Denis looking very good again tonight. Youzhny having an immediate impact?
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I think the only retired man that has kihei's stamp of approval is Hewitt. I don't know if there are any retired women that have his approval. I imagine him living on the Kihei beach pictured above.
My best friend lives there, so through the years my family and I have spent over a year on Maui. Couldn't have a better home away from home.
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Wait so your username DID refer to THE Kihei beach? Lol and all this time I thought it was some obscure non geography-related reference.
I like the Youzhny hire, if that's what it is. Mikhail wasn't greatly talented but he was technically impeccable. I hope he works on Denis' tactics, for starters. but there are plenty of other issues, too, starting with Shapo's tendency to overhit putaways and pound them into the net but also including his return game where he often overhits as well. Maybe Youzhny can help him to think out there.
Well, the user name refers to the area on Maui which we stay, not specifically to any of the beaches of Kihei of which there are several. Kihei is as funky and affordable as Maui gets with lots of bars, nightlife, restaurants, stores, markets, scuba shops, etc. Just a neat place to hang out and watch the sunsets unfold and the whales jump (Kihei waters provide a sort of nursery for humpbacks who put on some spectacular shows for all to watch from mid December through most of May).
Andy Murray is going to play the CH next week in Mallorca (hard courts).
I think this is the right way for Andy in his comeback. Take it slow.
I think this is the right way for Andy in his comeback. Take it slow.
You can already see a difference. Way more chip returns by Denis this week just to get the ball back in play instead of trying to blast winners. Plus picking the right time to come to the net and more patient during points.
Youzhny could really be the perfect fit for Denis.
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Live ranking up to 33. He would have landed as a seed in the US Open if these results counted, with Delpo out. Makes that first round match up even more frustrating.
Regardless, nice to see him string some wins together.
Yeah, even with the breaker, Rublev never seemed to have control of the match. Denis definitely has a shot at the title--nice bauble going into a major if it doesn't tire him out.
Just caught up with Shapo's match against Hurkacz. Denis' return game was the pits most of the day and Hurkacz played defensive-minded, well thought out tennis. Pretty much an open and shut case.
I never thought Paire was as talented as people say he is. He has a nice serve and forehand when he is on his game, but how long is he ever on for. He's inconsistent as hell, his ground strokes can break down under pressure, often of his own making, and he is a still a disaster volleying at the net. Plus, he is a nervous closer, average, at most, return of server, and uses a wacky forehand grip that breaks down when he is not on his game and insures frequent forehand errors. He's good enough to be in the 25 to 50 range now. But that's definitely the ceiling.
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Andy Murray will continue his comeback tour today in Mallorca. He'll be up against some 17 year old with $150 career earnings. This was posted over on MTF but I thought I'd share it here. Too funny 
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Andy Murray will continue his comeback tour today in Mallorca. He'll be up against some 17 year old with $150 career earnings. This was posted over on MTF but I thought I'd share it here. Too funny
The official name of the tournament is the Rafa Nadal Open. That just makes it funnier.
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This whole situation is the funniest thing! The other guy is a ghost and Andy is playing under the ghost of Rafa!
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Murray won 6-0,6-1
Andy moves along on his comeback and the other guy has a hell of a story to tell.
I'm thinking Andy might have tossed a game there just to be nice to an abject rookie.
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That’s actually a fair point, the Aussie Open was the ugly duckling of majors for a long time, because of where and when it was. If you take the Aussie Open wins off the big three the conversation about greatest ever would take a bit of a shift since Djokovic won it seven times and Roger six. Their totals without:
Nadal 17 majors
Federer 14 majors
Djokovic 9 majors
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When did that really start? I recall Lendl skipping the French open so he could practice for Wimbledon and it being a big deal (and an anomaly) That would have been about 25-30 years ago.
I can definitely see it, as I imagine the cost and trouble of going to Australia wouldn't have been worth it for a lot of players back in the day, but I'd think the big name players would have the incentive to do so.
I can definitely see it, as I imagine the cost and trouble of going to Australia wouldn't have been worth it for a lot of players back in the day, but I'd think the big name players would have the incentive to do so.
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The Australian Open used to be the last open of the calendar year in December I think, that was part of the problem. Sort of like the Belmont for horses, people didn’t want to go unless there was a Grand Slam on the line, say if Borg had ever won the US Open and got the first three legs then he’d have gone to Australia. It’s less avoidable now that it’s first up on the schedule instead of last up.
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