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Post by mhynson27 on Jan 24, 2020 16:06:16 GMT
Wild tournament so far. Millman  |
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Post by Kirk-Picard on Jan 24, 2020 17:26:22 GMT
Great escape from Federer today
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Post by mhynson27 on Jan 26, 2020 2:52:10 GMT
Very happy that Kyrgios won, he may be a cunt but he's our cunt. Wait pause...
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 24, 2021 11:57:12 GMT
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Post by ibbi on Jan 25, 2021 0:36:27 GMT
I do believe it is mathematically impossible for him to not spend 7 more weeks at number 1. He could literally lose in the first round of Australia and it wouldn't matter. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 8, 2021 19:03:57 GMT
Showtime starts today with Nadal having his first match later tonight..... Federer sitting out Australia In addition to Djoko breaking the all time number 1 record on March 8th another stat I was unaware of below. This is a big year for men's tennis - Nadal possibly getting to 21+ slams..........and Djoko seemingly ominous breathing down his neck - with a potential big year - and Federer a question mark but you know, strange things happen with Djoko and slams.  www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-reaction-australian-open-2021-monday
Djokovic has won a record 36 ATP Masters 1000 titles — one more than Nadal (35) — from his very first at the 2007 Miami Open presented by Itau to the 2020 Internazionali BNL d'Italia crown in September last year. |
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 9, 2021 6:11:10 GMT
Let's go Popyrin  |
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 10, 2021 12:15:09 GMT
What a fucking fightback from Nick.
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Post by ibbi on Feb 10, 2021 13:15:58 GMT
What a fucking fightback from Nick. Shame about the crowd. Bring back empty arenas.  |
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 10, 2021 13:34:51 GMT
What a fucking fightback from Nick. Shame about the crowd. Bring back empty arenas. Welcome to Australia |
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Post by ibbi on Feb 10, 2021 13:59:05 GMT
Shame about the crowd. Bring back empty arenas. Welcome to Australia Alas, I don't think you guys have a monopoly on stupid drunk assholes in France I don't think they even need to be drunk, they just do that shit anyway. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 12, 2021 17:22:07 GMT
Fuck, Djoko stretched to 5 sets ......making me look like a liar.
Get your head in the game dude ........grrrrrrr
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 13, 2021 0:03:08 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 13, 2021 1:20:40 GMT
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Post by ibbi on Feb 13, 2021 11:42:16 GMT
Fuck, Djoko stretched to 5 sets ......making me look like a liar. Get your head in the game dude ........grrrrrrr He's injured! May not even play next round. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 13, 2021 11:56:02 GMT
Fuck, Djoko stretched to 5 sets ......making me look like a liar. Get your head in the game dude ........grrrrrrr He's injured! May not even play next round. ...............and just abdicate his Aussie Crown to a Spaniard (?), oh I'm sure that Mr. One-Surface Wonder would LOVE that. . It's not happening my friend, he'll Kirk Gibson this tournament (too obscure a reference for the 9-14 year olds on MAR?) #livingindenial  |
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Post by ibbi on Feb 13, 2021 12:03:08 GMT
He's injured! May not even play next round. ...............and just abdicate his Aussie Crown to a Spaniard (?), oh I'm sure that Mr. One-Surface Wonder would LOVE that. . It's not happening my friend, he'll Kirk Gibson this tournament (too obscure a reference for the 9-14 year olds on MAR?) #livingindenial Novak is no Kerri Strug, there's no way he's sticking this landing. Don't think Nadal well either, tbh. Infirmity is going to save the younglings. |
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Post by jimmalone on Feb 13, 2021 21:21:40 GMT
This is really interesting.
The Fourth-Round-Line-Up as good as you could have wished at the start of the tournament with the sole and only exception that I would have liked to see Wawrinka instead of Raonic.
But for the first time you not only have Djokovic and Nadal, but (nearly) all of the so called next generation in the 4th round:
Thiem (though you could argue that he is in-between the generations), Medvedev, Tsitstipas, Rublev, Zverev. And as we saw over the course of the last year and as it's logical regarding their age Djokovic and Nadal have lost a bit of their huge gap ahead of them, which is especially visible as both are struggling with their body a bit.
So actually I think all seven of the forementioned names have a shot for the title (though I think Rublev isn't totally there yet and he on paper would have a hell of a draw with Meddy in the quarters and either Rafa or Tsitsipas in the semis and I also give only an outside chance to Zverev and this only since the Djokovic incident in round 3).
Nadal has back problems (cancelling the ATP Cup and his last training session), to me he doesn't seem at 100 percent. But so far he hasn't faced any tests and it might be he wants to conserve his energy.
Djokovic will be highly interesting to watch against Raonic. Was it just a little pulled muscle against Fritz or was it more? If it is just a minor thing and he can recover he has the luck that he faces Raonic, who is usually the absolutely perfect type of opponent for him - service and not much more.
So this opens up chances for the others. Before the tournament Djokovic was my favourite, with Medvedev, Nadal and Thiem as contenders.
Medvedev had a moment of shock in the third round, needing five sets against Krajinovic. But the Serbian is a dangerous player on a good day and Medvedev always had problems with him.
Thiem had a tough match against Kyrgios, but the Aussie, as crazy as he is, can play very well. And after his title at the US Open Thiem also has a mental burden off his back.
