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Camelot Tennis Universe => General Pro Player Discussions => Topic started by: Clay Death on April 20, 2014, 09:31:30 pm
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nice pics.......did you guys notice, nole wasn't too OTT with his celebration? perhaps does not want to mess with rafa's clay ego with roland garros around the corner?
Hola Shank, 2014 is a very different year than, say, 2011. Back then Nole enjoyed his win over Nadal or even Federer and so he should. Actually I found Nadal's celebration after beating Murray in Rome a bit OTT but I didn't take it personally. Anyway, this time winning Rome beating Nadal again was only a repetition of that so I don't think there was much to celebrate anyway.
I read somewhere Nole has donated all his Rome prize money to the flood victims in his country. I was very moved by it because the footage looked terrible and they do need as much as help as possible. So to give all his hard earned money right away for a cause like that is always a great deed. Hope people noticed that and appreciated a great deal.
hola emmz.......novak is often noticed for wrong things than right things.......that donation which you pointed out, had fed done a similar thing the tennis world would have blown all their sweet trumpets at once.......
novak seems to be respecting rafa a lot more after what happened in 2013.......many people marked 2011 as nadal's end at the top of the sport but how he turned it around against nole is simply historic, it will be talked for several generations.......
I agree. I think Nole saw his breakthrough as the changing of the guard. I think he was shell-shocked to see that Nadal would not go away quietly. He tuned his celebrations down, and is better to watch as a result.
yep, there was no change of guard.......just outright hit-back-hard stuff from rafa......i think rafa is the only player who took care of two red hot all time greats right in their primes.......fed in 2008 and nole in 2013.......
It's still amazes me that he's going so strong ten years later. He's been in so many GS finals at a time when he should have slowed down a long time ago. I've been watching some of his matches from 2013 and 14, and it still leaves my jaw hanging.
Just a remarkable athlete, and so smart on the court.
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nice pics.......did you guys notice, nole wasn't too OTT with his celebration? perhaps does not want to mess with rafa's clay ego with roland garros around the corner?
Hola Shank, 2014 is a very different year than, say, 2011. Back then Nole enjoyed his win over Nadal or even Federer and so he should. Actually I found Nadal's celebration after beating Murray in Rome a bit OTT but I didn't take it personally. Anyway, this time winning Rome beating Nadal again was only a repetition of that so I don't think there was much to celebrate anyway.
I read somewhere Nole has donated all his Rome prize money to the flood victims in his country. I was very moved by it because the footage looked terrible and they do need as much as help as possible. So to give all his hard earned money right away for a cause like that is always a great deed. Hope people noticed that and appreciated a great deal.
hola emmz.......novak is often noticed for wrong things than right things.......that donation which you pointed out, had fed done a similar thing the tennis world would have blown all their sweet trumpets at once.......
novak seems to be respecting rafa a lot more after what happened in 2013.......many people marked 2011 as nadal's end at the top of the sport but how he turned it around against nole is simply historic, it will be talked for several generations.......
I agree. I think Nole saw his breakthrough as the changing of the guard. I think he was shell-shocked to see that Nadal would not go away quietly. He tuned his celebrations down, and is better to watch as a result.
yep, there was no change of guard.......just outright hit-back-hard stuff from rafa......i think rafa is the only player who took care of two red hot all time greats right in their primes.......fed in 2008 and nole in 2013.......
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nice pics.......did you guys notice, nole wasn't too OTT with his celebration? perhaps does not want to mess with rafa's clay ego with roland garros around the corner?
Hola Shank, 2014 is a very different year than, say, 2011. Back then Nole enjoyed his win over Nadal or even Federer and so he should. Actually I found Nadal's celebration after beating Murray in Rome a bit OTT but I didn't take it personally. Anyway, this time winning Rome beating Nadal again was only a repetition of that so I don't think there was much to celebrate anyway.
