All-Romanian Final to No-Romanian Final at ATP Bucharest
Posted on September 18, 2005In a matter of hours the ATP final in Bucharest turned from a potential all-Romanian party to an all-unseeded downer Saturday when unseeded Frenchman Florent Serra ousted No. 3-seeded Romanian Andrei Pavel from a set down, and unseeded Russian Igor Andreev performed likewise against No. 4-seeded Romanian Victor Hanescu.
Insult was added to injury for Hanescu, who blew three match points against Andreev. No Romanian has ever reached the final in Bucharest.
Serra will be playing for his career-first title, while Andreev will be shooting for his second after the claycourt championship earlier this year in Valencia.
The doubles final will be Hanescu/Pavel vs. the No. 3-seeded duo of Acasuso/Prieto.
Insult was added to injury for Hanescu, who blew three match points against Andreev. No Romanian has ever reached the final in Bucharest.
Serra will be playing for his career-first title, while Andreev will be shooting for his second after the claycourt championship earlier this year in Valencia.
The doubles final will be Hanescu/Pavel vs. the No. 3-seeded duo of Acasuso/Prieto.