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Had no interest in watching the final today, it's a shame both cheats can't lose.
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There is the fact that Djokovic is just a level a above. Tsitsipas can only trouble him during his lull periods.
Nice to see one-handed backhands though (which has been on point Stefanos today more than his forehand). Miss Wawrinka's bomb of a backhand though.
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Looks like slam number 785 for Novax incoming.
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Men’s tennis will end up like women’s once Nadal and Djoko retire passing the grand slams round in a tombola. New generation still aren’t on their level even when they’re 35+!
Fed could probably come out of retirement and still make it to the 2nd week of a slam. Hell most of them go life and death with Murray on a bionic hip!
Been spoilt having 3 of the greatest to pick up a racquet all at the same time.
Even though I can’t stand Djoko and think he’s a massive douche
Fed could probably come out of retirement and still make it to the 2nd week of a slam. Hell most of them go life and death with Murray on a bionic hip!
Been spoilt having 3 of the greatest to pick up a racquet all at the same time.
Even though I can’t stand Djoko and think he’s a massive douche
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Nice win by Djokovic. Surely destined to reach 25 GS titles if he can continues past this year.
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Men’s tennis will end up like women’s once Nadal and Djoko retire passing the grand slams round in a tombola. New generation still aren’t on their level even when they’re 35+!
Fed could probably come out of retirement and still make it to the 2nd week of a slam. Hell most of them go life and death with Murray on a bionic hip!
Been spoilt having 3 of the greatest to pick up a racquet all at the same time.
Even though I can’t stand Djoko and think he’s a massive douche
Women's is variable because best of three (in GS) makes it that way. That being said last year we had Swaitek dominating the tour. Before that Barty so equally so far ahead of everyone else.
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Men’s tennis will end up like women’s once Nadal and Djoko retire passing the grand slams round in a tombola. New generation still aren’t on their level even when they’re 35+!
Fed could probably come out of retirement and still make it to the 2nd week of a slam. Hell most of them go life and death with Murray on a bionic hip!
Been spoilt having 3 of the greatest to pick up a racquet all at the same time.
Even though I can’t stand Djoko and think he’s a massive douche
Yup it’s gonna be dire
Tsitsipas gets into important matches and basically crumbles in every one, regardless of opponent. And he never looks that bothered when he loses.
Mentally, he's clearly below the "big 3", but I'd back any of the other up and coming players - Alcaraz, Berretini, Tiafoe, Aliassime, etc, to outdo him on the biggest stage.
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Berretini the guy who just lost to Murray being 2 sets up. Also collapsed like tsip when ahead in a slam final against Novax.
I thought if anyone was going to finally become a challenge it would have been Zverev. However after his collapse against Thiem in a battle of who’s least likely to bottle it. Injury has ruined Thiem who looked like he may actually be able to kick start something and actually looked good on clay.
Alcaraz now looks by far the best bet. There was great hope for Medv especially after beating Novax but seems to have a mental block against Rafa - he really should have beat him when he went 2-0 up at the AO.
The rest of them, just a big meh, they may end up binking 1 out of the blue but I doubt it. It’s a case of how long Novax and Rafa go on for. Rafa will win the next 5 FO if he’s fit. Novax won’t be beaten at AO if he’s fit. Neither will lose at Wimbledon if fit. USO as the same as the last few years is the chance for someone to randomly win it.
Rafa and Novax can solely focus on slams and cater their fitness to peak at the exact time and the rest of the ATP just don’t have it in them mentally to beat either of them over 5 sets - as shown over the last 20 years. You need to go out and just go for it like Del Po or Stan did in their finals - Stan tried it against Rafa in that final but a fit rafa just doesn’t lose at FO.
I thought if anyone was going to finally become a challenge it would have been Zverev. However after his collapse against Thiem in a battle of who’s least likely to bottle it. Injury has ruined Thiem who looked like he may actually be able to kick start something and actually looked good on clay.
Alcaraz now looks by far the best bet. There was great hope for Medv especially after beating Novax but seems to have a mental block against Rafa - he really should have beat him when he went 2-0 up at the AO.
The rest of them, just a big meh, they may end up binking 1 out of the blue but I doubt it. It’s a case of how long Novax and Rafa go on for. Rafa will win the next 5 FO if he’s fit. Novax won’t be beaten at AO if he’s fit. Neither will lose at Wimbledon if fit. USO as the same as the last few years is the chance for someone to randomly win it.
Rafa and Novax can solely focus on slams and cater their fitness to peak at the exact time and the rest of the ATP just don’t have it in them mentally to beat either of them over 5 sets - as shown over the last 20 years. You need to go out and just go for it like Del Po or Stan did in their finals - Stan tried it against Rafa in that final but a fit rafa just doesn’t lose at FO.
