Re: US Open 2014: MOTD Day 12 Sat 06/09/2014 Men's Semifinal

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:03 pm

Interesting to see Nish choosing to slice back that short ball and stay on the baseline rather than take it early and put it away.
He still has remnants of his defensive pre-Chang self.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:05 pm

Wow, maybe you are right. Maybe he learnt it all from Nole - magical recovery plus faking exhaustion. smiley

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:09 pm

summerblues wrote:Wow, maybe you are right. Maybe he learnt it all from Nole - magical recovery plus faking exhaustion.

Exactly!

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:09 pm

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:09 pm

What a lame way to lose the break.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:10 pm

Yes, he even learnt not to be able to close the set from Nole Laugh

by truffin1 Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:11 pm

wow. nishi might have let the match slip away by not serving out the set.. so close and he needs this set big time!

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:11 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Yes, he even learnt not to be able to close the set from Nole

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:13 pm

Eva is a decent umpire. I'd like to see her in the chair in Nadal's matches.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:16 pm

I love seeing pumped up Nole diva

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:17 pm

Impressive FHs from Nishi there...

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:24 pm

I expect an MTO from Nishi if by some miracle he manages to lose this TB Whistle

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:29 pm

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:30 pm

Again, Nishi goes safe at 5:2 on his serve and then chucks a DF to follow...
Nole is giving the set to him on a plate, though...

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:30 pm

No MTO then...

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:32 pm

Nole is declining with every ball he strikes in this match headhurts

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:34 pm

That TB was a choke-fest, but Nole managed to outchoke Nishi in the end.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:36 pm

I quite like Nishi; he is possibly my favorite DHBH on tour - at least from among the top players.

With all his injury woes, I am also willing to forgive him his slowish rise to the top more than some other youngsters.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:44 pm

There are quite a few very talented DBH-ers: Paire, Dolgo Fognini, Nishi.
Goffin and Mannarino, too.

by truffin1 Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:44 pm

damn- its there for the taking nishi!!

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:47 pm

Nole needs a big point to restart himself. Nishi pushed him into his shell with his fast-paced tennis.
But he is roaring inside.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:49 pm

noleisthebest wrote:But he is roaring inside.

He will need to roar outside too.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:51 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Nole needs a big point to restart himself. Nishi pushed him into his shell with his fast-paced tennis.
But he is roaring inside.

...and lurking in the shadow.
Nishi looking fresh as a daisy.
Just sayin' !

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:54 pm

Agree with you on Nishi - he was acting all mopey and tired late in the second, early in the third, but has looked just fine from 3:4 in the third.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 7:56 pm

Nole's legs look unusually heavy, though...and running out of time.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:00 pm

Nishi's nerves will now start getting into the play - he is getting awfully close and it will start playing on his mind.

He was playing quite well at the AO against Rafa and did not handle the pressure all that well there.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:01 pm

4:3, Nishi to serve.
This is where I expect him to choke and start missing his 1st serve.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:02 pm

Bruce Willis in the crowd....who is going to die hard in this match Nole or Nishi?

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:04 pm

noleisthebest wrote:4:3, Nishi to serve.
This is where I expect him to choke and start missing his 1st serve.

Maybe a game too early for choking, 3 aces!

I just don't want Nole to start DF-ting now...come on suck it up and fight man!!!! tennisball

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:04 pm

Nole is looking out of sorts. Nishi is playing well, but not as well as the score indicates; and Nole is not even putting up that much resistance.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:06 pm

I think Nole's had enough of NY.

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:06 pm

just returned to my hotel room....cant believe what's happening!

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:07 pm

Did Murray destroy Djoko?

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:08 pm

Tenez wrote:just returned to my hotel room....cant believe what's happening!

Well...Nishi outplayed Nole. Nobody died. Winking

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:08 pm

Fed is going to find it hard to adapt to the day conds....he played all 2 weeks at night! but this win from Nishi should give him wings!

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:09 pm

Yes! What an amazing result. Lovely to see Nishi come through - and he played so nicely - hitting the ball oh so cleanly.

No matter what happens, this USO is going to have a reasonably happy ending.

Federer must be feeling like Christmas came early - not a single top 10 player in his path all tournament.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:09 pm

Tenez wrote:Did Murray destroy Djoko?

Quite possible. His legs looked heavy all match.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:10 pm

Tenez wrote:Fed is going to find it hard to adapt to the day conds....

He played a day match last Sunday.

Plus he is used to this - I am sure it has been similar for him in many USOs.

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:11 pm

Djoko does so badly in the heat....though he has won the hottest slams 4 times so not sure what to think!

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:11 pm

Tenez wrote:Fed is going to find it hard to adapt to the day conds....he played all 2 weeks at night! but this win from Nishi should give him wings!

Yep, and Nishi is playing fast and well.

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:12 pm

summerblues wrote:
Tenez wrote:Fed is going to find it hard to adapt to the day conds....
He played a day match last Sunday.

Plus he is used to this - I am sure it has been similar for him in many USOs.

He hated it v Tsonga in Toronto and said so. SO I don't think he gets used to it so easily. His game is based so much on timing.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:12 pm

Tenez wrote:Djoko does so badly in the heat....though he has won the hottest slams 4 times so not sure what to think!

I think he struggles more with humidity than with heat.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:13 pm

I had a feeling Nole's heart wasn't in this tournament from the very start.
He'll just wind the season down and try to keep number one if he can.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:14 pm

First time Nole lost to a player outside top 10 in a slam since 2010 W (lost to Berdych)

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:14 pm

noleisthebest wrote:I had a feeling Nole's heart wasn't in this tournament from the very start.
He'll just wind the season down and try to keep number one if he can.

If Roger wins the title, he will take the lead in the race.

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:15 pm

noleisthebest wrote:I had a feeling Nole's heart wasn't in this tournament from the very start.
He'll just wind the season down and try to keep number one if he can.

I thougt the opposite...especially how good he played!....up to today.

by noleisthebest Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:16 pm

Nishi is number 5 atm, and rightly so, he was excellent today.

http://live-tennis.eu/race

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:16 pm

We can still have a Nishi-Cilic final. So maybe back to your Winston-Salem, nitb.

by Tenez Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:16 pm

This win says a lot about Rao....he is not that far from the top either.

by summerblues Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:18 pm

Tenez wrote:I thougt the opposite...especially how good he played!....up to today.

It was very weird - Nole was a shadow of Murray Nole. That said, Nishi was hitting the ball really well. But you feel that Nole at his best would have forced him to hit a few more extra shots and ultimately maybe grind him down - certainly did not expect Nole to go down so easily.

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