Wimbledon 2018 Day 6 - Prediction

Come on Kyle, wake the fuck up mannnn

Djokovic playing much better but I’m still not sure, Edmund is dire.

This is an absolute robbery. Probably the worst decision taken by a referee in favour of the home player.

It's embarrassing.

Djoko playing on experience, he ain't doing anything special.

Kyle should take this set then maybe Djoko can melt.

Kyle choked this game wtffff

Tenez wrote:This is an absolute robbery. Probably the worst decision taken by a referee in favour of the home player.

It's embarrassing.

Nothing to do with home player, just a rubbish decision.

Jahu wrote:Kyle choked this game wtffff

If his feet go inside the baseline his brain freezes up.

Hahah tell the git to stay outside the line like Nadal then.

Shit ending too.

Good to see Goulbis beat Zverev.

Ninja takes first set from Korgi.

Kirgios almost out, still alive though

Williams gets made a seed and all the top ones lose their minds and end up choking themselves out. 

Kyrgios couldn't give a fuck if one was given to me not to give. 

Crazy tournament. In week 2 only 17 seeds out of the 64 are left!

Glad for nishikori

bogbrush wrote:

Tenez wrote:This is an absolute robbery. Probably the worst decision taken by a referee in favour of the home player.

It's embarrassing.

Nothing to do with home player, just a rubbish decision.

You really think so? Like karlo's once in a life time foot faulting while playing Murray at a crucial TB?

It helps to have an external, detached view of those things. I remember Haruis and Kafel being robbed versus Henman. In the same way courts are being slowed down to help Nadal reach slams of other slams and draws are rigged (Platini himself confirming it). This is the worst call I ever saw in tennis and it happened in favour of the crowd's player. Not way it was a coincidence.

Umpire can make a mistake, but Kyle should of been fair and call it a fault.

Tenez wrote:

bogbrush wrote:

Tenez wrote:This is an absolute robbery. Probably the worst decision taken by a referee in favour of the home player.

It's embarrassing.

Nothing to do with home player, just a rubbish decision.

You really think so? Like karlo's once in a life time foot faulting while playing Murray at a crucial TB?

It helps to have an external, detached view of those things. I remember Haruis and Kafel being robbed versus Henman. In the same way courts are being slowed down to help Nadal reach slams of other slams and draws are rigged (Platini himself confirming it). This is the worst call I ever saw in tennis and it happened in favour of the crowd's player. Not way it was a coincidence.  

Detached view? You’re not talking about yourself are you?

You seem to have completely overlooked that THE VERY POINT BEFORE THIS the Umpire made the correct but contentious decision to award Djokovic the point after an overruled out call. He might easily have ordered the point replayed but correctly ruled against the HOME player.

Forgot about that didn’t you?

bogbrush wrote:Detached view? You’re not talking about yourself are you?

And why would I be supporting Djokovic or Edmund. In fact I much prefer Edmund's game. But I did not care much who was going to win.

You seem to have completely overlooked that THE VERY POINT BEFORE THIS the Umpire made the correct but contentious decision to award Djokovic the point after an overruled out call. He might easily have ordered the point replayed but correctly ruled against the HOME player.

Forgot about that didn’t you?

I was having a chat with a friend at that time and was not paying attention to the match. What made me look at it suddenly was to see Djoko being asked to keep on serving in spite of all the replay showing a clear double bounce...and sailing the ball out.

Then given you’ve had new information I assume you’ll change your position from the Umpire being biased to just making a very bad decision.

Never saw veseley, is he good on grass?

naxroy wrote:Never saw veseley, is he good on grass?

Dunno. Made 4th round in 2016 but nothing else.

Current ranking #93 so......

bogbrush wrote:Then given you’ve had new information I assume you’ll change your position from the Umpire being biased to just making a very bad decision.

I'll have to see the previous point you mention first.

naxroy wrote:Never saw veseley, is he good on grass?

Not really. He has a good serve and decent ground shots but he is a choker and if it was not for Fabio having wrist problem, it would have been even tighter.

In short Zverev can trouble Nadal...bit on CC he will be all over the place and will mess up all important points like Kushkush did!

