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He's looking out for another day, Tayfun Tasdemir said after a day in which he didn't show his best mental strenght. The leader of the Caseta Nova team had to accept the masterschip of Eddy Merckx and needed a good end rush to win in the match against Jef Philipoom from the team of BC Elversberg. ,,I came here with high expectations, I have made many high runs in training, but today I was mentally weak,'', he said at the end of a long day.
Caseta Nova was seeded however, as expected, as the winner of the group and will play against FC Porto in the semi finals tomorrow. Tasdemir will meet Dani Sánchez, normally in Spain the leader of Caseta Nova.
,,We know each other very well and we are professionals, even though we are teammates in Spain, I'm looking forward to the match against Dani'', said Tasdemir, who defeated Philipoom 2-1 (15-4 (19), 6-5 (6), 15-11 (9).
Murat Naci Coklu can be an important asset for the team of Caseta Nova on the final days. The Turkish number 23 of the world ranking, who made the maximum run of fifteen earlier on the day, won the two sets against Johan Schirmbrand easily: 15-4 (6), 15-7 (10).