05-12-2012, 02:41 PM
Op de ATP site staat een top 5 van de comebacks of the year.
De nr. 1 kunnen we ons vast nog wel herinneren...bizarre wedstrijd
1. Andreas Seppi d. Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-7(1), 7-6(6), 7-6(6) – Saved 6 M.P., Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Third Round
Under a full moon, with temperatures plummeting and the floodlights blazing down on the fabled, marble Pietrangeli Court, 3,500-seated spectators and what seemed like every fan at the Foro Italico huddled together to witness one of the great comebacks by an Italian player. The chants of “Seppi, Seppi…” grew louder as Romans, glued to the marble steps surrounding the sunken show court, witnessed Andreas Seppi save six match points against Stanislas Wawrinka for a place in the quarter-finals for the first time.
World No. 30 Seppi served at 5-4 in the first set, 3-1 in the second and 2-1 in the third. Each time Wawrinka roused himself with a response. Holding match points at 6-5 in the second set tie-break and at 5-3, 40/15 in the deciding set, the Swiss looked set for victory. "When I was down 2-5, I had a lot of energy, but the audience gave me a huge boost,” said Seppi. “And so, I had the strength to try until the end."
Even when Wawrinka won six straight points for a 6-3 lead in the tie-break, local fans and Seppi, most importantly, never gave up hope of a great escape. Competing on the back of a 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 second-round win over World No. 10 John Isner, Seppi won the next five points, completing a famous victory in three hours and 21 minutes to ensure delirious celebrations and a place in Italian tennis-lore. It was the match of the tournament and, remarkably, the first time that all three sets had been decided in tie-breaks since the tie-break rule was introduced in Rome in 1971. Seppi went onto compile a career-best year, including two ATP World Tour titles from three finals.
De nr. 1 kunnen we ons vast nog wel herinneren...bizarre wedstrijd
1. Andreas Seppi d. Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-7(1), 7-6(6), 7-6(6) – Saved 6 M.P., Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Third Round
Under a full moon, with temperatures plummeting and the floodlights blazing down on the fabled, marble Pietrangeli Court, 3,500-seated spectators and what seemed like every fan at the Foro Italico huddled together to witness one of the great comebacks by an Italian player. The chants of “Seppi, Seppi…” grew louder as Romans, glued to the marble steps surrounding the sunken show court, witnessed Andreas Seppi save six match points against Stanislas Wawrinka for a place in the quarter-finals for the first time.
World No. 30 Seppi served at 5-4 in the first set, 3-1 in the second and 2-1 in the third. Each time Wawrinka roused himself with a response. Holding match points at 6-5 in the second set tie-break and at 5-3, 40/15 in the deciding set, the Swiss looked set for victory. "When I was down 2-5, I had a lot of energy, but the audience gave me a huge boost,” said Seppi. “And so, I had the strength to try until the end."
Even when Wawrinka won six straight points for a 6-3 lead in the tie-break, local fans and Seppi, most importantly, never gave up hope of a great escape. Competing on the back of a 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 second-round win over World No. 10 John Isner, Seppi won the next five points, completing a famous victory in three hours and 21 minutes to ensure delirious celebrations and a place in Italian tennis-lore. It was the match of the tournament and, remarkably, the first time that all three sets had been decided in tie-breaks since the tie-break rule was introduced in Rome in 1971. Seppi went onto compile a career-best year, including two ATP World Tour titles from three finals.
"Hij heeft misschien nog weinig tegenstand, maar dat is wat anders. En ook niet waar trouwens".
Mooi van Isner, maar nu wel erg jammer dat Russell niet mee doet. Maar wel gunstig voor Querrey. Jammer dat Anderson niet doordrukte, maar dat kan Zeballos mooi doen.
Stunt Wawrinka zou leuk zijn, maar niet als ie vervolgens verliest van Djokovic. Maar als die dan weer verliest van Berdych, maakt het niet uit. Dus vannacht is inderdaad cruciaal.
Mooi van Isner, maar nu wel erg jammer dat Russell niet mee doet. Maar wel gunstig voor Querrey. Jammer dat Anderson niet doordrukte, maar dat kan Zeballos mooi doen.
Stunt Wawrinka zou leuk zijn, maar niet als ie vervolgens verliest van Djokovic. Maar als die dan weer verliest van Berdych, maakt het niet uit. Dus vannacht is inderdaad cruciaal.