That match almost gave me a heart attack.
A great and entertaining one though, glad Maria found a way to win it somehow, even after that huge choke in the third set.
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That match almost gave me a heart attack.
A great and entertaining one though, glad Maria found a way to win it somehow, even after that huge choke in the third set.
Novak is having a kid, eh? Congrats.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10833500/novak-djokovic-long-girlfriend-expecting-baby
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/10833500/novak-djokovic-long-girlfriend-expecting-baby
Man poor Lem can't catch a break can he.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Nadull is in decline.
Lol if he loses to almugro that will be a new low.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
almagro could have 3 match points in a row and still choke this away, but a valiant effort nonetheless.
perfectchaos007
Member
almagro serving for the match
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
I've seen these bewildered and beleaguered looks before. Its finally happening to Mowgli Nadull.
perfectchaos007
Member
Djokovic is licking his chops. Probably wishes the French open started tomorrow.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
djokovic is broken and pregnant. he's done.
it's all about the swiss players now. golden age of tennis is upon us.
Canadian Psycho
Banned
It seems we are privy to an off the juice Nadal, not unlike what we saw at the end of the '09 season: the unnatural explosiveness is gone.
Expect a long "injury" break again later this year.
Expect a long "injury" break again later this year.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Yep. We saw the mega cycles he used to thrpugh now until after Wimbledon. Look at him in the early rounds there the past two years.
One thing I don't completely get is why did you choose Rafa=FedKilla as your username if you don't like Nadal and think he's on steroids. That's like being a Republican and coming up with "ObamaownsRomney" or something.
Exactly my thoughts haha
I seriously think this is going to end like 2009 with Federer.
RedAssedApe
Banned
spanish armada needs to patch up those holes
perfectchaos007
Member
Exactly my thoughts haha
I seriously think this is going to end like 2009 with Federer.
In other words, Djokovic will win the title without having to go through Nadal in route? That could happen for sure
Lone_Prodigy
Member
His username is more fact than opinion. It's not "Rafa=GOAT" or something lol
Diprosalic
Banned
awwww... yiisss.
:lol
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
And you know Hiraldo is going to beat the shit out of Almugro.
I know it's an old news but I think nobody knew about it: http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2013/11/14/evolution-of-tennis-speeds-up/
This rule is still so stupid.
Yeah I get it but it still seems odd.
Interesting list and the ranking is not surprising. A few seasons back Nole would have been even higher.
I don't know about the rule in itself... I agree it's maybe a little restrictive to count seconds like this, but it's a competitive sport, if there was no rule at all there would be many problems too.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Lol I was right.
perfectchaos007
Member
Nishikori san better beat freakin Giraldo in the finals
What a shitty day. I don't remember when I played last time that bad, maybe 1-2 years ago when I started to play tennis? Today I lost 6:1 6:1 against this guy who definitely was beatable. He wasn't thaaaat good, the last one who won 6:1 6:4 against me was way better, and I played way better. Today my forehand was completely gone, I had around 100 million unforced errors with my forehand. It was so bad that I started to laugh after every error and talked with myself like "Yeah that was good, next time hopefully out of the field into the cornfield" and stuff like that. Serve, backhand, volleys were ok, not a handicap. I lost because this fucking forehand didn't work at all today and normally it's my weapon.
It's one of these days that I'm thinking about to stop playing tennis.
It's one of these days that I'm thinking about to stop playing tennis.
perfectchaos007
Member
I've been there a billion times. You just have to get those matches out of your mind because you know you're a better player than that. Chalk it up as a bad day and move on.
My two cents :
- Matches like these will always happen. Look at Federer or Djokovic, they have days where they play like shit and we wonder why. Imagine someone who isn't as trained and gifted as them. Well you get the picture. It's hard to play consistently good tennis, at any level, that's one of the reasons why it's such an interesting sport.
