Munich ATP 250 - Men's Quarterfinal
3 Tommy Haas d 6 Florian Mayer - 64 61
35 year-old Tommy continues to roll back the years.
In 9 tournaments played this year this is his 4th Sf showing: 1-2.
It's really quite remarkable.
He'll face Ivan Dodig in the Sf's - H2H: 1-0/Tommy.
They just played a fairly tight 3-setter at Delray Beach.
Moving up: Tommy should bump up one to #13 on Monday.
Let's hear for the old guys.
Munich ATP 250 - Men's 2nd Round
1 Janko Tipsarevic d Grega Zemlja - 64 62
Janko won his first tournament of the year at Chennai and then a tailspin.
He had suffered a bit of an injury for 7 tourny's could get into a Qf.
Until last week when he made the Qf's at Bucharest.
Post match: I was really pumped, because I knew he is a great returner
and can turn the match around if you are not serving well.
But on the other hand, I was good at using my chances today and
this is why I have a comfortable win under my belt.
Munich ATP 250 - Men's 2nd Round
4 Philipp Kohlschreiber d Q Evgeny Korolev - 62 64
The defender is hoping for a 3rd title at Munich & 5th ATP title overall.
Remember, most of these players are use to losing every week.
Post match: I was a little bit nervous.
It’s an unusual feeling to be defending a title...
I feel comfortable on the centre court. I’ve won two times here,
and as we say in Germany, all good things come in threes,
so I’ll try my best to do it.
Let's here for the old guys! At 34 Tommy is having a great week.
He entered Munich as a wildcard and knocked off seeds Tsonga & Baghdatis.
In fact, he hasn't lost a set this week.
He improves his W/L on the year to 7-4.
He'll next play (3) Marin Cilic - H2H: 1-0/TH.
Their one match was a 10-8 5th set thriller at Wimbledon in 2009.
I can't help but pull for him.
Belgrade ATP 250 - Final
1 Novak Djokovic d Feliciano Lopez - 76(4) 62
Wow: 27-0 on the year while winning 5 straight tournament titles.
Let's how this streak translates to clay.
Novak got a decent draw in Madrid - a Rafa/Novak final would be sweet.
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Estoril ATP 250 - Final
8 Juan Martin Del Potro d 2 Fernando Verdasco - 62 62
And that folks is DelPo's 2nd title of the season as he goes 25/6.
With the win he moves up to #32.
The big boys can breathe easier - he'll be seeded at Roland Garros.
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Munich ATP 250 - Final
7 Nikolay Davydenko d 5 Florian Mayer - 63 36 61
Nice move: The win bumps Niko up 12 places in the rankings to #28.
Title 21 equates to winning at least 1 title for 9 consecutive years.
Estoril ATP 250
4 Albert Montanes d Federico Gil - 62 67(4) 75
The defending champ defends - beating Roger Federer along the way.
Ranked #34 - he is only the 7th highest ranked Spaniard - now that's deep.
This is Albert's 4th career title and not surprisingly they've all come on clay.
He'll play Ernests Gulbis in the 1st round in Madrid on Tuesday. H2H: 2-1/EG.
Munich ATP 250
2 Mikhail Youzhny d 1 Marin Cilic - 63 46 64
Youzhny has played three finals this season - today he finally bagged one.
Youzhny collects his 6th title and 1st since winning in Moscow last year.
Last Jusly he was ranked #70 - since then he has quietly moved up to #15.
He will face Lukas Lacko in the 1st round in Madrid. H2H: 1-0/MY.
Belgrade ATP 250
3 Sam Querrey d 2 John Isner - 36 76(4) 64
Two American's. On European clay. Contesting a final. What are the odds?
At the beginning of the week John & Sam were ranked #'s 21 & 22.
Sam's win will leapfrog him over John into the top 20.
This is Sam's 4 career title and second of 2010 following his win in Memphis.
Both Sam and John will open against a qualifiers this week in Madrid.
The pic above: Novak (right) is 6'2" and is the short one in the pic!
Photos: Reuters/AP
Tomorrow's Final
1 Marin Cilic vs 2 Mikhail Youzhny - H2H: 0-3
Both boys have 5 career titles - one will make it 6 tomorrow.
Youzhny has quietly been putting together a solid 2010 and is ranked #15.
This is his 3rd final this season - he has yet score the victory.
Marin is looking for his 3rd title this year.
*****
Semifinal Results
1 Marin Cilic d 5 Marcos Baghdatis - 36 62 63
2 Mikhail Youzhny d Philipp Petzschner - 75 76(5)
Photos: Reuters/AP
Tomorrow's Semifinals
1 Marin Cilic vs Marcos Baghdatis - H2H: 1-0
They played in Miami in March - Cilic won in straights.
Marin is looking to win a 3rd title this season - it'd be the most on the year.
2 Mikhail Youzhny vs Philipp Petzschner (above) - H2H: 1-0
Mikhail has been to two finals this season - losing both.
To make a 3rd he will face a partisan home crowd as they cheer their Philipp.
*****
Quarterfinal Results
1 Marin Cilic d 6 Nicolas Almagro - 64 67(2) 62
That is almost a surprising result.
2 Mikhail Youzhny d Jan Hajek - 61 63
Mikhail is in the throes of a good year.
Philipp Petzschner d 3 Tomas Berdych - 16 63 64
And the defender is out.
5 Marcos Baghdatis d 4 Philipp Kohlschreiber - 63 64
Sorry guys - you only get one Philipp with 2 P's in the semis.
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Photo: Philipp Petzschner - Getty Images
BELGRADE ATP 250 - Top Seeds
1. Novak Djokovic (above) - Winner '09
2. John Isner - Debut
3. Sam Querrey - Round of 32 '09
4. Stanislas Wawrinka - Debut
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ESTORIL ATP 250 - Top Seeds
1. Roger Federer - Winner '08
2. Ivan Ljubicic - Round of 32 '00
3. Gael Monfils - Round of 16 '06
4. Albert Montanes - Winner '09
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MUNICH ATP 250 - Top Seeds
1. Marin Cilic - Quarterfinal '08 '09
2. Mikhail Youzhny - Finalist '07 '09
3. Tomas Berdych - Winner '09
4. Philipp Koehlschreiber - Winner '07
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Photo: Novak Djokovic Wins Debut Sebian Open '09
Getty Images
Tommy Haas Wins ATP Title at Munich
Munich ATP 250 - Men's Final
3 Tommy Haas d 4 Philipp Kohlschreiber - 63 76(3)
At 35 Tommy becomes the oldest ATP title winner in 5 years.
This is his 14th title and 4th in Germany: Stuttgart '01; Halle '09 & '12.
The win will bump him up a spot to #13. Next stop: top ten! Surely.
Post match: It's a sensational feeling to be quite honest.
It was another one of those milestones that I hoped for,
to maybe win this title one year. To have done that, this late in my career,
is a big highlight for me. Every time you win a title,
it's a reflection of putting everything together the whole week.
It doesn't happen that often. You're really proud of those moments.
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