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[Faith]

Djokovic 6:3 7:6

 

[MIMIC]

Tennis is back!

 

[Wafflecakes]

Not going to watch, but I hope Novak wins.

 

[Faith]

I'm soooo excited :O

Moonballer gonna moonball xD

 

[rangersfan414]

lol @ the ball getting stuck in the net!

 

[Faith]

Incredible match so far.

6:3, like I said

 

[John Dunbar]

even berdych would have beaten this nadal.

 

[MIMIC]

Welp....

 

[John Dunbar]

another classic djokovic overhead.

 

[agrajag]

what kind of overhead was that??

 

[Faith]

The only thing Becker could teach Nole: smashing the ball into the court.

 

[Kobe24]

Nadull as usual.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Mimic am cry.

 

[agrajag]

wow, that last point was amazing

 

[MIMIC]

That was laughably routine xD

 

[Faith]

Djokovic domination over Nadal again? 3 matches in a row and all with 2 sets.

 

[clemenx]

I'm confused. Wasn't Nole done and declining by February?

 

[Niraj]

Straightforward stuff.

 

[MIMIC]

I'm confused. Wasn't Nole done and declining by February?

Becker's gone =p

With this win, Djokovic becomes No. 1 in the race

1. Djokovic
2, Nadal
3, Wawrinka
4. Federer
5. Berdych

 

[Reyne]

Congrats to Djokovic for the Miami title. Missed most of the match because of crappy internet, but I hear it was quite the beat down. Thats.. curious.

 

[Faith]

5 of the last 9 masters Djokovic won, Nadal the other 4. Djokovic won the last 4 masters (+ world tour finals) and Nadal the 4 before.

Total domination.

 

[MIMIC]

Masters 1000 Leaderboard:

26: Nadal (record)
22: Lendl
21: Federer
18: Djokovic
17: Agassi
11: Sampras

This was decided before the final, but as it stands now, Djokovic and Nadal now hold ALL of the Masters, including the World Tour Finals:

2013 Monte Carlo: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2013 Madrid: Nadal (def. Wawrinka)
2013 Rome: Nadal (def. Federer)
2013 Canada: Nadal (def. Raonic)
2013 Cincinnati: Nadal (def. Isner)
2013 Shanghai: Djokovic (def. del Potro)
2013 Paris: Djokovic (def. Ferrer)
2013 World Tour Finals: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2014 Indian Wells: Djokovic (def Federer)
2014 Miami: Djokovic (def. Nadal)

 

[Niraj]

Big 3 stand alone now in the Masters:

26: Nadal (record)
21: Federer
18: Djokovic
17: Agassi
11: Sampras

This was decided before the final, but as it stands now, Djokovic and Nadal now hold ALL of the Masters, including the World Tour Finals:

2012 Monte Carlo: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2012 Madrid: Nadal (def. Wawrinka)
2012 Rome: Djokovic (def. Federer)
2012 Canada: Nadal (def. Raonic)
2012 Cincinnati: Nadal (def. Isner)
2012 Shanghai: Djokovic (def. del Potro)
2012 Paris: Djokovic (def. Ferrer)
2012 World Tour Finals: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2013 Indian Wells: Djokovic (def Federer)
2013 Miami: Djokovic (def. Nadal)

Might want to check a calendar there hombre.

 

[MIMIC]

Whoops, lol

corrected

 

[Diamond]

That makes Stan's victory at the Aussie all the more impressive, beating both of them on the way.

Good victory for Novak, winning Indian Wells and Miami back to back is tough. He was certainly helped by the two WO he got, but he nonetheless defeated both Murray and Nadal in straight sets. He'll need that confidence for the clay season.

 

[MIMIC]

Fucking Christ. Lendl had 22 Masters.

ESPN didn't include him on the leaderboard, so I just went with it.

 

[Niraj]

Fucking Christ. Lendl had 22 Masters.

ESPN didn't include him on the leaderboard, so I just went with it.

Today just isn't your day

 

[Faith]

2013 Monte Carlo: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2013 Madrid: Nadal (def. Wawrinka)
2013 Rome: Nadal (def. Federer)
2013 Canada: Nadal (def. Raonic)
2013 Cincinnati: Nadal (def. Isner)
2013 Shanghai: Djokovic (def. del Potro)
2013 Paris: Djokovic (def. Ferrer)
2013 World Tour Finals: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2014 Indian Wells: Djokovic (def Federer)
2014 Miami: Djokovic (def. Nadal)

So Djokovic just won every masters final (6/6) and Nadal (4/7)?

