Post by: thetruth on July 07, 2014, 11:52:12 am
que pasa general Tee, lady TT, and general masterclass and the others.
general Tee is just too good. it is really just that simple.
I am cheering for Rafa at flushing meadows. I think he will make it happen there.
I hope the Australian didn't derail Mr. Tee, because technically Rafa could have had two slams if his back hadn't seized up in Australian. Here's to hoping the crystal ball corrected itself for adjustments.
Post by: Clay Death on July 07, 2014, 12:41:30 am
general Tee is just too good. it is really just that simple.
I am cheering for Rafa at flushing meadows. I think he will make it happen there.
Post by: thetruth on July 06, 2014, 10:06:24 pm
What a final it was! Filled with drama and momentum swings. Great tennis!
So, Mr.Tee is now 3/4 on his "bold predictions for 2014" made before the season:
1. Nole will not defend AO. Check.
2. Grigor will reach the QF of a Slam. Check
3. Federer will reach the final of a Slam. Check
So, the only prediction left is that Rafa will win 2 Slams this year.
So, bring on the US Open 8)
Wow! Batting three out of four? That is awesome!
Post by: thetruth on July 06, 2014, 10:04:57 pm
What a battle today.
It could have gone either way lady TT.
The battled away for 4 hours.
There was hardly difference in terms of total points won by each player.
This will become an instant classic.
congrats to both warriors for making it a memorable final.
Yeah, Federer may be disappointed, but in retrospect even he will have to realize that what he did was amazing. I can't believe it went to five sets.
There was so much on the line for both of them and a few points provided the answer. That's the most pressure Nole's been under in a long time. I mean, he is freer to fight Rafa at RG seeing that they're closer in age, and if Nadal wins, it's look at his records here.
And although a similar scenario exists at Wimbledon for Federer, Federer is five years removed from Novak. So, if Novak wins, it's all good, but if Novak loses, he loses a lot.
Still, great final, and congratulations to both players.
Post by: Mr.Tee on July 06, 2014, 07:03:42 pm
So, Mr.Tee is now 3/4 on his "bold predictions for 2014" made before the season:
1. Nole will not defend AO. Check.
2. Grigor will reach the QF of a Slam. Check
3. Federer will reach the final of a Slam. Check
So, the only prediction left is that Rafa will win 2 Slams this year.
So, bring on the US Open 8)
Post by: Clay Death on July 06, 2014, 04:00:44 pm
It could have gone either way lady TT.
The battled away for 4 hours.
There was hardly difference in terms of total points won by each player.
This will become an instant classic.
congrats to both warriors for making it a memorable final.
Post by: thetruth on July 06, 2014, 02:09:39 am
Petra just has too much fire power. she is tall and strong and has massive leverage off the ground.
bouchard got overpowered and out muscled by Petra.
Bochard is young so this will be a great learning experience for her.
congrats to both for a great tournament.
congrats also to Popsicle (yes he is Canadian too) and jack sock (American) on their first grand slam title.
what an awesome achievement.
Canadian tennis is on the rise and I am happy for them.
True. Genie is a good player, but I wish they would let her learn how to handle her success. I don't want to see a repeat of what happened to Sloane Stephens last year. Remember how she was the "it" girl last year, and now her name is rarely brought up. They're inundating this Genie instead of letting her mature on the court.
I still think Genie will win one, she seems too determined not too, but if they start all that modeling and endorsements it will be hard to turn it down.
I didn't know Pospisil and Sock won the title. Did they beat the Bryan Bros.? If so, that's awesome.
Yeah, Raonic didn't seem to handle the occasion too well. Fed was all over him like a cheap suit before he could get his bearings.
Who do you think will win the final?
I'm going to go with Federer since he's a better grass player. Novak has been slip-sliding all over the place.
Here's to a good match. Both of them have so much on the line.
Post by: Clay Death on July 05, 2014, 07:48:24 pm
bouchard got overpowered and out muscled by Petra.
Bochard is young so this will be a great learning experience for her.
congrats to both for a great tournament.
congrats also to Popsicle (yes he is Canadian too) and jack sock (American) on their first grand slam title.
what an awesome achievement.
Canadian tennis is on the rise and I am happy for them.
Post by: thetruth on July 05, 2014, 02:08:53 pm
its been a tough Wimbledon to predict.
and even harder on the WTA side. I still cant believe that serena, venus, and sharapova are gone.
Kvitova was amazing! I was so glad she won. Chris Evert said Friday she thought Genie would take it. I was like what? No way. Did she even watch the Petra vs. Venus match? Petra had been hitting lasers the entire two weeks. Genie hadn't faced anyone like that. If Cornet hadn't been under a fog after her big win over Serena, I think she would have taken Genie out.
Anyway, I was happy for several reasons, because Genie and her coach are a bit too cocky. First with his usurping of Maria. Now, I'm not a Maria fan (at all), but she has earned her position in the game, it's up to Genie to do the same, but not announce that I'm the new kid on the block, move over."
Then Saviono giving her no Plan B talking about it's all about Genie. I thought is he crazy? You need to know your opponent's tendencies and what to do if you're not making headway. So that was bad advice.
Genie is a good player, I don't know about great, that remains to be seen, but so far she isn't there yet, and they need to let her get there before having this supreme confidence, which IMO, at this point, is not warranted.
Congrats to Genie for a great tournament, and a big thumbs up to Petra who was simply awesome.
Post by: Clay Death on July 04, 2014, 04:07:55 pm
There is so much history on the line.
Post by: masterclass on July 04, 2014, 03:30:36 pm
Overall, as of now, I think it's going to be Roger vs. Nole in the final, but they can't slip up against the good players they have yet to face. Good luck and health to all the players left in the draw. The bottom half needs it even more after they got screwed with the scheduling.
