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Posted on 5/27/13 at 1:48 pm to Sophandros
Cool, he's an exciting player to watch. I kind of feel for Berdych though, sick draw when he'd been playin so well recently.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 2:04 pm to Tweezy
Yeah shite draw for Berdych.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:24 pm to castorinho
On the men's side, Rafa has to be considered the favorite. There is only one guy who can beat him in a five set match on clay, and that is Novak Djokovic. But Novak has been inconsistent this clay court season. He took out Rafa in the Monte Carlo final, giving Rafa his first loss at that venue in 9 years. But then he got taken out by Grigor Dimitrov at Madrid and then Thomas Berdych at Rome. So will he be able to make it through the draw to get matched up with Rafa?
If they do meet in the semifinal, I think Novak will beat him. But I still have to consider Rafa the odds-on favorite since you know he will be in the final, and there is only one guy who can beat him.
Roger Federer clearly can't beat him on clay. Rafa just handed him a 6-1, 6-3 loss in the Rome final. He's been giving David Ferrer regular beatings his entire career. Delpo and Murray aren't playing. Berdych just got beat by Gael fricking Monfils.
Some other guys who are playing really well: Grigor Dimitrov, Kei Nishikori, Benoit Paire, and my boy Ernest Gulbis
If they do meet in the semifinal, I think Novak will beat him. But I still have to consider Rafa the odds-on favorite since you know he will be in the final, and there is only one guy who can beat him.
Roger Federer clearly can't beat him on clay. Rafa just handed him a 6-1, 6-3 loss in the Rome final. He's been giving David Ferrer regular beatings his entire career. Delpo and Murray aren't playing. Berdych just got beat by Gael fricking Monfils.
Some other guys who are playing really well: Grigor Dimitrov, Kei Nishikori, Benoit Paire, and my boy Ernest Gulbis
This post was edited on 5/27/13 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:36 pm to bobbyray21
My boy Rhyne Williams got taken out.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:37 pm to Roscoe
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Same reason I want Serena to lose in the first round. As a tennis fan, I don't care for either one of them.
This makes no sense.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:38 pm to Tweezy
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Yeah I enjoyed that a lot, close games and both guys played pretty well. What's Monfils deal though why the frick is he matched up with Berdych in round 1? Has he really been playing that bad lately?
Monfils is a mess. That guy loses randomly in the first round more than any other player.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:39 pm to quail man
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Venus is about to be ousted. wonder how much longer before she goes to only doubles.
She should make the switch.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:40 pm to StickyFingaz
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Nadal will suffer an "injury" if he loses this 2nd set
What does this mean? Nadal didn't suffer an "injury" when Isner pushed him to five sets.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:57 pm to bobbyray21
Gulbis vs. Monfils should be interesting.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 11:10 pm to UncleBlazer
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Where's BobbyRay? I miss his long analyses
Here
Posted on 5/27/13 at 11:11 pm to castorinho
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Nadal dropped a set.
I actually think this is good for Rafa. The one strategy that works against him -- go for broke on every single shot -- he has now seen.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 1:17 am to bobbyray21
Top Quadrant:
Novak Djokovic is definitely the favorite to come out of this. He plays Goffin tomorrow and then Dodig/Pella -- either one he'll destroy.
His only real test will come from Grigor Dimitrov in the third round. He gets by that match, I don't see anybody else who has a reasonable chance of beating him.
Second Quadrant:
This is Rafael Nadal's quadrant, and he'll likely come out of it. But it is the toughest quadrant of the draw. Rafa will roll in the second round, but then could come up against the guy who beat him in Wimby last year, Lukas Rosol.
In the fourth round, he'll likely be up against either Benoit Paire or Kei Nishikori. Paire will give him more matchup issues than Kei, but I don't think Paire has the experience to beat him.
In the quarters, he'll likely be up against Stan "the man" Wawrinka, although Jerzey Janowicz and Richard "I love Cocaine" Gasquet are also two possibilities. Smart money is on Stan The Man, and smart money is on Rafa in that matchup.
And then we get the de facto final in the semifinal: Djokovic v. Rafa. Who ya got?
Third Quadrant:
The third quadrant is the most wide open. David Ferrer is most likely to come out of there, but don't count out Gael "the wildcard" Monfils, my second favorite player Ernest Gulbis, Nicolas Almagro, or Kevin Anderson.
