Miami 2020

[bogas1985]

Deszcz pada.

[DUN I LOVE]

Właśnie wróciłem z imprezy za 300 osób i chciałem pooglądać, a tu klops. No nic, może i lepiej, bo jakiś stan podgorączkowy mam, więc lecę się położyć.

[Damian]

Six-Time Champion: Agassi's Best Moments In Miami

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ATPTour.com looks back on Andre Agassi's six title runs in Miami

From 1990 to 2003, one man left his mark on the Miami Open presented by Itau like no other. That man was Andre Agassi.

The American, who lost a thrilling five-set match to future champion Thomas Muster (1997) on his tournament debut in 1987, claimed 61 victories from 19 tournament appearances at Crandon Park. Agassi lifted six of his 17 ATP Masters 1000 trophies in Florida, a tournament record he now shares with fellow six-time winner Novak Djokovic.

From his maiden Masters 1000 triumph as a 19-year-old to his final Miami crown at the age of 32, ATPTour.com takes a look back at each of the former World No. 1’s six title runs in Miami.

1990: The Beginning Of An Era
With nine ATP Tour titles to his name, a 19-year-old Agassi arrived at Crandon Park seeking his first Masters 1000 crown just two weeks after falling to Stefan Edberg in a four-set Indian Wells final. The American trailed by a set in three consecutive matches against Top 20 members Andres Gomez, Jim Courier and Jay Berger, but fought his way back on each occasion to reach his first of eight Miami championship matches.

Agassi faced Indian Wells final opponent Edberg for the title. The Swede entered the contest on a 10-match winning streak, but could not find a way past Agassi. The Las Vegas native claimed his first of six ATP Head2Head wins (6-3) against Edberg 6-1, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2 to claim the biggest title of his career.

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1995: Sampras Revenge
Five years after his first title, Agassi entered Miami looking to avenge losses to Pete Sampras. World No. 1 Sampras arrived in Miami as the defending champion with plenty of confidence, having beaten Agassi earlier in the month to win Indian Wells and 12 months ago to lift his second straight Miami trophy.

After surviving a final-set tie-break in his semi-final against Magnus Larsson, Agassi required another deciding-set tie-break against Sampras in the final. The World No. 2 ended Sampras’ 17-match winning streak in Miami with a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) victory after two hours and 13 minutes. Two weeks after the tournament, Agassi overtook Sampras in the FedEx ATP Rankings to become World No. 1 for the first time in his career.


1996: Back-To-Back
Agassi entered Miami in 1996 amidst a seven-month title drought, dating back to his 1995 success at New Haven. The World No. 3’s title defence almost ended in his opening match against Bernd Karbacher. For the third consecutive match in Miami, Agassi found a way through a final-set tie-break to keep his title hopes alive.

After defeating World No. 17 Arnaud Boetsch in straight sets to reach his third straight Miami final, Agassi was handed the trophy in unfortunate circumstances. Final opponent Goran Ivanisevic, who defeated Michael Chang and Pete Sampras to reach the final, woke up with a stiff neck and was forced to retire at 0-3 in the first set. It was the first time Agassi had successfully defended a Masters 1000 trophy.

2001: The Sunshine Double
After ending his 12-month wait for a title at the Australian Open, Andre Agassi entered Miami with a 17-2 record in 2001. The American had just captured his first Indian Wells title and was attempting to become only the fifth man to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’ by adding a fourth Miami crown to his tally.

Agassi did not drop a set en route to the semi-finals, where he faced Australian Open semi-final opponent Patrick Rafter. As he did in Melbourne, Agassi was taken to a decisive final set before booking his place in the championship match. In the final, the three-time champion edged an opening-set tie-break against Delray Beach winner Jan-Michael Gambill before cruising to a 7-6(4), 6-1, 6-0 victory.

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2002: A Milestone Win
Despite missing the opportunity to defend his Australian Open title with a right wrist injury, Agassi began the defence of his Miami title with confidence in 2002 after earning a runner-up finish in San Jose and a fourth Scottsdale title.

After breezing through to the semi-finals, Agassi faced Marcelo Rios in a repeat of the 1998 final. The two men split the opening two sets, before Rios was forced to retire with a right knee injury. Waiting for Agassi in the final was 20-year-old Roger Federer, who had defeated World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt to reach his maiden Masters 1000 final.

Agassi needed two hours and 21 minutes to earn his third victory against the Swiss in as many matches and the 700th tour-level victory his career. It would be his last against Federer, who won each of the remaining eight matches in their ATP Head2Head rivalry.


