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liquid_gears
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Del Potro unleashes some huge cross-court forehand bombs.
Great match, but Fed will kick into gear and win eventually.
Great match, but Fed will kick into gear and win eventually.
liquid_gears
Banned
OK then.
Maybe not. :lol
Maybe not. :lol
liquid_gears
Banned
Haha.
He's still a cunt though.
He's still a cunt though.
Awesome match!! Federer winning the tie break was epic
Federer and Del Potro go through to the SFs and Murray is out :lol
They all had a 2-1 record in matches won, so it came down to games won.
Federer: 44-40
Del Potro: 45-43
Murray: 44-43
Murray was kicked out because of 1 game differential. :lol He must be furious right now.
The match obviously wasn't fixed. It is ridiculous to claim that it was. But what is funny is someone on another forum predicted the score that would knock out Murray. He said the score would be 6-2 6-7 6-2 (Del Potro win), and the actual score was 6-2 6-7 6-3 haha
Federer and Del Potro go through to the SFs and Murray is out :lol
They all had a 2-1 record in matches won, so it came down to games won.
Federer: 44-40
Del Potro: 45-43
Murray: 44-43
Murray was kicked out because of 1 game differential. :lol He must be furious right now.
The match obviously wasn't fixed. It is ridiculous to claim that it was. But what is funny is someone on another forum predicted the score that would knock out Murray. He said the score would be 6-2 6-7 6-2 (Del Potro win), and the actual score was 6-2 6-7 6-3 haha
PuppetSlave
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Pumped for Söderlings match tonight. He has been on fire lately but Davydenko is a great indoors tennis player also. Should be a tight match.
1. Sodering wins, he and Djokovic go through to the semis (provided Djokovic wins over Nadal)
2. Davydenko wins, he and Soderling are through to the semis. The Djokovic-Nadal match is then rendered pointless when concerning semi-final advancement.
The Soderling match should be first. I don't want to watch a potentially pointless match =p
2. Davydenko wins, he and Soderling are through to the semis. The Djokovic-Nadal match is then rendered pointless when concerning semi-final advancement.
The Soderling match should be first. I don't want to watch a potentially pointless match =p
PuppetSlave
Member
If thats what you need then just put some money down on the match. Then it's not pointless 
Actually that may not be such a bad idea. I wonder what the odds are... Pretty sure Djokovic is going to take it so it could be a reasonable bet.
*fake edit* I found 1.4 on Novak... Not worth it.
Actually that may not be such a bad idea. I wonder what the odds are... Pretty sure Djokovic is going to take it so it could be a reasonable bet.
*fake edit* I found 1.4 on Novak... Not worth it.
PuppetSlave
Member
Lol, nice start on the match. First Nadal got broken and then Novak got broken right back.
So Djokovic def. Nadal 7-6(5), 6-3. That was their TWENTY-FIRST meeting in a 3 year span @_@. Pretty epic rivalry.
I came in at 5-5 in the first set and what amazes me is that Djokovic looked very languid, distracted and apathetic, yet still maintained a slight edge over Nadal. On hard courts, Djokovic leads 7-3 so it appears Nadal isn't a threat on that surface at all. Today, Nadal DID look out of sorts, however.
Pretty disappointing that Nadal didn't even win a single set in any of his round robin matches.
Also, if Djokovic somehow manages to win the tournament, he'll be the new #2.
I came in at 5-5 in the first set and what amazes me is that Djokovic looked very languid, distracted and apathetic, yet still maintained a slight edge over Nadal. On hard courts, Djokovic leads 7-3 so it appears Nadal isn't a threat on that surface at all. Today, Nadal DID look out of sorts, however.
Pretty disappointing that Nadal didn't even win a single set in any of his round robin matches.
Also, if Djokovic somehow manages to win the tournament, he'll be the new #2.
MIMIC said:
Crazy. With his level of play over the current fall season, he deserves it. Nadal seems to be really struggling to find his form since his return. His performance at the WTF was not a pretty thing to watch. I hope he gets some quality practice in before the Australian Open so that he realistically defend his title.
Bearillusion
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Where are the people saying that Nadal is washed up and is a has been like they were last year with Federer?
liquid_gears
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Very exciting match.
Did anybody see Davydenko beating Federer?
Del Potro will win the tournament now.
Did anybody see Davydenko beating Federer?
Del Potro will win the tournament now.
gumshoe said:
I think he just wanted to go home and play some CoD on the PS3
I knew there was something I liked about this kid.
^ How can anyone hate on that guy, I'll never get it. And I bet all the Nadal (don't get me wrong I like him too) fans already bitchin about how Fed makes fun of their language and disrespoect their country..