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Murray just lost 6-4, 6-4 to Medvedev in the Qatar Open final.
His first round match against Sonego went to a final set tiebreaker, his second against Zverev to a final set, his quarter final to the final set and his semi final to a final set tiebreaker so he's played a ton of tennis and still managed to push Medvedev all the way.
His first round match against Sonego went to a final set tiebreaker, his second against Zverev to a final set, his quarter final to the final set and his semi final to a final set tiebreaker so he's played a ton of tennis and still managed to push Medvedev all the way.
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And Iga got beat too. Most were expecting her to be handing out bakery items again.
Pretty annoying both matches started at the same time.
Usually you can safely watch the Iga match knowing the Murray match is going to be at least 3 hours long. Not yesterday though.
Pretty annoying both matches started at the same time.
Usually you can safely watch the Iga match knowing the Murray match is going to be at least 3 hours long. Not yesterday though.
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Wow!!!! We have a top player again!!!!
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Been quiet here recently. For those interested in British players, they are doing well at Indian Wells so far. Murray lost to Draper in a battle that was guaranteed to have a Brit in the next round, and Norrie had miraculous comeback (albeit against a qualifier) from a set and 4-1 down to make it through to the last 16.
On the WTA side, Raducanu has been playing and moving well. Especially as she was still physically hampered by the bout of tonsillitis she caught before the tournament. Going to be next to impossible to get to the quarter finals though given she has Iga in the next round. Hopefully she puts up a good fight. The match is available on Amazon Prime 03:00 uk time.
Same for Draper who has Alcaraz in the next round, and to a lesser extent Norrie against Rublev.
On the WTA side, Raducanu has been playing and moving well. Especially as she was still physically hampered by the bout of tonsillitis she caught before the tournament. Going to be next to impossible to get to the quarter finals though given she has Iga in the next round. Hopefully she puts up a good fight. The match is available on Amazon Prime 03:00 uk time.
Same for Draper who has Alcaraz in the next round, and to a lesser extent Norrie against Rublev.
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Well she lost and she took a beating but losing to the best player in the world is better than retiring against a nobody.
She needs half a year or more of consistent tennis before we judge her but a good 3-4 months before Wimbledon will do her the world of good.
She needs half a year or more of consistent tennis before we judge her but a good 3-4 months before Wimbledon will do her the world of good.
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two failed former us open teenage champions in the first round
not a recipe for emma to get through
not a recipe for emma to get through
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Emma got smashed again in her opening round match.
Hate to say it but think the flame has gone.
Hate to say it but think the flame has gone.
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Emma just got blown away.
But HOW can Ostapenko be happy with her fitness, she looks like she is carrying a LOT of extra weight.
She is just relying on raw power to stop her opponent being able to change direction and make her move. Those (rare) points where Emma was able to do that left Ostpenko stranded.
Can't help but think Ostapenko would really struggle with a five sets match
But HOW can Ostapenko be happy with her fitness, she looks like she is carrying a LOT of extra weight.
She is just relying on raw power to stop her opponent being able to change direction and make her move. Those (rare) points where Emma was able to do that left Ostpenko stranded.
Can't help but think Ostapenko would really struggle with a five sets match
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I see you are going for a dramatic post. You need to looks at these things in context.
She lost to Ostapenko who on her day can beat anyone, as she showed when she won the French Open. If you saw the Ostapenko against Ons Jabeur match in the next round it was exactly the same story for until 6-1 5-2. In fact worse. Jabeur's first serve percentage was in the 20% range, and he points on first serve around 14%.
What Ons (world number 4) had that Raducanu doesn't is a more multidimensional game. Once she got her serve on track (especially the serve out wide), and Ostapenko's form had a little dip, she was able to use her variety to get back into the match.
This season Raducanu's losses read like a who's who of the WTA. She's lost to Andrescu, Ostapenko, Iga, Gauff. The majority of the top WTA100 would lose to them also, so it's no knock on her ability.
If she gets another difficult first couple of matches in Madrid, she may fall out for the top 100 and need a wildcard for Wimbledon, which she'll get, but it takes away a place from another (likely British) player, so hopefully she can put on a good show. Bear in mind last year at Wimbledon she went out in the 1st round to Alieze Cornet. Cornet then went on to beat Iga Swaitek, so again another lose that initially looked worse than it was, but when put in context isn't at all.
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I've noticed you really don't like posters being negative in any way shape or form at all about Emma.
I think we're allowed to feel disappointed in her performance.
I'm personally not giving up hope just yet but it is getting depressing to constantly hear her not reaching her amazing performance when she won the US open.
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The funny thing is, I'm not a fan particularly, and don't like her style of play. I just think people are aren't putting things into perspective and possibly got too carried away by media hype of her previously, and subsequently media put downs. The British media seems to get too excited one way or another.