2003: Historic Hattrick
Agassi entered Miami with a 12-1 record in 2003, aiming to become the first man to win three consecutive Miami trophies. The five-time champion was tested by Mark Philippoussis and Younes El Aynaoui in the early stages of the event, before taking charge in deciding sets to reach the semi-finals.

The 32-year-old captured a record-extending sixth Miami crown with straight-sets victories against Top 10 players Albert Costa and Carlos Moya. It was the 16th of Agassi’s 17 Masters 1000 title runs. Agassi’s mark of 17 crowns at the Masters 1000 level was a record at the time, but has since been surpassed by the Big Three of Rafael Nadal (35), Djokovic (34) and Federer (28).

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[DUN I LOVE]

Dziś spora dawka tenisa.

[Damian]

MIAMI OPEN PRESENTED BY ITAU



Miami - plan gier na niedzielę:

Stadium – start o 17:
[5] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG)
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[19] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Steve Johnson (USA)

Nie przed 1:00:
WTA
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [WC] Jack Sock (USA)

Grandstand – start o 17:
[3] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Mikael Ymer (SWE)
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Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [12] Andriej Rubliow (RUS)

Nie przed 1:
[16] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [17] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
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Kort 1 – start o 16:30
Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs [10] Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
[Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs [2] Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS)
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[27] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [WC] Andy Murray (GBR)

Nie przed 0:00
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Butch Buchholz – start o 16:30:
Tennys Sandgren (USA) vs [18] Dusan Lajović (SRB)
[15] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [13] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)

Nie przed 1:
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[29] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [4] Alexander Zverev (GER)

Kort 6 – start o 17:
[23] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [WC] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
[7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Jannik Sinner (ITA)

Kort 8 – start o 17:
[11] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [Q] Dominik Koepfer (GER)
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[9] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs James Duckworth (AUS)

Kort 9 – start o 17:
[31] Filip Krajinović (CRO) vs John Millman(AUS)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs [30] Marin Cilić (CRO)

Kort 2 – start o 17:
[20] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
[25] Borna Corić (CRO) vs Soonwoo Kwon (KOR)

Kort – start o 17:
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) vs [24] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs [8] Fabio Fognini (ITA)

Kort 4 – start o 17:
Hugo Dellien (BOL) vs [28] Laslo Djere (SRB)

[DUN I LOVE]

Co tam w turnieju, kolego Love?

Odrabiamy zaległości dziś, mnóstwo grania.

Cuevas vs Wawrinka na PSE. Stan 76(4) *3-2 w tej chwili.

[bogas1985]

Monfils 6:1 6:1. Forma trwa
Dobry dzien dla Australii. De Minaur i Millman w kolejnej rundzie
3 set w meczu Schwartzman - Koepfer. Poki co po 1:1

[DUN I LOVE]

Dobry gracz z tego Koepfera. Diego nie przeszkadzał za bardzo, wpadając w charakterystyczny dla siebie ciąg UE. W efekcie Niemiec przypomina o sobie po IV rundzie USO, teraz czas na III rundę Miami.

Krecz Berrettiniego, fatalnie ze zdrowiem Włocha. Nie może się pozbierać.

[bogas1985]

Medvedev w III rundzie choc nie zachwycil. Daleko mu do formy z zeszłego lata.

W starciu Francuzów lepszy Humbert. Z rozstawionych idpada Lajovic.

Hubercik gra dalej. Dosyc szybkie 2 sety.

Cilic przelamuje w 3 na 3:1.

[DUN I LOVE]

Shapo też względnie lekko z Sinnerem. Trochę weryfkuje ten sezon obecny poziom Włocha.

E: Odrobił straty Hiszpan, 3-3.

E2: Niepoważny jest Cilić.

[Damian]

MIAMI OPEN PRESENTED BY ITAU



MAIN DRAW - pary III rundy:

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs [WC] Jack Sock (USA)
[19] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Steve Johnson (USA)
[11] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [Q] Dominik Koepfer (GER)
[27] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [WC] Andy Murray (GBR)

[7] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [12] Andriej Rubliow (RUS)
[16] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs [17] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
[29] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [4] Alexander Zverev (GER)


[3] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
[20] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs [13] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
[9] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [24] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
[25] Borna Corić (CRO) vs [8] Fabio Fognini (ITA)

Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) vs [28] Laslo Djere (SRB)
[23] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs [10] Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
Ugo Humbert (FRA) vs Tennys Sandgren (USA)
John Millman(AUS) vs [2] Daniił Miedwiediew (RUS)

[Piotrek]

Tak coś czuje, że Murray z Nadalem w ćwiartce skończy.

