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[Machine Messiah]

All you can eat bagel & breadstick bar

 

[Faith]

I'm getting flashbacks of Srebrenica over here.

Wierd joke dude.

 

[Grep]

Novak seems very focused. Cilic is a sparring partner right now.

This is hilarious.

 

[88random]

Embarrassing performance by Cilic.

 

[John Dunbar]

and you know the second semi is going to be a five setter with a rain delay.

 

[oti]

There's a German word for this. It's Fremdschämen.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Preview of Saturday night Mayweather vs. Berto.

 

[Simply Sami]

Cillic for me was the worst US open champion in the last 10 years or so.

I feel Wawrinka and Federer will be disappointed watching this. I expect that match to go five sets and Djokovic basically had a practice.

 

[tycoonheart]

Cilic cane with the worst game plan possible

 

[Diprosalic]

im not watching atm. is djoker just too good?

 

[John Dunbar]

im not watching atm. is djoker just too good?

cilic is shit. djokovic is doing his typical grinding act, can't really say is he particularly good.

 

[Simply Sami]

im not watching atm. is djoker just too good?

He's been great. But Cillic has made things easy for him.

 

[-bakalhau-]

Man, Cilic... What a disappointment... I'm not trying to imply the guy had to perform at his best here, but he just isn't playing well at all.... I expected a little bit more from him. I've seen him play better sooooo many times....

Also I needed this match to last a long time so I could catch Warinka Federer later on live! WHY CILIC, WHY


Also, not sure about how I feel about the new semis scheduling... I worked 11 hours today, (GMT +0) tuned in on Eurosport when I got home, and I was surprised to see the warmup for the game. I liked Super Saturday actually despite it not being the smartest of ideas (at least sports-wise). I must say though that this year for me, it's just perfect that they're playing the se.is on Friday.

 

[totoro'd]

dayum how did Cilic even win this last year yeesh, no surprise Goran is his coach, they have similar mentalities, Goran could take a major walkabout at times

 

[oti]

this is horrible

 

[sam777]

im not watching atm. is djoker just too good?

Both, he is hitting the ball very sweetly however the amount of simple errors Cilic has made is unreal.

 

[Deadman]

I bet becker could take more than 3 games from djokovic.

 

[totoro'd]

uhh that was gawdawful, but good for Novak

 

[BlindCommunication]

Djoker playing like the GOAT he is. Poor Cilic, he tried his best but there was nothing he could do.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Wawa and Federer to go 5 long sets

 

[oti]

Djoker playing like the GOAT he is. Poor Cilic, he tried his best but there was nothing he could do.

what

 

[MIMIC]

Yay! Novak makes all 4 slam finals for the first time in his career.

In addition to that, he has beat 3 defending slam champions in a single year: Wawrinka (AO), Nadal (RG) & Cilic (USO)

 

[Niraj]

One of the worst slam semifinals I've seen in a long time.

 

[sam777]

what

Blind init.

Can't believe Cilic only won 3 games especially with the serving ability he usually has.

 

[John Dunbar]

Djoker playing like the GOAT he is. Poor Cilic, he tried his best but there was nothing he could do.

4 aces to 5 double faults, 45% first serves in, 22% second serve points won, 11 winners to 37 unforced errors.

 

[Faith]

This is the worst beatdown since 1978 for sure.

 

[Pepiope]

Yay! Novak makes all 4 slam finals for the first time in his career.

In addition to that, he has beat 3 defending slam champions in a single year: Wawrinka (AO), Nadal (RG) & Cilic (USO)

but RG

 

[Milchmann]

Wawa and Federer to go 5 long sets

At least 3 tie-breaks including the last set.

 

[oti]

Wawrinka should take one for the Eidgenossen and play with his left hand so Federer can save energy for the final.

 

[zero_suit]

Wawrinka should take one for the Eidgenossen and play with his left hand so Federer can save energy for the final.

Stan versus Novak would be the better match. Fed hasn't beat Djokovic in a GS event since Wimbledon 2012, right?

 

[oti]

Stan versus Novak would be the better match. Fed hasn't beat Djokovic in a GS event since Wimbledon 2012, right?

shhh

Spoiler

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Niraj]

Stan versus Novak would be the better match. Fed hasn't beat Djokovic in a GS event since Wimbledon 2012, right?

They've only played in slams twice since then, two Wimbledon finals. Nowhere else.

 

[szaromir]

Strong era guys.

 

[Faith]

They've only played in slams twice since then, two Wimbledon finals. Nowhere else.

Isn't Federer better in Wimbledon than US Open?

 

[Niraj]

Isn't Federer better in Wimbledon than US Open?

Historically. It's not like he's bad here though, he won 5 in a row, had a chance at 6.

I'm not saying Djokovic wouldn't be the favorite, I'm just saying that framing is kind of disingenuous.

 

[zero_suit]

Isn't Federer better in Wimbledon than US Open?

Yes.

 

[dragonyeuw]

Bullshit.

Impossible to make these types of comparisons across eras.

Exactly, easy to make those kind of sweeping declarations when it can't be proven one way or another.

 

[Speevy]

When does the Cilic/Djokovic match start?

 

[Omzz]

When does the Cilic/Djokovic match start?

It never did

 

[EdibleExplosives]

Thought I'd catch the second half of the match, turns out it's already finished.

 

[Faith]

I think Serena Williams would be in the finals if she had faced Cilic tonight instead of Vinci.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

I think Federer's aggressive return also puts him out of position a lot and not just SABR.

 

[totoro'd]

oh gawd Fed needs to sheath the sabr

 

[totoro'd]

hmm nevermind shows what i know, maybe he needs to keep doing the sabr

 

[John Dunbar]

federer converted the first break point. surely an ominous sign.

 

[Omzz]

Well that worked

 

[88random]

Break

oh gawd Fed needs to sheath the sabr

But he won the next point
The point of sabr isn't to always win a point, it's to put a pressure on second serve. Stan already served two very risky second serves in this game.

 

[Niraj]

oh gawd Fed needs to sheath the sabr

hmm nevermind shows what i know, maybe he needs to keep doing the sabr

Live by the SABR, die by the SABR lol

 

[szaromir]

I can't believe this SABR name has actually stuck. One of Roger's PR member must be feeling proud right now.

 

[cackhyena]

Man, Federer is on point like I haven't seen him in a good long while.