CAMELOT FANTASIES

nole won 12 of the last 13 games.


not much you can do when somebody is that fit and that determined.


andy has work to do: he has got to develop a dominating serve to make up for a top flight killer forehand which he does not have.


at the top of the game today you simply must have a very dominating forehand.


and its a given that you need a big serve at the top. it must be big enough for you to be able to take care of it and hold when you need it the most.


that makes it easy to develop your break opportunities. otherwise you are always under the gun.


still andy had his chances. he just did not manage to capitalize. he had a chance to snatch the first set breaker.

he led in the 3rd but started to run out of steam.


my guess is that andy could have taken this in straights had he won the first 2 sets.


he was close and yet so far away.


ultimately he would run out of gas and nole just took advantage.

Andy has just not looked himself ever since that back surgery lady TT.

I am hoping for 100% recovery and better fitness for him by the time Wimbledon arrives.

Quote from: Clay Death on February 02, 2015, 10:26:58 am

Andy has just looked himself ever since that back surgery lady TT.

I am hoping for 100% recovery and better fitness for him by the time Wimbledon arrives.

He really hasn't, but the signs are there. Maybe it'll just take a bit longer. I guess getting to the final wasn't too shabby, but he still had some good chances that he let slip away.

that was supposed to read he has not looked himself after the back surgery.



first set was key for him and he let it slip away. that may have led to taking the 2nd set which he did anyway after a heartbreaking loss of the first set in a breaker.



so yes he was there briefly. he could have taken it in straights.



nole is too fit. players have nothing left in the end against him.


he is outworking them all on the fitness front.

and he works on everything in practice.