mario ate my burger
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Since Nadal's not gonna win it I want Del Potro to win it.
Dude just needs more stamina!
Dude just needs more stamina!
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Any guess on the seedings.
Could Nadal be 3 seed and face Federer in a potential semi OR will they put him 2 or 4 and hope for a final between the 2 players.
Even though its Nadal I can't see him being 2nd seed as he only made semi last year, losing to Murray.
Could Nadal be 3 seed and face Federer in a potential semi OR will they put him 2 or 4 and hope for a final between the 2 players.
Even though its Nadal I can't see him being 2nd seed as he only made semi last year, losing to Murray.
navanman said:
Wouldn't be fair to give Nadal the 2nd seed given that he's currently #3 in the world. Sure Murray has never won a slam so his 2nd is a bit dubious, but he's consistently there at tournaments. Nadal's form has been crap since before the French and he doesn't deserve the 2nd seed.
mario ate my burger
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navanman said:
Just hoping Nadal can even get to the semi's
Anyone going to the U.S. Open next week? I got tickets last year and had a blast. I got to see Serena and Anna Ivanovic (babe) which was so fucking cool. I told myself that I would definitely go again this year. I got tickets a few months ago and I am now amped to see what players will be playing during my session.
Stepanek defeated Karlovic in a Davis Cup match. Nothing extraordinary, right?? wrong...
The final score was 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 16-14. Karlovic fired 78 aces and the match lasted for 6 hours. It was one game away from being the longest match in tennis (in terms of games) since tie breaks were introduced. There were only three breaks of serve in the entire match.
The final score was 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 16-14. Karlovic fired 78 aces and the match lasted for 6 hours. It was one game away from being the longest match in tennis (in terms of games) since tie breaks were introduced. There were only three breaks of serve in the entire match.
Federer withdraws from Tokyo and Shanghai Masters: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4502486
perfectchaos007
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MIMIC said:
can Nadal take his #1 spot if he wins?
Marat Safin shaking his head at Sharapova fandom in Beijing practice session:
http://video.sina.com.cn/sports/t/v/2009-10-05/161732923.shtml
No "We <3 Safin" posters!
Btw, massive match vs Azarenka, Maria won after being 2-5 down in the third.
Also Roger beat del potro! 6-4 6-4. Roger-Vasselin, that is, world nr 189.
http://video.sina.com.cn/sports/t/v/2009-10-05/161732923.shtml
No "We <3 Safin" posters!
Btw, massive match vs Azarenka, Maria won after being 2-5 down in the third.
Also Roger beat del potro! 6-4 6-4. Roger-Vasselin, that is, world nr 189.
What do you guys think of the Wozniacki controversy??
She retired from a first round match when she was up 7-5 5-0 against Kremer. The betting sites show that betters were choosing Kremer to win the match when she was losing 5-7 0-3. The reason for the sudden change in the betting is because Wozniacki's dad (her coach) was giving her instructions on what to do and to retire at 5-0.
This is a video of the coaching at 3-0 and a rough translation of what he dad said:
She retired from a first round match when she was up 7-5 5-0 against Kremer. The betting sites show that betters were choosing Kremer to win the match when she was losing 5-7 0-3. The reason for the sudden change in the betting is because Wozniacki's dad (her coach) was giving her instructions on what to do and to retire at 5-0.
This is a video of the coaching at 3-0 and a rough translation of what he dad said:
Well odds always change dramatically if a player seems hurt (with emphasis on seems) I saw matches were a gal took a medical and all off sudden the odds completely changed (even though most of the times they take it just to piss off their opponent) despite her showing no signs of a really injury..
If someone realized that she was gonna retire of course the odds will fall, cause betfair is just like the stock market. Most of the people just follow others without knowing why...
If he really just told her that so that Kremer can continue playing in that tournament cause he knew Wozzy will retire before the next match then thats a really nice move on his/her part.
That would all be no problem if betfair would handle retirements like any other betting company and void all bets on win after a w.o.(so everyone who bet on win gets his money back) But they get a lot of revenue in matches like that so I doubt they'll eve change that.
BTW: I was hoping on a matchup between those two ladies:
vs.:
And then she eliminates Maria:
(Still like her though, shes an awesome player)
If someone realized that she was gonna retire of course the odds will fall, cause betfair is just like the stock market. Most of the people just follow others without knowing why...
If he really just told her that so that Kremer can continue playing in that tournament cause he knew Wozzy will retire before the next match then thats a really nice move on his/her part.
That would all be no problem if betfair would handle retirements like any other betting company and void all bets on win after a w.o.(so everyone who bet on win gets his money back) But they get a lot of revenue in matches like that so I doubt they'll eve change that.
BTW: I was hoping on a matchup between those two ladies:
vs.:
And then she eliminates Maria:
(Still like her though, shes an awesome player)
Federer....who is playing like absolute shit right now. Nando has never beaten Federer. He's never even taken a set off of Federer....
....until today. 6-4, Verdasco. If Nando can't win (a.k.a. can't capitalize off of an out-of-form Federer), that'll really speak to how mentally fragile he is--and always has been--against the big guys.
....until today. 6-4, Verdasco. If Nando can't win (a.k.a. can't capitalize off of an out-of-form Federer), that'll really speak to how mentally fragile he is--and always has been--against the big guys.
Canadian Psycho
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Second set Federer (7-5).
He must be playing a bit better right about now, no? (CAn't see the match right now.)
He must be playing a bit better right about now, no? (CAn't see the match right now.)
Canadian Psycho
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No shit!
Funny thing is Nadal has been going on a steady six month streak of failures and barely no analysts are claiming the end of Nadal the way they did of Fed a year or so before. Maybe they learned their lesson?
Funny thing is Nadal has been going on a steady six month streak of failures and barely no analysts are claiming the end of Nadal the way they did of Fed a year or so before. Maybe they learned their lesson?
liquid_gears
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