Brisbane 2014 !

[C4iLL]

Hey, I've seen IsniperXZ beat Tdbchess 6-0 6-0 what happenned to the Diva ? I think he never lost on such a score ever ^^

[pigrosofo]

Hey, I've seen IsniperXZ beat Tdbchess 6-0 6-0 what happenned to the Diva ? I think he never lost on such a score ever ^^

I think Diva didn't want to play and retired, and maybe they agreed a score like that instead of Opponent Retired or WO...Diva usually doesn't take bagel from top players, so it's more incredible he would take one by Isniper

[pidzi]

To be honest i would not be surprised if its real score from the match, since i recently have already seen tdbchess lost to Magav multiple times by 0/6 and whats more intriguing that Isniper with his age and only 55 games played online overall already has top 15 game, which is truly incredible, he also told me himself that he beat tdbchess by double bagel and i dont think he would be praising tdb surrendering as his beating him so you can make a picture. I thought there are other great talents like Grilo, Magav, campa, thierry, tomi, but he is by far wiht highest potential.
But would be really good to see the opinion of both players how the match really looked like since this is one of most unexpected and unusual results in last months.

[C4iLL]

I played 2 sets a few weeks ago with the young talent Isniper, I lost 6-4 with Gulbis I think, I was surprised. Then afterwards, I played at 100% and remind him who's the boss

Apparently he practiced very hard in offline vs AI and is able to compete with IA Incredible

[pigrosofo]

Ok, I understand.
I retire my previous words
Isniper, please have pity towards the old Pigro if we will meet in some match in future
I joke but I have the sensation that early I will be beaten by several newcomers
I can say, having played with him some weeks ago, and lost in tied set, that one of these new talents is my connational TheBoss-94

[C4iLL]

Defeat of Isaldor vs TheBoss another surprising result ! It seems the challengers tour helped TheBoss becoming an important player

[IsniperXZ]

Guys I just played my best tennis... I practiced a lot offline and now I think I'm ready to compete at high levels... just to say my opinion i think tdb is a great player and i'm not and probably won't be ever as good as him, I don't know what else I should say, we played the match till the end and now i'm already in my first 250's semis thanking to a bet with Sedas too (We betted if I won 60 60 in one of the 2 match we had to play he would let me pass through the other tournament.. I beated him 61 61 and he respected the bet), they're two great players and I'm honorated to have beated them...
Anyway...I won with C4ill a set 62, not 64 xD (just joking), and I would like to play with pigro too, he is one of my fav itst players, maybe also because he is Italian like me!! ahahah

[inseedious]

Wow, it's nice to see Italian talents growing... maybe in some months we'll be seriously able to compete with France
And, depending on the next update by manutoo, I'll probably come back to show who's the Italian boss

[pidzi]

The update has already been released yesterday so you can try it out.

[C4iLL]

Report time ! Magav (Dolgopolov) vs C4iLL (Gulbis) = 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

To sum-up, I was really surprised with my level with Gulbis which was really good !
In my opinion, I really dominated Magav during set 1 (finished in 10-15 minutes) and especially the first part of set 2. I even thought I could win like 6-2 or 6-1 in set 2 at a moment as I had the feeling to control the match and that he was psychologically hurt by the violence of the Gulbis shots It was like Rocky Balboa spamming his opponents of uppercuts !!

We had a little pause at 4-2 and this strangely break my rythm I think + the succesful dropshots strategy of Dolgopolov. At 4-3 we had 7 draws at 40-a and I lost my break in advance whereas I had several opportunities to lead 5-3.

Afterwards at 6-5 on my serve, I lead 40-30, one opportunity to go tie break, but missed. He had a set opportunity he converted with a lag. I thought the match would be finished in 2 sets and now I'm in a third...

Third set I was a bit disturbed whereas he looked really confident, he broke me 3-1 with a 0-40 situation. And afterwards, despite the fact I came back to my best level, it was too late to break again despite a big pressure put on his service.

Gulbis-CaiLL = 7 aces, 4 double faults, 61 winners, 55 faults, 3/4 break points
Dolgopolov-Magav = 8 aces, 0 double fault, 37 winners, 28 faults, 4/7 break points
Average rallies lenght = 7

Congratulations to Magav, I had a lot of fun Can you tell me by the way, what was our stamina ? Because I had no visual in game to check it ^^

[MaGav]

Report time ! Magav (Dolgopolov) vs C4iLL (Gulbis) = 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

In the beginning I was really astonished by Gulbis's consistency and accuracy even not in a perfect timing and position. The match started with a winning the serve and a break for C4iLL, but just after I broke him back 2-2. C4iLL was winning his service games easily while i had huge problems with that. He could execute my serve with return winners (5 in a whole match), my defense and trying to turn around points was unsuccessful (poor shots on the half court, low precision). I was more and more shaky of that and playing less risky. C4iLL played really great. He broke me 3-5 and won his serve easily.

From the beginning i knew i have to lower Gulbis's stamina but I only did it in the 2nd set. I also changed choosing the sort and direction of shots comparing to the 1st set. It made C4iLL surprised several times. It started with a quick break for C4iLL and 0-2. That time C4iLL was too confident watching the score i think. I took advantage of this occasion. Whereas 2-3 i had an occasion for a rebreak (break point, many deuces), but he held. I did it in his next service game - 4-4. At this time his stamina was at a 50% level, mine at 75% so it was giving me a new advantage. The set was finished with a break, but unfortunately after a huge lag just before his shot at a set point for me. He threw the ball out. 7-5.

In the 3rd set i was more relaxed, played more veried game. I dominated C4iLL like he was doing that in the 1st. I broke him for 3-1 and had more break chances when leading 4-1. Last two service games I won without losing a point.
Tough and good match C4iLL.

Match length: 1h 02min