I read somewhere Nole has donated all his Rome prize money to the flood victims in his country. I was very moved by it because the footage looked terrible and they do need as much as help as possible. So to give all his hard earned money right away for a cause like that is always a great deed. Hope people noticed that and appreciated a great deal.
hola emmz.......novak is often noticed for wrong things than right things.......that donation which you pointed out, had fed done a similar thing the tennis world would have blown all their sweet trumpets at once.......
novak seems to be respecting rafa a lot more after what happened in 2013.......many people marked 2011 as nadal's end at the top of the sport but how he turned it around against nole is simply historic, it will be talked for several generations.......
I agree. I think Nole saw his breakthrough as the changing of the guard. I think he was shell-shocked to see that Nadal would not go away quietly. He tuned his celebrations down, and is better to watch as a result.
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nice pics.......did you guys notice, nole wasn't too OTT with his celebration? perhaps does not want to mess with rafa's clay ego with roland garros around the corner?
Hola Shank, 2014 is a very different year than, say, 2011. Back then Nole enjoyed his win over Nadal or even Federer and so he should. Actually I found Nadal's celebration after beating Murray in Rome a bit OTT but I didn't take it personally. Anyway, this time winning Rome beating Nadal again was only a repetition of that so I don't think there was much to celebrate anyway.
I read somewhere Nole has donated all his Rome prize money to the flood victims in his country. I was very moved by it because the footage looked terrible and they do need as much as help as possible. So to give all his hard earned money right away for a cause like that is always a great deed. Hope people noticed that and appreciated a great deal.
hola emmz.......novak is often noticed for wrong things than right things.......that donation which you pointed out, had fed done a similar thing the tennis world would have blown all their sweet trumpets at once.......
novak seems to be respecting rafa a lot more after what happened in 2013.......many people marked 2011 as nadal's end at the top of the sport but how he turned it around against nole is simply historic, it will be talked for several generations.......
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nice pics.......did you guys notice, nole wasn't too OTT with his celebration? perhaps does not want to mess with rafa's clay ego with roland garros around the corner?
Hola Shank, 2014 is a very different year than, say, 2011. Back then Nole enjoyed his win over Nadal or even Federer and so he should. Actually I found Nadal's celebration after beating Murray in Rome a bit OTT but I didn't take it personally. Anyway, this time winning Rome beating Nadal again was only a repetition of that so I don't think there was much to celebrate anyway.
I read somewhere Nole has donated all his Rome prize money to the flood victims in his country. I was very moved by it because the footage looked terrible and they do need as much as help as possible. So to give all his hard earned money right away for a cause like that is always a great deed. Hope people noticed that and appreciated a great deal.
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que pasa general shanks.
I never saw the match general. I also never bothered to deal with the award ceremony.
its over and done with. I am waiting for Rafa to lift his 9th RG trophy now.
I firmly believe that he will do it. he is good at turning losses around.
also he does not lose any RG finals. I believe he will play a vary focused and a very clean match in the final at RG.
greetings hercules.......he might somehow get away with a win again.......let's just hope that he is fit for the entire slam.......we don't need any injuries now.......the competition is fierce this time.......
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que pasa general shanks.
I never saw the match general. I also never bothered to deal with the award ceremony.
its over and done with. I am waiting for Rafa to lift his 9th RG trophy now.
I firmly believe that he will do it. he is good at turning losses around.
also he does not lose any RG finals. I believe he will play a vary focused and a very clean match in the final at RG.
Ha ha ha. Me either. I stopped watching after Nadal won the first set. I had to clean off my DVR in preparation for the French. I watched a few games of the second set and Rafa didn't seem himself so I quit watching it altogether and came back at the end to watch the last few point. Then, I deleted it.
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que pasa general shanks.
I never saw the match general. I also never bothered to deal with the award ceremony.
its over and done with. I am waiting for Rafa to lift his 9th RG trophy now.
