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Emma · « **Reply #3000 on:** March 27, 2014, 10:39:55 am »

To be honest, I have sort of lost interest in posting on forums. No matter where I go it's all the same. Fans are unable to rationalize their feelings toward their favourite players especially after a loss including Murray fans. It does not make a good reading and you learn nothing from these fans. I love different perspectives but no matter where I go I see the entire lack of it. What I see is mindless worshiping, blind hate and stating one's opinion as a matter of fact, when in reality it is far from it. And I am quite convinced especially being on forums for a really long time, things are unlikely to change. It's a human condition after all.

I don't mind it if you carry an agenda. It's a competitive sport after all and you want certain player to lose., say Nole in this case, so that your player can get ahead or have an easier path etc. but it's quite sad when people are unable to give any credit to their opponents without making excuses for their players first. It has to be either injuries or conditions or clowning or player was playing at 70% etc. quickly undermining the fact that, these are all part of the game itself since no player is above it. It happens to all of them. That's why it's best to just watch the match and leave the forums alone since it's for people who are highly convinced of their own opinion and can't be bothered with any other opinion especially if they are not swinging their way. All of these players' fans see their players as highly modest and saintlike without actually knowing them personally. Some things just never change.

Emma · « **Reply #3001 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:20:11 am »

To many, Federer lost the match because he was apparently in a 'clown' mode after being a set and half up. There's absolutely no explanation as to why suddenly a player of Federer's caliber, who cares about nothing but winning, would go into clowning mode. He simply just did. Right. And then some others feel the condition was 'chilli' and that didn't really favour Federer. It did at first, for a set and half in fact, and just when players were more than warmed up, it got 'chillier' for Federer alone. Right again.

All this makes me really wonder if anyone had seen the match especially in the way it should have been seen. Let's take Nishikori for example. He was coming off a win over Ferrer where he had to overcome 4 match points to win that match. What does that tell you? Do you wonder about that? It tells you that he trusted his own ability a great deal and was convinced that he could do it as he's done it before. Clearly he has a very strong mental side to him on top of having a very attractive and powerful game. And clearly he came into this match feeling the same way and was convinced of his own ability for the simple fact that, he didn't back down after getting broken twice in the 2nd set. He believed he could do this as he's beaten Federer before. So why overlook your opponent and undermine his dangerous ability to pull an upset?

And if Federer had played a sloppy game to get broken in the 2nd set then Nishikori too played a sloppy game to get broken first. Let's also not forget the fact that he was the more aggressor in both the 2nd and 3rd set. In fact, on top of winning more points in both 2nd and 3rd set, he also created more breakpoints for himself and left 0 for Federer in the 3rd set. He was playing better and better as the match progressed and was playing with far more accuracy than Federer and didn't mind going for his shots. His last point, that backhand crosscourt winner, speaks volume of that especially when the points were 30/40. He could have easily choked that point away too.

And since when one thing happens without having a cause behind it? If one believes Federer clowned away the match then clearly you haven't seen the match or seen the match but blindfolded. If Federer's game declined then it's due the fact that, Nishi raised his game. Nishikori put a lot of pressure on Federer's serve starting from the 2nd set, as he kept the return very deep putting Federer in uncomfortable position to barely return the ball let alone hit winners as he typically does. Federer got tight when serving the first serve as he was afraid of Nishi's return and had to go on 2nd serve quite a few times. And Nishi was murdering some of those 2nd serves. Let's not forget that Federer's serves are his main strength these days and Nishi, by that time, had a very good bite on it. In fact Nishikori himself said during his post match interview that his return game had led him to get the upper hand on Federer. And he himself was serving much better by that time.

Nishikori definitely came into the match knowing he could win too and that was the key. He's now 2-1 against Federer and 1 all with Nole. He is now, along with Dolgo, the most dangerous player on tour. What separates them from the rest of the bunch is the fact that, they trust their ability and they have a very strong head above their shoulder.

One also must take into the fact that, it's already a huge task when you walk into the main court against a player like either Federer and Nadal, where the crowd support is overwhelming and you have to beat that first. It's quite another when you have to beat the player too when they tend to come off as quite intimidating. It's a HUGE task for any player outside these two so it does pain me when I see fans unable to give them any credit and most often than not their players lost due to some sort of lack on their part rather than their opponents had anything to do with it too.

Emma · « **Reply #3002 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:50:18 am »

I saw Andy's match yesterday and I have a few things to say on that one too.

