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re: 2016 Non-GS Tennis Thread

Posted on 4/14/16 at 12:18 am to
Posted by emanresu
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Posted on 4/14/16 at 12:18 am to
Well it was a good run. Time for Thiem and the youngsters to to take over.


Posted by The Egg
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Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 4/14/16 at 12:23 am to
I'll say this about nole, he has not been serving or protecting his serve all that well since the aussie open. he shows flashes of problems at indian wells but turned it around quick. Thiem should have broken him more than a few times in Miami but couldn't convert.

his service game is definitely not up to its usual standard as of late.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
66776 posts
Posted on 4/15/16 at 7:16 am to
Murray just completely embarrassed Raonic. Djoker and Murray are just brutal matchups for him.

Nadal comfortably takes out Stan. Perhaps Rafa has another French Open left in him. God, please put him on the opposite side of the draw from Djoker in Paris.

Tsonga/Federer up now. Mofeeees should take out Granollers.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 6:18 am to
Nadal and Murray on Tennis Channel now for the early birds. Tsonga and Monfils come up after that.
Posted by GonePecan
Southeast of disorder
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 4/17/16 at 4:41 am to
Nadal played well. Had a lot on his forehand.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
66776 posts
Posted on 4/17/16 at 9:01 am to
Nadal just took the first set from Monfils 7-5. This match has been a display of ridiculous defense. I fully expect Monfils to tap out in the second set.
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/17/16 at 10:22 am to
Tap out in the third you mean?
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 4/17/16 at 10:32 am to
Tasty bagel
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
66776 posts
Posted on 4/17/16 at 11:06 am to
The second set was crazy. Monfils got up break 2 or 3 times, but it felt like fool's gold and Rafa would break right back. Monfils showed some guts in winning that set. I think Rafa realized he was playing an equal in moonballs and defense, so he got aggressive and took control of the match.
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/17/16 at 12:39 pm to
He played really well in that third set.
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/17/16 at 4:28 pm to
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/17/16 at 4:29 pm to
That forehand was Del Potro-esque
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 4/17/16 at 8:40 pm to
Will Rafa get to top 4 before RG?
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 5:14 am to
Wow I'm surprised you guys didn't start a new thread after I disappeared.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 4/18/16 at 5:20 am to
Good question. I don't understand the ranking points as well as I would like, but it seems unlikely. It would probably take Rafa winning Barcelona and Stan laying eggs in Madrid and Rome.
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:42 pm to
quote:

Good question. I don't understand the ranking points as well as I would like, but it seems unlikely. It would probably take Rafa winning Barcelona and Stan laying eggs in Madrid and Rome


It's pretty doable.

Stan 6460
Rafa 5595


Barcelona Points:
500
300
180
90
45
20
0

Masters 1000 Points:
1000
600
360
180
90
45
10
0

Rafa points to defend:
800 (600 +20 +180)


Stan Points to defend:
450 (I didn't look up Geneva points, but he lost early anyway)

Rafa will play: Barcelona, Madrid, Rome
Stan will play: Madrid, Rome, Geneva

Doable, I suppose, but it's actually going to be trickier than I thought five minutes ago. He has about 1250 points to go. It has a lot more to do with Rafa than Stan. Rafa probably needs to win Barcelona and then go very deep in both Madrid and Rome.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 4/18/16 at 11:22 pm to
So, did you get banned or just got tired of the old name?
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 1:24 am to
Guess
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 4/19/16 at 2:28 am to
I'll pass.

Imagine the uproar if Rafa gets drawn into Joker's quarter again. Considering I have Thiem at 60/1, I wouldn't complain.
Posted by MidnightVibe
Member since Feb 2015
7896 posts
Posted on 4/21/16 at 5:21 pm to
quote:

I'll pass.


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