Next year gonna be tough for nadal.
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Next year gonna be tough for nadal.
Yeah, a ton of points to defend.
That's typically a good problem to have.
In the short term, of course. Long term it's a bit tougher. Not just for him, but everyone. Just the nature of it all I guess.
Also, nice going for Delpo!
I don't see what's tough other than being extremely tired after his season. Next year he's not going to have any different pressure than Murray or Djokovic, they expect themselves to win the tournament they play whether they're the defending champion or not. As far as rankings go, Nadal said that he's interested the most in the race, that he prefers to watch how he performs relatively to others since the beginning of January, kinda like leagues in team sports.
All that said, I'm hoping Djoker finally reverses his fortunes today.
Of course they all play to win, but it's just likely that he won't win everything that he did this year. He could certainly prove me wrong though. That's all I mean, said the same thing after Djokovic's 2011. He's going to drop most likely, but it just depends if anyone else takes advantage of that or not, like we saw with Roger taking #1 shortly. Djokovic still played very well in 2012, which helped him regain it.
What's in his favor though is not playing the Australian, and losing early in Wimbledon. That'll certainly help him keeps his points up. I think that's all the conversation between scarlet and I reflected.
I don't think that's the mentality these guys have. I suspect pressure of (not) defending points is much greater the lower you go down the rankings, since one good or bad result can move you up or down a lot of spots (and makes much more impact to your finances). Nadal and Djokovic play for prestige and titles only. Also, it's better to have a truly exceptional season like Djoker's 2011 or Nadal's 2013 and fall off a bit the following year than not to have such season at all.
This match has been pretty good thus far, the court is pretty slow but it's not a grindfest at all, they're going for their shots which is good to see.
He's projected to meet Roger in quarters in Shanghai, this would be their first meeting since the final match of the last season.John Dunbar
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nadal just tanked to lull djokovic into a false sense of security for the rest of the season. rafito ain't giving a shit about anything less than a masters 1000.
So Sunday no1 beats the Monday no1. Funny how that works out.
Match was alright, though Nadal seemed mostly off today so it wasn't overly competitive. Probably a sign of what is to come. Nadal doesn't normally excel in this last part of the season.
So onto Shanghai then. Federer vs Djokovic in the quarter, if he gets there that is. No cake walk exactly, given his recent form. :/
Match was alright, though Nadal seemed mostly off today so it wasn't overly competitive. Probably a sign of what is to come. Nadal doesn't normally excel in this last part of the season.
So onto Shanghai then. Federer vs Djokovic in the quarter, if he gets there that is. No cake walk exactly, given his recent form. :/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1pVOQA_Gyk
Federer/Zhang doubles match was overall a pretty droll match. Not just because Federer played well, but because Zhang was pretty much on fire from the get go. Not much Anderson/Tursunov could do here.
Federer/Zhang doubles match was overall a pretty droll match. Not just because Federer played well, but because Zhang was pretty much on fire from the get go. Not much Anderson/Tursunov could do here.
Rafa=FedKilla
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He's shanking a ton of shots. :/
It appears Fed decided to stop playing uber aggressively, and it has reaped benefits - he's won 6 of the last 7 games. Seppi doesn't seem to have any game plan though.
John Dunbar
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federer is one win away from an interesting match, therefore he will lose to monfils.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnrWadcukF0
A bit rough start to be sure, but he got the job done in the end. Hope he steps it up against Monfils.
A bit rough start to be sure, but he got the job done in the end. Hope he steps it up against Monfils.
Look at this slice volley from Niculescu:
:lol
lol damn
Rafa=FedKilla
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He's struggling out there. :/
John Dunbar
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watching federer is so frustrating. you think he's won a point, and then an unforced error.
Rafa=FedKilla
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The decrease in his movement, reaction time and concentration is quite evident. He sometimes doesn't even move for winners when they are at neutral.
Rafa=FedKilla
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No. He still has the fire and one more slam in him.
Diprosalic
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one more try next year if he wins nothing again he will retire.
I'm not sure I agree about the slam, but he certainly should continue playing.
The Chinese crowd is so weird, they were audibly shouting 'out' when Roger was challenging Monfils's winners.
Lone_Prodigy
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I can't think of anything this year :/ his most enjoyable match was vs Murray at the AO though, even though he lost.
Going back to last year...I guess vs Djokovic in Cincinnati? 6-0 7-6
perfectchaos007
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Wawa just rolled up and died in that second set.
Hopefully it won't end up like in Indian Wells.
John Dunbar
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one of the best sets of tennis i've seen by del potro.
Rafa=FedKilla
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His thrashing of Mowgli at the US open was amazing. You could see the sun cracking at dawn.
John Dunbar
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del potro serving for the match. good time to be broken for the first time.
John Dunbar
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well, he hold. fast(ish) hard courts still the saving grace of tennis.