the second tennis thread

Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:06:55

Tiafoe first ever quarter at a major versus Nadal next.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby JUburton » Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:35:52

I know Zverev is only 21 but for being the #4 in the world, he stinks at slams.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby swishnicholson » Tue Jan 22, 2019 00:55:06

Tsitsipas is a great player, but a terrible line judge. Has made 11 challenges and lost 10 of them.
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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby ReadingPhilly » Wed Jan 23, 2019 00:24:02

if you had danielle collins as the American woman in the semis, you’d be right.

serena blows a 5-1 third set lead to pliskova.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby swishnicholson » Wed Jan 23, 2019 01:06:16

ReadingPhilly wrote:if you had danielle collins as the American woman in the semis, you’d be right.

serena blows a 5-1 third set lead to pliskova.


Dumb me walked away from the tv when she seemed to be in control.
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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby ReadingPhilly » Wed Jan 23, 2019 01:17:48

swishnicholson wrote:
ReadingPhilly wrote:if you had danielle collins as the American woman in the semis, you’d be right.

serena blows a 5-1 third set lead to pliskova.


Dumb me walked away from the tv when she seemed to be in control.


she twisted her ankle pretty good. never called for a trainer though so not sure how bad it really was.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby JUburton » Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:06:32

ReadingPhilly wrote:if you had danielle collins as the American woman in the semis, you’d be right.

serena blows a 5-1 third set lead to pliskova.
never seen her do anything quite like that. down a set and a break. breaks twice to win the 2nd and cruising to a 3rd set win (which i have seen her do many times)....and then loses 6 games in a row including 4 match points.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby JUburton » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:04:16

These Djokovic and Nadal fellows are ones to watch. Pretty good players.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:08:15

JUburton wrote:These Djokovic and Nadal fellows are ones to watch. Pretty good players.

Feel like Djokovic has owned him and Federer for a while now though.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby JUburton » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:13:12

heyeaglefn wrote:
JUburton wrote:These Djokovic and Nadal fellows are ones to watch. Pretty good players.

Feel like Djokovic has owned him and Federer for a while now though.
Yeah, Federer especially. I think he's 27-25 vs Nadal over time though I don't know how he is in like the last ten.

Nadal seems to be playing like a man possessed this tournament though. Wish it wasn't on at 330am!

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:14:23

JUburton wrote:
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JUburton wrote:These Djokovic and Nadal fellows are ones to watch. Pretty good players.

Feel like Djokovic has owned him and Federer for a while now though.
Yeah, Federer especially. I think he's 27-25 vs Nadal over time though I don't know how he is in like the last ten.

Nadal seems to be playing like a man possessed this tournament though. Wish it wasn't on at 330am!

Outside of clay Nadal hasn't won since 2013 US Open against him.

Nadal 2-8 in his last 10 and both were on clay but he also lost 2 clay to Joker in that time.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:43:43

Joker smoked him as expected. Dude may pass both Nadal and Fed.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby swishnicholson » Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:14:46

heyeaglefn wrote:Joker smoked him as expected. Dude may pass both Nadal and Fed.


Absurdly high level of tennis, really by both. The amount of unreturnable shots that are returned anyway is just incredible.

Not Nadal's best moment
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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:41:41

Nadal vs Fed in the Semi's, both have been machines this tourny along with Joker.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby ReadingPhilly » Fri Jun 07, 2019 09:36:18

Nadal predictably rolled.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Fri Jun 07, 2019 09:38:25

Thought Fed would get one set.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Sat Jun 08, 2019 09:48:59

Theim serving to close out Novak and gets broken.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby swishnicholson » Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:05:37

heyeaglefn wrote:Theim serving to close out Novak and gets broken.


But wins in five!
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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby heyeaglefn » Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:09:01

swishnicholson wrote:
heyeaglefn wrote:Theim serving to close out Novak and gets broken.


But wins in five!

Impressive. Thiem is really good on clay but Nadal should handle him.

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Re: the second tennis thread

Postby ReadingPhilly » Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:39:18

Thiem broke to end the second set then lost the first 11 points on his serve in the third and Nadal is rolling to another French title now.

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