I firmly believe that he will do it. he is good at turning losses around.
also he does not lose any RG finals. I believe he will play a very focused and a very clean match in the final at RG.
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nice pics.......did you guys notice, nole wasn't too OTT with his celebration? perhaps does not want to mess with rafa's clay ego with roland garros around the corner?
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Love him or hate him, guys but I love my Nole. Herc knows that I've been supporting Nole and Andy for a long time now. Since 2007 in fact and perhaps longer. So here's some pictures of the happy winner.
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Here's a picture of the runner up, Nadal.
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Milos' biggest problem is his inconsistency. You never know these days when he'll peak or when he'll go down.
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no question about it princess TT. milos nearly took down nole which is no easy task.
he was very close to being in the final.
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milos is a rising star princess emma.
his best is yet to come.
he is paying his dues right now on the atp tour so to speak.
he does have a bit of a history of getting tight in the clutch moments. winning will take care of that. he has to keep working hard.
Agree! He is acting very mature, putting in the hard yards, and not looking for others to fawn over him (at least it seems that way). He's made significant progress during the last six months, so good for him.
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TT, Dimitrov was definitely ball bashing but because he was lacking confidence, he came up short on most shots. Nadal is of course far smarter than this and was under the sun one too many times.
And yes, agree. He does love the comparison. His game very much reflects Federer' which he must have modeled upon though he wouldn't admit it. The only thing that doesn't resemble too much of Federer is that, Dimitrov plays too far behind the baseline at times and yesterday, he was further behind than Nadal ever was in his whole career. It suits Nadal since that's his style of play but if you are going to be aggressive and attacking, that position doesn't make any sense.
He definitely could have played better if he hadn't tried to be such a showboat as you mentioned. I didn't mind the way he lost though. It was time Nadal put him in place.
Raonic gave a fantastic fight on the other hand. I was at least 70% sure Nole was losing the match to him as soon as he got to 2nd set TB. But luckily or not, Nole pulled off the TB and perhaps a bit of choking from Raonic was involved too.
Exactly, that's bullcrap. I read once where he was supposedly "offended by the comparisons," and I was like yeah, right. Love or hate Federer, there's no way you can actually be offended by someone saying you have similar styles.
I'm shocked that Raonic played so well. He has been making good progress here lately. And he seems mature for his years. Good for him.
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milos is a rising star princess emma.
his best is yet to come.
he is paying his dues right now on the atp tour so to speak.
he does have a bit of a history of getting tight in the clutch moments. winning will take care of that. he has to keep working hard.
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TT, Dimitrov was definitely ball bashing but because he was lacking confidence, he came up short on most shots. Nadal is of course far smarter than this and was under the sun one too many times.
And yes, agree. He does love the comparison. His game very much reflects Federer' which he must have modeled upon though he wouldn't admit it. The only thing that doesn't resemble too much of Federer is that, Dimitrov plays too far behind the baseline at times and yesterday, he was further behind than Nadal ever was in his whole career. It suits Nadal since that's his style of play but if you are going to be aggressive and attacking, that position doesn't make any sense.
He definitely could have played better if he hadn't tried to be such a showboat as you mentioned. I didn't mind the way he lost though. It was time Nadal put him in place.
Raonic gave a fantastic fight on the other hand. I was at least 70% sure Nole was losing the match to him as soon as he got to 2nd set TB. But luckily or not, Nole pulled off the TB and perhaps a bit of choking from Raonic was involved too.
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Both Nadal and Nole played two young guns in the semi but only Raonic delivered. I do think Dimitrov was overwhelmed by the occasion as he must have seen the match with Murray just the night before and probably wasn't sure if he was good enough to raise his level to their level and perhaps beat Nadal. So he was basically nervous, very error prone and poor. And the match turned out to be a total washout. I was though pulling for Nadal because I just can't stand the hype of Dimitrov as the next best since the sliced bread by the same old fans.
