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Post by Ross on Jan 31, 2016 12:50:37 GMT -5
Everytime when someone writes in this thread, Djokovic win. He is ranked 1 in the world so it's not a big surprise.
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Post by Binary Sunset on Jan 31, 2016 15:17:24 GMT -5
Its not even that he wins everything its more the way he wins. Federer dominated but I loved watching him. Such a graceful player. Djokovic is like the ultimate pong machine. The only thing he hasn't won is the French, but I imagine that'll change this year. Federer has such a natural, effortless way of playing but during his peak, had Nadal to contend with which made that period a pleasure to watch. Djokstrap, on the other hand, seems to be in another league to everyone else and is rarely beaten by a better player. He seems a really nice bloke off-court, but on-court he comes across and expectant and arrogant, which doesn't make watching him any pleasure at all. I always thought that Federer was the one that seemed arrogant on court. I love watching Djokovic right now, he's eliminated all flaws in his game and is playing at a higher level than anyone in history IMO(altho you can't really compare eras due to court and technology changes).
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Post by Adam on Feb 8, 2016 17:00:20 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 17:21:19 GMT -5
Shit news for Roger. Hope we will see him in good form in Indian Wells. Good news these last days though: Del Potro is back at Delray Beach, next week ! Hope it's for good, that time.
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Post by Adam on Feb 8, 2016 17:29:40 GMT -5
Shit news for Roger. Hope we will see him in good form in Indian Wells. Good news these last days though: Del Potro is back at Delray Beach, next week ! Hope it's for good, that time. Del Potro has been sorely missed and I hope he quickly returns to form... He's always been a fantastic player to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 17:47:00 GMT -5
Shit news for Roger. Hope we will see him in good form in Indian Wells. Good news these last days though: Del Potro is back at Delray Beach, next week ! Hope it's for good, that time. Del Potro has been sorely missed and I hope he quickly returns to form... He's always been a fantastic player to watch. Injuries have killed the immense potential of this player. Remember his USO 2009, and these two last matches again Nadal and Federer. First slam at 21 (+Final in the Masters Cup), he seemed to be the next star, but then, he missed one entire year ,came back close to his best level (that SF against Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2013 was amazing) and then left the tour for injury, again. I'm sure he will come back to the top 15 and maybe top 10. The guy is extremly talented.
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Post by Adam on Feb 8, 2016 17:51:50 GMT -5
Del Potro has been sorely missed and I hope he quickly returns to form... He's always been a fantastic player to watch. Injuries have killed the immense potential of this player. Remember his USO 2009, and these two last matches again Nadal and Federer. First slam at 21 (+Final in the Masters Cup), he seemed to be the next star, but then, he missed one entire year ,came back close to his best level (that SF against Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2013 was amazing) and then left the tour for injury, again. I'm sure he will come back to the top 15 and maybe top 10. The guy is extremly talented. At his best he's a force to be reckoned with and could beat anyone. If he wasn't injured, I'm sure he'd be one of the few who could beat Djokstrap on a regular basis. I really hope he gets back to full health soon so he can be remembered for more than his lone Grand Slam win and his injuries.
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Post by Adam on Mar 6, 2016 13:01:46 GMT -5
Really enjoying the Davis Cup match between Murray and Nishikori. So many ebbs and flows!
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Post by Ross on Mar 8, 2016 3:35:31 GMT -5
Maria Sharapova WTF!
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Post by scott1 on Mar 8, 2016 4:43:02 GMT -5
Reaction has been quite harsh on Sharapova I think.
Apparently she's been taking this thing for the last 10 years. If it only made the banned list in the last year or so, then it seems an easy oversight - however not the sort of mistake an athlete of her calibre should be making.
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Post by Ross on Mar 8, 2016 9:38:06 GMT -5
Reaction has been quite harsh on Sharapova I think. Apparently she's been taking this thing for the last 10 years. If it only made the banned list in the last year or so, then it seems an easy oversight - however not the sort of mistake an athlete of her calibre should be making. Not an easy oversight, this kind of information will not have been hidden in the small print.
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Post by Manualex on Mar 8, 2016 9:54:01 GMT -5
Reaction has been quite harsh on Sharapova I think. Apparently she's been taking this thing for the last 10 years. If it only made the banned list in the last year or so, then it seems an easy oversight - however not the sort of mistake an athlete of her calibre should be making. Not an easy oversight, this kind of information will not have been hidden in the small print. yeah, someone from her entoueage should've known. Her coach or doctor, probably both.
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Post by Elie De Beaufour 🐴 on Mar 9, 2016 2:23:10 GMT -5
Reaction has been quite harsh on Sharapova I think. Apparently she's been taking this thing for the last 10 years. If it only made the banned list in the last year or so, then it seems an easy oversight - however not the sort of mistake an athlete of her calibre should be making. She has said it wasn't her medicine, rather her husband's.
