BNP Paribas Open SIM 2010

[ILuvBillVal]

Well it's officially not me anymore.

I went out today to Matheja who by the way I would like to say played an EXCELLENT match. I've been pretty dominant in SIM lately, and even played my game quite well against him. He was able to come up big in crucial points in tiebreaks it made all the difference. He also really had a fantastic serve with his Nakamura I was quite surprised he fended off an abundance of break points with vicious serves out wide!

Anyways I guess it's all up to jayl0ve now.

[Amazing Matheja]

@ILuvBillVal
Yeah man...You played a really nice and strong match...After the first points i was thinking "Ok...let's loose with dignity..." You were playing hard and precise,making me run a lot!...I was happy to end it in 2...
Outwide serves were my N°1 weapon against you man!-since you were leathal during rallies...Sorry but i had to shorten rallies the quickest possible!
Congrats for your match man!And thanx for your words...
You'll win plenty other matchs!I'm 100% sure about that!

By The Way! : I got my ass kick by Jacagest...So it's officialy not me anymore too!

[Rocketsfall]

Just had a very intense R32 match against RAE. He won 6-4 6-7 6-3. Nice long exchanges, quick hands at the net, big serving. It had pretty much everything. Even though I had to wait for my first break chances until the very last game, where I had 0-40, while RAE had 10 break points in total, I'm still a bit disappointed. I had some very close matches with big guns recently but never managed to win. Guess I'll just keep on working and then an upset or two will come soon.

[Puttu puttuu]

hey man you will get there , i must say i always enjoy our matches . Very balanced > some good points with loads of variety so i guess just keep going !!!!

[Mack2300]

uhh I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall in sim lol. Had yet another frustrating loss but full credit to my opponent, he played the key points in the tiebreakers really well and had some of the nicest volleys I have seen any one play.
I think my main problem is that I am simply not getting enough sim practice in which is kinda tough when I am losing in the 1st/2nd rounds of all my tournaments I have to admit though that I did enjoy the unpredictabilty of it all as the momentum kept switching between me and Ace which was fun.

[Baghdad Baghdatis]

I think EPOX has just confirmed himself as not only a major contender for this SIM title but also I anticipate him to be world number 3 (SIM) by the end of the year.

He has just demolished SMP andyroro 6-2 6-0 and SMP is a rising star and a very good player. Its kind of like Noberto Beating Pichacu 6-2 6-0, its that impressive....

[Puttu puttuu]

nah Kebab , these two guys are actually friends , they have a little rivalry going , i was in their party when the match was being played , smp just got frustrated more or less gave the match away , giving pts and double faults away . However , you are right epox is a rising player and he will be ranked at least in the top 5. You my friend may have some strong resistance from davidou in your next match . He has been beating me and epox all week .He uses Nakamura so expect some strong returns... so yeah good luck .

my possible picks for the win :
You
Epox
Djarvik
Nhorbeto
Davidou
me if i somehow get past Djarvik and Norberto ( which lets face IT is near impossible )

[Baghdad Baghdatis]

Ah I see, i thought that score line was too one sided but just put it down to a scary performance from EPOX.

I have been name dropping David for many months now in various threads as a darkhorse, he is like the unsung hero. We have played many times and he always give me a good run for my money.

The last time we played in ITST arena it was 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 to me, it could of gone either way that one. To be honest players like you, David, EPOX and SMP are all quality players and are the new stars here in ITST, so I expect a fight and even losses in our future matches, toppled with the golden oldies like Djarvik, Noberto, Pichacu, Anteros etc, the tour couldn't be any tougher, or anymore interesting at the moment

[Puttu puttuu]

right well i have passed Djarvik 6-7 7-5 6-4 > now another hurdle with Norberto ouch !

[picachu211]

EPOX can go hot and cold in a instant.
No surprise he can win matches with a score like that.
Just for the record, no one bagels me.
Anteros did it once, but that was WS.

[Baghdad Baghdatis]

EPOX can go hot and cold in a instant.
No surprise he can win matches with a score like that.
Just for the record, no one bagels me.
Anteros did it once, but that was WS.

Yes i know Pica, it was an illustration, although I was a whisker from bageling you last night But in the end, you were just too strong, nice match btw - i will get my revenge mate

[Baghdad Baghdatis]

Played Davidou last night and lost 3-6 4-6.

I always said he was dangerous and our matches have always been close - his return of serve with nakurma, as puttu said, is just lethal.

Many congrats!

[Puttu puttuu]

I now firmly believe Norberto is going to win > i would bet anything. I have played all of the other Q-finalists and i can't think of anyone who could sink their teeth in his service games. He is that good.

The finalists will be Epox or Davidou (maybe Aceusam ) Versus Norberto .

it's 50/50 on who will win between Epox and Davidou . Some weeks Daviv will keep beating Epox some weeks Epox keeps winning.So the player with the most variety on serve will win ...

[AMAZING ZIZOU]

.So the player with the most variety on serve will win ...

Are we still talking about sim ?

[Mack2300]

I now firmly believe Norberto is going to win > i would bet anything. I have played all of the other Q-finalists and i can't think of anyone who could sink their teeth in his service games. He is that good.
...

I beat him in sim 6-3 6-4 the other day....well ok it was an exhibition