Nole vs Raonic was really tight especially when he was down a set and found himself in yet another TB in the 2nd. You lose, you lose the match but he played really well to take it. And maybe Raonic got a little tight there too at the thought of beating Nole in straight sets and on clay.
I didn't watch Nole and Raonic match. because I didn't think it would be good. So, I was surprised to see the actual scoreline. I think Dmitrov probably was a little overwhelmed, but I also think he is trying too hard to deliver on the hype. Sometimes they can derail people with that mess. Dmitrov overplayed and tried to be a showboat. That was his downfall. He never pulled himself together or calmed himself down. He didn't play it smart.
But, for all of the talk about not being Baby Fed. I find that not to be true at all. Everything he does on court resembles Federer, so he can quit acting like he doesn't like the comparison, because I think he does.
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Both Nadal and Nole played two young guns in the semi but only Raonic delivered. I do think Dimitrov was overwhelmed by the occasion as he must have seen the match with Murray just the night before and probably wasn't sure if he was good enough to raise his level to their level and perhaps beat Nadal. So he was basically nervous, very error prone and poor. And the match turned out to be a total washout. I was though pulling for Nadal because I just can't stand the hype of Dimitrov as the next best since the sliced bread by the same old fans.
Nole vs Raonic was really tight especially when he was down a set and found himself in yet another TB in the 2nd. You lose, you lose the match but he played really well to take it. And maybe Raonic got a little tight there too at the thought of beating Nole in straight sets and on clay.
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The draw was very well balanced. No one had a day off in between and both players had to play four 3 setters and one 2 setter. It can't get any more even than this.
Nadal played Simon, Youzhny, Murray, Dimitrov and Nadal. While Nole played Stepanek, Kohlschreiber, Ferrer, Raonic and Nadal to win it. Very well deserved.
It was a very good tournament given that there were only a few withdrawals and the draw panned out evenly for everyone.
Besides, Nadal is the king of clay and no draw is tough for him or so I was told so many times in the past by his fans.
In any case, terrific win by Nole and kudos to Nadal as well. I don't think this has any bearing come RG though. Nole however has seen both sides of the coin so what will it be this time? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I am glad though RG has a bit more potential this time around than before or at least hope so.
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Maybe not a good time to say it now Lady TT, but on the bright side, Rafa still seems healthy enough for another run at a Roland Garros title.
Congratulations to Novak Djokovic and his team and supporters. It was a good week in Rome for him. Can he do what he hasn't done yet, and carry that through to Roland Garros?
Condolences to Rafael Nadal, and his fans. He'll be back.
Respectfully,
masterclass
I get over things quickly. My area of expertise lies in observing things on an emotional level. I didn't think Rafa would win, because:
1. He's been in a mini slump all year. He's played horrible for his standards.
2. He played all of those three setters without any rest in between.
3. He had to take down Murray after a 2 1/2 hiatus, and the papers would've had a field day, so that match was emotionally charged and draining.
4. He was lucky to have such an easy time with Dmitrov, but Grigor overplayed too much, which played into Rafa's hands immensely.
5. Plus he had the burden of stopping the young gun.
All of this without a day's rest in between to beat his nemesis.
So, I have to pick which losses bother me the most. So many times, the preceding weeks before a major are not an indicator of what happens during a major. In fact, this is the same scenario we faced last year, when Nole won Monte Carlo and everyone thought he was a shoo-in to win the French. It didn't happen, so in retrospect I was glad that he got that loss out of the way, because that would sharpen his hunger. The same thing with USO 2013, people though Rafa would lose that to Novak too, but when it came to a major, all bets were off.
If also brings to mind Soderling's win in 2009, Rafa had just beat him a week or so before love and one, (I think) but it had no bearing on RG, where Robin won.
Sometimes losses are strategically and universally place. Knowing that you're going to have some losses against Nole, I'll take this one with a grain of salt. I'd rather get the loss out of the way.
