Once again, the Open Court blog reminded me it’s Marc!’s birthday. Here’s Stephanie Myles’s write up:
Lopez was a fairly obscure journeyman who teamed up with buddy Rafael Nadal early in 2009 to pull off a major doubles win at Doha, shocking Canadian Daniel Nestor and partner Nenad Zimonjic in the final. Rafa even lend him some duds, or got some for him.
It wasn’t all Nadal; though. Lopez teamed up with Tommy Robredo to make the doubles quarters at the French Open, and the semis two weeks ago in Bastad, Sweden.
So it turns out, all Lopez really needed was a shot. He’s a regular fixture on the doubles circuit now, and seems to play well with everyone he teams up with (usually a fellow Spaniard).
He had started off really well in his singles career, reaching the final in Stuttgart in 2001 (when he was just 19) and beating former top Spaniard Sergi Bruguera along the way. After that, it was pretty much Challenger city.
He’s No. 25 in the world in doubles now, down one spot from his career high just before the French Open this year. And he’s up to nearly a million in prize money.
He has three titles this year: Estoril and the ATP 500 in Hamburg with David Marrero, and the big Indian Wells event with Nadal.
July 31, 2010 at 5:14 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Photo by Joern Pollex/ Staff /Getty Images
Marc! and David Marrero won the Hamburg Open doubles title this morning! They defeated Chardy/Mathieu 6-3, 2-6, 10-8. Here’s a sum-up on the ATP site.
“It was an amazing week,” reflected Lopez. “It’s our second title this year. I am very happy because it is a very important victory. It’s for both of us the first title in an ATP [World Tour] 500 tournament. And next year I’ll try to win again.”
I got up early this morning to see if, by chance, there were any streams, but it was doubles, so of course not. I curled up with my laptop to watch live scores, but…fell asleep and ended up running late for my afternoon plans. (FAIL!) So, k, sia, Ramara, Atch2 and tiemyshoe, I promise I wasn’t ignoring Marc! and his doubles goodness.
July 25, 2010 at 4:16 pm by miri | Marc! | 3 Comments
Marc! practicing in the rain at Queens with some insane other guy.
June 8, 2010 at 7:12 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Marc! will be playing doubles with some other guy at Queens (aka the Aegon Championships). You can find the draw here. BTW, guess who’s the higher rated doubles player in the pair.
June 5, 2010 at 3:15 pm by miri | Marc! | 1 Comment
Well, Marc! didn’t get to play on the big court due to rain delays and…he and Riba lost to Moodie/Norman (1-6, 4-6). But really, quarterfinals in a slam is damn good for a completely unestablished team. I think Marc! could be a star on the doubles circuit if he’d pick a solid partner and stay with him.
June 5, 2010 at 3:13 pm by miri | Marc! | 2 Comments
Everyone needs to think positive thoughts for Marc! tomorrow – he’ll be making his debut on Court Philippe Chatrier tomorrow. Yes, that’s right, smiley Marc! will be playing the doubles quarterfinals of Roland Garros. He and Riba have already knocked out two of the top seeds, so I fancy their chances against Moodie and Norman.
Heck, Marc! even got praise from that other guy today in his big newspaper blog:
He should believe more in his game since he is really good.
We knew that, other guy. We knew that. It only adds to his adorableness.
May 31, 2010 at 8:48 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
In case you haven’t heard, some other guy mentioned in his blog for a fancy big newspaper site that he wants to do a Roland Garros karaoke with Marc! and is trying to talk him into it. This. Must. Happen. Anyone at the tournament? Can you follow Marc! around with signs that say, “Karaoke must happen”? Seriously?
(Only a little obsessed with the idea.)
(Okay, maybe more than a little.)
(I mean, I’ll live without it, of course. But it would be so much fun.)
(Right?)
May 26, 2010 at 10:31 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Marc! and Pere Riba took their first step down the Roland Garros road today with a nice victory over Eysseric/Paire: match stats. The next step is a doosey as they will be taking on the #5 seeds Bhupathi/M.Mirnyi. Vamos!
May 26, 2010 at 7:41 pm by miri | Marc! | No Comments
Marc! will start his doubles campaign bright and early Wednesday morning in Paris. He and Pere Riba will be playing the French team of Jonathan Eysseric & Benoit Paire. Vamos, Marc!
May 25, 2010 at 10:03 pm by miri | Marc! | 1 Comment
Things didn’t go to well in the singles – Marc! lost to Phau in the first round: 4-6, 6-4, 1-6. At least he pushed him to three sets, though, that’s not too bad.
The doubles? Another story. Marc! and Marrero won the title! How cool is that? Even more cool? A kind soul sent me a video of the award ceremony and bits of other matches. Check out RafaPortugal’s YouTube channel and enjoy! Love that Marc! bit the trophy.
- Defeated Ratiwatana (THA) / Ratiwatana (THA) in the round of 16: 6-0, 6-2
- Defeated Clement (FRA) / Lindstedt (SWE) in the quarters: 6-4, 6-4
- Defeated Huss (AUS) / Sa (BRA) in the semis: 6-3, 3-6, 10-6
- Defeated Cuevas (URU) / Granollers (ESP) in the final: 6-7(1), 6-4, 10-4
Marc!’s now ranked #25 in doubles (up 4 spots) and #735 in singles (up 216 spots).
May 11, 2010 at 8:22 pm by miri | Marc! | 3 Comments
