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Finally a good draw.
I wouldn't be surprised if Stan lost before the quarters. Sousa isn't an easy first round. Hopefully Fed doesn't play like shit against Benneteau in the second round. It's not a bad draw though for him. I'm sure MIMIC is hoping for a Gulbis-Djokovic quarter again 
Hmmm. Cautiously optimistic to the draw. On one hand, Wawrinka is a mug on grass and won't likely beat or even face Fed here. Murray and Djokovic will kill each other on the other side of the draw so Fed wont have to face them back to back as in 2012. Now if Nadal gets Rosoled again, that be nice, since last time that happened Fed won the tournament. Yeah, I am not gonna lie here, Fed needs a bit of help if he is to go the distance. But stranger things have happened...
Djokovic because his wrist is dodgy and i think Berdych will beat him, Nadal because he cant play on grass anymore.
Though if djokovic does make it to the semi finals I would still expect murray to beat him quite easily.
perfectchaos007
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Cool stats. The biggest underdog is Vera Zvonereva who is given a 0.4% chance to make it to the 3rd round, and a 0.0% chance of making it to the 4th round.
Someone should bet on her to make it past the 2nd round. You could win a lot of money I'm assuming.
Sorry for the delay guys, there it is !
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=841433
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=841433
perfectchaos007
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Looks like American teen sensation Madison Keys is developing her game nicely. She plays Kerber in the Eastbourne final tomorrow, and yes I have said before she has more upside than any other American woman on tour including Sloane Stephens.
She won too.
perfectchaos007
Member
Well deserved too. She knocked out jankovic and kerber in route to winning the title. I expect big things from her in a year or two.
We'll see.
NID. Her opponent was Kerber and she can't win finals to save her life.
I would temper those expectations. She is showing some form, but she is still basically a ballbasher and takes a day where her brainless attacks to not work for her to completely lose it. She has no plan b.
Edit: Ugh, double post. Sorry.
CoffeeJanitor
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didn't know there was a tennis OT
hello gentlemen! I assume this is for fans/players.
i have been trying to learn the continental grip serve but have been having a ton of trouble...Mostly I just go to my standby 'forehand grip serve', which is crude but works.
Happy hitting
hello gentlemen! I assume this is for fans/players.
i have been trying to learn the continental grip serve but have been having a ton of trouble...Mostly I just go to my standby 'forehand grip serve', which is crude but works.
Happy hitting
perfectchaos007
Member
brush up on the ball, let the resulting overspin bring it down into the service box. it takes some time, and if you're switching from a flat serve, don't be surprised if most of your attempts miss out wide. thats normal. just take a bucket of balls out to the court and practice hitting it for an hour, it'll feel natural over time.
So I met another wannabe coach who thought he could "better me". I thought to myself, "Here we fucking go again."
I'll spare anyone reading this the details and skip forward to my favorite part: he asked me if I can hit the ball "harder" (because I was barely hitting it; we weren't playing a set or anything like that). And I thought to myself, "Oh, this fool wants to see me REALLY play, does he?"
So I'm blasting the ball and he's barely staying with me in the rallies. He comes to the net off of an approach shot, and I absolutely RIP an inside out forehand passing shot.
And suddenly, he wasn't giving me anymore advice
I'll spare anyone reading this the details and skip forward to my favorite part: he asked me if I can hit the ball "harder" (because I was barely hitting it; we weren't playing a set or anything like that). And I thought to myself, "Oh, this fool wants to see me REALLY play, does he?"
So I'm blasting the ball and he's barely staying with me in the rallies. He comes to the net off of an approach shot, and I absolutely RIP an inside out forehand passing shot.
And suddenly, he wasn't giving me anymore advice
It seems like he "won" though, so I doubt that would've happened.
LOL
Also, I'm considering wearing a glove while I play. I sweat so much that it's ridiculous....and it's really affecting my grip, and I don't want to have to run to a towel after every freaking point. Freakin Florida.
I remember bending down to serve, and sweat POURING from my face leaving a puddle underneath me, lol
Nadal reminds me of me =p
no, he said that Murray reminds him of MIMIC
Here comes another episode of WTA comical voice-overs.
I can't stop laughing.
"Here is chinese player Kimiko Date, I have to say you look so good at 50!"
"I am Li Na you dumbass".
lol
I can't stop laughing.
"Here is chinese player Kimiko Date, I have to say you look so good at 50!"
"I am Li Na you dumbass".
lol
perfectchaos007
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So playing 5 matches in 2 days has completely destroyed my body. I woke up this morning having a tough time getting out of bed because I was so sore everywhere, especially my lower back, thighs, and glutes. Thats right, it even hurts to sit. Guess I'm still not in shape enough to play tournaments, or I'm just getting old
POPGAF meets Tennis GAF?
lol @ the "Mean Girls" reference
Time to retire! =p
perfectchaos007
Member
Maybe so. I'm only a few years younger than Bartoli. Tennis is a lifetime sport my ass! Time to switch to golf
perfectchaos007
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Turned 26 a couple months ago. lol you edited.
I can play a match a day easily, but on Friday I played 3 matches, and 2 of them were 3 setters. And I play competitive tennis differently than rec tennis, because I push myself even more. So, Friday damaged me, and the 2 matches I played Saturday finished the job on my body.
perfectchaos007
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16 y/o Ana Konjuh is in the semi's of Istanbul. Good week for the young prospects.