2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread

[hoangers]

Being with Toni Nadal has not really helped FAA

[dave g]

Day 4 Pick Summary
Start: 63
No Picks: 0

Bautista Agut 17
Careno Busta 11
Davidovich Fokina 12
Fognini 2
Garin 4
Isner 1
Khachanov 1
Krajinovic 1
Monteiro 6
Opelka 1
Pella 3
Ruud 3

Note: We are sure to lose at least one person because Isner is playing Krajinovic

Dead: 28
Surviving: 35

[Suliso]

Bautista Agut is 2 sets to 1 down...

[dave g]

Bautista Agut is 2 sets to 1 down...

Yup. The largest bandwagon just crashed and burned.
I wish I could say that I am glad I didn't pick him, but that was because I was saving him to be Zervev in the quarter-finals. Back to the drawing board.

[hoangers]

Oh wow! Only 25% of the pool survived hallway through the second round! What an unpredictable tournament!

[Suliso]

Oh wow! Only 25% of the pool survived hallway through the second round! What an unpredictable tournament!

If you stick around for more of these you'll learn that this is rather typical.

[Liamvalid]

Oh wow! Only 25% of the pool survived hallway through the second round! What an unpredictable tournament!

I medalled here last year, and it was all over before the second week if I remember!

[ponchi101]

Reduced number of participants, equality ruling both tours, and three days to complete the first round = this mess.
Logical, Captain Kirk. Logical.

[Suliso]

34 of us left now and even the second round is not over yet. There will be more strategy after tomorrow, though.

[dave g]

Day 5 pick summary
Start: 35
No PIcks: 0

Basilashvili 1
Federer 1
Fritz 4
Harris 1
Karatsev 2
Monfils 3
Musetti 2
Norris 1
Schwartzman 5
Seppi 3
Sinner 11
Struff 1

We have one match with picks on both sides: Harris vs Norrie

Dead: 14
Survivors: 21

If we end up with 25 or less survivors, I'll start an Updated thread.

[dave g]

Oh wow! Only 25% of the pool survived hallway through the second round! What an unpredictable tournament!

While having only 25% left in the pool isn't a record low, it is below average. Also, usually the die-off rate is higher on the WTA side than the ATP side. (I think that is why JTContinental volunteered to run the WTA side this contest. )

[hoangers]

Oh wow! Only 25% of the pool survived hallway through the second round! What an unpredictable tournament!

While having only 25% left in the pool isn't a record low, it is below average. Also, usually the die-off rate is higher on the WTA side than the ATP side. (I think that is why JTContinental volunteered to run the WTA side this contest. )

And thank you for running the suicide pool. I know that it is a lot of work! It’s something that I look forward to every grand slam tournament!

[ponchi101]

Monfils, Seppi , Karatzev and Fritz out, so that makes it to less than 25.
Welcome to the UPDATED thread, everybody!
(Everybody left, that is...)

[Liamvalid]

Norrie through, he was definitely the smart pick of the day with his current form, and his guaranteed next round loss against Rafa. Surprised more people didn’t pick him really (including myself)

[hoangers]

Hindsight is 20/20 LOL. In retrospect, he is a smart pick. But without the hindsight, he would have been a risky pick against L. Harris, who is a strong player. There were much less risky picks