That's the thing about sports. They're unpredictable, and things never go according to plan.
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Maybe not a good time to say it now Lady TT, but on the bright side, Rafa still seems healthy enough for another run at a Roland Garros title.
Congratulations to Novak Djokovic and his team and supporters. It was a good week in Rome for him. Can he do what he hasn't done yet, and carry that through to Roland Garros?
Condolences to Rafael Nadal, and his fans. He'll be back.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Dang it! I'm so mad!
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order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
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Lady TT, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Telling people and himself to accept it and get used to the decline. There will be bad days, but hopefully for him and his fans, more good ones. :)
Respectfully,
masterclass
Possibly, that's all you can do when situations are out of your control.
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morning general masterclass, princess TT, and the others.
rafa is now the king of comebacks.
I have to agree with general masterclass. he is still not quite himself.
I saw him make some adjustments in the last 2 sets:
1. more pace on the serve and the strokes
2. more willingness to hit his backhand and make it a vital part of the equation
3.returned better
4. better focus
5. more assault minded approach
he just has to keep improving with each match.
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Lady TT, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Telling people and himself to accept it and get used to the decline. There will be bad days, but hopefully for him and his fans, more good ones. :)
Respectfully,
masterclass
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1st set: Excellent Andy : Awful Rafa
2nd set: Fair Andy: Rafa close to his best this year on clay after the 1st game
3rd set: Good Andy till 4-2 up: Excellent Rafa from 2-4 down.
Andy played as well as expected on clay, showed more positive signs, and Rafa was down then up throughout. Rafa simply looked slow and not able to hit with confidence the first set and Andy was serving very well. The first game of the second set was critical. Nadal struggled with a long deuce game, but pulled it out, and Andy was broken the very next game, and the match turned. If Andy had won that opening game things may have been different. The other critical point was in the 3rd set when Andy broke Rafa to go up 4-2. He couldn't hold his advantage and Rafa stormed back to break Andy, and won 5 of the next 6 games to take the match. If Andy can get a good QF showing at RG, and then at least a final at Queens, I think he might be close at Wimbledon. But it's still difficult to say for sure. His serve is still wanting, especially second serve, and first serve consistency throughout the match, going from 80% to 50% between 1st and 2nd sets. His backhand was quite good against Rafa. His forehand was very good at times, but passive at others.
I'm still not happy with Clay Warrior, as he is making it very hard on himself, at times looking like he forgot how to play and with little confidence, but then at other times playing well with authority, but he's still winning and that's all you can do. Andy was going to the Nadal backhand time and time again to open up the court. It's no secret what the players are doing. Nadal isn't as fast and fit as he was, and they are trying to take advantage of it. His positioning on the court, from the very deep return of serve, to his favoring his backhand side is making it very difficult for him. Also, I think Nadal is reluctant to hit out from the start until he is fully warmed up in the match. He might be protecting the back.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Very interesting insight, and it might explain his cryptic comment the other day, about how people "better get used to it." I couldn't figure out why he was starting so slow, but now it makes sense.
Remember a couple of months ago when he was starting about fast and getting love, one, and two matches, but later on he didn't have any pop on his strokes? Maybe the fast starts were testing his back more than we realized. Maybe, that's why both his demeanor and mindset have changed so dramatically. It could also explain what appeared to be his seemingly cavalier attitude, basically, "It is, what it is." And maybe he is smiling so much and seems so happy regardless is because there's nothing else to do, but to accept the situation.
My random thoughts.
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I just came across this on twitter:
http://www.tennishound.com/?p=20227
Interesting, but the format was hard to keep up with. I couldn't be sure where one comment ended and the other comment began, but then again, I am kind of sleepy.
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1st set: Excellent Andy : Awful Rafa
2nd set: Fair Andy: Rafa close to his best this year on clay after the 1st game
3rd set: Good Andy till 4-2 up: Excellent Rafa from 2-4 down.
