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| | Jun 25 2008 19:52:50
tennisam9
2 (19) Posts
0 (59) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Bozo - what a choker. I knew he would lose the second Gicquel got the mini break in the first tiebreaker. |
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| | Jun 25 2008 09:13:30
catscratch666
286 (394) Posts
11 (57) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Im going with Bozo the Lucky Loser (after Monfils disengagement due to injury). He not only had the Aces but also solid groundstrokes and winners that befuddled the Gooch. This could be someone who takes an opportunity to heart. Only lost in the Qualifiers in a 5 setter to Galvano. |
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| | Jun 25 2008 08:10:27
KiLLerLooP
7 (35) Posts
0 (65) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Bozo the clown fired up 20 aces to earn a notable victory against Guccione. Gicquel has had some difficulty in the past year against big servers namely Querry and Berdych. This could well be the upset of the day. |
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| | Jun 25 2008 06:52:14
phil_stingar
46 (162) Posts
57 (87) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Looks like an easy match here Gicquel. In some good form of late, and should take care of the relativly unknown Bozoljac who did have a good match against the aussie guccione. but i just see Gicquel with some good money on him and he will look to be more experianced and derternmined to win this match. |
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| | Jun 24 2008 22:24:01
thedestroyer9 (Mod)
190 (2918) Posts
1994 (9315) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Gicquel can count himself a little lucky from the first round - he served at 89% of first balls won but squandered numerous opportunities as his opponent virtually hung himself before retirning at the end of the 2nd set with the game in the poise. Gicquel failed to impose himself on Nishikori especially on the Japanese player's serve, but he will be happy that he spent just over an hour on court. Ilja Bozoljac took advantage of Gael Monfils' withdrawal from the tournament, coming from a set behind to oust the world's biggest under-achiever in Chris Guccione in a serve-dominated affair. The big Serb hit 20 aces and just 10 unforced errors for the match, and was brilliant at passing the big Aussie where he won 53% of points. As mentioned by bullet and catatania, Bozoljac has competed well with the big servers in the past and whilst the Frenchman hasn't exactly held his own in that department he is in some good form and faces a man that is a stranger to this level of play. You could technically call Gicquel a top 50 player, and Ilja is a poor 0-3 in that department in recent years. Gicquel is a lot more all-rounded in his play and is likely to cruise through his service games just as easy if not easier than Bozoljac, and with his lead-up form on the grass and less energy spent than the Serb (who lost in 5 sets to Galvani in the last stag of qualifying; 2 sets with a 0-6 and 1-6 scoreline) here this week means he is surely the pick though the odds are unflattering. |
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| | Jun 24 2008 21:12:11
hibzo33
35 (82) Posts
291 (301) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Oh please guys...you expect Bozoljac who hasnt even played a challenger semi-final since last year to pull an upset to an in form Gicquel. Gicquel would probably need to play with his one hand tied to lose to the inconsistent weakness that is Bozoljac |
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| | Jun 24 2008 20:43:40
bullet (Mod)
91 (1948) Posts
310 (3093) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Bozoljac hit 20 aces on his way to four set victory over Guccione where he out aced the Aussie by more than 2:1. The Serb has beaten a few of the tours big servers including Cilic, Isner, Reynolds, Lopez and Guccione suggesting he can hold his own against the bigger serves. Gicquel's record against big servers on surfaces other than clay has not been great over the last couple of years with losses to Guccione, Vliegen, Querrey, Ancic, Berdych and Roddick which suggests the odds should probably be a lot closer than they are at the moment. Interestingly Bozoljac won more points percentage wise against the heavy serve of Guccione than Gicquel won against the vastly inferior serve of the injured Nishikori. catatonia has already outlined the possibility of an upset and i have to say I tend to agree. |
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| | Jun 24 2008 13:52:16
catatonia
39 (93) Posts
63 (91) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Marc Gicquel (FRA) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6 5-7 7-6(1) 7-6(0) 6-3 at Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Round of 64 << |
| | Bozoljac is one of the bigger servers of the tour. He was beaten by Galvani in a strange qualifying match, but got in as a LL in the place of Monfils. He plays big serves and if I am not mistaken he is double handed on both wings. That is a bit of a setback on faster surfaces, but anyway he counts on serve mostly. Gicquel was well recognized for his Hertogenbosch final last week on the slower grass. He got lucky to get past injury-hit Nishikori and I see him going out in this round. He has a solid serve and baseline game, but tends to struggle against big servers on fast grounds. Bozoljac got past Guccione (who was suspected to have an injury) wasily and served well so with another good serving day he can get win this one against an opponent whose success on grass I rate as strange. |
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| | May 22 2008 23:35:59
bullet (Mod)
91 (1948) Posts
310 (3093) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Eduardo Schwank (ARG) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 7-6(6) 7-5 at French Open GS (FRA) - Clay, Qualifying Rnd << |
| | Bozoljac was embroiled in a marathon encounter with Hartfield eventually coming out on top 11-9 in the deciding set. Top seed Schwank hasn't been entirely firing on all cylinders needing three sets to overcome his two opponents to date, but he spent almost two hours less on court than Bozoljac did yesterday which has to be a factor. Schwank is on a run of seventeen straight wins but he has barely had a break during that run and there is just a possibility it is catching up with him. |
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| | May 22 2008 23:27:37
thedestroyer9 (Mod)
190 (2918) Posts
1994 (9315) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Eduardo Schwank (ARG) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 7-6(6) 7-5 at French Open GS (FRA) - Clay, Qualifying Rnd << |
| | This looks a safe one for the young Argentine whom there is big wraps for in the future. He is seeded one, is on a 17-match winning streak after coming into these qualies with 3 back-to-back titles on the challenger circuit and faces a jaded opponent. Big-serving Serb Ilja Bozoljac won an absolute marathon against clay dog Diego Hartfield yesterday (7-6 6-7 11-9) and is likely to have some tired legs, something he can do without against the typical clay lover in Schwank. The Argentine has lost a set in each of his qualifying matches here this week, but is now acclimatised to conditions and is bound to really fight this one out yet again. He'll have too many weapons because Bozoljac's serve is the soul indicator of his performances. |
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| | May 22 2008 22:32:19
koliopp
17 (148) Posts
350 (394) Aces
Login to give Aces | | Eduardo Schwank (ARG) d. Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 7-6(6) 7-5 at French Open GS (FRA) - Clay, Qualifying Rnd << |
| | surely bet of the day but it wont be easy as bozo fired 10 aces and has great serve but overal schwank will get over it with his return game and good serves of himself |
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