING the sound of cheering and clapping...I simply CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!!!

Will they ever stop warming up....

The attendance has gone up to 10 people. Myself included

Three more people. Tridecaphobia, anyone.

Rochus can be a handful.

And they continue to warm up....I give up....this surely is the weirdest "match " I have ever NOT seen

LF,

what on earth is going on in Memphis?

Stream dead.

PS: Here is what I see. https://imgur.com/zeHth

Live Scores is dead as well.

Fromsport does not have any streams either.

I was "watching" on tennistv.

BTW, I'm dead (tired) too. Off to bed....

Did TennisTV go dark as well?

The stream is back, so is livescores. The match should be starting in a few minutes.

The match was scheduled at 7pm US CT. Better crowd in now.