Tag Archives: Estoril

Monte Carlo: Outlook for the Clay Season

Posted on April 12, 2013 by mariposaxprs

Recap of Miami: Following his early loss in Miami to Tobias Kamke, DelPo flew home to Tandil.  His team later confirmed that DelPo had been having family issues (one unconfirmed report says his mother had heart surgery), which had  affected DelPo’s focus at … Continue reading →

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Estoril: Top 4 Seeds Advance, DelPo-Wawa Coming Up!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by mariposaxprs

In Estoril:  DelPo defeated Montanes, 6-2 6-2 and set up a SF with Stanislas Wawrinka.  As straightforward as the scoreline seems, DelPo was actually broken twice on serve during the match.  Luckily, he made up for that by breaking Monty … Continue reading →

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Estoril: DelPo Storms Thru the Bakery, Talks Blue Clay

Posted on May 4, 2012 by mariposaxprs

Del Potro d. Machado, 6-1 6-0 The stream for this match was very blurry, so I don’t know where the ATP came up with their HD clips.  From what I could see, DelPo was hitting relatively cleanly, while Machado wracked … Continue reading →

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Estoril & Belgrade: Short Updates

Posted on May 3, 2012 by mariposaxprs

DelPo’s R2 opponent will be Portugal’s no. 90-ranked Rui Machado, who defeated Pedro Sousa in his first-round match.  The winner of that match will face the winner of Reynolds-Montanes in the QF.  Machado has had a pretty rough start to … Continue reading →

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Estoril: Bem-vindo ao Estoril

Posted on April 30, 2012 by mariposaxprs

Everyone’s favorite clay-court tournament is quickly approaching.  It’s Estoril time!  Humble Estoril, which is located right near Lisbon, is a scenic tourny that boasts a strong list of past champions, given its 250-status (Fun fact: 5 of the champions in … Continue reading →

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