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Posted on 4/17/15 at 6:59 am to SystemsGo
Nadal is only -265 v. Ferrer.
I will be betting on that match.
I will be betting on that match.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 7:10 am to SystemsGo
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wonder if Novak makes sure to pull out his A game against Cilic because of hte whole Serb/Croat thing. Like, I wonder if he secretly hates Cilic because he's Croatian.
Nothing else explains the savage beatings he gives poor Marin.
It's like Serena to Sharapova but instead of precious memories of time spent with Baby Fed, it's traumatic memories of hiding in a bunker because the Croatians were bombiing us again. Same idea, different emotional trigger.
That's all I got.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 7:26 am to SystemsGo
Posted on 4/17/15 at 7:38 am to castorinho
Looks like Milos retired, too bad. I wouldn't even have paid much attention to the Serb/Croat thing, but my boss is Croatian and hates Serbs as his dad was on the run for like a month back during the war. Nice to see Monfils playing well. 
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:04 am to Bunk Moreland
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Looks like Milos retired, too bad. I wouldn't even have paid much attention to the Serb/Croat thing, but my boss is Croatian and hates Serbs as his dad was on the run for like a month back during the war. Nice to see Monfils playing well.
Have you seen the 30 for 30 "Once Brothers" about drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac?
It's the best documentary I've ever seen. The hate from Croats to Serbs is very strong. it isn't as clear that Serbs harbor the same kind of ill will towards Croats as the vice versa, but then Djokovic once again goes out of his way to drop a bagel on Cilic and it makes me wonder.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:05 am to SystemsGo
I definitely have some money on Rafa at -265. Get it together King of Clay. Do your thing. Find your form.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:11 am to SystemsGo
That one was great. I actually think Novak is more like Vlade and wants try to be a good ambassador to squash the hate. But, it's gotta be tough to forget that the other side tried to wipe out your family.
I guess Rafa is really playing with a new racquet and not a paint job of the frame he has always had. The only definitive thing I could gather from what the nerds were saying on Talk Tennis who were breaking it down is that it's a more open string pattern to give him even more more spin and pop.
I guess Rafa is really playing with a new racquet and not a paint job of the frame he has always had. The only definitive thing I could gather from what the nerds were saying on Talk Tennis who were breaking it down is that it's a more open string pattern to give him even more more spin and pop.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 8:13 am
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:19 am to SystemsGo
Some more thoughts on Rafa and his future in tennis.
1. His days of playing his defensive, scrambling, hyper-athletic style of tennis at an elite level are either numbered or over. I think he's lost a step and for his stle to work I believe he needed to have them all.
2. Rafa's game was just never going to lend itself to graceful aging.
3. I believe there is a way, however, that Nadal could extend his career a few years.
4. I would require a fairly drastic change in style.
5. I'm talking about Rafa becoming a serve and volleyer. Hear me out.
6. He's the best volleyer in the game.
7. If the man has ever missed an overhead in his life, I'm not certain I saw it happen.
8. He's a lefty, which gives him that built in Mcenroe-esque advantage of having that wide serve in the ad court.
9. His serve can be suspect, but can also be awesome at times (2010 US Open), and he would just have to serve like he did then. I actually don't think this is as big a problem as it may sound. He can serve fasts if he makes himself serve fast.
10. I can imagine the scenario now. Uncle Toni secretly gets in contact with John Mcenroe and gets him to covertly fly into Mallorca and act as a consultant in an intense 5 week serve and volley training camp. Totally top secret.
11. First of all, that's like the coolest thing I've ever thought of.
12. Second of all, it might actually work. The biggest obstacle would be weather the style was consistent with Nadals' worldview enough so that he stuck with it no matter what. I'm not sure he would stick with it. I think his style might be too ingrained for a switch to serve and volleying to ever be pursied in earnest.
it' d be cool though. And I think it would extend his career 3-4 years.
1. His days of playing his defensive, scrambling, hyper-athletic style of tennis at an elite level are either numbered or over. I think he's lost a step and for his stle to work I believe he needed to have them all.
2. Rafa's game was just never going to lend itself to graceful aging.
3. I believe there is a way, however, that Nadal could extend his career a few years.
4. I would require a fairly drastic change in style.
5. I'm talking about Rafa becoming a serve and volleyer. Hear me out.
6. He's the best volleyer in the game.
7. If the man has ever missed an overhead in his life, I'm not certain I saw it happen.
8. He's a lefty, which gives him that built in Mcenroe-esque advantage of having that wide serve in the ad court.
9. His serve can be suspect, but can also be awesome at times (2010 US Open), and he would just have to serve like he did then. I actually don't think this is as big a problem as it may sound. He can serve fasts if he makes himself serve fast.
