Denis Istomin v Marat Safin

0-6 4-4 Istomin to serve. We WILL have a break now!!!
15-40!! c'mon Marat this is YOUR tournament!! YOUR last hurrah!!
30-40 And denis Istomin is not going to stand in your way of a glorious swansong!!

Break!!

4-5* Marat to serve it out!! I wish I'd got the 1.40 but this and the Melzer win adds up to more :)
BP!! Istomin you fool!! And break :o They will not allow this!!
5*-5 Break again then Marat!!
BP!!! Take ITTTT!!!! Saved. I hope Istomin knows what he's doing here!
BP#2 This time!!! Saved :( Istomin may have to arrange to take a holiday to a far away isolated place if he stuffs this one up!!
BP#3 I see he's just adding drama :-) Saved with an ace! Surely meant to miss! GP :(
6-5* WTF is this? Istomin is treading on very this ice here I feel. Does he not know this is Marat's tournament? Crazy fool! LOL

That's it Marat get your DF out of your system at 40-0 so it doesn't appear in the TB... good thinking! (those are two words you don't often hear muttered about Safin LOL)

Tie break it is then!
1-0** c'mon 2 holds
1-1* One more
1**-2 Now the MB's and win 7-2
2*-2 At least one then!
3-2** hmmm c'mon Marat
3-3* Ace!! Let's have another!!
3**-4 This is where he makes his move!!
3*-5 Whoop ... there it is!! Shout it louder!!
4-5** Serve it out then Safin!!
4-6* Two MP's
Yesss!!!!!

Safin Wins 6-0 7-6(4)

Profit: £145.94

Andrey Kuznetsov v Sergiy Stakhovsky

Score is 1-6 2*-4 Kuznetsov to serve when I get on. Hoping Stakhovsky can at least serve this match out. Only two holds needed.

Back Sergiy Stakhovsky 1.03 £508.73 £15.26
Ref: 9308814612 Bet placed: 10:56 29-Oct-09

3-4* First hold coming up hopefully!!
3*-5 Hold to love. A break now would be sweet!
4-5* Had 30-30 but Kuznetsov holds. Now serve it out please

Stakhovsky Wins 6-1 6-4
Profit: £14.62

Marat Safin v Richard Gasquet

The score is 7-6 4-3* Gasquet about to serve when I get on. C'mon the break!!

Back Marat Safin 1.38 £258.24 £98.13
Ref: 9305419013 Bet matched:19:09 28-Oct-09


30-40 Take IT!!!!! Saved.
4*-4 :( Hold now then Safin and make Gasquet have to serve to stay in the match!!
5-4* Nice hold from 0-15! Now for a break for GSM then!!
3 Match Points!!! 1 Saved. GSM!!

Safin Wins 7-6(5) 6-4
Profit: £94.01

Michael Elgin v Mikhail Kukushkin

Score is 6-3 5-3* when I get on hoping for a break for GSM here.

Back Michail Elgin 1.09 £59.31 £5.34
Ref: 9294817205 Bet matched:15:23 27-Oct-09

Elgin Wins 6-3 6-3
Profit: £5.11

Marcel Granollers v Andrey Kuznetsov

Score is 7-6 6-7 1*-3 30-15 when I get on hoping Kuznetsov can put some pressure on this serve!!

Back Andrey Kuznetsov 1.3 £9.06 £2.72
Ref: 9293960733 Bet matched:14:21 27-Oct-09
1.3 £37.01 £11.10
Ref: 9293960733 Bet matched:14:21 27-Oct-09

2-3* Ok Kuz is going to have to hold serve it seems to win the match. 3 holds though and Granollers can do nothing about the result!!

BP!!! :( Not good!! SAVED :) Now hold!! :)

2*-4 Now let's have the old missed BP = Break next game shuffle!!
3-4* Two more holds and you're home and dry Kuz .... c'mon!!
3*-5 That was a nice time for a love service game!! Now break for GSM please :)
30-30 c'mon 2 Points!!
4-5* Gran held so now it's time for Kuz to show us his mental strength!! Could be a defining moment in a career just beginning!! :)

Kuznetsov Wins 6(4)-7 7-6(6) 6-4
Profit: £13.24

Denis Istomin v Rainer Schuettler

Lumping on at 6-4 5*-4 Istomin needing to serve it out for the win!!

Back Denis Istomin 1.04 £12.70 £0.51
Ref: 9289386079 Bet matched:19:10 26-Oct-09

Istomin Wins 6-4 6-4
Profit: £0.49