Tenez wrote:

naxroy wrote:Never saw veseley, is he good on grass?

Not really. He has a good serve and decent ground shots but he is a choker and if it was not for Fabio having wrist problem, it would have been even tighter.

In short Zverev can trouble Nadal...bit on CC he will be all over the place and will mess up all important points like Kushkush did!

Not this year he can’t, Gulbis beat him.

bogbrush wrote:

Tenez wrote:

naxroy wrote:Never saw veseley, is he good on grass?

Not really. He has a good serve and decent ground shots but he is a choker and if it was not for Fabio having wrist problem, it would have been even tighter.

In short Vesely can trouble Nadal...bit on CC he will be all over the place and will mess up all important points like Kushkush did!

Not this year he can’t, Gulbis beat him.

Corrected.

Only three players yet to drop a set. All three not only winning their matches in straight sets, but not much drama in the sets either:

Nadal (lost 26 games)
Federer (27 games)
Del Potro (30 games)

I am starting to worry about Rafa. Have not seen him in action, but he is progressing too smoothly for my liking (though, in fairness, his first three opponents were rather weak).

noleisthebest wrote:As a result I won't post here any more...

Oh nitb don't go.  The more the merrier.  What is the big deal if Tenez is rude? It is not like you are not rude yourself.  Do as BB suggested and move on.

Zverev will be pleased with his result.  This is the first year he made Rd3 in three slams.  Even if he goes our in Rd 1 at the USO, he can deem his 2018 slam performances a big success.

(For BB: I am being sarcastic).

summerblues wrote:Only three players yet to drop a set.  All three not only winning their matches in straight sets, but not much drama in the sets either:

Nadal (lost 26 games)
Federer (27 games)
Del Potro (30 games)

I am starting to worry about Rafa.  Have not seen him in action, but he is progressing too smoothly for my liking (though, in fairness, his first three opponents were rather weak).

He’s often looked ineffective. 

The extraordinary thing about Federer so far is that he’s not even faced a break point.

bogbrush wrote:

summerblues wrote:Only three players yet to drop a set.  All three not only winning their matches in straight sets, but not much drama in the sets either:

Nadal (lost 26 games)
Federer (27 games)
Del Potro (30 games)

I am starting to worry about Rafa.  Have not seen him in action, but he is progressing too smoothly for my liking (though, in fairness, his first three opponents were rather weak).

He’s often looked ineffective. 

The extraordinary thing about Federer so far is that he’s not even faced a break point.

I expect the conditions to get better for him though. He has had a such a piece of cake as a draw so far. It is going to take a good performance to beat him. But I don;t see this happening before 1/4F.

So the 2 biggest dangers to Nadal on his own half are now out.  YAY!  Who didn't see that coming?

We're now relying on Vesely... Who does have a good chance.  Tall power hitters have always troubled Nadal on grass and he's double backhanded.  Vesely has won one ATP 250 and also beat Djok in 2016 at Monte Carlo when Djok was then N1.

Djokovic, who may not be up to it in present form.  We'll see.

And Gulbis/Nishikori... the latter who would have no hope.  The useless little wrecking ball always takes out a better player and then flops.

Nadal has had the easiest draw up until 4th round.

bogbrush wrote:Then given you’ve had new information I assume you’ll change your position from the Umpire being biased to just making a very bad decision.

You’ve not debated with Tenez before have you? 

Error though it definitely was, it was a shocking decision. Fortunately, it didn’t ultimately affect the outcome of the match. Djokovic looked very impressive but does have an extremely tough run to even make the final. Khachanov, Nishikori and Nadal/DP is as tough as it gets in this tournament. I think he’s the favourite to come through this section but it will be interesting to see what state he is in if he does make the final.

Nishikori and Nadal (have you been asleep the last 5 years?) are not anywhere neat the toughest on grass.  Anderson and Del Potro and Raonic are by far bigger threats here.  Nishikori?  Come on.

Slippy wrote:

bogbrush wrote:Then given you’ve had new information I assume you’ll change your position from the Umpire being biased to just making a very bad decision.

You’ve not debated with Tenez before have you? 

