palermo05andreev_volandri

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  1. Voo de Mar says:
    August 10, 2026 at 7:53 pm
    Points won by each set: | 8-24, 35-29, 29-18 |
    Unreturned serves:
    22 % Andreev – 16 of 71
    18 % Volandri – 13 of 71

    The penultimate edition of the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, very old event (the first edition in 1935) held in the capital of the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Initially Andreev [52] was missing almost everything, even slow serves of Volandri [44], and it contributed to one of the shortest (if not the shortest!) sets in the Open Era as far as the finals are concerned. The Russian found his required patience at the beginning of the 2nd set, and jumped to a *3:0 lead winning two long successive games, 4 deuces each. Before the 3rd set floodlights were activated, Andreev led 4:1, Volandri improved capturing two games in a row, but the last two games went to the Russian, who celebrated on his back. Volandri played 1/3 of his ATP finals in Palermo, he took part in the finals of the last three editions (2004 lost to Berdych), and he could say “the third time lucky” in 2006.

    Andreev’s route to his 2nd title:
    1 Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
    2 Francesco Aldi 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
    Q Alberto Martin 7-5, 7-5
    S Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-4
    W Filippo Volandri 0-6, 6-1, 6-3

    Serve & volley: both 0
  2. Voo de Mar says:
    August 11, 2026 at 9:44 pm
    ☆ One year later the opening set of a final also lasts 16 minutes, but three points fewer are played…
    Igor Andrejev was a rising star in the mid 00s possessing one of the most devastating forehands on tour. His best period lasted between Roland Garros ’04 when he stunned the defending champion Ferrero in the 2nd round as a player ranked No. 77, and Indian Wells ’06 when he reached the quarterfinal for the first time at this level. During that period of time he played 7 out of his 9 ATP finals, obtaining good results actually on every surfaces, and winning the majority of dramatic matches. He was 22 year-old, approaching the Top 20, and it seemed he’d stay inside the Top 10 for a couple of years. Then in Barcelona he lost a match squandering match points, and later it’d be revealed that he suffered a serious knee injury which would sideline him almost for the rest of the season. He began rebuilding his career in 2007 having dropped outside the Top 100, even found himself in the Top 20 at the end of 2008, but his results couldn’t match those from the years 2004-2005.

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