Andy played as well as expected on clay, showed more positive signs, and Rafa was down then up throughout. Rafa simply looked slow and not able to hit with confidence the first set and Andy was serving very well. The first game of the second set was critical. Nadal struggled with a long deuce game, but pulled it out, and Andy was broken the very next game, and the match turned. If Andy had won that opening game things may have been different. The other critical point was in the 3rd set when Andy broke Rafa to go up 4-2. He couldn't hold his advantage and Rafa stormed back to break Andy, and won 5 of the next 6 games to take the match. If Andy can get a good QF showing at RG, and then at least a final at Queens, I think he might be close at Wimbledon. But it's still difficult to say for sure. His serve is still wanting, especially second serve, and first serve consistency throughout the match, going from 80% to 50% between 1st and 2nd sets. His backhand was quite good against Rafa. His forehand was very good at times, but passive at others.
I'm still not happy with Clay Warrior, as he is making it very hard on himself, at times looking like he forgot how to play and with little confidence, but then at other times playing well with authority, but he's still winning and that's all you can do. Andy was going to the Nadal backhand time and time again to open up the court. It's no secret what the players are doing. Nadal isn't as fast and fit as he was, and they are trying to take advantage of it. His positioning on the court, from the very deep return of serve, to his favoring his backhand side is making it very difficult for him. Also, I think Nadal is reluctant to hit out from the start until he is fully warmed up in the match. He might be protecting the back.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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I have the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
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I just came across this on twitter:
http://www.tennishound.com/?p=20227
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i have a bad feeling that murray will beat nadal tomorrow.......
Hola Shank. I don't think this match is a deciding factor for either player. No matter which way the results go today, Rafa will still be the mighty force at RG and Andy will still remain as one of the contenders who has the least chance to win it.
We should probably just enjoy the match I say since they haven't played each other for a long while - almost 3 years. So long that Lendl came and went and Andy's won Olympics, USO and Wimbledon in the meantime. haha
What a great match! It looked like the olden days. The competition hasn't had that kind of quality for a long time. Those two were shaking and baking for real. I thought Andy was looking good this week, but I wasn't expecting this. Surely, he feels good about his game now, and what a time for it.
I wasn't sure Nadal could up his level, he's been playing so complacently lately. It was nice to see the ferocity back again. The last time I remember him playing this hard was USO, 2013. But they brought it today! Two of my favorite guys.
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tommy haas played doubles after his singles match yesterday. the ageless one may be overdoing it.
Yep. Did him in. He pulled out of the doubles for today though. He needs to start resting up for RG.
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And Nole wins in 3 sets. Ferrer couldn't outgrind and outgrunt Nole.
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Nole finally takes it 7-5. So much drama towards the end of the 1st set.
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i have a bad feeling that murray will beat nadal tomorrow.......
Hola Shank. I don't think this match is a deciding factor for either player. No matter which way the results go today, Rafa will still be the mighty force at RG and Andy will still remain as one of the contenders who has the least chance to win it.
We should probably just enjoy the match I say since they haven't played each other for a long while - almost 3 years. So long that Lendl came and went and Andy's won Olympics, USO and Wimbledon in the meantime. haha
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And the ageless is out. I take it he retired. I didn't want Dimitrov to move so easily to the semi but oh well.
Nole gets broken while he was serving for the set 5-4. In the previous game, he was in just as much trouble when he went down 0-40 at 4-2. Not looking all that good or convincing.
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tommy haas played doubles after his singles match yesterday. the ageless one may be overdoing it.
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milos and dimitrov continue to shake and bake at the rome masters.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_3605
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here is the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
rafa and andy have the night match.
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how is it going general shanks.
long time no see.
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greetings to all btw......
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i have a bad feeling that murray will beat nadal tomorrow.......
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Stan will be a force in RG. Rome is not that important right now. Besides, he'll stay fresher come RG and will try his best to play best tennis.
