Interesting that Musetti is still in the event. His doubles partner , Fabio Fognini tested positive for COVID yesterday. Musetti's test probably came back negative then, I suppose?
Interesting that Musetti is still in the event. His doubles partner , Fabio Fognini tested positive for COVID yesterday. Musetti's test probably came back negative then, I suppose?
[LL] Petrovic vs. Delbonis [4] Ramos vs. [WC] Cecchinato
[WC] Musetti vs. Hanfmann Vesely vs. Djere
Wow. Not going to get the crowds out. Even if there was any chance of that anyway!
I guess - I like my last 8's to have some of the seeds left, a couple of local guys (tick) and maybe a decent named crowd puller. 1 seed at this stage is below what I like to see (5 or 6 with a few upsets ideally, 4 at least) and outside the local lads, no name to pull in the crowds (on TV or otherwise).
Really just a Challenger event I guess, which is a shame given it is a one off special and a chance for Sardinia to have a decent event that probably wont be repeated...
[LL] Petrovic vs. Delbonis [4] Ramos vs. [WC] Cecchinato
[WC] Musetti vs. Hanfmann Vesely vs. Djere
Wow. Not going to get the crowds out. Even if there was any chance of that anyway!
I guess - I like my last 8's to have some of the seeds left, a couple of local guys (tick) and maybe a decent named crowd puller. 1 seed at this stage is below what I like to see (5 or 6 with a few upsets ideally, 4 at least) and outside the local lads, no name to pull in the crowds (on TV or otherwise).
Really just a Challenger event I guess, which is a shame given it is a one off special and a chance for Sardinia to have a decent event that probably wont be repeated...
Fognini testing positive for COVID and having to pull out must have been a huge blow to the organizers of the event. That would have pulled in some crowd and probably ticked your box of having another seed in the last eight. The LL that replaced him has done well though to get to the quarters.
-- Edited by cya on Thursday 15th of October 2020 04:04:46 PM
- two top 4 seeds withdrew in the week before the tournament, including one top 2 seed (Schwartzman 1st, Garin 2nd)
- the substitute becomes a top 2 seed (Fognini 1st)
- WCs have been announced (Cecchinato, Musetti, Zeppieri)
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