Personally I don't feel Andy would have won if that controversial point had gone in his favour. The fact that he let that bother him so much is very telling. But some Murray fans will never overcome their own biased feelings to see that. If Andy had any intention winning that match, his attitude would have been quite different. He was up a break in the 2nd, wasn't he? And he did get broken back, didn't he? So why so hung up on that point alone? And even Andy had won that point, where's the guarantee he still would have not gotten broken at that point? He was after all serving from behind to stay in the match. And also, had it gone to the TB, where's the guarantee he would have won that TB? Have you kept records of his TBs this season? And even if he had won the 1st set, say, where's the guarantee he would have won the match? If you did then you'd be seriously undermining the No. 1 hard court player's ability on his best surface. So let's not get ahead ourselves and blame the loss to Nole's apparent 'cheating' of the pointonly. That's not why Andy lost. And if he did lose it because of that then it's rather a shame and a pity than it is anything else.

Sampras would tell you that you basically have to adopt the idea of amnesia in order to win. Because **** happen during a match and things will not be extremely fair as much as you like to see it. The idea is to focus on the present and forget the past as quickly as possible as if nothing happened. You don't think about the future either because it's not here yet so you can't allow yourself to get ahead of yourself. You have to be here and concentrate on the point you will be playing right now. You can't let yourself get all hung over on a lost point. Only then you will be able to win if you stay focused on the current point. Rome wasn't built in a day after all. It had to be done one step at a time. One point at a time. As cliche as it sounds it's the ultimate truth so know the truth.

Now as to the point, Nole didn't cheat as he admitted himself to Andy right at that moment that he had gone over the net. The call then was ultimately for the Chair Umpire to take. What Nole could have done, he could have been supportive of Andy and could have approached the Umpire and could have told him the truth. But Nole was too tight at that point since the first set itself was tight as Andy was being the aggressor, so Nole didn't want to miss a golden opportunity. As much as Andy is not back in the game yet fully, you can never underestimate his ability especially the caliber of a player he is. Yes, he's not on top of his game yet but it's only a matter of time now that he gets on top of things and yesterday's match was lingering with that possibility all along. In that sense, yes Nole as gracious as he generally is, got a bit greedy and took the point away from Andy. Ideal would have been to play the point again as the ball didn't even reach over this side of the net but Nole got too cautious anyway.

I am not obviously seeing that as a huge deal - this lost point. I am more bothered with Lendl's coaching. What had he taught Andy all this time if not how to get over the bad calls, points etc. that seems to have damaged Andy far more than anything else since he gets so distracted. Sampras would have taught you that first along with how to serve. I am just not very convinced with Lendl's coaching since not only he did not stick to Andy's side when he needed him the most but also, he wasn't able to convert Andy's mind in the way it should have been converted. Andy, after all, took a very long time to come back and his mentality is still not there yet. I do think he's about 90% back and will be in full force come grass season, but things were to go to the right direction then the mentality should have been there first. Still nothing is lost in the big of schemes of course.

Emma · « **Reply #3003 on:** March 27, 2014, 01:47:12 pm »

Quote from: Clay Death on March 24, 2014, 09:31:38 am

morning emma.

that Nishi chap is such an amazing talent. he has a big serve for a short fellow.

decaf does not do it for me anymore. I used to drink decaf. that is all my little brother drinks.

I have to have the real stuff.

Actually I don't drink regular coffee after 12 noon. My mind is too active so coffee after AM doesn't help and keeps me awake at night. I only drink decaf when I crave hard for coffee at night so that's more like my substitute once a while. Typically I'd go for some lemon tea if I craving for some hot drink.

Nishi is quite talented at shot making, yes. He also serves very well for a short guy as you said. It's too bad that he's very injury prone. Dolgopolov too has a personal physical problem that probably stands in the way of his game from time to time.

Emma · « **Reply #3004 on:** March 27, 2014, 01:50:10 pm »

Quote from: Clay Death on March 25, 2014, 04:00:43 pm

que pasa Anikh.

damn good to see you old friend. great to see Andy taking care of business.

he really needed to put away some wins after the split with Lendl. he was a bit gutted after Lendl walked away.

Dog is doing good too if he can just put this match away now. he leads 3-0 in the decider against wawrinka.

Wawrinka is just going through some low phase right now after the big win and of course, Dolgo is a very worthy opponent and you need to bring your best against him.

Emma · « **Reply #3005 on:** March 27, 2014, 02:14:12 pm »

I am in search for a really good female family doctor. Typically I always prefer men over women but when it comes to personal physician I prefer female. I've had an incident with a male doctor once (of sexual nature, ahem..) and I've gotten really careful since then.

The problem is, I can't find any good female doctor. The rated ones are not accepting new patients. And the ones who are accepting new patients have really mixed reviews and not rated well at all. My current female doctor is a psycho. First of all, she's very greedy so she keeps on taking new patients even when she can't handle them all and sometimes, even mistreat them; second, because she has a lot of patients, she keeps you wait at least for two hours. And when you finally do get to see her, she spends about 5 minutes with you and 4 minutes she talks about her own problems - such as how her kids just hate her and don't want to listen to her at all etc. The thing is she's rarely home so I am not even sure if she knows her kids all that well.

