Mana Games

[Luinir]

ivo is always lucky with the net.

[marouane]

jhon dim i was waithin for him yesterday ,deadline for 1sr round but he didn t come

[Dr.Ivo]

Dr.Ivo def. Jankov 7-6(6),6-3!

I hardly believe that i won in 2 sets, i was very lucky to do that, but i did it to myself as i played too relaxed and i was screwing around too much, i served 2nd serves almost the whole match...i also tried some funny things, but i should play much more serious He used that and played very well, he really deserved a set, but i was too lucky to avoid it, i should lose it im really sorry for these net cord points, i apologize, i really dont do it deliberately
Like i said, he played nice, but the way i defended was crucial in some moments of the match where i made him miss some important balls...he passed me much better than usually, but i gave him that chance by serving poor

1.set...i got to a break point in the first game, but he saved it...and then, at 2-1, he managed to break me from 40-0 down...i really started doing stupid things from 40-0 up so he used and broke me...we held our serves easily until 5-3 and his serve for the set...i somehow predicted that i will break there, but i was lucky as he had 2 set points, at 40-30 and advantage...i saved it with defending, i was reaching everything and i was just slicing it back in play, he could finish it, but he missed 2,3 balls to hand me a break Then we held easily till the TB where i made an early minibreak and he got it right back with fantastic point And then, i made another minibreak at 4-3, i thought i will win it easily then...but he responded with 2 great points at 5-4 and 5-5 although i was a bit deconcentrated...and there was his 3rd set point on serve, but i saved it as i reached the net with slice, he missed 1st serve so i was able to make him play short balls...and at 6-6 i did it again to get myself a set point which i used with a nice volley

2.set...i though he will fall apart in the 2nd set, but he continued to play well...we held serves until 2-2 and then he broke me, i relaxed too much again...fortunately for me, i broke back with some lucky shots and net approaches...and then i was very lucky at 4-3 and 30-30 where i won a point by a net cord, sorry for that man I used that break point and broke him for the 2nd time in the set...i served out the match with ease!

Nice match, i was lucky, but i played very bad too, i will have to play much more serious against you next time, but im happy i won in 2 sets...hope to meet you again, GG and GL!

[Sampreas]

Reserve QF Dr.Ivo def Sampreas 6:3 , 6:4 .
He is too good ,i like how he play on the net its really good .He is very defansive from the baseline but when is necessary he can be ofansive to ,all in all very good and fair player it was nice to play with him.I think that i was good ,i was playing nice tennis too ,and i hope that next tim i will have more success in match with him. Good luck and enjoy.

[Dr.Ivo]

Reserve QF: Dr.Ivo def. Sampreas 6-3,6-4!

It was very nice, competitive and entertaining match, he played very good, i dont think i've ever seen him play that good A lot of nice baseline points, a lot of good serves and volleys, everything was there...he passed me many times, he returned well I think my only BP's came in the games where i broke, so i can be happy with use of BP's He had only one break point, in the 2nd set

1.set...we were very solid on serve as we held comfortably till 3-2...there i broke him on my 2nd break point, i managed to reach the net and win the point Then we continued to hold our serve easily till the end of the set

2.set...he seemed even more dangerous in this set, he started threatening my serve more...we held with no big problems until 2-1 where he got to his only break point, but i saved it with an ace I held serve and i actually expected him to drop his level a bit after that, but he was concentrated enough to hold his serve until 4-4, he played really good in that period And then, fortunately for me, as a result of his errors, i broke him for the 2nd time in the match...i think he even had a game point in that game, but i was lucky to save it...i served out the match to 30 with some nice shots

Very good match, you are getting better and better, hope to meet you many more times, just keep it up GG and GL!

[Dr.Ivo]

Serena Williams def. Dr.Ivo 7-6(3),6-3!

Good match for him, bad for me, he played at about the same level like in AO, but he was luckier this time and he deserved to win this tournament I defended solid, but it was not enough for him, he didnt make many errors, but i had my chances and i had to use them, especially in the first set...i increased my serve power for this match, but it didnt make much difference, score would be the same anyway He passed me brilliant few times and he was lucky to guess some of my serves when he needed to We both had BP's just in one of the return games, i didnt use my, he used his and it made the difference, he also played great in the TB

1.set...we were holding serves very easily until i got to 5-4 lead where he had 15-40, but he made 2 strange errors to lead us to deuce...there i was extremely lucky as i won the point by a net cord, sorry He saved first set point when i mistimed my shot and missed it...then, he made another strange error to hand me another set point which he saved with a 216 kmh ace He managed to hold serve and we headed into the TB...he started perfect there, i hit a 2nd serve and after few tries of passing shot he played a perfect lob, it landed right on the line, i couldnt do anything He got to 3-0, i held for 3-2 and he held for 5-2, that was a period of serve points...and then at 5-2, i missed 1st serve again and he used that chance to put in a brilliant passing shot which got him to 6-2...i saved first set point, but he used one on his serve

2.set...he gained momentum and played better on my serve and i couldnt do much on his...at 2-1, he guessed some serves and played nice shots to get to his first break point at 15-40...he used it when he forced me miss a volley...i could play that game better, but i couldnt get my 1st serve in and that made it tough, so he deserved to break me Then we held our serves comfortably till the end of the match, my only chance was deuce at 4-2, but that was all i could do as he served out the match easily

Congrats on the title, you were a better player today, no doubt Im happy with the final, nice result although i could play better in this match...GG and GL!