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Poor Bouchard

Someone on Twitter summed it up pretty well:

''The post-Wimbledon portion of the year can teach her a lot about pressure and endurance.''

Yep,since her awful display in her home town,besides Wuhan where she made it to the final,she was pretty bad...I hope she bounces back next year and stays in the top 10 at least.

 

[John Dunbar]

modern-day david donald young is putting up a heroic performance against the canadian goliath.

 

[perfectchaos007]

lel

will Halep tank?

So if Halep wins less than 2 games in her next match Serena is eliminated?

 

[Deleted member 231381]

So if Halep wins less than 2 games in her next match Serena is eliminated?

can't see it. halep has a good mentality and drive. she'll play to win.

 

[perfectchaos007]

can't see it. halep has a good mentality and drive. she'll play to win.

That's true, but most matches in this tournament have been blowouts one way or another. Could be something in the air

 

[John Dunbar]

So if Halep wins less than 2 games in her next match Serena is eliminated?

based on that chart it doesn't seem to matter. the games won will only act as a tiebreaker between halep and ivanovic if ana wins in two. williams is eliminated if ivanovic wins in two, but safe if halep wins, or if she loses in three.

 

[perfectchaos007]

based on that chart it doesn't seem to matter. the games won will only act as a tiebreaker between halep and ivanovic if ana wins in two. williams is eliminated if ivanovic wins in two, but safe if halep wins, or if she loses in three.

oh wow. That straight set spanking Serena received from Halep could prove to be costly if Ivanovic wins in straights. Serena needs to remind Halep to play like she did against her in the Ivanovic match

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Donald Young has the mental tenacity of a molten spoon.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Donald Young has the mental tenacity of a molten spoon.

lol. American players need foreign mentors. Most american tennis players are mental midgets.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

lol. American players need foreign mentors. Most american tennis players are mental midgets.

It is weird how particular countries seem to develop mental cultures as a whole. Americans are just wet, Frenchmen are clinically insane, the Dutch are inveterate chokers, the Spaniards are persistent as fuck, and Andy Murray is Andy Murray.

 

[perfectchaos007]

It is weird how particular countries seem to develop mental cultures as a whole. Americans are just wet, Frenchmen are clinically insane, the Dutch are inveterate chokers, the Spaniards are persistent as fuck, and Andy Murray is Andy Murray.

And Italians are ticking time bombs that are meltdown prone. Right Fognini?

 

[Niraj]

Istomin is playing pretty well so far.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Poor Bouchard

Someone on Twitter summed it up pretty well:

''The post-Wimbledon portion of the year can teach her a lot about pressure and endurance.''

Yep,since her awful display in her home town,besides Wuhan where she made it to the final,she was pretty bad...I hope she bounces back next year and stays in the top 10 at least.

She's only 20 so she could bounce back, but as someone else said she'll have to defend a lot of points from those SF/F appearances this year.

 

[John Dunbar]

federer has been playing some great tennis recently, so naturally it's time for a sub 50 loss.

 

[Niraj]

Classic Roger.

 

[John Dunbar]

Classic Roger.

yep, 1/11 in break points.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Istomin trolling the Swiss nation.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Props to Fed for pulling out that match and keeping his year end #1 chances alive


Also, 17 y/o Borna Coric marches on to the QF where he'll face Nadal

 

[John Dunbar]

pretty easy match for dimitrov, hopefully the quarter against his father is a good one.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

I remember when Gasquet was hyped as the next Federer.

 

[John Dunbar]

a father can love his babies even if they don't measure up.

 

[Rainy Dog]

Also, 17 y/o Borna Coric marches on to the QF where he'll face Nadal

Finally caught a glimpse of Coric. Reminds me a bit of Djokovic, particularly the forehand. Another to keep an eye out for anyway.

 

[MIMIC]

Holy shit at this Sharapova/Radwanska match.

Radwanska is like Murray x1000. lol She is running down EVERYTHING.

