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Tennis - General Discussion
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perfectchaos007
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As far as movement around the court? In general women players can move side to side almost as quickly as the men, but struggle more with vertical movement like back stepping. Why this is I'm not sure.
In terms of movement and speed of forehand. Maybe it's because I'm not there and on TV it looks just slow, but sometimes these forehand shots look sooo slow.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Radwanska is a pusher brah.
perfectchaos007
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Radwanska plays with a large framed racket so the "whip" may seem slower than it would with a smaller racket in her case. And if its really windy, that could slow it down a bit as well
John Dunbar
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if this goes to the third set... smh...
push, aga, push. push like you're giving birth.
push, aga, push. push like you're giving birth.
Yeah, slow loopy forehand really not what you should be watching A-rad for. Disruptive tactics and playful tennis - yes.
Not fair at all for someone so inventive as A-rad, and I say that as someone who doesn't like her as a person.
Not fair at all for someone so inventive as A-rad, and I say that as someone who doesn't like her as a person.
Push, push, push...just pushing. Can she also make a winner? xD
I swear my forehand is faster!
John Dunbar
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well damn. evening ruined.
A few days ago Lisicki had withdrawn from the singles with a flu. :lol:
John Dunbar
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murray playing well, probably the best since coming back. kind of thought this would be a comfortable match for djokovic, but we got some real tennis here.
John Dunbar
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when murray loses this match he is going to have some legitimate reasons to be pissed off.
Choking away all of his opportunities. He really could've won the first set, and now he wasted the break.
perfectchaos007
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Good thing he has Ivan Lendl in his box to help with his mental game OH WAIT MURRAY FIRED HIM
John Dunbar
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murray is just giving it away here. pity, a lackluster ending to a decent match.
He should have put that one point behind him quicker. It was 0-0 in the game. Sure, Djokovic was in the wrong, but the umpire had already made the ruling. No point complaining and feeling sour about it afterward. Had it happened at 40-40 or at break-point then that would have been much much worse.
John Dunbar
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well, a good chance for a 3rd federer-djokovic match of the year is good. one of the few rivalries that can still produce entertaining matches.
perfectchaos007
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Only if the ball has crossed the net back on the other side. What happened exactly?
Like I said
Here is the footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgvJBlbOdU
In short, Djokovic reaches over the net to hit the ball. He isn't allowed to do that, unless the ball has itself already crossed the net (then his follow-trough movement can cross), so the point should have gone to Murray. You can see at the end of the video that Andy's ball wouldn't have crossed the net anyway, so it was a double mistake by Novak.
Amateurs like you and me ? No way. Amateurs like guys playing just under professional level, playing some Futures tournaments ? Maybe, but in any case Radwanska's strength isn't really her ball speed.
Great victory for Nishikori, I saw only the last games of the match but he was very solid in the last game. Impressive, even more after the thriller against Ferrer. It'll be hard vs Djoko, but like Federer he has his Indian Wells run behind him, so who knows ?
Yeah, I wondered the same. From what I can gather, was business as usual in the first set and he was up a break twice in the second but didn't consolidate either time. Then Kei's persistance brought out the Fed error's and it became a somewhat messy match after that. Roger's service stats didn't look up to scratch for the first time in a while either.
Shame, but not sure he would've been able to hit through Djoker again on this speed of court anyway.
perfectchaos007
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Ah thanks. Wow on that last view Djokovic's racket and even part of his arm were clearly over the net before the ball got on his side of the court. But like you mentioned, Murray's ball was going in the net anyway.
Doesn't matter, Djokovic should have lost this point.
"Over the net, not on the other side" -> LOL. Does this umpire know what he's talking about?
Roger dipped in the middle of the second while Nishikori improved. By the third set Nishikori was playing infinitely better than Federer, and the latter had that grumpy look he always gets where it seems like he'd rather be home. Very lifeless play for the most part, lots of weak netted backhands. Not undermining Kei at all though, he got better as the match went on.
Wafflecakes
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Pova vs Serena starting.
I am actually not feeling good about it right now.
I am actually not feeling good about it right now.
perfectchaos007
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Masha came to play. She's up 3-1 in the first set.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Serena came to play.
perfectchaos007
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well. after being down 4-1 she remembered the 2004 Wimbledon final and was able to piss herself off enough to lay down the law on Masha. Works every time!
Serena wins the first set 6-4.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Maria looks like she about to ask a date to the middle school dance every time she play Serena.
perfectchaos007
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Serena def. Sugarpova 6-4, 6-3. Bye felicia
Wafflecakes
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..and order is sustained.