Bottom Quadrant:
The bottom quadrant is a gift to Roger Federer. It is really really weak. Federer has the easiest path to the semis of any of the top four players.
Fed will likely get Giles Simon in the fourth round, and this is a good matchup for him. In the quarters, we might see him against Jo Willie Tsonga, a guy who does give him some problems. But there's no guaranteeing Jo Willie makes it that far. If Fed doesn't get Jo Willie in the quarters, he just got handed a gift, because nobody else can beat him in the upper half of that quadrant.
The best player in the world 18 and under advanced to the second round by beating Radek Stepanek. Nick Kyrgios out of Australia. He won the junior australian open and has had success in Futures and Challengers after that. He gets Marin Cilic in the second round. I'm not sure he's gonna be able to win that match, but remember the name Nick Kyrgios. Kid has game.
Novak Djokovic is definitely the favorite to come out of this. He plays Goffin tomorrow and then Dodig/Pella -- either one he'll destroy.
His only real test will come from Grigor Dimitrov in the third round. He gets by that match, I don't see anybody else who has a reasonable chance of beating him.
Second Quadrant:
This is Rafael Nadal's quadrant, and he'll likely come out of it. But it is the toughest quadrant of the draw. Rafa will roll in the second round, but then could come up against the guy who beat him in Wimby last year, Lukas Rosol.
In the fourth round, he'll likely be up against either Benoit Paire or Kei Nishikori. Paire will give him more matchup issues than Kei, but I don't think Paire has the experience to beat him.
In the quarters, he'll likely be up against Stan "the man" Wawrinka, although Jerzey Janowicz and Richard "I love Cocaine" Gasquet are also two possibilities. Smart money is on Stan The Man, and smart money is on Rafa in that matchup.
And then we get the de facto final in the semifinal: Djokovic v. Rafa. Who ya got?
Third Quadrant:
The third quadrant is the most wide open. David Ferrer is most likely to come out of there, but don't count out Gael "the wildcard" Monfils, my second favorite player Ernest Gulbis, Nicolas Almagro, or Kevin Anderson.
Bottom Quadrant:
The bottom quadrant is a gift to Roger Federer. It is really really weak. Federer has the easiest path to the semis of any of the top four players.
Fed will likely get Giles Simon in the fourth round, and this is a good matchup for him. In the quarters, we might see him against Jo Willie Tsonga, a guy who does give him some problems. But there's no guaranteeing Jo Willie makes it that far. If Fed doesn't get Jo Willie in the quarters, he just got handed a gift, because nobody else can beat him in the upper half of that quadrant.
The best player in the world 18 and under advanced to the second round by beating Radek Stepanek. Nick Kyrgios out of Australia. He won the junior australian open and has had success in Futures and Challengers after that. He gets Marin Cilic in the second round. I'm not sure he's gonna be able to win that match, but remember the name Nick Kyrgios. Kid has game.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 1:27 am to bobbyray21
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From virtually the moment the Canberra teenager first picked up a racquet as a six-year-old, there were only two speeds - flat-out and stationary.
A dozen years on, nothing has changed. Armed with a ballistic serve, decent double-fisted backand and seismic forehand, Kyrgios is the prototype of the modern professional.
And he's still in a hurry.
So it was in December when he led journeyman Matt Barton by two sets and 4-0 in the fourth set of the Australian Open wildcard playoffs on a warm morning at Melbourne Park.
Kyrgios, 18, had been so intent on blasting Barton off the court that he imploded physically, descending into a paralysing full body cramp. Match over.
The cumulative effort of unleashing monstrous serves and searing groundstrokes had been the undoing - temporarily - of an excellent young talent.
As Kyrgios was assisted from the court, Australian Open supremo Craig Tiley, watching from the wings among the handful of spectators, offered sage advice.
In essence, he predicted exactly what unfolded in Paris overnight when Kyrgios upstaged one of grand slam tennis' fiercest old dogs, Czech Radek Stepanek.
"Nick has got all the tools for a young player," Tiley said.
"He's proven, for his age, to be one of the best players in the world.
"He's got a bit of spunk to him and he's got good size, a huge serve. He's got all the ingredients to become a great tennis player."
