Gulbis has taken the 1st set as I expected him to do so. 
Very nice play from him towards the end of the set. Short and simple. Didn't let Ferrer going after the balls.
thanks lady Emma. my birthday was on 17th of October.
ferru wins again. he is really something.
he will now take on dimitrov in the final.
dimitrov is having a great tournament.
gulbis has become a little more emotional over the course of last couple of years.
I don't remember him being this temperamental before.
Couldn't break. One too many errors from Gulbis to give away 4 straight points to Ferrer.
Did smash his racquet as well after make those two first errors. His temper is still slightly out of control. Something to focus on next. 5-4 Ferrer. Gulbis must win the 2nd and shouldn't prolong the match. I'd like him to win the title. He's a shotmaker and a great plaeyr to watch.
gulbis went to the same tennis academy as nole as you know. they both went to the nikki pilic tennis academy.
gulbis has all the talent in the world. he just cant put it all together.
he even has the gift of height. he is around 6 foot 3. they say he can hit a near 150 MPH serve.
tommy haas is just unbelievable.
congrats to tommy and gasquet and their fans at Camelot.
gasquet is improving.
dimitrov gets it done.
wow. what a huge win for him. congrats to dimitrov and his fans.
absolutely great win for him. he can start setting his sights higher now.
I am so very happy for Dimitrov. It was nice to see him win his first ATP title and he beat world No. 3 to win it so very well deserved. I liked how he turned things around after the 1st set and was very much into it. I was going to say yesterday that this was his golden opportunity. Yea, he had never beaten Ferrer before today, but he at least had experience playing him 3 times before and this was just the perfect opportunity for him to take that next step and take the title. And he did. So congratulations are in order!
I also liked how he made adjustment to his game as he was moving along. Ferrer was running him around corner to corner trying to force error and perhaps outgas him, but Dimitrov hung in there tough and defended very well when he needed to. He also served very well towards the end which was much needed against a player like Ferrer. Ferrer ended up smashing his racquet after the match point was won by Dimi. Ferrer had 33 errors as opposed to Dimitrov's 34. Ferrer is not your player who makes so many errors over a 3 set where not a single set was utterly tight. But it is to Dimitrov credit that he started being more patient in the 3rd set and it was quite beneficial. It was then Ferrer who started making more errors. Great tactical strategy from Dimitrov.
Very good match; definitely a great match for Dimitrov to win his first ATP title.
Couldn't break. One too many errors from Gulbis to give away 4 straight points to Ferrer.
Did smash his racquet as well after make those two first errors. His temper is still slightly out of control. Something to focus on next. 5-4 Ferrer. Gulbis must win the 2nd and shouldn't prolong the match. I'd like him to win the title. He's a shotmaker and a great plaeyr to watch.
gulbis went to the same tennis academy as nole as you know. they both went to the nikki pilic tennis academy.
gulbis has all the talent in the world. he just cant put it all together.
he even has the gift of height. he is around 6 foot 3. they say he can hit a near 150 MPH serve.
He played very well in the 1st two sets, fought back from 1-4 down in the 2nd but failed to hold his serve at crucial moment at 5-4 and ended up losing the set. He never recovered after that. And that's where he went all wrong. He should have shrugged it all off and should have focused on the 3rd. Instead he let it get to him far too much. Perhaps a 5 set format is a better deal for him at this stage, where he'd have the time to let his mind wander a bit and think about things without having the danger of losing the match immediately like he did yesterday. He really and truly needs to get over it or else this will hold him back each time. His game is fine.
He's fine if he makes a mistake where he was really not in a position to win the point; but he's thoroughly disturbed when he misses a perfect opportunity by getting a bit too excited and over hitting the ball. Because he plays with narrow margin, he needs to learn that not every time he'll hit a perfect shot and should allow himself those mistakes. That's the best way to get over it. Even Andy gets like this at times though he's far more patient these days. Definitely mentally far more mature and that's because he's learned to adjust that. Negative emotion is damaging more often than not.
Great come-from-behind victory for Grigor! I am so proud of him.
Hopefully he will not be too tired for Basel!
I am so very happy for Dimitrov. It was nice to see him win his first ATP title and he beat world No. 3 to win it so very well deserved. I liked how he turned things around after the 1st set and was very much into it. I was going to say yesterday that this was his golden opportunity. Yea, he had never beaten Ferrer before today, but he at least had experience playing him 3 times before and this was just the perfect opportunity for him to take that next step and take the title. And he did. So congratulations are in order!
I also liked how he made adjustment to his game as he was moving along. Ferrer was running him around corner to corner trying to force error and perhaps outgas him, but Dimitrov hung in there tough and defended very well when he needed to. He also served very well towards the end which was much needed against a player like Ferrer. Ferrer ended up smashing his racquet after the match point was won by Dimi. Ferrer had 33 errors as opposed to Dimitrov's 34. Ferrer is not your player who makes so many errors over a 3 set where not a single set was utterly tight. But it is to Dimitrov credit that he started being more patient in the 3rd set and it was quite beneficial. It was then Ferrer who started making more errors. Great tactical strategy from Dimitrov.
Very good match; definitely a great match for Dimitrov to win his first ATP title.
great post and superb analysis emma.
dimtrov indeed hung in there and also held on to his belief.
great maiden title for him today. ferru is not an average player so this is a massive win.
dimitrov needed this title to pave the path to his success on the tour.
Great come-from-behind victory for Grigor! I am so proud of him.
Hopefully he will not be too tired for Basel!
our man got it done today general Tee. you had given him a mere 30% chance today.
dimitrov must have stopped by Camelot and read your post. that pissed him off and he decided to make a believer out of you.
at any rate and all kidding aside, I am very happy for dimitrov.
he is a Camelot knight of the highest order as of today.
Great come-from-behind victory for Grigor! I am so proud of him.
Hopefully he will not be too tired for Basel!
our man got it done today general Tee. you had given him a mere 30% chance today.
dimitrov must have stopped by Camelot and read your post. that pissed him off and he decided to make a believer out of you.
at any rate and all kidding aside, I am very happy for dimitrov.
he is a Camelot knight of the highest order as of today.
Haha, and when he lost the first set I thought it was over! Grigor fought really well and showed maturity in this match! I am very happy about this win, I believe more will follow in the future!