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Post by Ross on Mar 9, 2016 5:11:04 GMT -5
Reaction has been quite harsh on Sharapova I think. Apparently she's been taking this thing for the last 10 years. If it only made the banned list in the last year or so, then it seems an easy oversight - however not the sort of mistake an athlete of her calibre should be making. She has said it wasn't her medicine, rather her husband's. She said SHE was prescribed it by her family doctor. And she does not have a husband.
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Post by Let It 🩸 on Mar 21, 2016 12:45:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2016 17:45:22 GMT -5
So tomorrow big final in Miami between Djokovic and Nishikori. Obviously,Djokovic will be favorite but I'm glad Nishikori has (at the least) reached the final. I was waiting for 1 year for him to hold the big promises he has shown in 2014. 2015 still has been a very solid year for him but I was waiting for a bit more.
Actually, I genuinely think he can finish the season number 2. Everyone talks about the new generation (Kyrgios, Zverev, Coric, Fritz, Tiafoe, Chung, etc) to be the future after Djokovic, but I think we forget about Nishikori way too easily. Who else is way better than him, nowadays, in the tour, except Djokovic ? Murray ? Let's see how he will react to the big events that happened in his private life these last weeks Federer ? As much as I fucking love Roger, he hasn't played for 2 months and he seems to really focus on Olympic Games this year. Wawrinka ? Able to be outstandingly brilliant during big events like able to play average tennis during weeks in a row. Nadal ? Berdych ? Raonic ? Ferrer ? Thiem ?
The only things that can pisses off Nishikori, it's his regular physical problems.
Anyway, the final will be interesting to watch even if Djokovic squashes everything at the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 5:12:05 GMT -5
Oh and big month for Goffin. Two semi finals for him was rather unexpected. He seems to have progressed a lot on his second serve and on his forehand. Let's see how he will play on clay, which is his favourite surface.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 18:27:05 GMT -5
So tomorrow (actually today), a new Djokovic - Murray final.
Can't say I'm surprised Murray defated Nadal this saturday. I was actually way more surprised Nadal had defeated Murray in Monte Carlo, as I think Murray ,on 2 sets (even on clay), is the better player. Djokovic was good, again, tonight. I wouldn't say it was his best game of the week (3 matchs points missed at 5-4, 2nd set) but well, with that percentage of first serve (72%), he was under control.
I think we'll have a 3 sets tomorrow, with Djokovic winning in the end.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2016 14:16:02 GMT -5
So tomorrow (actually today), a new Djokovic - Murray final. Can't say I'm surprised Murray defated Nadal this saturday. I was actually way more surprised Nadal had defeated Murray in Monte Carlo, as I think Murray ,on 2 sets (even on clay), is the better player. Djokovic was good, again, tonight. I wouldn't say it was his best game of the week (3 matchs points missed at 5-4, 2nd set) but well, with that percentage of first serve (72%), he was under control. I think we'll have a 3 sets tomorrow, with Djokovic winning in the end.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 14:25:12 GMT -5
Djokovic 0-6 6-3 6-2 Bellucci WTF......
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Post by Adam on May 12, 2016 14:53:57 GMT -5
Djokovic 0-6 6-3 6-2 Bellucci WTF......A shocking first set... He only won 8 points throughout the whole set!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2016 14:59:33 GMT -5
Djokovic 0-6 6-3 6-2 Bellucci WTF......A shocking first set... He only won 8 points throughout the whole set! Yeah, I thought it would be over in two sets after that, but he always seems to come back though... Although I guess there's a difference between a comeback and going from THAT first set to end up winning the match
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Post by Adam on May 12, 2016 15:18:15 GMT -5
A shocking first set... He only won 8 points throughout the whole set! Yeah, I thought it would be over in two sets after that, but he always seems to come back though... Although I guess there's a difference between a comeback and going from THAT first set to end up winning the match I could only follow the scores on the app, so I've no idea why he lost it so badly! Nadal's next so I expect he'll be back on form when they play.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2016 6:26:26 GMT -5
I've watched the match and Djokovic was just not there during the first set. So many unforced errors, one of his worst forst set in age. The other two sets, he came back with a good level. Against Nadal, he seems to have taken the control since the USO 2013. His first serve is better, his second serve is better, he returns better and he always keep his feet on the baseline, not two meters behind like 90% of the players against Nadal.
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Post by Adam on May 13, 2016 12:52:23 GMT -5
I've watched the match and Djokovic was just not there during the first set. So many unforced errors, one of his worst forst set in age. The other two sets, he came back with a good level. Against Nadal, he seems to have taken the control since the USO 2013. His first serve is better, his second serve is better, he returns better and he always keep his feet on the baseline, not two meters behind like 90% of the players against Nadal. From the sounds of it, today's was a great match and very close. Apart from being a Nadal fan, I want to see Nadal winning more matches so that it livens up the rivalry and breaks up the monotony of the results. As brilliant as Djokovic is playing at the moment, it does make it boring to watch when you get the same player winning everything, practically unchallenged.
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