Thanks for the link, always interesting to see Tennis players behind the scenes..
Thanks for the link, always interesting to see Tennis players behind the scenes..
REAL tournaments starting up on monday. Can't wait.
Meanwhile some exo matches / tournaments... Sharapova beats Venus 6-3, 6-4 in Thailand. Romania beats Australia 2-1 at Hopman Cup Sorana Cirstea and Victor Hanescu beat Australia's Samantha Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 6-1 in mixed doubles, Cirstea beat Stosur 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 (real strong result), Hewitt beat Hanescu 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Söderling beat Federer in straights in Abu Dhabi, he'll meet Nadal who beat Ferrer in the final.
Meanwhile some exo matches / tournaments... Sharapova beats Venus 6-3, 6-4 in Thailand. Romania beats Australia 2-1 at Hopman Cup Sorana Cirstea and Victor Hanescu beat Australia's Samantha Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 6-1 in mixed doubles, Cirstea beat Stosur 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 (real strong result), Hewitt beat Hanescu 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Söderling beat Federer in straights in Abu Dhabi, he'll meet Nadal who beat Ferrer in the final.
No more quotation marks, please.
But yes, that match was draaama all the way. You just KNEW Clijsters would get her Henin complex back and choke, but good on her for fighting back. Then she had her victory stolen from her on a bad call in the deciding tie breaker, but won anyway. Good ol drama.
But yes, that match was draaama all the way. You just KNEW Clijsters would get her Henin complex back and choke, but good on her for fighting back. Then she had her victory stolen from her on a bad call in the deciding tie breaker, but won anyway. Good ol drama.
tracky_dacks
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Yeah great match. Thank god for Clijsters and Henin for returning to tennis and reinvigorating the women's game. I can imagine what a borefest this final would have been without them -- a 30 minute match with a 6-0 6-1 scoreline and 100+ unforced errors.
Can't believe Davy won! He was down 2 match points (on Nadal's serve no less) and still won the 2nd set. It was a pretty bizarre 2nd set, too. He had set points at 5-4 but Nadal broke back. I didn't see the end of the 3rd, though. My stream was acting up.
2nd time that Davydenko has beaten Fed and Nadal en route to a title.
2nd time that Davydenko has beaten Fed and Nadal en route to a title.
Well boys and girls, after a boring lull we're back on track and this week it's the GRAND SLAM FORMAT, UNISEX, TWO WEEK
BNP PARIBAS OPEN
at the world's 2ND LARGEST TENNIS STADIUM Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Qualification starts today, 1st round on Wednesday, draws are released today and the title defenders are:
Men's:
Rafael Nadal
Women's:
Vera Zvonerava
BNP PARIBAS OPEN
at the world's 2ND LARGEST TENNIS STADIUM Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Qualification starts today, 1st round on Wednesday, draws are released today and the title defenders are:
Men's:
Rafael Nadal
Women's:
Vera Zvonerava
You can watch the Indian Wells "Hit for Haiti" today on the Tennis Channel..
HIT FOR HAITI
J HENIN / M NAVRATILOVA vs L DAVENPORT / S GRAF
R FEDERER / P SAMPRAS vs A AGASSI / R NADAL
some line-up!
Full-time regular tv coverage of the tournament starts tomorrow. Shit's about to get real.
HIT FOR HAITI
J HENIN / M NAVRATILOVA vs L DAVENPORT / S GRAF
R FEDERER / P SAMPRAS vs A AGASSI / R NADAL
some line-up!
Full-time regular tv coverage of the tournament starts tomorrow. Shit's about to get real.
I hope we can also discuss tennis as a hobby here right?
Okay so, I just got the Six One Tour BLX. It's fine and all, the weight is pretty much perfect for me unlike people complaining about it and I can manage to hit the sweet spot pretty much all the time. However I also playtested the Aero Pro Drive GT, which is just heaven for hitting top spin, which is my favorite thing in tennis pretty much. Should I switch? Or just keep the all round racquet? If I keep playing with it I can probably get a bit more out of it in a month or so
There's also the Pure Drive GT which I like for my flat shots and volleys, but I'm probably not getting that.
Okay so, I just got the Six One Tour BLX. It's fine and all, the weight is pretty much perfect for me unlike people complaining about it and I can manage to hit the sweet spot pretty much all the time. However I also playtested the Aero Pro Drive GT, which is just heaven for hitting top spin, which is my favorite thing in tennis pretty much. Should I switch? Or just keep the all round racquet? If I keep playing with it I can probably get a bit more out of it in a month or so
There's also the Pure Drive GT which I like for my flat shots and volleys, but I'm probably not getting that.