Respectfully,
masterclass
I hate when I'm right. I was hoping one of the young guns would make it.. but they are just not ready.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: thetruth on July 04, 2014, 11:40:13 am
big day at Wimbledon tomorrow sports fans.
here is the order of play:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
who will win the Wimbledon title?
any predictions?
can Dimitrov do it? what about Milos? are they ready?
No. Milos has the big serve as a weapon and a bit of composure, but he does not have his tactics down. His movement can always be exploited by a more skillful player. He is, in effect a more mobile Karlovic. I remember he played a great match a couple of years ago and he was very composed in that match. After that, the commentators went overboard and I don't remember seeing him play as well within himself since.
Post by: Clay Death on July 04, 2014, 08:21:56 am
here are the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_2878
Post by: Clay Death on July 04, 2014, 08:21:14 am
and even harder on the WTA side. I still cant believe that serena, venus, and sharapova are gone.
Post by: thetruth on July 03, 2014, 11:10:41 pm
big day at Wimbledon tomorrow sports fans.
here is the order of play:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
who will win the Wimbledon title?
any predictions?
can Dimitrov do it? what about Milos? are they ready?
I have no clue. Raonic would have to have a really good day, but he could be spurred on by Eugenie's fight. I still think Federer will take it.
Novak is slip-sliding all over the place, I don't know if it's real, or for dramatic effect with him trying to channel shades of Becker. However, I think Nole will take Dmitrov, because he's too consistent and he'll be on alert.
So, I think it will be a Novak-Federer final. For some reason, Novak seems to be intimidated by Federer and often makes a lot of errors when he plays him, but I think that he might be super motivated to win and if he comes out as no-nonsense, I think he will take it.
Post by: thetruth on July 03, 2014, 11:04:29 pm
I missed the presser lady TT. Rafa has the right to be pissed off. people keep taking shots at him.
I am just trying to forget yesterday as fast as I can but it is not working.
I spent all day out on the ocean today but still I cant stop thinking about the back and the knee issue.
I know that has held him back this year. he said his knee was hurting at RG.
and the back issues slowed him down considerably.
hopefully he can get the much valued rest right now and then get back on the fitness trail and the practice courts.
The sooner he gets the proper rest and fitness, the better he'll be able to reload. He needs to rest the back and the knees, and practice better than he has.
I'm just tired of these pot shots being recycled on an annual basis. It smacks of gamesmanship and manipulating the press to create drama. I can't get behind that.
Rafa owns tennis history and he has carved out his immortality in the sport 100 times over. his records are impossible to even approach, let alone break.
and yet all some people can do is take cheap shots at him.
Darren cahill did come around a little bit the other day: he said he will never bet against Rafa at RG again.
cahill had picked nole to win RG.
but cahill does not really take cheap shots at Rafa. many others do and it is not fair.
Yeah, I don't like people taking cheap shots. I wouldn't like it if it was me, so I'm not OK with it for others either.
Anyway, Rafa always does the right thing, so he'll always come out on top, even if the road appears to be rocky.
Post by: Clay Death on July 03, 2014, 08:48:34 pm
here is the order of play:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
who will win the Wimbledon title?
any predictions?
can Dimitrov do it? what about Milos? are they ready?
Post by: Clay Death on July 03, 2014, 08:47:05 pm
I missed the presser lady TT. Rafa has the right to be pissed off. people keep taking shots at him.
I am just trying to forget yesterday as fast as I can but it is not working.
I spent all day out on the ocean today but still I cant stop thinking about the back and the knee issue.
I know that has held him back this year. he said his knee was hurting at RG.
and the back issues slowed him down considerably.
hopefully he can get the much valued rest right now and then get back on the fitness trail and the practice courts.
The sooner he gets the proper rest and fitness, the better he'll be able to reload. He needs to rest the back and the knees, and practice better than he has.
I'm just tired of these pot shots being recycled on an annual basis. It smacks of gamesmanship and manipulating the press to create drama. I can't get behind that.
Rafa owns tennis history and he has carved out his immortality in the sport 100 times over. his records are impossible to even approach, let alone break.
and yet all some people can do is take cheap shots at him.
Darren cahill did come around a little bit the other day: he said he will never bet against Rafa at RG again.
cahill had picked nole to win RG.
but cahill does not really take cheap shots at Rafa. many others do and it is not fair.
Post by: thetruth on July 02, 2014, 10:15:36 pm
Wimbledon is getting harder and harder to predict.
Andy was my pick for the title here and now he is gone.
Yeah, that was odd. I thought Andy would defend this title, but he had a bad day at the office too. Dmitrov played well, though.
And what was up with Stan? He needs to up his game or move out of the way.
Post by: thetruth on July 02, 2014, 10:12:49 pm
I missed the presser lady TT. Rafa has the right to be pissed off. people keep taking shots at him.
I am just trying to forget yesterday as fast as I can but it is not working.
I spent all day out on the ocean today but still I cant stop thinking about the back and the knee issue.
I know that has held him back this year. he said his knee was hurting at RG.
and the back issues slowed him down considerably.
hopefully he can get the much valued rest right now and then get back on the fitness trail and the practice courts.
The sooner he gets the proper rest and fitness, the better he'll be able to reload. He needs to rest the back and the knees, and practice better than he has.
I'm just tired of these pot shots being recycled on an annual basis. It smacks of gamesmanship and manipulating the press to create drama. I can't get behind that.
Post by: Clay Death on July 02, 2014, 07:25:28 pm
Andy was my pick for the title here and now he is gone.
Post by: Clay Death on July 02, 2014, 07:24:36 pm
I am just trying to forget yesterday as fast as I can but it is not working.
I spent all day out on the ocean today but still I cant stop thinking about the back and the knee issue.
