ATP U.S. Open Hard Court Series Fantasy Contest Official Thread

[EaglesPhan36]

ATLANTA ENTRIES

EaglesPhan36
Captain: Anderson
Players: Isner, Anderson, Istomin, Johnson, Harrison, Sock

Chaz22
Captain: Becker
Players: Isner, Anderson, Querrey, Becker, Estrella, Sock

Optional
Captain: Matosevic
Players: Matosevic, Anderson, Istomin, Young, Ebden, Sock

Honeybadger44
Captain: Sock
Players: Isner, Anderson, Istomin, Sock, Becker, Young

SirtySree
Captain: Isner
Players: Isner, Lu, Istomin, Young, Sela, JP Smith

brodie
Captain: Isner
Players: Isner, Anderson, Istomin, Young, Sock, Harrison

STAY STRONG
Captain: Anderson
Players: Anderson, Isner, Istomin, Young, Harrison, Sock

yisman
Captain: Isner
Players: Isner, Anderson, Querrey, Lacko, Stakhovsky, Sock

[kenz]

Did not check the draw but like What EP, brodie and stay strong have

[Chaz22]

i think honeybadger will take Atlanta as he has Sock as captain and that draw looks perfect for him

[yisman]

Anderson and Querrey out early

not a good start for me

[Optional]

Only 3 seeds v 5 non seeds left.

If Isner goes down I still might have some chance here!

[yisman]

Pospisil still alive, but no one took him.

Opti the only one with Matosevic.

So two of the three remaining seeds got picked a combined one time by eight entrants.


6 of the 9 seeds lost to non-seeds. Isner/Matosevic is the first seeded matchup (and probably the only one of the tournament).

[Optional]

Chaz has to be well ahead with unseeded Becker as captain and winning each match 2-0

[Honeybadger44]

i think honeybadger will take Atlanta as he has Sock as captain and that draw looks perfect for him

Your's look even better now, with Anderson being eliminated from Becker's side of the draw. Very bold, but smart choice for captain!

[EaglesPhan36]

FYI - Washington , DC is next. Qualifying starts tomorrow if you want to track who is in qualifying. Main draw scheduled to begin on Monday, July 28th. Will update with the estimated time of the first match when/if I see it. Here is the draw without qualifiers listed of course. Remember, this is a 500-level event, so your lineup this week needs 8 players as spelled out below.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/418/mds.pdf

Eight Players/One Captain: Only four players can be seeded, the other four must be non-seeds.

[yisman]

Now only one seed remains, so we indeed only had one seeded matchup this tournament.

[SirtySree]

I'm only one who picked Sela but more through luck then skill. Had to make my team before qualifiers finished so I didn't have many options to pick from. I actually picked Young and Sela even though they were versing each other in the 1st round due to the fact I didn't really know who else to pick that was unseeded and in the draw before qualifiers.

If Sela wins the finals, I think I have a chance at winning Atlanta contest but not quite sure.

[EaglesPhan36]

Remember, this is a cumulative contest - your points will be adding up for the run of tournaments leading up to the US Open.

And also that WASHINGTON DC is the last chance for anyone who has not already joined to get an entry in to be eligible for the Prize Pool at the end of the US Open Hard Court series. Prize Pool will be announced this week.

[yisman]

Isner wiped the court with Sela, not surprisingly. What's amazing was Sela making it to the finals.

SirtySree definitely out to an early lead, with Isner and Sela.

[EaglesPhan36]

FYI - Washington , DC is next. Qualifying starts tomorrow if you want to track who is in qualifying. Main draw scheduled to begin on Monday, July 28th. Will update with the estimated time of the first match when/if I see it. Here is the draw without qualifiers listed of course. Remember, this is a 500-level event, so your lineup this week needs 8 players as spelled out below.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/418/mds.pdf

Eight Players/One Captain: Only four players can be seeded, the other four must be non-seeds.

The draw has been updated withe qualifiers.

[EaglesPhan36]

Okay looks like the 1st ATP match in DC starts at 4pm ET on Monday. So that is the entry deadline for this week.

[SirtySree]

EP, your inbox is full btw so I cant send in my picks.

Also yisman, doubt I am in the lead. Havent done exact calculations but seems like Sock as captain or even Becker would have been insane.

[EaglesPhan36]

I cleaned it out. If you are still having trouble, send an e-mail entry to eaglesphan3636@gmail.com

[Chaz22]

...

Also yisman, doubt I am in the lead. Havent done exact calculations but seems like Sock as captain or even Becker would have been insane.

I calculated...
not bad sirtysree

me and honeybadger 695 points
sirtysree 680 points
yisman 645

rest are further behind..

[EaglesPhan36]

I'll have ATL scores up tonight. Remember today's deadline is 4pm ET for DC entries.

[EaglesPhan36]

Also seemed to be some oddness with the draw off the ATP website link earlier

Go here for a fully updated draw or find it at citiopentennis. com

https://assets-ssl.usta.com/assets/827/15/mds_(7).pdf

[EaglesPhan36]

For fairness again, here's mine.

Washington DC Entry
Captain: Berdych
Berdych, Isner, Dimitrov, Stepanek, Kavcic, Matosevic, Lacko, Benneteau

[STAY STRONG]

Didn't Baby Fed pull out due to being sick?

[sbrlemon]

Grigor Dimitrov pulled out of the Citi Open hard-court tournament, citing the flu and a sinus infection

[brodie]

good thing i caught this

Eagles can you replace Dimitrov with John Isner on mine please

[EaglesPhan36]

Crap yeah thanks for the update guys. Just Googled to find the story. Should mean his slot goes to a Lucky Loser, but don't see any indication.

I'll sub in Raonic on mine.

[Chaz22]

For fairness again, here's mine.

Washington DC Entry
Captain: Berdych
Berdych, Isner, Dimitrov, Stepanek, Kavcic, Matosevic, Lacko, Benneteau

5 seeds..? Beneteau is also seeded...

[EaglesPhan36]

Well penetrate they shifted it with the Dimitrov drop out. Ugh.

[EaglesPhan36]

Washington DC Entry
Captain: Berdych
Berdych, Isner, Benneteau, Stepanek, Kavcic, Matosevic, Lacko, Querrey

[EaglesPhan36]

If anyone else's entry was jacked due to the shift, send me a fix even if it's after the deadline as long as your choices have not played.

[yisman]

just remembered and sent mine in

[EaglesPhan36]

STANDINGS THRU ATLANTA
Honeybadger44: 695
Chaz22: 695
SirtySree: 690
yisman: 645
brodie: 540
EaglesPhan36: 340
STAY STRONG: 330
Optional: 160

If you think I made a scoring error, please let me know and I will double check the math again.

[brodie]

thanks for doing the scores out EP. will you be posting everyone's players like last time?

[STAY STRONG]

Did we get anymore new entries?

[SirtySree]

Tomic as captain

[STAY STRONG]

Nice.

Hopefully we'll have at least 10 entries.