Tennis: All Purpose Tennis Thread XII
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Wow, Roger looked totally ordinary, nothing special about him at all, just some guy who dropped a match in straight sets. I don't know if I have experienced this before.
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Beau Knows
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He makes me laugh. It would be frustrating to be a real fan of his, so much wasted potential. But he always add more entertainent ot whatever tournament he's in with crazy shots, weird matches and bizarre outburts.
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I can't help but wonder how that devestating Wimbledon final has affected him.
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What the heck is going on with Sasha Zverev? 20 double faults in his opening match at Cinci and 153 double faults in his last 18 matches. Yikes!
It's a haunting question--and I wouldn't think the pressure of the US Open would be an ideal place to sort it out.
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Same here. I wonder if the umps feel intimidated by him. I have a vague memory of McEnroe in the late 70s, I think, at the US Open when he lost his mind. The thing with McEnroe is, as much as he was an ass he was genuine where Kyrgios just seems full of hate. He actually brought Rafa's name up again when he was yelling at the ump about the time clock. I think he just hates himself and hates tennis.
LOL at McEnroe being genuine. He played his temper to his advantage, using it to get the upper hand (or just an unofficial time out) vis a vis his opponent's nerves.
For what seems like the 1000th time in her career, Kuznetsova comes back against Pliskova to win in a third set. Pliskova played very well but couldn't serve out the match, which was Kuznetsova's cue to take control. I have to say my report of her demise in Toronto was premature.
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Kuznetsova into the semis after dispatching Pliskova in 3. Both myself and kihei felt like she looked like a toothless lion out there when we saw her live, but it seems she's not quite done yet.
P.S. Been thinking of stylistic comparables for Andreescu and it actually seems prime Kuznetsova is a good one.
Edit: looks like kihei beat me to it!
P.S. Been thinking of stylistic comparables for Andreescu and it actually seems prime Kuznetsova is a good one.
Edit: looks like kihei beat me to it!
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Medvedev sure has a lot of finesse and precision (and scrambling ability) for a guy who's 6'6. He's probably too power-deficient to ever be world number 1 and I don't think he will ever win a slam, but it's kind of fun watching him construct points with his unconventional strokes and underrated repertoire.
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Probably not, and those four match points he squandered against Novak at the 2010 and 2011 US Opens will not make it easier for him to forget either.
Speaking of match points, I found this sometime ago: Match points saved and squandered by the Big Four. The key takeaway from the post in this link is that Novak is much more clutch than Roger and Rafa, and it isn't even close.
Kusznetsova is in the finals! She just knocked off world #2 Barty 2 and 4, serving it out at love no less. I'm flabbergasted. She has knocked off one of the wunderkind (Yastremska) plue the #2, 3, 10, and 11 ranked players in the world during this incredible run, moving up 91 spots in the rankings in the process (to #62).
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Quietly brilliant set from David, 6-3, who weaponized efficiency and placement to the nth degree. And looked good doing it.
2nd set: Slight drop in quality from David, but same result, 6-4. A richly deserved win over Gasquet. Interesting note: Goffin won 77% on both his first and second serve attempts.
2nd set: Slight drop in quality from David, but same result, 6-4. A richly deserved win over Gasquet. Interesting note: Goffin won 77% on both his first and second serve attempts.
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Keys takes the first set from Kenin--Madison sailed early but then her ever wonky forehand got out of tune just as it always does, and she had to scramble the rest of the way. Her footwork/racket coordination on that side look like they would be simple to fix with practice but the problem has continued to bedevil her throughout her entire career. Frustrating to watch because of its utter predictability.
2nd set: It started with the wheels coming off for Madison, but she managed to recover at about the same time that Kenin's game turned decidedly ordinary, 6-4.
2nd set: It started with the wheels coming off for Madison, but she managed to recover at about the same time that Kenin's game turned decidedly ordinary, 6-4.
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A cerebral set and a delight to watch from both players, Nole plays chess a little better than Deniis, 6-3.
2nd set: the fun continues. It looked like Nole was gaining control and then in the space of the last two games, Medvedev raised his game dramatically, 6-3
Wish this was best of five.
3rd set: Deniis continues his fine play and stellar serving, 3-1, with his fate now in his own hands...Medvedev has juiced up his second serve dramatically and he is serving insane at the moment, 5-3.....Medvedev breaks Nole for the match with near perfect tennis. 6-3.
Suberb entertainment and the best match that I have seen Medvedev play, and he's played a lot of good ones lately.
2nd set: the fun continues. It looked like Nole was gaining control and then in the space of the last two games, Medvedev raised his game dramatically, 6-3
Wish this was best of five.
3rd set: Deniis continues his fine play and stellar serving, 3-1, with his fate now in his own hands...Medvedev has juiced up his second serve dramatically and he is serving insane at the moment, 5-3.....Medvedev breaks Nole for the match with near perfect tennis. 6-3.
Suberb entertainment and the best match that I have seen Medvedev play, and he's played a lot of good ones lately.
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I'd been thinking about this comment since I read it. I had also been musing about Medvedev and thinking he might have a shot of ending up better than all the Next Gens ahead of him, mainly because his unorthodox game was so solid and it just looked like he was getting better and better as the season progressed. In his age group only Sascha really has his number and who knows what direction Zverev is headed. His match tonight against Nole lends more fuel to the notion that he has a higher ceiling than I initially gave him credit for.
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