I know that has held him back this year. he said his knee was hurting at RG.
and the back issues slowed him down considerably.
hopefully he can get the much valued rest right now and then get back on the fitness trail and the practice courts.
Post by: thetruth on July 02, 2014, 11:29:07 am
fantastic post general masterclass.
nick was very well composed for a 19 year old. especially on the centre court with the whole world watching.
well done. congrats to nick and his fans.
grass has been tough for Rafa to adjust to after RG for the last 3 years. just goes to show how difficult it is to do that historic double: RG + Wimbledon.
that is why so few in history have been able to do it.
I have to agree with general masterclass. put rafa on yesterday afternoon and he probably goes on to take this match.
he had too much time off and he did not use it wisely. I have been saying this all year.
he does not train/practice enough anymore and it has been costing him. he prefers to do a lot of problem solving on the court.
he needed to do 2 practice sessions a day the last 2 days and forget about that world cup and fun and games with his buddies.
he does not work on his returns in practice and it shows so clearly.
Rafa himself says he does not like to practice as much as he used to in the old days.
well it shows. some of the fitness and the muscle mass is gone. and he is not moving like the wind like he used to. I am sure back issues and the knee issues have forced him to cut back.
often he is lunging and reaching for the ball or he rushes. that is why there are so many errors in his matches this year.
at any rate clearly his greatest liability on quicker courts is return of serve. nobody in the world has the guts to tell him that.
he is used to winning nearly all his clay matches so that tends to mask his return stats. this is the first time in 100,000 centuries that he has actually lost 3 clay matches in a single season.
so one key area of huge concern for me is that return of serve.
2nd area--which is the most critical area--is the small hit he has taken on the fitness front.
he even admits it. he said after RG that he needed to work on his fitness. I think he was in halle, Germany when he said that.
so if he can do some work on his return and his fitness, things should start to fall in place again. he is still plenty young.
and you are not going to believe this: my dad just called as I am typing this post. evidently they are showing his match on the tennis channel. I am not going to watch it again.
but here is what dad said: he said why is nadal playing like he is "scared"?
that is my dad's way of saying that he was too defensive.
I think he is right. Rafa knifed too many balls back thereby denying his topspin backhand a chance to get into rhythm. nick just blasted every single one of those poorly knifed shots from Rafa.
and what a day to have an off day off the forehand wing also. his timing was really off on that wing. it was just a tough day for him.
I like to just forget it fast but I cant. I hate to see him play this poorly. there was an opportunity here to advance.
In addition to all you said, both physical and mental, I think there was also a psychological effect as well. Maybe it's me, but I didn't appreciate the "articles" that surfaced during this tournament. I'm sure that got under Rafa's skin as well, since he actually got a bit peeved in his presser, talking about hearing the "same old song."
I think he's right. This matter of seconds BS is beyond annoying. There isn't a tennis player alive who follows every rule to the letter, starting with the not stopping your chari after one game, so why the picking and choosing? And why only target Nadal?
Usually Rafa doesn't let such stuff get to him, but year in, year out, and usually in the midst of a tournament, is not cool. I'm tired of it and I'm sure Rafa is too.
Post by: thetruth on July 02, 2014, 11:17:55 am
Wawrinka criticizes Wimbledon schedulers. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/10936919/Wimbledon-2014-Stan-Wawrinka-hits-out-at-tough-schedule-that-also-affects-Rafael-Nadal-and-Roger-Federer.html)
Stan is completely right. Grossly unfair. He and the others in his section will have to play 3 best of 5 matches 3 days in a row. Others like Nadal and Federer will play best of 5 matches 2 days in a row, while top half Murray, Djokovic and others continue to get a day off between matches.
Sunday no play when it was sunny due to tradition and court maintainance. Saturday they started playing again at around 5 pm. They had doubles and mixed doubles and other matches on outside courts, when they could have had the remaining 3 or 4 singles matches played on outside courts, and then everyone could have played Monday and had the day off Tuesday.
Security? Blahhh, what a stupid excuse. Short term thinking about money. They wanted more fans to attend these matches and the outside court stands don't hold enough. But stupid short term thinking could very well cost them the top name players playing at the end, when they are exhausted because of poor scheduling, not to mention it is unfair to one side of the draw.
When players of Nadal and/or Federer's stature and popularity make it to the late stages, TV viewing ratings worldwide go up. This is important to the sponsors that foot the bills. Nobody is saying the tournament should bend over backwards to favor those players and especially Wawrinka and the others potentially playing 3 days in a row, but they should at least try to be fair to them.
Boo of the tournament on Wimbledon schedulers. And they immediately become eligible for my Tournament Boo of the Year.
Disrespectfully,
masterclass
Wimbledon is notorious for dubious scheduling. Although the lawns are pretty, my admiration stops there. I think they're a bunch of old purists who are stuck in the Dark Ages. I've been through with them since 2007 when they made Rafa and Nole play all of those matches back to back.
And then, they put them on late further compounding the problem. Rafa made it to the final and did well until his knee went out and Novak retired in the SF.
Since then, as a tournament Wimbledon has been my BOO tournament with their scheduling decisions. Putting Serena a 5-time winner on Court 1 while giving Maria, a one time winner, Center Court practically every time. Assigning Pete to the Graveyard Court, for which they later apologized, but what good is an apology after you've committed an intentional act?
If it wasn't a major, I'd boycott it, that's how low I think the organizers are.
Post by: Clay Death on July 01, 2014, 09:47:31 pm
nick was very well composed for a 19 year old. especially on the centre court with the whole world watching.
well done. congrats to nick and his fans.
grass has been tough for Rafa to adjust to after RG for the last 3 years. just goes to show how difficult it is to do that historic double: RG + Wimbledon.
that is why so few in history have been able to do it.
