15 Ekim 2011 Cumartesi

Tough Loss For Marsel

There is nothing to say, scoreline says it all. Marsel will play ATP 250 St. Petersburg next week. (probably will start from qualies again)

8 Ekim 2011 Cumartesi

Last Match For Shanghai Main Draw!

Again we kept quiet at the beginning of a tournament and Marsel defeated Matosevic with 63-60. He will face Cipolla, who at the moment holds the record this year about winning qualifying matches.

Also the singles draw is here. Possible opponent in the first round are Andujar, Cilic, Troicki, Roddick, Dimitrov, Robredo, Gong. The last two is ok.

And if Cipolla match is lost i really will believe we are jinxing him.

Come on Marsel!

2 Ekim 2011 Pazar

Marsel in China Open Main Draw!

Marsel is in China Open and he made main draw with wins over Feng with 61-60 and Serra 76(7)-62. Seems like he got over from his İzmir final performance and went back to his form before the final. Last time we haven't been posting nor to jinx him but i didn't know that and ruined it i suppose. This time we didn't post till qualifying ended and here he is!

His draw is here. He got Lopez in the first round. Tough match but Marsel can handle it. In Marsel we trust!

Come on Marsel!

Marsel is Lost in The Final (Late Post)

This is a third time in a row runner-up position for Marsel in İzmir now. In the first set he was ahead with a break bur lost the set with a break in 5-4. He was broken in the beginning of the second and went 3-0 down. He was not broken again but he lost 4-6/3-6. He looked tense overall and threw his racquet down 3-4 times; unlikely of him. HE was focused for a win but this was an obstacle more then a help. Well at least he defended his points (only lost 5 points here).

He will play qualifying match on Saturday in Beijing China open ATP 500 tournament. Tomorrow his draw will be released and be here. LAst year he lost in the second round of elimination to Raonic and got 10 points. This time we expect him to make the main draw and win a match there. No worries, just keep on!

Marsel in The Final! (Late Post)

Marsel is in İzmir Cup final!

Marsel He beat young player Muhammet Haylaz in the first round with 61-60, then took Kutrovksi down with 75-61, Grigelis with 64-60 in quarters and Cipolla 63-64 in semis.

With those results he defended his position from last year. A win tomorrow means extra points. The weather conditions in İzmir didn't affect Marsel much, which is our luck. ,

Come on Marsel!

18 Eylül 2011 Pazar

Marsel in Izmir!

After losing early in Istanbul, Marsel headed to Izmir for taking the title there. He lost two straight finals in Izmir at 2009 and 2010. He is playing today first on centre court against 15 years-old Muhammet Haylaz. He won the Under 16's Turkish National Championship. Surely, it will be Marsel's easiest match on his carreer.

Then he'll play Kutrovsky or Durmus in the second round.

14 Eylül 2011 Çarşamba

From Ledovskikh Match

Sigh.. Clement withdrew but Marsel was beaten anyway; 61-36-63...

There was wind, the weather went colder and colder, Marsel couldn't concentrate. Nothing much to say really..

Some videos from me for you can be found here,






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11 Eylül 2011 Pazar

Marsel Is At His Home

His draw is here!

The first match will be with Celement. Should be tough. It will be played on Tuesday.

Won't you join us?

Go for it Marsel!

31 Ağustos 2011 Çarşamba

Marsel is on Court 13!

Marsel will play his match Thursday against Verdasco. His match scheduled on court 13 as fourth and last match of the day. We are lucky that, we have a coverage on that court. Hopefully, tomorrow will be the best day of Marsel's carreer. Good luck!

Video: Marsel vs. Dancevic

Dancevic retires from Stephanie Myles on Vimeo.


From Stephanie Myles who is a Canadian tennis author. Maybe we can put a few videos more later... That's it for now.

30 Ağustos 2011 Salı

Report: Marsel vs. Dancevic

Here is the summary of Marsel's first round match against Dancevic. Thanks to MensTennisForums' member ibreak4coffee who is a Canadian guy for photos and this match report. It's really great to get some inside info. :)

Truth be told, Frank didn't look injured out there - he was simply being outplayed. Marsel was hitting winners and aces consistently and making Frank hit a ton of backhands, which in the only thing he was able to do consistently he was missing all the time. His serve was off, he was playing tentative, and the winners and confident play I saw against Clement were completely absent. His groundstrokes were coming up short, allowing Ilhan to dictate at will. The few times he attacked he was much more successful, but these moments were few and far between.

It felt like the match only lasted 30 minutes. I caught the first two sets, but left after the end of the second because it was simply a waste of my time to watch. So I missed the apparent medical timeout and/or injury break and didn't see the game before he retired. I videoed the game before he retired though and he's moving well. I will try and post tonight.

Credit to Marsel for some good tennis but this wasn't how Frank is capable of playing. These injuries must be so frustrating, seems he cant go more than a few weeks without injuring himself again. Must be frustrating as well to qualify four times and not win once - he wont get three very generous draws like he did at the French, Wimbledon, and US.

Photo: Marsel against Frank Dancevic of Canada







Marsel is in 2nd Round!

He was ahead in Dancevic match with 6-3/6-2/1-0 when his opponent retired with an injury. Marsel is in 2nd round!! That means 70 points!

Some rare tweets from the match like;

Stephanie Myles
21 minutes ago

are good news!

Next opponent will be winner of Verdasco -Nieminen match. We will update the opponent later.

Come on Marsel!

26 Ağustos 2011 Cuma

Marsel is On Track

Marsel beat his second round rival Millot 6-2/7-5 on a bleak day that was interrupted with rain delays.

He will face Lukas Lacko in the final round, who also beat his rivals convincingly.

Come on Marsel!

23 Ağustos 2011 Salı

Marsel Against Gawron

Marsel will play his first match against Marcin Gawron at US Open Qualifying. Gawron won a future tournament in Turkey this year. Gawron who is a Polish and world number 288, will play his first grand slam match.

Marsel is a huge favourite in this match-up. If he wins, he will play Vincent Millot or Zack Fleishman in the second round. His match against Gawron will start at 11 AM local time.

15 Ağustos 2011 Pazartesi

Marsel Lost To Dimitrov

Marsel lost to youngster Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the first round of Cincinnati Masters. Marsel couldn't return well and didn't had a single break point throughout the match. Grigor broke him at *2-3 in the first set and at *5-5 in the second set and won the match 6-3/7-5.

Marsel could be top 100 next week even with this loss... Now, we have the real goal: US Open Qualies. Marsel lost in the first round of qualifying last year there. He defends "zero" points, so he could gain a lot of points from this event since he made the second round at US Open coming from qualifying draw in 2009.

Qualifying draw will be held on next Monday and the first round matches will start a day later, on Tuesday. Good luck Marsel!

14 Ağustos 2011 Pazar

Marsel in the main draw!

After winning against Devvarman in the first round of Cincinnati qualifiacitions, Marsel beated Schoorel easily in straight sets. He was serving for the first set at *5-3 but he got broken. Though, he won that set in the tiebreak and was more relaxed in the second set. He broke two times Schoorel and finished the match with 7-6/6-3 scoreline.

Marsel will play his first match today on court #4. His opponent is youngster Grigor Dimitrov. Marsel never played against him but played doubles with him in Istanbul Challenger (2009 edition). Marsel and Grigor made the final but they lost in there.

Dimitrov certainly isn't in his best shape and Marsel has a great chance to get another win. If he wins, he will be top 100 player again. Good luck Marsel, you can do it!

Photo: Cincinnati 1st Round

Photos: @olerafa