 

[zero_suit]

Masters 1000 Leaderboard:

26: Nadal (record)
22: Lendl
21: Federer
18: Djokovic
17: Agassi
11: Sampras

This was decided before the final, but as it stands now, Djokovic and Nadal now hold ALL of the Masters, including the World Tour Finals:

2013 Monte Carlo: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2013 Madrid: Nadal (def. Wawrinka)
2013 Rome: Nadal (def. Federer)
2013 Canada: Nadal (def. Raonic)
2013 Cincinnati: Nadal (def. Isner)
2013 Shanghai: Djokovic (def. del Potro)
2013 Paris: Djokovic (def. Ferrer)
2013 World Tour Finals: Djokovic (def. Nadal)
2014 Indian Wells: Djokovic (def Federer)
2014 Miami: Djokovic (def. Nadal)

Nadal will probably have 30 Masters before he retires. That's absurd.

 

[Faith]

Nadal will probably have 40 Masters before he retires. That's absurd.

I corrected it for you

 

[zero_suit]

I corrected it for you

I was low-balling it.

 

[Diamond]

18 of the 26 Masters 1000 wins of Nadal were on clay. That's 70% ! His record is heavily based on his clay domination.

As for the M1000 hall of fame I'd add that, if we're counting titles before the ATP era (hence Lendl being second), we should also count McEnroe's 19 titles, Connors' 17 titles and Borg's 15 titles.

Also, as we are posting stats :

Winners of the Indian Wells-Miami combo

- Courier (1991)
- Chang (1992)
- Sampras (1994)
- Ríos (1998)
- Agassi (2001)
- Federer (2005, 2006)
- Djokovic (2011, 2014)

 

[Faith]

Is this an indicator that Djokovic will play like 2011? xD

 

[zero_suit]

18 of the 26 Masters 1000 wins of Nadal were on clay. That's 70% ! His record is heavily based on his clay domination.

Foolish argument

How many of Djoker's are on hard courts?

 

[Faith]

14 out of 18 xD

GOAT on hard court

 

[zero_suit]

14 out of 18 xD

GOAT on hard court

He has a good chance Masters titles wise.

 

[Faith]

He has a good chance Masters titles wise.

Also on GS if he keeps his level.

 

[zero_suit]

Also on GS if he keeps his level.

Nah, his performance at the US Open may have prevented that..

 

[Faith]

Nah, his performance at the US Open may have prevented that..

Why? He was 5 times in the finals. Had just bad luck.

Btw, Federer has 15 masters titles (out of 21) on hard court. Djokovic will surpass him maybe even this year.

 

[Diprosalic]

always nice to see somebody beating nadal.


also the "Princess of the WTA" is back. fuck yeah.

 

[perfectchaos007]

always nice to see somebody beating nadal.


also the "Princess of the WTA" is back. fuck yeah.

I bet Hingis had a white powder party after her doubles victory today

 

[Diprosalic]

I bet Hingis had a white powder party after her doubles victory today

what else should she do with the price money?

 

[MIMIC]

*sees that Hingis victory on Tennis Channel*

Me: "I thought she was banned."

Anyway, another staggering stat from the Djoker: he has a 100% win-rate in finals after winning the first set.
Federer: 86%
Nadal: 86%
Murray: 81%

 

[Faith]

That's crazy! It's a big psychological advantage if you win the first set, even for amateur players

 

[perfectchaos007]

Venus was bageled in the 2nd set but still won the match. Sjogren's must have reared its ugly head in that 2nd set.

 

[perfectchaos007]

And Serena bows out in the first round. She should have just withdrawn from the tournament

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

And Serena bows out in the first round. She should have just withdrawn from the tournament

Gotta get that appearance fee brah.

 

[Peru]

Gotta love the atmosphere at Charleston

 

[perfectchaos007]

Gotta love the atmosphere at Charleston

I haven't watched any of the tournament so I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not.

Eugenie just fought off 2 set points for Venus, then went on to win the first set.

 

[LuuKyK]

I haven't watched any of the tournament so I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not.

Eugenie just fought off 2 set points for Venus, then went on to win the first set.

Looks like a nice place, but I am not sure whats so great about the atmosphere...

And go Genie!