Week 30 - Cape Town Open, Cape Town, South Africa

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Cape Town Open, Cape Town, South Africa



Ranking Points[/u]

W: 175
RU: 120
SF: 75
QF: 40
R16: 15

Surface - Grass

Singles Main Draw[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) (1) vs David Nalbandian (ARG)
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) vs Rainer Schuettler (DEU)
Albert Costa (ESP) vs Magnus Norman (SWE)
Vince Spadea (USA) vs Boris Becker (DEU) (4)

Pete Sampras (USA) (3) vs Karim Alami (MAR)
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs Patrick Rafter (AUS)
Thomas Enqvist (SWE) vs Thomas Johansson (SWE)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Ivan Lendl (USA) (2)


*Send Grass points to me by 0:00 British time Friday 3rd September*

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Head-to-Head[/u]

R16[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) 3-1 David Nalbandian (ARG)
-Week 11 - ATP Forest Hills, Forest Hills, USA - Grass - R16 - Agassi def. Nalbandian 6-2 6-2
-Week 13 - ATP Eckental, Eckental, Germany - Carpet - R16 - Nalbandian def. Agassi 6-2 6-4
-Week 19 - Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany - Grass - SF - Agassi def. Nalbandian 5-7 7-5 6-2
-Week 25 - Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles, USA - Hard - R16 - Agassi def. Nalbandian 6-2 6-1

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 0-0 Rainer Schuettler (DEU)
-No Previous Meetings-

Albert Costa (ESP) 0-1 Magnus Norman (SWE)
-Week 21 - Wimbledon, London, England - Grass - R32 - Norman def. Costa 7-6 (2) 7-6 (3) 6-0

Vince Spadea (USA) 2-2 Boris Becker (DEU)
-Week 18 - Roland Garros, Paris, France - Clay - Qualifiers - Becker def. Spadea 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7) 6-7 (7) 15-13
-Week 21 - Wimbledon, London, England - Grass - QF - Becker def. Spadea 6-2 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5
-Week 22 - Campbell's Hall Of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, USA - Grass - QF - Spadea def. Becker 6-1 1-6 6-4
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - R32 - Spadea def. Becker 6-0 5-7 6-3

Pete Sampras (USA) 1-0 Karim Alami (MAR)
-Week 11 - ATP Forest Hills, Forest Hills, USA - Grass - QF - Sampras def. Alami 4-6 6-2 7-5

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 0-2 Patrick Rafter (AUS)
-Week 24 - ATP Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia - Carpet - R16 - Rafter def. Nieminen 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5)
-Week 28 - Rogers Masters, Montreal, Canada - Hard - QF - Rafter def. Nieminen 0-6 6-1 6-1

Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 0-0 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
-No Previous Meetings-

Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1-3 Ivan Lendl (USA)
-Week 19 - The Stella Artois Championships, London, England - Grass - QF - Lendl def. Gasquet 6-1 2-6 6-2
-Week 20 - Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - Grass - SF - Lendl def. Gasquet 6-1 2-6 6-2
-Week 21 - Wimbledon, London, England - Grass - QF - Lendl def. Gasquet 7-5 7-5 6-4
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - R32 - Gasquet def. Lendl 6-3 6-4

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Singles First Round Results[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) (1) def. David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-2 7-5

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) def. Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 7-5 3-6 6-2

Magnus Norman (SWE) def. Albert Costa (ESP) 6-0 5-7 6-3

Vince Spadea (USA) def. Boris Becker (DEU) (4) 6-1 1-6 7-6 (1)

Pete Sampras (USA) (3) def. Karim Alami (MAR) 2-6 6-3 6-1

Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 6-4

Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 6-2 6-3

Ivan Lendl (USA) (2) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-3 4-6 6-1


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) (1) vs Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
Magnus Norman (SWE) vs Vince Spadea (USA)

Pete Sampras (USA) (3) vs Patrick Rafter (AUS)
Thomas Johansson (SWE) vs Ivan Lendl (USA) (2)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

QF[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) 1-1 Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
-Week 2 - Millennium International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, USA - Hard - R16 - Agassi def. Grosjean 6-0 7-6 (2)
-Week 17 - US Men's Claycourt Championships, Houston, USA - Clay - R16 - Grosjean def. Agassi 7-6 (1) 4-6 6-2

Magnus Norman (SWE) 0-0 Vince Spadea (USA)
-No Previous Meetings-

Pete Sampras (USA) 1-1 Patrick Rafter (AUS)
-Week 6 - Aberystwyth Open, Aberystwyth, Wales - Grass - QF - Rafter def. Sampras 7-6 (5) 6-4
-Week 9 - NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, USA - Hard - R16 - Sampras def. Rafter 6-1 1-6 6-3

Thomas Johansson (SWE) 0-1 Ivan Lendl (USA)
-Week 23 - RCA Championships, Indianapolis, USA - Hard - R16 - Lendl def. Johansson 6-4 4-6 6-4

[Laury]

yay, Agassi defeated me again!