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ferru is giving gulbis fits.
not a good day at the office for gulbis.
can ferru make the final?
The only way Gulbis can get a win over Ferrer if he stays patient but he gets very frustrated since he doesn't like 'winners' coming back to him. He just hates playing that extra ball. He really needs to accept it and find a better way to finish the point. He'll just need to be smart rather than angry.
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I have the latest scores:
the amazing tommy haas removes stan from the facilities. I did not see this coming.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4244
I thought that one would be tough to call, because of Haas's temperament, but I'm happy with the result.
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ferru is giving gulbis fits.
not a good day at the office for gulbis.
can ferru make the final?
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Not sure what happened to Youzhny in the 2nd and 3rd set. Maybe too happy after winning the 1st set? Simon put up a better fight IMO.
Glad Berdy is out. He's giving me headaches lately. lol
Gulbis completely frustrated against Ferrer.
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rafa's biggest problem is that he just cant get the ball back deep enough on returns. that gets him in trouble right from get go.
his return of serve is not what it used to be on clay.
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Who won that Sharapova vs Ana match? Gawd, the chat thread was going crazy with guys constantly drooling over the two girls rather than their tennis. lol I had to turn it off. Oh well. Predictable behaviour by men nonetheless.
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youzhny is hanging in there emma.
rafa is missing some shots. he will get going soon enough.
it is windy out there.
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Looks like Nadal is about to start his match against Youzhny.
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Andy's body language is definitely looking good this week. I take it he's hired his new coach.
He leads 7-6, 3-1.
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I have the latest scores:
the amazing tommy haas removes stan from the facilities. I did not see this coming.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4244
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I could not agree more.
we knew simon was going to make him hit a lot of balls. it was just what Rafa needed.
this will help him go far now.
I like Simon a lot. He's an Energizer Bunny. He gave it all he had and played very well. That was a tough first round match. He fed Rafa a lot of balls and allowed Rafa to start getting some good rhythm. I agree, that this should help him going forward.
Simon helped whip Rafa into form.
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here is the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
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I could not agree more.
we knew simon was going to make him hit a lot of balls. it was just what Rafa needed.
this will help him go far now.
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nadal lwas leading 3-0 in the 2nd set. now simon is right back in the set.
simon takes 2 games in a row.
Simon was a great test for him today. It is what Rafa needs.
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rafa gets it done today.
it took him 3 hours and 18 minutes to remove simon from the facilities.
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nadal lwas leading 3-0 in the 2nd set. now simon is right back in the set.
simon takes 2 games in a row.
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Rafa not all that sharp. twice he gave away his serve in trying to close out the set.
had to settle for getting it done in the breaker.
simon is making him hit a lot of balls which is just what rafa needs.
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dynamitrov has really improved his serve. he is getting ready to seal the deal against dr ivo.
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I was not able to see the match. it is possible that roger lost some focus after snatching the first set so easily and so quickly.
on another note dynamitrov goes against the ageless dr ivo today. they are tied at 1-1 in the first set.
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_5386
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French #9 Jeremy Chardy came from a set down and match point down to defeat world #4 Roger Federer. 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(6). Federer won the first set 6-1 in about 25 minutes, and I thought he was going to cruise from there on as Chardy was not handling the wind well at all. I didn't see the rest of the match as I had to pick up wife and kids, but somehow, the match turned around, and Chardy snatched it.
So Roger gets to return home to his wife Mirka, twin daughters and twin sons while Chardy moves on.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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the amazing tommy has is doing it again. age means nothing to him.
he is leading sijsling 5-1 in the first set.
chardy got by roger Federer today in 3 sets.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_5386
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congrats to andy and his fans. he gets it done.
and I dodig demolishes rosol.
here are the rest of the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_5386
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World #8 Andy Murray, OBE, played a good match in difficult, windy conditions to straight set the Spanish #8, Marcel Granollers. It was a thinking man's match, and Andy, if nothing else, is still one of the best thinkers on the court.