10. I can imagine the scenario now. Uncle Toni secretly gets in contact with John Mcenroe and gets him to covertly fly into Mallorca and act as a consultant in an intense 5 week serve and volley training camp. Totally top secret.
11. First of all, that's like the coolest thing I've ever thought of.
12. Second of all, it might actually work. The biggest obstacle would be weather the style was consistent with Nadals' worldview enough so that he stuck with it no matter what. I'm not sure he would stick with it. I think his style might be too ingrained for a switch to serve and volleying to ever be pursied in earnest.
it' d be cool though. And I think it would extend his career 3-4 years.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 8:25 am to Bunk Moreland
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That one was great. I actually think Novak is more like Vlade and wants try to be a good ambassador to squash the hate. But, it's gotta be tough to forget that the other side tried to wipe out your family.
I guess Rafa is really playing with a new racquet and not a paint job of the frame he has always had. The only definitive thing I could gather from what the nerds were saying on Talk Tennis who were breaking it down is that it's a more open string pattern to give him even more more spin and pop.
I don't see it as a big deal. They say that if you give Federer a racquet that's strung even a pound too heavy or too light, he'll know immediately and he's very particular that all his racquets feel a certain way.
They also say that Rafa will play with any stick you hand him without complaint. It's funny that he's particular about the placement of water bottles and the picking of his butt, is good to go with whatever racquet.
They further say that you could go to Wal mart and buy a 30 dollaar racquet and give it to Serena and she wouldn't even care. She'd play with it and it wouldn't bother her a bit.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:26 am to SystemsGo
Da-veed pushes Rafa to three sets.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:36 am to SystemsGo
When are the semis?
Posted on 4/17/15 at 10:38 am to UNO
Semifinals are at 7:00 eastern and 9:30 eastern tomorrow morning. Nadal/Djokovic is after Berdych/Monfils.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 11:40 am
Posted on 4/17/15 at 3:13 pm to Bunk Moreland
Rafa is still the betting favorite for the French according to 5 dimes
Rafael Nadal +120
Novak Djokovic +140
Stanislas Wawrinka +1600
Roger Federer +1800
Kei Nishikori +1800
Andy Murray +2000
David Ferrer +2800
Tomas Berdych +5000
Grigor Dimitrov +7500
Gael Monfils +7500
Juan Martin Del Potro +8000
Rafael Nadal +120
Novak Djokovic +140
Stanislas Wawrinka +1600
Roger Federer +1800
Kei Nishikori +1800
Andy Murray +2000
David Ferrer +2800
Tomas Berdych +5000
Grigor Dimitrov +7500
Gael Monfils +7500
Juan Martin Del Potro +8000
Posted on 4/17/15 at 4:09 pm to SystemsGo
Somewhere someone in Oregon is thinking up new uniforms for the Ducks.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 8:38 am to emanresu
Djoker v Nadal about to start. I like Djoker in this match. See close first set, then Djoker pulling away in 2nd.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 8:43 am to Roscoe
Should be a fun match. What a beautiful landscape around the court.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 10:20 am to quail man
6-3, 6-3, but it was a great match. The game at 3 all in the first set was one of the best I have ever seen, and a couple of them in the middle of the second weren't far behind. I think in one game, Novak had three backhand crosscourt stab retrieval winners of Rafa drop shots. Rafa had a handful of shots in this match that had Novak shaking his head, and I thought Rafa was about to break his will, but Novak hung tough. I am still not convinced Novak can do this for five hours on clay. I think Rafa has a lot of positives to take away from this match. He just sprayed the ball a bit too much at times.
You can't argue with the results, but I felt like Novak should come in more when he had Nadal way behind the court like Isner did the other day. He did employ the drop shot a lot to counter the positioning. Novak v. Berdych tomorrow in the finals.
You can't argue with the results, but I felt like Novak should come in more when he had Nadal way behind the court like Isner did the other day. He did employ the drop shot a lot to counter the positioning. Novak v. Berdych tomorrow in the finals.
This post was edited on 4/18/15 at 10:28 am
Posted on 4/18/15 at 10:24 am to Bunk Moreland
So by tomorrow Novak will have won the Aussie Open and all three Masters tournaments this year. Has this happened before?
Edit: it looks like he is the first (in the open era at least) to win the first 3 Masters. LINK
Edit: it looks like he is the first (in the open era at least) to win the first 3 Masters. LINK
This post was edited on 4/18/15 at 10:38 am
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