I have to agree with general masterclass. put rafa on yesterday afternoon and he probably goes on to take this match.
he had too much time off and he did not use it wisely. I have been saying this all year.
he does not train/practice enough anymore and it has been costing him. he prefers to do a lot of problem solving on the court.
he needed to do 2 practice sessions a day the last 2 days and forget about that world cup and fun and games with his buddies.
he does not work on his returns in practice and it shows so clearly.
Rafa himself says he does not like to practice as much as he used to in the old days.
well it shows. some of the fitness and the muscle mass is gone. and he is not moving like the wind like he used to. I am sure back issues and the knee issues have forced him to cut back.
often he is lunging and reaching for the ball or he rushes. that is why there are so many errors in his matches this year.
at any rate clearly his greatest liability on quicker courts is return of serve. nobody in the world has the guts to tell him that.
he is used to winning nearly all his clay matches so that tends to mask his return stats. this is the first time in 100,000 centuries that he has actually lost 3 clay matches in a single season.
so one key area of huge concern for me is that return of serve.
2nd area--which is the most critical area--is the small hit he has taken on the fitness front.
he even admits it. he said after RG that he needed to work on his fitness. I think he was in halle, Germany when he said that.
so if he can do some work on his return and his fitness, things should start to fall in place again. he is still plenty young.
and you are not going to believe this: my dad just called as I am typing this post. evidently they are showing his match on the tennis channel. I am not going to watch it again.
but here is what dad said: he said why is nadal playing like he is "scared"?
that is my dad's way of saying that he was too defensive.
I think he is right. Rafa knifed too many balls back thereby denying his topspin backhand a chance to get into rhythm. nick just blasted every single one of those poorly knifed shots from Rafa.
and what a day to have an off day off the forehand wing also. his timing was really off on that wing. it was just a tough day for him.
I like to just forget it fast but I cant. I hate to see him play this poorly. there was an opportunity here to advance.
Post by: masterclass on July 01, 2014, 06:42:21 pm
I think the stupid scheduling on Saturday hurt Nadal today. He likes the one day on , one day off routine. We know how he likes his routines. Mess up his routine and he is not the same.
That said, Nick Kyrgios was very very good and mentally strong. He could have caved in a few times and held it together.
I think it will be tough for him to get much further, but this is a great result for the Aussie teen. Congratulations to him and his fans.
Rafa, what can I say that hasn't been said. Again he didn't do the job in the first set. Came out slow and tentative again.
I think he might just like to make it hard on himself to give himself a fight. But it's a dangerous way to go. In the third set, his inability to get 1st serves in at the business end hurt him. I think at one point I also saw he had a 0 % second serve won percentage for a set. I don't know if I have ever seen that from him. He never did get a good read on the Kyrgios serve. His backhand was just not there. Kyrgios exploited it, and when Nadal hit it back weakly, he either went right back to the backhand but stronger or went the other way for a clean winner. Heck, Kyrgios even gave Rafa some points with nonchalant sitting volleys into the net in two of his service games and Rafa couldn't take advantage. Just a poor day at the office for Rafa. You can't win if you can't break. And Rafa couldn't get him in normal games, except once in the second set, or in any of the tiebreakers.
Anyway, commiserations to Rafa and his fans. I also saw Nadal limping a bit near the end of the second set for a point or two. But I didn't see it surface again, so hopefully all is ok with him, and he can move on to the hard courts after a rest.
Overall, as of now, I think it's going to be Roger vs. Nole in the final, but they can't slip up against the good players they have yet to face. Good luck and health to all the players left in the draw. The bottom half needs it even more after they got screwed with the scheduling.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: Clay Death on July 01, 2014, 05:29:41 pm
Who would have thought yesterday that Rafa would lose to Kyrgios in such fashion? I think that those 2 days off did not do him any favor. He played short, the return of serve was horrible, and on the big points Rafa just played bad. Deserved win by the young Aussie, he definitely has potential if he develops his talent!
Great matches tomorrow - Murray - Dimitrov, Fed - Wawa, Nole - Cilic, Kyrgios - Raonic. Let's see how much Kyrgios has left in the tank after that Gasquet match and today's 3 hour thriller!
he was flat and he was way the hell off from the ground.
even his stable, rock solid, money topspin forehand let him down.
his return of serve was as horrible as I have ever seen it.
what I am pissed off about is his willingness to push so many backhands. he never gave his topspin backhand a chance to get into some sort of rhythm.
that is where the majority of those 70 winners came. I mean majority of those outside of 37 aces.
those poorly sliced backhands just sit up for them to blast away.
nick hit 70 winners.
rafa is just off this year. that is all there is to it. even the world's greatest pusher---simon---hit 60 winners on Rafa on the red clay in rome a few weeks back in just 3 sets.
he has lost some of his fitness and his once amazing speed is gone. that leaves him lunging and rushing for his shots.
so they end up being short and stuff.
and that is the reason why his ground game is suffering. remember that this guy hardly ever missed off either wing a few years back. he was like a machine.
well we can say goodbye to the #1 rank unless Andy gets rid of Nole. I do believe that Andy will take out Dimitrov in 4.
lets hope for the best going forward. and most of all lets hope for the best possible health for Rafa.
I think he will do much better at flushing meadows. he is my pick for the title there.
its his crown. he will find a way.
at any rate its a great achievement for Nick. Camelot wishes him the best of luck.
I don't think he is that good but maybe he will prove me wrong. by that I mean that I don't think he is top 10 material. look steve darcis beat Rafa here last year in straights. rosol took him out the year previous. Rafa is just not himself the last 3 years on grass. that does not make guys like darcis, rosol, and nick world beaters. that distinction does not come that easy in this sport.
almagro beat Rafa in Barcelona. that does not make almagro a world beater. Rafa is hurting this year. bad back has had a lot to do with it.
anyway Nick will move on to battle Milos.
they met at RG.
milos took that one in straights.