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Singles Quarter Final Results[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) (1) def. Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 6-2 6-4

Vince Spadea (USA) def. Magnus Norman (SWE) 5-7 7-6 (2) 7-5

Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Pete Sampras (USA) (3) 6-3 3-6 6-4

Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Ivan Lendl (USA) (2) 6-4 7-6 (5)

-Congrats to Johansson - first player to defeat Lendl on grass this year!-


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) (1) vs Vince Spadea (USA)
Patrick Rafter (AUS) vs Thomas Johansson (SWE)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

Andre Agassi (USA) 1-0 Vince Spadea (USA)
-Week 29 - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati, USA - Hard - QF - Agassi def. Spadea 0-6 6-1 6-2

Patrick Rafter (AUS) 1-0 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
-Week 20 - The 10-tele.com Open, Nottingham, England - Grass - SF - Rafter def. Johansson 6-0 2-6 7-6 (4)

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Doubles First Round Results[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & V.Spadea (USA) (1) def. T.Enqvist (SWE) & P.Sampras (USA) 6-0 3-6 6-4

T.Johansson (SWE) & M.Norman (SWE) (4) def. J.Nieminen (FIN) & S.Grosjean (FRA) 6-0 6-1

R.Gasquet (FRA) & K.Alami (MAR) (3) def. A.Costa (ESP) & I.Lendl (USA) 7-5 6-3

P.Rafter (AUS) & D.Nalbandian (ARG) (2) def. R.Schuettler (DEU) & B.Becker (DEU) 7-6 (0) 3-6 6-3


Doubles Semi Final Results[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & V.Spadea (USA0 (1) def. T.Johansson (SWE) & M.Norman (SWE) (4) 6-2 0-6 6-1

R.Gasquet (FRA) & K.Alami (MAR) (3) def. P.Rafter (AUS) & D.Nalbandian (ARG) (2) 7-5 7-5


Doubles Draw Updated[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & V.Spadea (USA) (1) vs R.Gasquet (FRA) & K.Alami (MAR) (3)

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Singles Semi Final Results[/u]

Vince Spadea (USA) def. Andre Agassi (USA) (1) 6-3 2-6 6-2

Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Patrick Rafter (AUS) 6-3 7-6 (0)


Singles Draw Updated[/u]

Vince Spadea (USA) vs Thomas Johansson (SWE)

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Head-to-Head[/u]

Final[/u]

Vince Spadea (USA) 1-1 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
-Week 20 - The 10-tele.com Open, Nottingham, England - Grass - QF - Johansson def. Spadea 0-6 6-2 7-6 (0)
-Week 21 - Wimbledon, London, England - Grass - QF - Spadea def. Johansson 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1

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Doubles Final Result[/u]

A.Agassi (USA) & V.Spadea (USA) (1) def. R.Gasquet (FRA) & K.Alami (MAR) (3) 6-0 1-6 6-2

[Bruce]

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Singles First Round Results

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Andre Agassi (USA) (1) def. David Nalbandian (ARG) 6-2 7-5

Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) def. Rainer Schuettler (DEU) 7-5 3-6 6-2

Magnus Norman (SWE) def. Albert Costa (ESP) 6-0 5-7 6-3

Vince Spadea (USA) def. Boris Becker (DEU) (4) 6-1 1-6 7-6 (1)

Pete Sampras (USA) (3) def. Karim Alami (MAR) 2-6 6-3 6-1

Patrick Rafter (AUS) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 6-4

Thomas Johansson (SWE) def. Thomas Enqvist (SWE) 6-2 6-3

Ivan Lendl (USA) (2) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-3 4-6 6-1


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All players of TalkTennis lost in first round!

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Singles Final Result[/u]



Vince Spadea (USA) def. Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-3 3-6 6-2

from ATPtennis.com

Johansson spaded by Spadea

Vince Spadea downed fellow non-seed Thomas Johansson in the match between two first time finalists to claim the inaugral Cape Town Open and his first title of the year. Both men had picked up some huge wins this week, including the top two seeds who had been taken care of by these two finalists earlier in the tournament, but the American Spadea had just enough to beat his Swedish opponent in the three set final. The success here is a timely boost to these two players with the US Open beginning next week, an event where both Spadea and Johansson will look to replicate their form of this week.