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perfectchaos007
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Nice point by Dmitrov to get the break
edit: then he loses the match on his serve. Lost MP on a double fault. Dmitrov is still a hack lol
The tennis nets in Asia are strange. Looks like the webbing under the white tape is made out of some flimsy plastic not unlike whats on a construction safety fence
edit: then he loses the match on his serve. Lost MP on a double fault. Dmitrov is still a hack lol
The tennis nets in Asia are strange. Looks like the webbing under the white tape is made out of some flimsy plastic not unlike whats on a construction safety fence
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Deleted member 231381
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In fairness to Murray, he embarrassed Cilic in every respect. More first serves, less double faults, more aces, more winners, less errors, better break point conversion (he never got broken!), better play at the net, more return games won, any state you can name he did better at. They didn't look remotely like similarly ranked players. It helped Cilic wasn't playing well, but he wasn't playing terribly either, but Murray was in genuinely fine form for the first time in a while, and makes his second top ten win of the year. Fingers crossed he beats Djokovic; it'd confirm that he's back to stay.
EDIT: He's also crept back over the line for WTF qualification, at no.8 now. Needs Berdych to lose his next match, which looks unlikely as he just took the first set from Isner, to keep it for more than half a day, though.
EDIT: He's also crept back over the line for WTF qualification, at no.8 now. Needs Berdych to lose his next match, which looks unlikely as he just took the first set from Isner, to keep it for more than half a day, though.
Nice point by Dmitrov to get the break
edit: then he loses the match on his serve. Lost MP on a double fault. Dmitrov is still a hack lol
The tennis nets in Asia are strange. Looks like the webbing under the white tape is made out of some flimsy plastic not unlike whats on a construction safety fence
Lol, we use that in my neighbourhood as a makeshift net because we don't have a real court.
Mimic here's where you should take your serve next http://www.tennis.com/photos-video/2014/10/video-elina-svitolinas-trick-serve/52922/#.VC6pZPl_t8F
Rafa=FedKilla
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Klizan! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LOL
Sax Russel
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I hate.... time.... zones... ? blah
John Dunbar
correct about everything
murray is clearly done. will hang around 6-12 in the rankings for a year and so and then fade away.
we need the glorious return of the del potro era to save tennis now.
we need the glorious return of the del potro era to save tennis now.
Indeed she is playing well, but the last game of the match was peak 2014-pova with the drama and DFs.
Rafa=FedKilla
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He still has a lot of life with in hime.
For Nadal, its good to see his ground strokes getting abused. Guys have seen it and grown up with it so it's lost its advantage.
Well I won my match today 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. I served for the match at 5*-0, and was somehow broken. I was down 0-40, made some awesome shots to get to 30-40....then clipped the tape, lol. I made sure that I was NOT focusing on the bagel, but rather the point. I promptly broke him.
As for my increased grip size....I could barely notice the difference. It wasn't hot as fuck today and I wasn't sweating as much, and the racquet never moved around in my hand. So I don't know whether it was because of the lack of sweat, or whether because I increased my grip size. But the increased grip does feel pretty comfortable. I'll stick with it. Anyway....
I only lost the 2nd set because I was going back-and-forth between my old grip and my continental grip. Apparently, my old grip gives me tremendous control and I can hit it as hard as I want without it flying long.
Also, on match point, I hit a BH slice winner from the baseline. And the ball was above my shoulder. Of all of my shots, I'd say that my BH slice is the most professional shot that I have.
As for my increased grip size....I could barely notice the difference. It wasn't hot as fuck today and I wasn't sweating as much, and the racquet never moved around in my hand. So I don't know whether it was because of the lack of sweat, or whether because I increased my grip size. But the increased grip does feel pretty comfortable. I'll stick with it. Anyway....
I only lost the 2nd set because I was going back-and-forth between my old grip and my continental grip. Apparently, my old grip gives me tremendous control and I can hit it as hard as I want without it flying long.
Also, on match point, I hit a BH slice winner from the baseline. And the ball was above my shoulder. Of all of my shots, I'd say that my BH slice is the most professional shot that I have.
perfectchaos007
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Looks like we're headed towards a 3rd set tiebreak. currently 4 all in the 3rd.
edit: nvm! Nishikori wins 6-4 in the 3rd
edit: nvm! Nishikori wins 6-4 in the 3rd
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Don't think so; Murray has been continuously improving and he didn't even play that badly in the Djokovic match, Djokovic was just in excellent form on his favourite surface. A two set loss to him here is no more embarrassing than a two set loss to Nadal in Barcelona. What's really screwed Murray over is the awful Shanghai draw - it makes it very difficult for him to make the points for no.8 when he keeps drawing Djokovic so early and Raonic gets such piss-easy draws (seriously, is Raonic bribing someone? guy has GOAT luck).
Tumaini ‏@tumcarayol 36m36 minutes ago
That was also Sharapova's first non clay title in 19 months. A Premier Mandatory victory on hard is a solid result for a clay specialist.
A good tournament but it's funny how little the rankings tell.. outside of clay this was looking like her worst year on the tour so far yet she's now at #2 not far from #1.
That was also Sharapova's first non clay title in 19 months. A Premier Mandatory victory on hard is a solid result for a clay specialist.
A good tournament but it's funny how little the rankings tell.. outside of clay this was looking like her worst year on the tour so far yet she's now at #2 not far from #1.
I honestly can't believe 2014 pova won a title on hard court + of all players she has the most top 10 wins.
It really was looking like one of her worst seasons despite winning the french open.
Seems to me that I'm watching Berdych going through the motions. Dude has zero confidence against Djokovic and he isn't really doing anything differently than he has before. Doesn't make for a very good match.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
berdych is an embarrassment.
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Told you Murray wasn't playing so badly.
John Dunbar
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murray is done. the sooner you accept this you the sooner can jump on board the del potro: the electric boogaloo train.
perfectchaos007
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Cilic too. No one can stop him when his serve is on, because his return game is pretty good too unlike servebots
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I think Cilic will be a no-show after this, and probably not even win a Masters or anything. The next Del Potro.
Novak had match points for a double bagel? LMAO
John Dunbar
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it was on serve, too. must have felt bad about double bageling someone in a final.
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I think it's more or less settled now. Unless Raonic has a surprise upset in an early round, his draw at Shanghai basically ensures Murray can't overtake him - Djokovic is just playing too well at the moment. The only way I can see Murray getting in over Raonic is if he attends some of the smaller events, but if he did he'd be so tired by the time he got to the WTF it doesn't really seem worth it. It's a bit of a shame, really - Murray actually has more rankings points from slams than Berdych, Raonic, and Nishikori - but that's what happens when you never attend the minor tournaments.