Post by: Mr.Tee on July 01, 2014, 04:15:15 pm
Great matches tomorrow - Murray - Dimitrov, Fed - Wawa, Nole - Cilic, Kyrgios - Raonic. Let's see how much Kyrgios has left in the tank after that Gasquet match and today's 3 hour thriller!
Post by: Clay Death on July 01, 2014, 08:19:34 am
here are all the live scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_6727
Post by: Clay Death on July 01, 2014, 08:18:20 am
Wimbledon organizers are making a name for themselves again. they are the world's biggest imbeciles.
narrow minded, stupid, blundering idiots who are known for doing the wrong thing to these great athletes.
Post by: masterclass on July 01, 2014, 02:59:14 am
Stan is completely right. Grossly unfair. He and the others in his section will have to play 3 best of 5 matches 3 days in a row. Others like Nadal and Federer will play best of 5 matches 2 days in a row, while top half Murray, Djokovic and others continue to get a day off between matches.
Sunday no play when it was sunny due to tradition and court maintainance. Saturday they started playing again at around 5 pm. They had doubles and mixed doubles and other matches on outside courts, when they could have had the remaining 3 or 4 singles matches played on outside courts, and then everyone could have played Monday and had the day off Tuesday.
Security? Blahhh, what a stupid excuse. Short term thinking about money. They wanted more fans to attend these matches and the outside court stands don't hold enough. But stupid short term thinking could very well cost them the top name players playing at the end, when they are exhausted because of poor scheduling, not to mention it is unfair to one side of the draw.
When players of Nadal and/or Federer's stature and popularity make it to the late stages, TV viewing ratings worldwide go up. This is important to the sponsors that foot the bills. Nobody is saying the tournament should bend over backwards to favor those players and especially Wawrinka and the others potentially playing 3 days in a row, but they should at least try to be fair to them.
Boo of the tournament on Wimbledon schedulers. And they immediately become eligible for my Tournament Boo of the Year.
Disrespectfully,
masterclass
Post by: Clay Death on June 30, 2014, 10:18:13 pm
f lopez hit 34 aces of his own.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/wimbledon14/story/_/id/11155257/2014-wimbledon-men-play
Post by: Clay Death on June 30, 2014, 09:20:54 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
Post by: Clay Death on June 30, 2014, 08:29:09 am
well done to both.
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_3852
Post by: Clay Death on June 29, 2014, 07:46:15 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
lets get this party started.
Post by: Clay Death on June 28, 2014, 09:39:40 pm
Singles - Third Round
[2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 67(4) 61 61 61
[4] Roger Federer (SUI) d. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 63 61 63
[5] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Denis Istomin (UZB) - cancelled due to rain
[8] Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 76(2) 76(4) 62
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. [10]Kei Nishikori (JPN) 63 36 64 67(4) 3-3 - suspended due to darkness
[19] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs. [9] John Isner (USA) - cancelled due to rain
[23] Tommy Robredo (ESP) d. [15] Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 62 64 67(5) 46 63
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d. Jiri Vesely (CZE) 36 63 75 62
Post by: Clay Death on June 28, 2014, 07:36:29 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
there is no play on sunday there.
Post by: Clay Death on June 28, 2014, 07:35:47 pm
he is going to do all he can to defend his Wimbledon crown.
Post by: thetruth on June 28, 2014, 01:34:41 am
Dimitrov ran away with the match in sight in the 5th set.
Andy Murray on deck.
Andy ran away with the match from the get-go. Andy's looking supremely confident, thus far.
Post by: thetruth on June 28, 2014, 01:33:42 am
is Rusty back in business?
he took the 3rd set.
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4047
He awoke the sleeping giant in that first set. Oh well.
Post by: thetruth on June 28, 2014, 01:32:33 am
que pasa lady TT.
here are some scores. Wang is not going to have much of a chance against Tsonga today.
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_3982
Right again, Tsonga had a nice practice. It helped him to conserve some energy, that's for sure.
Post by: Clay Death on June 27, 2014, 08:51:35 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
Post by: Clay Death on June 27, 2014, 12:50:00 pm
Andy Murray on deck.
Post by: Clay Death on June 27, 2014, 09:27:32 am
he took the 3rd set.
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4047
Post by: Clay Death on June 27, 2014, 07:56:32 am
here are some scores. Wang is not going to have much of a chance against Tsonga today.
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_3982
Post by: thetruth on June 27, 2014, 01:13:47 am
Post by: Clay Death on June 26, 2014, 10:16:50 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
Post by: thetruth on June 26, 2014, 12:11:57 am
order of play for tomorrow is here:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/schedule9.html
Rafa and Roger will get the show on the road.
Here's an interesting stat. This guy on the Yahoo boards said that when Rafa and Klizan played both times, once on clay and today's result, the scores were identical. Rafa lost the first set and won in four.
4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Isn't that odd?
interesting. that is a cool fact.
martin klizan is really good. he has been moving up in the world the last 2 years.
He is good, but he's going to have to work on his fitness. He was tired by the second set.
Post by: Clay Death on June 25, 2014, 08:34:36 pm
this was a 3 hour 17 minute battle.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/06/26/Wimbledon-Wednesday-Djokovic-Stepanek.aspx
Post by: Clay Death on June 25, 2014, 05:49:21 pm
here is the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
Post by: Clay Death on June 25, 2014, 08:30:54 am
how the hell did gulbis manage to be removed in straights today?
here are all the live scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_6379
Post by: Clay Death on June 24, 2014, 11:27:46 pm
order of play for tomorrow is here:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/schedule9.html
Rafa and Roger will get the show on the road.