Tsitsipas is not quite as complete yet, but he serves excellent, but needs to return better and solely focus on tennis and also on finishing matches. Also he has his off days and he has a hell of a draw. First Berrettini, who suffered from an abdominal injury today against Khachanov today though and is not sure he will play (but I think he will), then maybe Nadal and then one of the two Russians in the semis with Djoko or Thiem waiting in the final.
Zverev's game I think is not up with the three others. But if he has a day where he really feels the ball, his serve and most of his strokes go in he can beat anybody. I don't think he has the consistency to beat three top opponents in a row, but if Djoko is injured and he goes to the semis he can beat Thiem (though I'd favour my countryman) and also someone like a nervous Tsitsipas or Rublev in the final, since those have never been to one.
Rublev has the problem of experience, having been never better than at the quarterfinals so far. But last year he lost two of them closely to Tsitsipas in Paris and to Medvedev in New York. And he has become better soo much in 2020, maybe he makes another step forward this year. His groundstrokes are as good as anybody's not named Nadal or Djokovic. (A bit more variety wouldn't be bad though).
Looking forward to round 4, where I think the only surefire winners are Zverev (against Lajovic) and Medvedev (against McDonald).
Also keep an eye on Auger-Aliassime (maybe he has also made the next step now) or Karatsev, who has played as well as anybody else in this tournament so far. The two meet tonight.
A short note on the women:
I really think Naomi Osaka is the overwhelming favourite here. But tonight might be her toughest test. An in-form Garbine Muguruza can beat anybody and so far the Spaniard has played very well.
Osaka could have another test in the semi with the winner of that strongest quarter (Halep-Swiatek, Sabalenka-Williams), while in the upper half Ashleigh Barty has a much easier path.
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Post by jimmalone on Feb 14, 2021 14:28:15 GMT
Djokovic didn't play nearly his best today, but he didn't seem to be hindered. He had some problems with the Forehand Down the line or when he had to stretch far, but this rather seemed to be that he just didn't feel too well this day instead of something serious. Movement was as always (and anyway he would move better than Raonic, even if he had only one leg) and so was his serve, which would certainly suffer from a serious abdominal injury.
Thiem as well didn't feel well today. He totally lacked of energy. A pity, as I had hoped for a good match against Dimitrov.
Also watched yesterday the first set of Osaka - Muguruza. Even shorter rallyes than expected. Was a bit surprised that Osaka went even earlier for the winners (and obviously therefore errors) than Muguruza. But Osaka moves a bit better and is especially mentally stronger that might be the difference in this match-up of very similiar players. Of course with Gaby having two match points the match could have easily gone the other way.
I think that this was Osaka's stiffest challenge on her way to the final.
Sadly couldn't see Swiatek - Halep, as BOTH german eurosport channels were streaming the (expectedly boring) Zverev match. Must have been a good match and Swiatek confirmed (though she already did with the way she played at last years French Open) that she will be a force in the game for the next years.
Halep now plays Williams in an interesting quarterfinal, where I'd make the Romanian the slight favourite.
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 14, 2021 14:38:56 GMT
I'm guessing it will be a Barty/Osaka final.
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Post by jimmalone on Feb 15, 2021 8:58:44 GMT
I'm guessing it will be a Barty/Osaka final. Yeah, that's my pick as well.
Really a pity that Berrettini is injured and couldn't play against Tsitsipas today. I don't think he would have pulled the upset, but it still could have been a decent match. Rublev and Medvedev without problems today, as well as Rafa.
So we get our dream quarterfinals in the bottom half: Nadal - Tsitsipas, Medvedev - Rublev.
I haven't seen Rublev play yet at this tournament as he always played in the middle of the night in my time, but his results suggest he is in good form, though he hasn't faced a real quality opponent yet. Medvedev had the tricky match vs. Krajinovic, but aside of this grooved to his draw easily as well.
In the quarterfinals of the US Open this was a duel that was pretty even, when talking about the rallies. But Medvedev back then showed that he was mentally stronger and won the decisive points. I still think he has the edge there and right now he seems to play better than at New York. For Rublev it will be really important to think he can win this time and probably to take the first set.
Nadal - Tsitsipas is as good as it gets for a quarterfinal and you definitely wouldn't begrudge it if this was the final. But I think this is a pretty difficult match-up for the Greek. He probably would like to play anybody else than Nadal, as the Spaniard is really able to expose Tsitsipas' backhand and probably will get the one or other break at some point, if Tsitsipas doesn't serve extraordinary. Tsitsipas has beat Nadal before (1 in 7 tries and that win even came on clay), but the Rafa even on his weakest surface, indoors, lately beat Tsitsipas twice.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 17, 2021 0:09:24 GMT
Djoko cruising into the Semis - pacinoyes, smiling politely, not counting his poultry before they've emerged from the eggshell.........but .......... he's a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad man........  |
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Post by countjohn on Feb 17, 2021 2:43:29 GMT
Looking forward to Serena and Osaka tomorrow night. Would love to see her pull it out at 40, would be a bit Bradyesque
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Post by mhynson27 on Feb 17, 2021 3:17:01 GMT
Well shit.
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Post by pacinoyes on Feb 17, 2021 12:53:10 GMT
Ah well......... it's ok, the one surface wonder has his record breaking (for now!) French Open still upcoming but THAT is the only major you'll win in 2021 Spaniard.....drinks on me for all of MAR fnck yeah  |
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