[ATP Tour] #70 In München en ergens in Portugal

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Op zaterdag 8 juni 2013 21:26 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Fedje en Haas gaan samen dubbelen

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Op zaterdag 8 juni 2013 21:26 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Fedje en Haas gaan samen dubbelen

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Op zaterdag 8 juni 2013 21:26 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Fedje en Haas gaan samen dubbelen

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Op maandag 10 juni 2013 17:17 schreef Norrage het volgende:
en 6-2 4-1 voor Thiemo

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Op maandag 10 juni 2013 17:17 schreef Norrage het volgende:
en 6-2 4-1 voor Thiemo

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Op maandag 10 juni 2013 17:41 schreef Szura het volgende:
Hij zou toch tegen Dutra Silva spelen?

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Op maandag 10 juni 2013 18:27 schreef Wopper1 het volgende:
Sjongejonge wat speelt Hewitt een draak van een partij (al blijft zijn vrouw wel een aangename verschijning).

Eurosport commentator heeft ook niet zijn beste dag vandaag.. Doe dan maar Tedje

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Op maandag 10 juni 2013 18:29 schreef Ambrosius het volgende:

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BBC2.

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A tense match between Belgium’s Xavier Malisse and Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez was decided in favour of the X-Man by two sets to one. Malisse and Garcia-Lopez both exchanged heated words with each other and chair umpire James Keothavong in a match which was high on passion but perhaps lacking a little in sportsmanship.

Malisse made the best possible start, winning the toss and choosing to receive before breaking Garcia-Lopez twice to race to a 3-0 lead. Garcia-Lopez pegged one break back, but couldn’t make any further progress against the powerful Belgian who took the first set 6-4.

Malisse’s famous temper reared its head even when he was in control, he fussed when Garcia-Lopez delayed his serve by asking for a towel, then when receiving he poked his head through the advertising hoardings surrounding the court to tell people in the corridor behind it to be quiet.

Many of the decisive points were won by Malisse when he advanced to the net, as a volleyer of the ball he’s underrated, and showed great hands at the net and in mid-court, his experience allowing him to pick the right times to nip in and seal the deal.

The second set went with serve all the way to 6-5 to Garcia-Lopez. But there was no shortage of incident. Malisse made inroads into Garcia-Lopez’s service every single game – not one game was won to love by the Spaniard in the second set, and at 5-5 a mighty battle ensued as Malisse pressed for a break. A contentious line call was disputed by Malisse, who seems to be very much a man to bear grudges – whilst on court at least. Garcia-Lopez wasn’t all smiles either, a long rally had to be replayed when a groundstroke of his was called out then overruled by the chair umpire – Garcia-Lopez wanted the point. Garcia-Lopez valiantly held though, and got his reward in the next game as he broke from deuce in the next game to take the 2nd set 7-5 and level the match at one apiece.

Malisse felt aggrieved that he had lost that set, and was upset again at 1-1 and 2-2 in the final set, arguing loudly with the umpire. There was a lot of vocal support from a female member of Garcia-Lopez’s entourage, and Malisse comically asked if the lady was his babysitter.

The break came for Malisse midway through the final set. Again he showed his skills at the net to win several points in succession and then secured a game with a beautifully crafted spinning drop-shot that Santoro would be proud of.

Malisse sulks and glares, he pouts and gesticulates, and he mutters and curses – but the crowd lapped it up, it all added to the live tennis experience. Games went with serve after the break, and Malisse sent down an ace at match point to end a bad tempered contest. Chair umpire James Keothavong refused to shake hands with Malisse, who had berated him throughout the match. People expect tennis players to be feisty, and Malisse pushed that to the limit, but in general the crowd supported him – but James Keothavong was booed for not shaking hands at the end.

It would be unfair not to mention the fact that Garcia-Lopez lost his temper several times during the match too – it’s just that Malisse is such a showman when he does so. Malisse kicked his racquet in two during the match, and Garcia-Lopez levelled things up after the match had finished, and stormed off down the tunnel.

Malisse defeats Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 and advances to the second round where he will face Juan Martin del Potro.

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Op dinsdag 11 juni 2013 21:45 schreef Marcoss het volgende:
Was wel onderdeel van één van de meest vreemde Wimbledons ooit (wat mij betreft dan) met Krajicek die net terug was van alleen maar blessures en direct de kwartfinale haalde, Schalken die (als enige dat toernooi) Hewitt aan het wankelen kreeg en zelfs een paar punten verwijderd was van winst en dan Nalbandian die opeens vanuit het niets de finale haalde

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Op dinsdag 11 juni 2013 19:03 schreef Afhaalchinees het volgende:
Iemand nu queens gezien? Waarom was die tegenstander van querry boos op de umpire?

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Op dinsdag 11 juni 2013 21:45 schreef Marcoss het volgende:
Was wel onderdeel van één van de meest vreemde Wimbledons ooit (wat mij betreft dan) met Krajicek die net terug was van alleen maar blessures en direct de kwartfinale haalde, Schalken die (als enige dat toernooi) Hewitt aan het wankelen kreeg en zelfs een paar punten verwijderd was van winst en dan Nalbandian die opeens vanuit het niets de finale haalde

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Op woensdag 12 juni 2013 13:15 schreef Szura het volgende:
Hewitt fucking held