I hope Dimitov gets past Agut tonight but he'll fold against Nadal given that it will be his first GS qtr so he'll be overwhelmed by the situation.
this will be a good test for both: dimitrov and Roberto bautista agut.
both are in unchartered territory.
this one is tough to call.
who wants fried eggs?
Brutal. I just don't know how people live there. I won't survive a day in this heat!
Cheap scotch anyone? Baron? He probably needs it badly tonight.
andy has the afternoon match as well. I cant see andy having any problems with stehpane robert of france.
dimtrov plays roberto bautista agut. this one should be interesting too. this is the guy who managed to derail del potro.
Andy's playing a lucky loser so probably not much trouble. Andy should keep it short and simple. That will be the key going forward since his path is going to get tougher and tougher from this point on. That's why it is unwise or even thoughtless to say (I don't mean you but just read in some other boards) that a draw is not 'tough' simply based on one's early rounds. As long one part of the draws is tough - be it the early rounds or the later rounds - it should be considered a tough draw; that is, if it's going to pan out that way like it is happening right now.
A weak draw happens not when the draws come out but when all the potential opponents go out before meeting with that person. In other word, when one specific player (it could happen to anyone be it Nole or Nadal or Andy etc.) doesn't face anyone worthy therefore makes the final of a Slam. If Andy went on to beat Tsonga/Federer, Nadal and then Nole, would people still say he had it easy? Albeit not. That would be a stupid opinion that is mostly based on hatred.
Nadal's draw is still somewhat tough if he goes through Murray and then Nole, but Murray is still a question mark however. And that will leave only Nole in the picture. But Nole has first Wawrinka and then Berdych/Ferrer and later whoever from the top half to deal with. So it's not by any means easy just because he makes it look easy. Frankly, just like there's no 'tough' draw for Nadal when it comes to RG as he'd probably beat all of them 99% of the time, for similar reason, you can't give Nole a tough draw, since there are only 1 o2 two people at best who can give him trouble on hard. And they are not going to meet until the end of the tournament. So in essence, it's a moot point. In fact, he's the only player last year who made 3 Slam finals and 1 semi at RG, so clearly it is very hard to beat him in early rounds. But if you want him to be simply tired then I am not sure how worthy that title would be. It is what it is however.
But let's see if Wawrinka can push him tomorrow.
it is fixing to get real interesting. that is for sure.
I believe wawrinka will derail nole tomorrow.
wawrinka supports a horrible record against the top guns. tomorrow is the day he tries to change that a little bit.
it will be the biggest win of his career if he can pull it off.
Prod darling, if you read this by any chance, would you please send Sabine a quick PM and say that I'd like her to join this forum? Thanks dear.
So Serena is ousted as early as the 3rd round. Ouch. What happened? I hear she's not well or injured or something?
baron is a cool chap. he and I have been friends for a long time.
So Serena is ousted as early as the 3rd round. Ouch. What happened? I hear she's not well or injured or something?
evidently she hurt her back in practice. I did not see the match but somebody said that she had someone else carry her bags to the court for her match.
I hear she was shaky off the ground.
baron is a cool chap. he and I have been friends for a long time.
Oh I am just teasing him for fun. I know he's pretty cool. No worries.