Here's an interesting stat. This guy on the Yahoo boards said that when Rafa and Klizan played both times, once on clay and today's result, the scores were identical. Rafa lost the first set and won in four.
4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Isn't that odd?
interesting. that is a cool fact.
martin klizan is really good. he has been moving up in the world the last 2 years.
Post by: thetruth on June 24, 2014, 07:50:08 pm
order of play for tomorrow is here:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/schedule9.html
Rafa and Roger will get the show on the road.
Here's an interesting stat. This guy on the Yahoo boards said that when Rafa and Klizan played both times, once on clay and today's result, the scores were identical. Rafa lost the first set and won in four.
4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Isn't that odd?
Post by: thetruth on June 24, 2014, 07:45:46 pm
how cool is this image?
(https://www.camelotfantasies.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1322.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu572%2Fspartacus120%2Fspartan%2520images%2Fthis%2520is%2520sparta%2Fsparatus-1%2Fcool%2520pix%2Fbull%2520logos-1%2Fandywimbledon-1_zpsb2115ab7.jpg&hash=53bdaf64bd6cf7d983a645bc0c34ab4f1ca9fee2) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/spartacus120/media/spartan%20images/this%20is%20sparta/sparatus-1/cool%20pix/bull%20logos-1/andywimbledon-1_zpsb2115ab7.jpg.html)
Very.
Post by: Clay Death on June 24, 2014, 01:55:24 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/schedule10.html
Post by: Clay Death on June 24, 2014, 11:32:31 am
well done to both.
Post by: Clay Death on June 24, 2014, 08:22:10 am
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_6978
Post by: Clay Death on June 23, 2014, 08:46:33 pm
(https://www.camelotfantasies.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1322.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fu572%2Fspartacus120%2Fspartan%2520images%2Fthis%2520is%2520sparta%2Fsparatus-1%2Fcool%2520pix%2Fbull%2520logos-1%2Fandywimbledon-1_zpsb2115ab7.jpg&hash=53bdaf64bd6cf7d983a645bc0c34ab4f1ca9fee2) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/spartacus120/media/spartan%20images/this%20is%20sparta/sparatus-1/cool%20pix/bull%20logos-1/andywimbledon-1_zpsb2115ab7.jpg.html)
Post by: Clay Death on June 23, 2014, 12:30:02 pm
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/schedule9.html
Rafa and Roger will get the show on the road.
Post by: Clay Death on June 23, 2014, 10:48:10 am
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4845
Post by: Clay Death on June 23, 2014, 09:37:15 am
first serve percentage: 71%
that is usually good enough on grass against most players but he can work on improving that as he hits the later rounds.
Post by: Clay Death on June 23, 2014, 08:34:23 am
here are all the scores:
http://www.tennisexplorer.com/live/#inscore_ifheight_xdc_4845
Post by: Clay Death on June 22, 2014, 07:44:53 pm
here is the order of play for tomorrow:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/schedule/index.html
Post by: thetruth on June 22, 2014, 02:22:11 pm
that is excellent analysis baron.
My guesses:
Third-round predictions:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs. [31] Vasek Pospisil
[14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. [17] Mikhail Youzhny
[12] Ernests Gulbis vs. [18] Fernando Verdasco
[6] Tomas Berdych vs. [26] Marin Cilic (tentatively, could go either way).
[3] Andy Murray vs. [27] Roberto Bautista-Agut
[16] Fabio Fognini vs. [20] Kevin Anderson
[11] Grigor Dimitrov vs. [21] Alexandr Dolgopolov
[7] David Ferrer vs. [25] Andreas Seppi
[5] Stan Wawrinka vs. [32] Dmitry Tursunov
[9] John Isner vs. [19] Feliciano Lopez
[15] Jerzy Janowicz vs. [23] Tommy Robredo
[4] Roger Federer vs. [30] Marcel Granollers
[8] Milos Raonic vs. [28] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
[10] Kei Nishikori vs. [22] Philipp Kohlchreiber
[13] Richard Gasquet vs. [24] Gaël Monfils
[2] Rafael Nadal vs. [29] Ivo Karlovic
Round of 16 predictions:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs, [14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
[6] Tomas Berdych vs. [12] Ernests Gulbis
[3] Andy Murray vs. [20] Kevin Anderson
[7] David Ferrer vs. [11] Grigor Dimitrov
[5] Stan Wawrinka vs. [19] Feliciano Lopez
[4] Roger Federer vs. [15] Jerzy Janowicz
[8] Milos Raonic vs. [10] Kei Nishikori
[2] Rafael Nadal vs. [13] Richard Gasquet
Quarter-final predictions:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs. [12] Ernests Gulbis
[3] Andy Murray vs. [11] Grigor Dimitrov
[4] Roger Federer vs [5] Stan Wawrinka
[2] Rafael Nadal vs. [10] Kei Nishikori
Nadal vs Andy final is probably a tough call. Andy tends to do quite well on grass. what happened in queens is bit of an outlier for Andy. I expected Andy to snatch that title but it was just not meant to be. he had a rough day at the office and could not quite get untracked.
he is far better in the best of 5 sets formats on grass. I think he will progress and improve with each match at Wimbledon.
only question is this: who will be the man across the net from Andy in the final?
if it is Rafa then its a close call. but if it is roger then I have to say Andy.
Roger is not young anymore so the long grind of 7 best of 5 sets matches could start to take its toll. Andy will make it a very physical match.
I am starting to feel a little better about Rafa simply because he looks motivated and the knee is better. after the way it has gone for him the last 2 years I have been a bit reluctant to make any predictions for him.
lets just say that things may be looking up for Rafa but we will have to see.
nole has suddenly become suspect in best of 5 sets formats against the top guns. it wont get any easier if the wrist issue is compounded.
