XMAN and Big DICK are in semis at Basel, The Swiss Indoors

Written by: on 5th November 2011
Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel
XMAN and Big DICK are in semis at Basel, The Swiss Indoors

Belgium's Xavier Malisse returns a ball to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their first round match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, 01 November 2011. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS  |

by: Lou Fuller

X MAN ( Xavier Malisse ) and Big Dick Norman beat the Brits at the Basel Indoors. You can’t help but think that whilst playing in Europe, the Europeans become more competitive as if it’s country versus country. It’s so unusual in tennis. The doubles pairings are combinations of every nation playing together as a team.

I’m still not a fan of this heartbreakers of a third set these guys play. Here are the results : Belgium team beat the British duo of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins; 3-6,6-2 ,10-4.

Thank you, Tennis Channel. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Old Lou has been down with the flu. So to be able to tune onto Basel live daily and listen to Rob Koenig broadcasts has been awesome. This Federer versus Roddick match has brought back memories of their epic battle at Wimbledon.

The players leave Basel and head for Paris. ( Bercy)… the players are winding down the year. And how nice to be traveling so locally – Basel, Paris, London, Easy! Not the usual grind of time changes and jet lag.

Results in from Basel:

Novak Djokovic beat Marcos Bagdatis 2-6,6-2,6-3

Nishikori beat Kukushkin 6-4,5-7,6-4

Wawrinka beat Mayer 6-2,6-2

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