Error though it definitely was, it was a shocking decision. Fortunately, it didn’t ultimately affect the outcome of the match. Djokovic looked very impressive but does have an extremely tough run to even make the final. Khachanov, Nishikori and Nadal/DP is as tough as it gets in this tournament. I think he’s the favourite to come through this section but it will be interesting to see what state he is in if he does make the final.

I have confidence he’s even now scouring the internet for the point, eager to more fully inform his opinion.

I think nadal is ready to present battle. He is playing nice but it is true he didnt find great opposition. Hope monday he doesnt find court as he found it last year

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:Come on Nole, silence this mass of obese lobsters!

You married one!

he is not obese.

Still...an unexpected punch below the belt from you...

Don't be over-sensitive. Why would you be the only one allowed to poke fun?  

You are being downright rude going into personal matters you know nothing about.
As a result I won't post here any more...but will keep in touch with decent people via PMs.

noleisthebest,
      You don't know anything about people on court, and yet call them obese lobsters. And then overreact calling Tenez rude and going into personal matters? 

typical feminist.

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:Come on Nole, silence this mass of obese lobsters!

You married one!

he is not obese.

Still...an unexpected punch below the belt from you...

Don't be over-sensitive. Why would you be the only one allowed to poke fun?  

You are being downright rude going into personal matters you know nothing about.
As a result I won't post here any more...but will keep in touch with decent people via PMs.

nitb, you chuck it around with gay abandon relying heavily on others to employ the full thickness of their skin, I recommend that you take a playful remark in the spirit in which it was so obviously intended.

Wow that got out of hand quickly!

Tenez and nitb have been so close in recent times that this was bound to happen. It's a lovers tiff, it'll blow over.

She is a devout believer in his views (her prerogative) though she's taken that quite to heart. I blame the heatwave.

great day of tennis ahead

This is bigger than tennis.

It is. I never thought NITB would ever find offence with anything Ten said. 

We need to appoint a new NITB.

The conspiracy theorist in me says:

A) They've both gone to France

or 

B) Ten's been offed and that departure thread was the culprit explaining a permanent absence

legendkillar wrote:It is. I never thought NITB would ever find offence with anything Ten said. 

We need to appoint a new NITB.

Someone to agree with everything the forum runner says? Someone to change horses of allegience completely to match another? Someone to be generally inoffensive?

I'm your man!!

bogbrush wrote:

legendkillar wrote:It is. I never thought NITB would ever find offence with anything Ten said. 

We need to appoint a new NITB.

Someone to agree with everything the forum runner says? Someone to change horses of allegience completely to match another? Someone to be generally inoffensive?

I'm your man!!

We need a new forum runner though it seems....

Hopefully Tenez will realise that the internet isn’t too difficult to access in France and NITB will also understand Tenez was only joking. Would be a shame to lose either/both from the forum.

bogbrush wrote:

legendkillar wrote:It is. I never thought NITB would ever find offence with anything Ten said. 

We need to appoint a new NITB.

Someone to agree with everything the forum runner says? Someone to change horses of allegience completely to match another? Someone to be generally inoffensive?

I'm your man!!

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:noleisthebest,
      You don't know anything about people on court, and yet call them obese lobsters. And then overreact calling Tenez rude and going into personal matters? 

For all we know, Tenez and nitb have been having a steamy affair the last few years, and Tenez's move to France has put a strain on nitb. If nitb is the jilted lover here, then Tenez making fun of the man she was willing to abandon for him may have been the last straw breaking the camel's back.

On the other hand, if Tenez just made a random comment without even knowing what nitb's husband looks like, then she obviously had no reason throwing fits.

My guess: they both will be back to celebrate Nadal's next loss
Who wants to bet?

God these lower players lack bottle so much.  So sad. A real shame that Zverev was ill and Kyrgios again couldn't step up to the plate.  Once again we're stuck with a grand slam quarter final line up of same old.

Del Potro.  Cheat. Federer. Djokovic (unless KK can buck the trend).
 
Federer's half now looks like the worse draw.  Anderson and Raonic are going to be a handful.



Nishikori will retire at some point leaving a bye.  Cause he's the most useless tennis player ever. Even worse than Monfils.