I do expect Roger to gun down Stan in the quarters but he may start to tire a little bit after that. again we will just have to see. he has been working hard on his fitness so he could surprise.
Post by: Clay Death on June 22, 2014, 08:23:26 am
Post by: Clay Death on June 21, 2014, 12:31:21 am
here is how one writer sees this. I just found this at yahoo:
Third-round predictions:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs. [31] Vasek Pospisil
[14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. [17] Mikhail Youzhny
[12] Ernests Gulbis vs. [18] Fernando Verdasco
[6] Tomas Berdych vs. [26] Marin Cilic
[3] Andy Murray vs. [27] Roberto Bautista-Agut
[16] Fabio Fognini vs. [20] Kevin Anderson
[11] Grigor Dimitrov vs. [21] Alexandr Dolgopolov
[7] David Ferrer vs. [25] Andreas Seppi
[5] Stan Wawrinka vs. [32] Dmitry Tursunov
[9] John Isner vs. [19] Feliciano Lopez
[15] Jerzy Janowicz vs. [23] Tommy Robredo
[4] Roger Federer vs. [30] Marcel Granollers
[8] Milos Raonic vs. [28] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
[10] Kei Nishikori vs. [22] Philipp Kohlchreiber
[13] Richard Gasquet vs. [24] Gaël Monfils
[2] Rafael Nadal vs. [29] Ivo Karlovic
Round of 16 predictions:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs, [14] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
[6] Tomas Berdych vs. [12] Ernests Gulbis
[3] Andy Murray vs. [20] Kevin Anderson
[7] David Ferrer vs. [11] Grigor Dimitrov
[5] Stan Wawrinka vs. [19] Feliciano Lopez
[4] Roger Federer vs. [15] Jerzy Janowicz
[8] Milos Raonic vs. [10] Kei Nishikori
[2] Rafael Nadal vs. [13] Richard Gasquet
Quarter-final predictions:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs. [12] Ernests Gulbis
[3] Andy Murray vs. [11] Grigor Dimitrov
[4] Roger Federer vs [5] Stan Wawrinka
[2] Rafael Nadal vs. [10] Kei Nishikori
Nadal vs Andy final is probably a tough call. Andy tends to do quite well on grass. what happened in queens is bit of an outlier for Andy. I expected Andy to snatch that title but it was just not meant to be. he had a rough day at the office and could not quite get untracked.
he is far better in the best of 5 sets formats on grass. I think he will progress and improve with each match at Wimbledon.
only question is this: who will be the man across the net from Andy in the final?
if it is Rafa then its a close call. but if it is roger then I have to say Andy.
Roger is not young anymore so the long grind of 7 best of 5 sets matches could start to take its toll. Andy will make it a very physical match.
I am starting to feel a little better about Rafa simply because he looks motivated and the knee is better. after the way it has gone for him the last 2 years I have been a bit reluctant to make any predictions for him.
lets just say that things may be looking up for Rafa but we will have to see.
nole has suddenly become suspect in best of 5 sets formats against the top guns. it wont get any easier if the wrist issue is compounded.
I do expect Roger to gun down Stan in the quarters but he may start to tire a little bit after that. again we will just have to see. he has been working hard on his fitness so he could surprise.
Post by: britbox on June 21, 2014, 12:10:24 am
Post by: Clay Death on June 20, 2014, 11:50:51 pm
seems like I have had much better luck with RG and the U.S. Open.
in fact I want to go on record right now and pick Rafa for the title at flushing meadows.
wimby has become more tricky for Rafa.
Rafa lost early the last 2 years.
he has not returning well enough by his own standards even on clay this year. that is going to take its toll on grass.
he has to find a way to return well on grass if he is to advance deep into the event.
I think rafa wants to do really well this year and looks motivated. part of that motivation is that he is trying to hang on to his top rank.
so obviously I wish rafa the best there. one big positive for him this year is that his knee is not as bad as it was last year.
my pick for the title is Andy. I think he will be in the final and should be able to take it home from there.
I hear nole continues to have some wrist issues so that may affect his chances there.
at any rate how are you seeing this unfold?
Post by: britbox on June 20, 2014, 09:16:08 pm
Who's your Wimbledon picks?
Post by: Clay Death on June 20, 2014, 08:49:12 pm
2nd round could be very interesting. Nadal/Rosol rematch.
By the way, join our new Google+ community
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No worries on letting people know what Camelot has to offer.
It's a moderation-free community BTW.
its done baron.
I joined your tennis community.
Post by: Clay Death on June 20, 2014, 08:44:12 pm
Post by: Clay Death on June 20, 2014, 04:03:11 pm
I am out on the road right now.
It will be an honor to join your google community.
I will do it when I get home.
Post by: britbox on June 20, 2014, 01:00:30 pm
By the way, join our new Google+ community
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It's a moderation-free community BTW.
Post by: Clay Death on June 20, 2014, 11:55:28 am
Looks like federer vs nadal rivalry is back in business.
I am out on the road today. Will take a closer look at the draw when I get home.
Post by: masterclass on June 20, 2014, 05:47:28 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqkCwDwIAAA_eQU.jpg)
Also in Post #1
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: Clay Death on June 19, 2014, 09:30:42 pm
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Boodles with wrist bothering him again. Not sure how will affect his Wimbledon effort.
Boris Becker is on top of the situation.
(https://www.camelotfantasies.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fp5.focus.de%2Fimg%2Ffotos%2Forigs3932098%2F5595445165-w630-h354-o-q75-p5%2Fbecker-djokovic.jpg&hash=8cc614d090f628e5f7965c6bfa24706d7b824622)
I imagine that Nole and Jelena's marriage and honeymoon very soon should fix that wrist.
