March 20th – By The Numbers

Round by Round

Ace leaders:

Overall ace leader – 36 total for Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

1st round – 21 - Benjamin Becker (GER)

2nd round – 17 - Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Quarterfinals – 12 ­– Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Semifinals – 7 – Florian Mayer (GER)

Longest Singles Matches:

1st round – 2hrs 29min - Juan Ignacio Chela vs Rainer Schuttler (GER). Chela d. Schuttler 6-2, 7-6, 6-4.

2nd round – 2hr 11min Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Potito Starace (ITA). Simon d. Starace 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Quarterfinals - 2hr 44min – Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Michael Berrer (GER). Mayer d. Berrer 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.

Semifinals – 2hr 13min – Florian Mayer (GER) vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG). F. Mayer d. L. Mayer 7-6, 4-6, 6-3

Shortest Singles Matches:

1st round – 41min - Florian Mayer (GER) vs Alejandro Falla (COL). Mayer d. Falla 6-1, 6-1.

2nd round – 56min Benjamin Becker (GER) vs. Andrey Golubev (KAZ). Becker d.Golubev 6-0, 6-2.

Quarterfinals – 27min - Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Jan Hajek (CZE). Simon d. Hajek 6-3,0-0 – Hajek retired.

Semifinals – 58min – Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Santiago Giraldo (COL). Simon. Giraldo 6-1, 6-2.

There was 1 tiebreaker played in today’s semifinal round in the Florian Mayer (GER) vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) match. F. Mayer d. L. Mayer 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3.

Countries represented in singles going into the final: GER, FRA

Countries represented in doubles going into the final:
2 – CZE 
1 – IND, SVK

Making a Racquet

presented by Brotman Racquet Design

During the semifinals at the BWM Tennis Championship today there were a grand total of 8 racquets strung

The highest tension a racquet was strung at today was strung at 63/61 lbs for Florian Mayer (GER)

The lowest tension a racquet was strung at today was 49/47 lbs for Leander Paes (IND)

This week, there were over 250 racquets strung, and over 10,000 feet of string used.

The most popular strings used by the players today are still the Luxilon ALU Power strings, followed by VS Gut.

Did You Know? All of the players use graphite racquets.