EDIT: From 4-0 to 5-5 (and 10,000 match points saved)

-This is probably the most dramatic match that I have seen all year. 6-6, tiebreak

-YIKES. Maria DFs lose the set and ends her chances to win the tournament. But...they're only in the 3rd set xD

 

[ghstwrld]

Aga secured Sarin's spot as the year-ending # 1

 

[John Dunbar]

Radwanska is like Murray x1000. lol She is running down EVERYTHING.

has his second serve to boot.

 

[Saty]

Blah, i should just not watch Aga's matches. Woke up to on serve on the 3rd set. Probably would have completed the win if i stayed asleep :\

Lets go Caroline.

 

[Saty]

Awesome, Aga through.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Halep should be a pro wrestler. She's working everyone.



And what a fight from Aga. Just incredible.

 

[Saty]

Serena's in.

 

[Niraj]

has his second serve to boot.

Daaaaaaaamn

 

[Deleted member 231381]

When did Goffin start GOATing? I don't remember him doing anything of significance after that FO run, and that was years ago, but some of his shots against Raonic right now are beautiful - just really aesthetically pleasing. Lovely angles, flat shots, taken earlier, not much spin but a lot of pace, and coming forward to challenge everything. Real joy to watch.

EDIT: He's playing above his ranking at the moment, looks like someone in that 12-16 range. Could be a nasty sleeper if he only gets a low AO seed.

EDIT: ugh, this match is frustrating. You just know that if Goffin could get Raonic's serve back in, he'd destroy him, their ground games are just not comparable at the moment, but Raonic's serve is just not breaking down. Servebots are just the least enjoyable type of player to watch, by far.

 

[Deadman]

Nadal and Cilic have pulled out of Paris.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/29755595

 

[Deleted member 231381]

If Murray wins Valencia, he returns to no. 5 in the race rankings, so fingers crossed from me. Wawrinka's just too secure to take the no. 4 before year-end unless Murray GOATs at Paris and the WTF, but even so, if Murray can win Valencia and then just cling on, it'd be an excellent recovery from such a poor year. If he commits to the early season before the AO, he might get back the crucial no. 4 seed for the AO; and that being an achievable goal at this stage really speaks to the grit he's had.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Oh man Serena through to the semi's just barely. I bet she was holding her breath after Ivanovic won the first set tiebreak. Halep is lucky she won the second set because if she didn't then Serena would have thought she tanked on purpose to eliminate her, and that would have created more WTA drama.

edit: hooray Goffin!

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Rafa looks injured.......

 

[John Dunbar]

nadal playing awful.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Coric is future GOAT

Spoiler

maybe

 

[Deleted member 231381]

what in the FUCK was 4-0 0-15? what in the actual FUCK

seriously

coric is a monster, jesus christ

 

[ghstwrld]

just tuning in

is rafa injured or something? or is he just beat?

 

[Deleted member 231381]

just tuning in

is rafa injured or something? or is he just beat?

combination of rafa being bad and coric being disgustingly good. nadal clearly has physical issues, which isn't helping his case, but coric is playing like he's a top 5 player.

 

[Niraj]

Damn, he might get bageled.

 

[John Dunbar]

surely there's something wrong with nadal. even at his worst indoor form he's not this bad. must be the appendix.

either way, he's about to be bageled by a 17 year old. uh.

 

[Sax Russel]

wtf is wrong with Nadal, wow

 

[bud23]

And he's only 17 years old.

Damn.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Holy crap, Coric has a chance to bagel Rafa. He's 17 years old, not legally a man. Rafa may get bageled by a....boy

 

[John Dunbar]

coric is feeling pity. a dangerous emotion on a tennis court.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

coric is feeling pity. a dangerous emotion on a tennis court.

In fairness, at 16 he spent almost half the off-season playing with Rafa and was often swapped in as Rafa's hitting partner, so maybe it's more guilt.

 

[bud23]

Rafa: 67% first serve in, 30% winning percentage.

30%. Good lord

 

[Niraj]

Wonder if he'll end up blowing the set now.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Funniest part is Coric has only made 23% FS.

EDIT: Nadal, 1 winner. shiiiiiiiiiet