And on top of that, she spends much more time with her favourite patients who happen to be from the same country she's from leaving the rest for the minimum time. Her frontline desk staff are also quite rude and manipulative. All of her staff including herself own self is of female gender. I thought female are better in this sense since they are supposed to be quite caring and nurturing and all that jazz etc. but not quite. Women who are in professional business and not just housewives are just as bad and greedy as, say, their opposite gender.

My dentist is male and he's very good. I should mention that my gynecologist is female and extremely good to be fair but I'd only gone to her once in my entire life. I just wanted to make sure that I was physically all well just to be on the safe side.

Typically I hate going to the doctors though I go to my dentist religiously. But I haven't done a physical in 3/4 years so I feel it's about time I go for one this year. Just not finding a good doctor who more in for the patients than money.

Emma · « **Reply #3006 on:** March 27, 2014, 02:14:57 pm »

How many longs posts have I written so far? Am I on the verge of breaking my own record again?

Emma · « **Reply #3007 on:** March 27, 2014, 02:19:24 pm »

Hola Anikh, how is it going? Too bad you are still not well. I am not either but getting there slowly and steadily.

Perhaps good times are ahead? Grass, US Open season, Asian Swing, Indoors, WTF .... a lot to look forward to especially when you know Andy does well on those occasions and he's almost picked up his game here in Miami. Just need to go away from Lendl since this is well over and focus on his next goals and perhaps find a good and reliable coach.

As herc said, it is indeed a new phase, a new beginning for Andy. And for us Andy fans too.

Emma · « **Reply #3008 on:** March 27, 2014, 02:25:20 pm »

Serena sees off Sharapova in the meantime. That's always good stuff.

Emma · « **Reply #3009 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:07:20 pm »

What I found funny yesterday, ironic even when Andy ended up getting mad at the call. Because just the other day, after beating Tsogna, he wrote on the TV camera 'stay calm'. Now this also made me wonder, because all this time, I had thought he was aiming his fans but now I am not so sure. Perhaps he's just talking to himself and reminding himself as he typically does during a match. Do this Andy, do that Andy that sort of things.

Emma · « **Reply #3010 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:09:45 pm »

I think the match got suspended due to rain. The match between Dolgo and Berdych that is.

Emma · « **Reply #3011 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:33:57 pm »

Quote from: Clay Death on March 26, 2014, 05:41:10 pm

Hi Anikh. I am very sad.

Andy had a shot at the first set but it was not meant to be. I think the story would have been different had he been able to snatch the first set.

nole is just a machine on hard courts. you have to play near perfect to gun him down.

I have a question: what the hell was Lendl doing in the stands if he doesn't have any time for Andy?

You want to know the truth or do you want to stay in lala land, that is the question.

The truth is, Lendl is doing damage control by being present at Andy's matches. After Andy let out the truth, the truth that he's gutted after Lendl's departure, Lendl had to be there to fake show the world that he cares. It's all part of his PR anyway.

I am not mad at Lendl. I just didn't like the fact that he's gone back on his words just when Andy was down. Before back surgery, before Andy won any Slam, he was only one step away from winning his first Slam. So it was easier for Lendl to come forward and 'help' Andy but now after the back surgery, it's a brand new beginning for Andy and I don't think Lendl was convinced he'd be able to do that job.

You can't say Lendl didn't get anything out of it because he did and a lot. He's now one of the most successful coaches out there who has only about a couple of year's worth of experience as a coach and most times, he wasn't even there. Of course he's benefited from And big time; even more so Andy.

But I am actually not liking all these top players hiring old top players to help them out especially at his stage of their career. It just looks more like a desperate attempt. Plus, I don't feel these players make a good coach anyway nor do they make good commentators.

What Andy did, he had to. He had lost enough finals by then to realize that he needed someone who had gone through the same experience, so Lendl being there in the player's box helped Andy to stay motivated. Not all players come with the same problem and not all problems were experienced by Lendl one time or another. If you know what I mean.

Emma · « **Reply #3012 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:34:31 pm »

Berdy takes the 1st set 6-4 in the meantime.

Emma · « **Reply #3013 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:48:00 pm »

Federer apparently made a couple of excuses himself as well. He went on about the temperature dropping and how it might have affected his back. And that he wasn't able to see as much as he had played only 1 night match so far this year. Forget that he comes with the most experience playing under the light anyway but somehow last night doesn't cut it.

See, I don't like making excuses. I believe that I am not going to win every single time and that sometimes my opponents will just play better than me on some occasions. And those occasions they will be the better players. While there will be other elements too there but they will be there for both players.

Just like Stanley Wawrinka was the better player at the AO final and throughout the tournament - after all, he took both No. 1 and 2 down. Just like Nole was yesterday. Yes, Andy played well and it was very good to see that, but Nole was still a level above him in that particular match.

Emma · « **Reply #3014 on:** March 27, 2014, 03:49:07 pm »

Dolgo is now up a break in the 3rd. Not siding with anyone here really because I like both players immensely.

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