Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) 2013

[Florian]

Ok so just a couple words about the final :

pidzi (djoko) def. Florian (fed) 6-4 6-7(7) 6-2

A very disappointing loss from my side, I wasn't playing well at the beginning, being broken on my 1st game again, I was trying too many difficult shots and it wasn't working, I was probably too speedy in my head ^^. At 2-3* I got myself a 15-40 lead which I couldn't convert, unfortunately some lag appeared just when he served a 2nd serve in the 1st one, and I lost a bit of focus to face myself two more bps in my serve game. I reacted and played better level from this moment but without more opportunities to break him so he took it logically.

2nd set started a bit like 1st, he broke me in the middle of the set but somehow I broke back at 3-4* or when he served for the match, he saved a 0-40 but did an ue on the next bp so it gave me more calm and after some very nice rallies I took the set at the tb.

I could feel I was pretty much in control of the rallies in the 3rd since he was doing more errors, and with the momentum helping my cause I got myself twice a 0-40 lead but couldn't convert, he served nicely there and I wasn't moving as I should have to defend his very consistent attacks.
I guess he got more confident from that point and I didn't score another game till the end.

Globally happy about my tourney but I'm disappointed about that last match, I converted only 1/13bp while he did 3/8.

Congrats to pidzi who really deserves that title, considering how amazing his rise those last months. I hope i'll be able to play some great fights till WTF which will be my last chance to take a decisive title this season with Bercy.