Over the past six months, the once pudgy Kyrgios has taken huge strides.
Realising last year he had to lose weight, the baseliner shed five kilograms, worked harder, listened and learned.
Formerly coached by Todd Larkham, Kyrgios also has been schooled by revered Des Tyson and is currently with Simon Rae.
All three coaches are united by the view that Kyrgios has always had the tools - athleticism, skill and aggression - to succeed.
But even at 18, Kyrgios has been on a long journey.
His father George, a Greek-Australian and mother Norlaila, an Indonesian, are so far removed from the John Tomic mould of tennis parenting that Tennis Australia can hardly believe its good fortune.
His upbringing in suburban Canberra has been refreshingly normal. There has been none of the idiotic parental spruiking that marked Bernard Tomic's emergence.
And while there were early mutterings over the former Daramalan College student's on-court persona, those fears have subsided with his stunning advance.
Reproached by the Melbourne Park capitulation in December, Kyrgios simply vowed to work harder.
Success quickly followed.
He marched to Australian Open boy's singles crown success - without dropping a set.
He subsequently swept to the world No. 1 junior ranking, having already pocketed titles at the Japan Open and Canadian Open as well as title triumphs in the 2012 French Open and Wimbledon junior doubles.
As impressive as those results were at juvenile level, it is Kyrgios' ability to impact at senior level that has Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter excited.
The powerfully-built youngster then swept to his first ATP World Tour Challenger title - and became the youngest to achieve the feat since a certain Rafael Nadal - at the Sydney International.
Having already built a strong following - mostly female - Kyrgios also has a penchant for practical joking, a trait that will not be out of place when he lands at "Aussie corner" in the Wimbledon locker room next month.
His reputation as a quality practice court workhorse last week gained Kyrgious a two-hour stint with Novak Djokovic on Court Philippe Chatrier, Roland Garros' premier stadium.
He will be in even more demand after the victory over wily Stepanek.
As talented as Kyrgios obviously is, he has always believed he belongs.
The scary thing is that he is much more comfortable on grass and hardcourt.
For now, the Kyrgios ascent is exactly what the wise old heads in Australian tennis had predicted - and longed for.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:13 am to bobbyray21
Jack Sock looking good.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:47 am to bobbyray21
Sock won in straight sets.
Dimitrov won when his opponent retired in the second set.
Tommy Haas won in straights.
Tomic retired in the third set.
Dolgopolov lost in straights. As did Alex Kuznetsov . I expected both of those matches to come out the other way. What the hell do I know.
Dimitrov won when his opponent retired in the second set.
Tommy Haas won in straights.
Tomic retired in the third set.
Dolgopolov lost in straights. As did Alex Kuznetsov . I expected both of those matches to come out the other way. What the hell do I know.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 2:24 pm to bobbyray21
Had not heard of Sock before. Good to see some young Americans out there.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 3:21 pm to GumBro Jackson
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Had not heard of Sock before. Good to see some young Americans out there.
Sock is the most talented of the young Americans, but it hasn't yet translated into consistent results. He's sorta all over the place. But I'd love to see him make a run.
ETA: he gets Tommy Haas next. I don't love his chances in that match.
This post was edited on 5/28/13 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 5/28/13 at 3:33 pm to bobbyray21
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quote:Same reason I want Serena to lose in the first round. As a tennis fan, I don't care for either one of them. This makes no sense.
Why not? Do you pull for Alabama to win every game?
Do I respect Serena and Rafa's game and recognize both of them being two of the greatest players of all time. Absolutely. However, does that mean I have to like them and pull for them to win. Not at all.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 3:48 pm to Roscoe
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Why not? Do you pull for Alabama to win every game?
Do I respect Serena and Rafa's game and recognize both of them being two of the greatest players of all time. Absolutely. However, does that mean I have to like them and pull for them to win. Not at all.
My problem was with the "As a tennis fan".
I respect Roger Federer, but I don't like him at all and I root against him in every match he plays. But, as a tennis fan, I realize the game is better if he's in the picture.
That was all I was getting at. Root against Serena and Rafa to your heart's content. But it just seemed like you were saying that the game of tennis would benefit if they lost early....and I definitely don't agree with that.
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