Grand Prix Hassan II - Marrakech Marocco

[herios]

1 G. Garcia-Lopez
2 J. Sousa
3 B. Coric
4 F. Delbonis
5 T. Gabashvili
6 A. Ramos-Vinolas
7 P. Carreno Busta
8 J. Vesely

 

[herios]

Some of the seeds lost their opening match:
Ramos-Vinolas defeated by Paul Henri Mathieu
Gabashvili lost to Gimeno-Traver.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JvxWyEDB6w[/video]

 

[herios]

Second seed Sousa upset by Bagnis 6-2, 6-4.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

borna coric finally gets to play on Friday. (unless his opponent is injured again)

 

[herios]

QF line-up on Friday:

G.G Lopez - Vesely
Coric - P.H. Mathieu
Delbonis - Carreno-Busta
Montanes - Bagnis

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zLvo5jnrms[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-c16XFgwQ[/video]

 

[El Dude]

Thanks for that, Pavllik, I skipped around and watched a few minutes. Coric can play - he's got excellent movement and defense. His offense isn't as weak as some say, but definitely needs a bit of spark in order to become a true elite, but I definitely see a top 10 player in the making, probably next year. But I think he establishes himself in the top 20 this year.

 

[herios]

Thanks for that, Pavllik, I skipped around and watched a few minutes. Coric can play - he's got excellent movement and defense. His offense isn't as weak as some say, but definitely needs a bit of spark in order to become a true elite, but I definitely see a top 10 player in the making, probably next year. But I think he establishes himself in the top 20 this year.

Hmmm. I dunno.

 

[herios]

SF: Delbonis - Montanes 6-4, 6-3.

 

[El Dude]

Delboner is another disappointment. A couple years ago he looked somewhat promising, not a future elite but maybe a top 20 type. For some reason I have him paired with Vasek Pospisil in my mind. Both look like perennial top 40-50 types.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R__jJxYcwcI[/video]

 

[herios]

A very interesting final in this event. Between two players ranked beside each other:
Delbonis is 47 and Coric is 48.
Will Coric become the next teenager to win an ATP event since Kei Nishikori?
Or will Delbonis win his second title of his career?
A good opportunity for either of them.

 

[herios]

I am picking Delboner by the way, because he navigated easily through his draw, while Coric sorta squeezed by.

 

[nehmeth]

Coric got spanked that first set. Delbonis with some wicked good shotmaking. On serve in the 2nd. Stream keeps freezing on me.

 

[nehmeth]

Congrats to Delbonis. Closed down the would be upstart quite well.

 

[herios]

Congrats to Delbonis. Closed down the would be upstart quite well.

It played out exactly as I expected.
Coric is a fighter, but I doubt he will be a top 20 player anytime soon.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxDyEmW7pPI[/video]

 

[Riotbeard]

Coric really needed to win this. If you can't beat Delbonis...