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TMS Super Cup: Timo BOLL is the first finalist
17/10/2007 – What an unbelievable match Tatar supporters enjoyed during the first TMS European Super Cup semi-final between Timo BOLL and Alexei SMIRNOVtoday in Kazan! Strongly encouraged by his country-people, the Russian offered one of his best performances since 2003, when he was celebrated as a real top-player after the unpredictable Top-12 win in Rennes, and he was really very close to achieve a surprising victory against the favourite number 1.
BOLL had a complicate start-up losing the first two sets; SMIRNOV was playing very aggressive, and BOLL had to make enormous efforts to rebuilt his match. SMIRNOV looked to have the match in his hand after winning 12:10 the fourth set, but how undervalue BOLL’s resources could be dangerous is well know to everyone. The real turning point was the sixth set, won by Timo 11:6 and giving him the 3-3 tie.
SMIRNOV was dishearten but didn’t renounce to reply BOLL impressive shots. When Alexei felt the match was quite missing, he called the spectators help, probably too late. BOLL closed the match with a 11:5 score in the last set getting the TMS European Super Cup final that also SMIRNOV should have deserved, taking into consideration his high-level performance: just a real champion like BOLL could overcome a so skilled opponent

RESULTS – Semifinals: Timo Boll (Ger)-Alexei Smirnov (Rus) 4-3 (9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5).


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Klaus

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