He'll be able to rest that hand. ;)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp7RtIdCQAA1IkF.jpg:large)
Respectfully,
masterclass
thanks for the latest update general masterclass.
tough break for Nole. wrist injuries can be serious so its good that he has decided to take this precaution.
lets hope for the best for Nole and for his camp.
Post by: thetruth on June 19, 2014, 04:11:02 pm
Just 3 weeks until Wimbledon.
I am not happy with the Silent Swiss Assassin.
He could have used another match or two on clay for his ground preparation coming into the grass season.
There is still work to do for him. Maybe it will work out for the best. He is not getting any younger, and too many matches at RG might have tired him for the grass. We will see.
Respectfully,
masterclass
In retrospect, it might have worked out better. Fed got a chance to acclimate himself to grass, and although initially he was a little rusty, in the end he brought the trophy home.
Still can't get over him being unaware that he had won the match. That was hilarious.
Post by: masterclass on June 19, 2014, 01:01:21 pm
Boris Becker is on top of the situation.
(https://www.camelotfantasies.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fp5.focus.de%2Fimg%2Ffotos%2Forigs3932098%2F5595445165-w630-h354-o-q75-p5%2Fbecker-djokovic.jpg&hash=8cc614d090f628e5f7965c6bfa24706d7b824622)
I imagine that Nole and Jelena's marriage and honeymoon very soon should fix that wrist.
He'll be able to rest that hand. ;)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp7RtIdCQAA1IkF.jpg:large)
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: masterclass on June 17, 2014, 11:43:12 am
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: Clay Death on June 16, 2014, 10:29:47 pm
cant wait to see the draw.
anybody knows exactly when the draw will take place?
Post by: Clay Death on June 07, 2014, 08:25:12 pm
also andy has some time to fix a few issues. he got caught up in two 5 setters and it left him leg weary.
he is still the favorite for the queens title and the Wimbledon title.
Post by: thetruth on June 02, 2014, 01:13:17 am
Just 3 weeks until Wimbledon.
I am not happy with the Silent Swiss Assassin.
He could have used another match or two on clay for his ground preparation coming into the grass season.
There is still work to do for him. Maybe it will work out for the best. He is not getting any younger, and too many matches at RG might have tired him for the grass. We will see.
Respectfully,
masterclass
He seemed lethargic. Maybe all the excitement from the past month or so having the twins finally caught up to him. Then, he rushed back too early. Sometimes the weariness hits you at the worst time. That's what it seemed like to me.
Post by: thetruth on June 02, 2014, 01:10:31 am
By the way, I don't see Mr. Lendl's departure as a big deal.
Hopefully Andy Murray doesn't dwell on it.
Andy learned all he could from him and used it well.
And Andy did something Mr. Lendl wasn't able to do - win Wimbledon, though to be fair, the grass competition was brutal in Lendl's day and the grass much faster, certainly not fitting to the style of Lendl's game - power baseline player.
Andy only needs to remember all Ivan imparted to him and move on.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Andy is a great talent. He can have a coach, or not. He'll figure it out.
Post by: masterclass on June 01, 2014, 04:17:49 pm
I am not happy with the Silent Swiss Assassin.
He could have used another match or two on clay for his ground preparation coming into the grass season.
There is still work to do for him. Maybe it will work out for the best. He is not getting any younger, and too many matches at RG might have tired him for the grass. We will see.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: masterclass on May 23, 2014, 02:12:29 am
Court 2 pegged out and now getting a little drink
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoAoFcHIYAEt7n0.jpg:large)
Roots developing and growing very well already on court 15 #125mm
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BoFej9ACcAMVAyp.jpg:large)
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: masterclass on May 23, 2014, 01:55:06 am
Hopefully Andy Murray doesn't dwell on it.
Andy learned all he could from him and used it well.
And Andy did something Mr. Lendl wasn't able to do - win Wimbledon, though to be fair, the grass competition was brutal in Lendl's day and the grass much faster, certainly not fitting to the style of Lendl's game - power baseline player.
Andy only needs to remember all Ivan imparted to him and move on.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: masterclass on May 21, 2014, 02:16:48 am
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Mr. Andy Murray, OBE will have the honor of playing the first match at the Wimbledon Championships this year.
Hopefully the memories of last year will come flooding back to him and inspire him to continue on to even greater heights.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: masterclass on May 21, 2014, 01:47:08 am
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: Clay Death on May 20, 2014, 07:35:35 pm
Post by: masterclass on May 20, 2014, 06:40:04 pm
We have to look at him realistically. He has beaten only 1 top 20 player this year, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Miami, and Tsonga was going through a rough patch and not playing very well at the time, top 20 level at best in my opinion and has never done that well in Miami, reaching the QF three times out of seven.
Still, Andy showed some promising signs in Rome against Nadal, so with some more good play at Roland Garros, and at the grass prep tournament, he might be ready. I only hope he doesn't take a step back before then. Coming back from an injury or surgery can be tough. Two steps forward, one step back kind of progress for awhile. Hopefully for him, he is nearing the end of that phase.
Respectfully,
masterclass
Post by: Clay Death on May 20, 2014, 12:49:25 pm
he is just amazing on grass.
Post by: thetruth on May 20, 2014, 12:46:54 am
I think Andy Murray is the heavy favorite for the title there. I believe he will be ready.
I think so too. If he looks this good on the clay, the grass is going to be out of sight.
Post by: Clay Death on May 19, 2014, 03:32:37 pm
Post by: Clay Death on May 19, 2014, 11:56:15 am
Draw-TBD SGL 128 DBL 64 +44-20-8971-2473
Men's Main draw - PDF (Printable) (http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/msdraw.pdf)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqkCwDwIAAA_eQU.jpg)