Marsel Lost To Cipolla

Marsel lost to Flavio Cipolla in straight sets.

Marsel got broken and went down 0-2 in the beginning. Then he broke Cipolla two times in a row and got the *3-2 lead. Suddenly, he got broken again. Marsel faced set point on his serve at *5-6. He saved the first set point but got broken in the second.

After losing the tight first set, Marsel couldn't fight anymore in the second set. He got bagelled and lost early in Washington.

Can Uner who is Marsel's coach, just after the match said that Marsel was ill. Hopefully he can recover and can get ready for Canada Masters qualies. He will play there this weekend. Good luck Marsel!

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Marsel is in Washington!

His draw is here!

After losing in 2nd round of Hamburg (you can ask the details abot it to Russell, he followed the matches :) ) he will join another ATP 500 event in Washington.

Marsel was not in elimination list and he attended as the 3rd alternate in this event. So no elimination points this time. To get 20 points he should beat Cipolla in the first round and we trust him. In the second round he will face seeded Tursunov, who is facing form issues at the moment .

Come on Marsel!

Marsel qualified for Hamburg!

Marsel lost to Eric Prodon in Sopot in straight sets and went to Hamburg for ATP 500 tournament. He played the qualifying at the weekend and got two easy wins against Puc and Navarro.

He will face Philipp Petzschner from Germany in the first round today. The match will start at 11.00AM local time and will be on centre court. Petzschner is the favourite for sure but Marsel has a chance. Good luck Marsel!

Photo: Scheveningen Final Ceremony

Marsel Lost in the Final :(

Darcis beated Marsel 6-3/4-6/6-2.

Darcis played good first set and Marsel made too much errors in the first. In the second set, Marsel saved BPs with good plays, then broke for the set. Start of the third set was weird and critical. Darcis had 2BPs. Marsel hits an ace and saves the first. Marsel hits another good first serve, dominated the point, came to the net and hits a deep volley. Steve just pushed it back with his racquet and got very lucky net-cord. From there on Steve dominated on serve and broke again in 4-2 and served it out.

Marsel is playing Sopot. His first match against Eric Prodon. The match will be played Tuesday. Good luck Marsel! (He needs to make semi-final for USO direct entry!)

Marsel in the Final!

Marsel beats Gensse 1-6/6-3/6-1 in the Scheveningen challenger semi final and makes the final. His opponent will be Dusan Lojda or Steve Darcis.

Marsel started bad and made unforced errors in the first set. In the second and third set he was very comfortable though. He even was up 5-0 in the second set but choked a little bit. He went early break up in the third set too and got easy win after losing the first set. He played really well in the last two sets but Gensse helped to him with cheap errors.

If Marsel wins tomorrow in the final, he will likely make the US Open main draw. Very important match for him, good luck to Marsel!