[Del Fed]

[bogas1985]

Nadal w dwóch setach lepszy od Socka choc ponoenie zagral przeciętnie. Murray ledwo zywy, brał medicala, ale w 3 setach odprawił Struffa

[DUN I LOVE]

Druga ćwiartka mega.

Shapo - Tiafoe
Kyrgios - Zworek

[arti]

[Barty]

1994 Miami Final: The Day A Wounded Sampras 'Pecked Out' Agassi's Eyes

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Learn how Sampras avoided a walkover and found a way to lift the trophy
Andre Agassi had a big decision to make ahead of the 1994 Miami final.

When he walked into the locker room that day, his opponent, Pete Sampras, was suffering on the floor due to stomach illness. It seemed clear Sampras would not be prepared to take the court on time, which would give Agassi the title, the FedEx ATP Ranking points that came with lifting the trophy, and the champion's prize money. It wasn't his fault Sampras was ill.

"I woke up at 7 feeling nauseated, heaving and gagging. I didn't think I'd be able to go out and play," Sampras said, according to the New York Times. "Had IV's in me all the way from 10:45 to 12:20."

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Agassi would not let down the thousands of fans in the stands, nor would he force Sampras into a walkover. He allowed Sampras the time he needed, which amounted to about an hour.

Sampras was the favourite heading into the match — when not considering his illness — competing as the top seed and defending champion. The World No. 1 had already won titles at Sydney, the Australian Open and Indian Wells in 1994, bringing plenty of momentum into Miami.

Agassi was ranked World No. 31, his lowest standing since November 1987. The American underwent right wrist surgery the previous December, which prevented him from playing the 1994 Australian Open.

But Agassi found his form in Miami, beating Boris Becker, Cedric Pioline, Stefan Edberg and Pat Rafter. It was his first tournament with new coach Brad Gilbert. According to Agassi’s book, Open, the pair walked into the locker room before the final and found Sampras on the floor.

“The doctor gives Pete an IV, then props him on his feet. Pete wobbles, a newborn colt. He’ll never make it… Should be a short night, I tell Brad,” Agassi wrote. “But Pete does it again. He sends his evil twin onto the court. This is not the Pete who was curled in a ball on the locker-room floor. This is not the Pete who was getting an IV and wobbling in circles. This Pete is in the prime of life, serving at warp speed, barely breaking a sweat. He’s playing his best tennis, unbeatable, and he jumps out to a 5-1 lead.

“Now I’m angry. I feel as if I found a wounded bird, brought it home, and nursed it back to health, only to have it try to peck my eyes out. I fight back and win the set. Surely I’ve withstood the only attack Pete can mount. He can’t possibly have anything left. But in the second set he’s even better. And in the third he’s a freak.”

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Sampras, who crushed 14 aces, including one down the T on match point, was simply too good for Agassi. He earned 17 break points in the match, converting five as he went on to win 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in two hours and 15 minutes.

"I feel a lot better now," Sampras said. "As the match wore on, the adrenaline started kicking in and I started to think I could win when the chips are down. That sort of showed me I've got guts."

Agassi was a good sport about the situation, even if he was disappointed about losing the championship.

"It's not about winning the tournament, it's about taking pride in what you do," Agassi said, according to the New York Times. "If I couldn't beat Pete healthy, I didn't deserve to win the tournament, and whether sick or well, he played a great match."

Agassi later that year won his first US Open title, and he’d climb to a career-high World No. 2, before ascending to No. 1 in 1995.

Tournament Founder Butch Bucholz told ATPTour.com, “Delaying the final showed the great character of Andre Agassi. He didn’t want to win the tournament that way, by walkover. Pete’s doctor said if we get some IVs into him, he’ll be okay in a few hours.

"We were just happy to have a match. Pete told us he didn’t think he’d be able to play on Sunday morning. We said, ‘If we got a doctor, and if the doctor can get you to a point where you can play, would you?’ Andre then agreed to delay the match. Andre beat him the next year in a third set tie-break, which was a great match.”

It was the first and only time Sampras would win the ‘Sunshine Double’ — lifting the trophy in Indian Wells and Miami in the same year — and he’d go on to win a personal-best 10 tour-level titles that year. Sampras finished atop the 1994 year-end FedEx ATP Rankings, marking the second of six consecutive World No. 1 finishes.

"I would have done the same thing for him if he'd been in the same boat," Sampras said of Agassi’s gesture.

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[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Z kim Fed grał piątkę w ćwiartce AO?

Koszmarny Sandgren jest duszony przez Humberta.

[bogas1985]

Humbert 6:2 w drugim. Stan 7:5 z Hubim. W drugim *1:2.