Austrian Open Results
Austrian Open Results:
1. Round Friday 2. March 2012
Anthony Graham bt Rory Pennell 3/1 11/6 9/11 11/8 11/5 (56min)
Although Rory held his own in parts of the match, Anthony always seemed the most likely winner as he kept control of the rallies. A satisfactory start, although Anthony would be keen to keep a much more disciplined length tomorrow against Bianchetti.
Raphael Kandra bt Johan Bouquet 3/2 11/8 10/12 9/11 11/2 11/6 (69min)
Fast pace, great court coverage – some errors, but also some nice shotmaking. Bouquet tired after having built up his 2-1 lead which let Kandra close out the match in style.
Davide Bianchetti bt Martin Mosnik 3/1 11/4 8/11 11/6 11/3 (41min)
Although Mosnik has improved lately and was able to squeeze out a game, Bianchetti was unlikely to be threatened by the Slovenian No. 1, smoothing through, no questions asked.
Clinton Leeuw bt Florent Pontiere 3/0 12/10 11/4 11/7 (31min)
The French qualifier surprised with a good start, but once Clinton found his stride and changed his racket, he galloped off into the next round.
Leandro Rogmilio bt Steve London 3/0 11/3 11/2 11/6 (28min)
What promised to be a tight match on paper turned out to be very one-sided as Rogmilio romped to a faultless victory.
Jens Schoor bt Alex Phillips 3/1 11/6 3/11 11/8 11/4 (32min)
Despite being unconcentrated in the second Jens looked very comfortable. Alex showed some signs, but was not establishing any dominance.
Aqeel Rehman bt Rasmus Nielsen 3/2 11/7 10/12 11/13 11/6 11/7 (81min)
To the delight of the crowd, Aqeel pulled of a great victory. After both players invested so much effort into the 2nd and 3rd sets, Nielsen was the one who seemed to have lost the sharpness. A great victory for Rehman.
Ben Coleman bt Jakob Dirnberger 3/1 7/11 11/3 11/3 11/6 (38min)
The Austrian wildcard was always the unlikely winner, but gave a shimmer of hope as he won the first game. Coleman showed his class from the 2nd game on as he didn’t allow the Austrian any more chances.
Preview of the Quarters:
Bianchetti vs Graham – Graham would want to prove himself against Bianchetti who has been steadily slipping down the rankings. Bianchetti on the other hand would be keen to prove his no1 seeding.
Rehman vs Rogmilio – Rehman would be on a high after his great match agains Nielsen, but Rogmilio would be much fresher after an easy match. Expect the crowd to go wild!
Leeuw vs Schoor – They know each other well. Leeuw leads the head-to-head, but the last matches have been close.
Coleman vs Kandra – They will be continuing a junior rivalry. Will Kandra’s shotmaking prove to strong, or will Coleman be able to absorb and reverse?
You’ve gotta be brave if you want to bet on these matches!
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Spielzeitenänderung für Samstag:
Clinton Leeuw – Jens Schoor: 12h
Ben Coleman – Raphael Kandra: 12h (beide wie geplant)
Davide Bianchetti – Anthony Graham: 13h !!!
Aqeel Rehman – Leandro Romiglio: 13h !!!
Semifinalis beginnen um 19h statt 18h !!!