- You've been playing for only two years. You've already won tournament matches ! You have still plenty of room for improvement. Take this match (and the following matches where you'll play like shit, because there will be some !) like a motivation to keep working and enhance your game. And you'll see these days will progressively happen less.
Thanks for the words.
It's like this. It is a constant progressing (I know that I'm improving every month), but always with these ups and downs. It's just frustrating when I have a down when it's important to play my best tennis, like yesterday.
Ivanovic in GOAT mode. Maria will have to improve. A lot.
Haha, one night I dreamed of Nadal. We didn't play, we just were buddies and he was super nice.
I still prefer Roger though !
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Dimitrov in full flight!
John Dunbar
correct about everything
dimitrov now has more clay titles than murray.
Congrats on the third consecutive Stuttgart title
Maria. I really didn't think she would turn this match around, but I keep forgetting how big of a fighter she is, and how big of a mental midget Ana can be. lol
Crazy. Since 2011 the only player she lost to on Clay was Serena. Thats pretty incredible.
and Porsche
Crazy. Since 2011 the only player she lost to on Clay was Serena. Thats pretty incredible.
perfectchaos007
Member
Masha playing with confidence now that Serena is on haitus
So I think I have my backhand sorted out: the shot is DEADLY if I delay the wind-up/rotation.
It's so weird. I'm watching Federer and Gasquet and their wind ups are a lot earlier than mine. My wind up is basically a milisecond before I make contact. If I were to compare it to anything, it would be Dolgopolov's serve because it happens so quickly.
Theoretically, because I'm giving myself so little time to get ready for the shot, I should be shanking it, but I hit it better than I have ever done before. And ironically, the earlier my wind-up/rotation is, the more likely I'll miss-hit it.
Feels great
It's so weird. I'm watching Federer and Gasquet and their wind ups are a lot earlier than mine. My wind up is basically a milisecond before I make contact. If I were to compare it to anything, it would be Dolgopolov's serve because it happens so quickly.
Theoretically, because I'm giving myself so little time to get ready for the shot, I should be shanking it, but I hit it better than I have ever done before. And ironically, the earlier my wind-up/rotation is, the more likely I'll miss-hit it.
Feels great
I injured my back today. Don't know how, but it hurts a lot. I got a local anaesthesia and some strong painkillers. Can't breathe normally because the lung touches the muscle that hurts. Sitting is also really painful. Now I'm waiting till the painkillers kick in.
Hopefully it will be over by the weekend. I have a match to play.
Hopefully it will be over by the weekend. I have a match to play.
perfectchaos007
Member
I injured my back today. Don't know how, but it hurts a lot. I got a local anaesthesia and some strong painkillers. Can't breathe normally because the lung touches the muscle that hurts. Sitting is also really painful. Now I'm waiting till the painkillers kick in.
Hopefully it will be over by the weekend. I have a match to play.
Buy some tubes of Icy Hot and apply generously to the afflicted area. When I had my lower back issues, it worked wonders.
So I think I have my backhand sorted out: the shot is DEADLY if I delay the wind-up/rotation.
It's so weird. I'm watching Federer and Gasquet and their wind ups are a lot earlier than mine. My wind up is basically a milisecond before I make contact. If I were to compare it to anything, it would be Dolgopolov's serve because it happens so quickly.
Theoretically, because I'm giving myself so little time to get ready for the shot, I should be shanking it, but I hit it better than I have ever done before. And ironically, the earlier my wind-up/rotation is, the more likely I'll miss-hit it.
Feels great
Funny. I recently pushed myself to prepare my shots earlier and I gained a good amount of security thanks to that. Everyone's different I guess.
I injured my back today. Don't know how, but it hurts a lot. I got a local anaesthesia and some strong painkillers. Can't breathe normally because the lung touches the muscle that hurts. Sitting is also really painful. Now I'm waiting till the painkillers kick in.
Hopefully it will be over by the weekend. I have a match to play.
You hurt yourself while playing ? Take really care of your back, some injuries can bother you for months if not taken care of correctly.