Congratulations to Andy, his fans, and his team.
Condolences to Marcel and his supporters.
Respectfully,
masterclass
It was nice to see Andy get through.
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World #8 Andy Murray, OBE, played a good match in difficult, windy conditions to straight set the Spanish #8, Marcel Granollers. It was a thinking man's match, and Andy, if nothing else, is still one of the best thinkers on the court.
Congratulations to Andy, his fans, and his team.
Condolences to Marcel and his supporters.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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here is the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
Thanks for this. I'm not sure if my DVR cut off, or what, but I didn't get to see the order of play. Looks good, though. There's always only one side of the draw that I'm interested in, Rafa's of course. I don't care who accompanies him, but the other side always falls flat for me.
Andy and Federer should get through. I've already forgotten who Rafa is going to play. He's been so disappointing lately.
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here is the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
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I am just now getting home.
I will go ahead and post the order of play now emma.
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Tsonga finally got a win over Dolgo but Dolgo might just be a bit out of it right now since he's been playing a lot of tennis lately. Anderson next. Tsogna's got a tough draw and Dimitrov's next won't be easy either.
I expect Andy to win a couple of matches if he's feeling generous though Granollers will be tough. He'll probably put up a better show come RG.
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the amazing tommy haas does it again. he removes seppi from the facilities.
also removed from the facilities is verdasco. golubev escorted him off the facilities.
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nole takes the first set 6-3.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_7609
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here is how steve tignor at tennis.com sees it:
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/05/springing-eternal/51418/#.U3FmamdOWpo
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order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
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rafa needs to hit a lot of balls since he is lazy during his lame practice sessions.
so simon will be good. he will force nadal to hit plenty of balls.
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Happy for Grigor but Karlovic in the next round is not going to be easy.
Rafa against Simon in R2. Simon has been playing horribly all year but won easily against Volandri today. Hoping for a showing by Rafa similar to the matches against Berdych and Nieminen in Madrid.
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rosol removed fog from the facilities in straights:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4089
Tsonga vs dolgopolov to come. should be a good battle.
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dr ivo must be 34 years old. he is still winning matches on clay against good players.
dimitirov got it done in 3 today.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4089
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order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=416
dynamitrov and fog will be in action tomorrow.
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One interesting thing... Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, OBE are in the same quarter.
Nadal hasn't played Murray since he lost to him at Tokyo 2011, which means Nadal never had to play the Lendl coached Murray. And now that window has closed. At any rate, the way Andy has been playing this year, the chances they meet don't look so good.
Some people, are saying Andy should pull the plug on the clay season, and just start preparing on grass. I'm not in that camp. I still think Murray needs matches, unless he is physically hurting. His mind might need sorting out, but I'm not sure more time off is the answer.
Respectfully,
masterclass
I agree. Clay is only a few more weeks anyway, and then the abbreviated grass season. Andy needs to keep playing on the clay for point construction and stamina. Going away and practicing only will not put him in good stead for the rigors of dealing with stress and apprehension during matches.
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thanks for posting the draw for rome masters general.
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I agree general masterclass:
Andy needs match play and practice on clay to get his ground game going. he will need it at Wimbledon.
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One interesting thing... Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, OBE are in the same quarter.
Nadal hasn't played Murray since he lost to him at Tokyo 2011, which means Nadal never had to play the Lendl coached Murray. And now that window has closed. At any rate, the way Andy has been playing this year, the chances they meet don't look so good.
Some people, are saying Andy should pull the plug on the clay season, and just start preparing on grass. I'm not in that camp. I still think Murray needs matches, unless he is physically hurting. His mind might need sorting out, but I'm not sure more time off is the answer.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Rome Men's singles draw in post #1
Respectfully,
masterclass
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results from the rome masters qualies:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_2901
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lets get this party started.
the word on the street is that Federer is playing here.
I hear he is also playing at RG.
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