ATP Masters 1000: MADRID

by noleisthebest Fri May 01, 2015 7:55 pm

The draw is out, the cat is away, let the mice play!!! Big Grin

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4wb11w0ZHQ

ATP Masters 1000: MADRID As5617

Daily Order of Play:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2015/1536/op.pdf

by Tenez Fri May 01, 2015 9:41 pm

wow....tough for Federer!

by noleisthebest Fri May 01, 2015 10:26 pm

Like it or not, it just ain't the same without Nole...

Notice how Nishi & Fognini are safely away from Nadal...who's going to stop him?

by Tenez Fri May 01, 2015 11:08 pm

Tomic!

by noleisthebest Sat May 02, 2015 7:29 am

Tomic is gutless.

Fognini is actually only three matches away from Nadal...that would be fun!

...unless Stan the divorced man regathers emotionally and turn the new leaf...he can be so good on clay.

by Tenez Sat May 02, 2015 8:04 am

Stan??? no way!

by noleisthebest Sat May 02, 2015 8:08 am

Why not?

by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Sat May 02, 2015 2:21 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Why not?

Stan always had trouble with the mental side of the game. Family issues, divorce etc. just can't get him to focus on tennis atm. I'll be surprized if he even reached the QF in Madrid.

by Tenez Sat May 02, 2015 4:16 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Why not?

Cause if you think about it, he beat nadal just once out of the many times they played...it was not on clay......Stan had a fantastic day with nothing to lose then while Nadal had everything to lose and certainly panicked.....probably his first sign of panick that AO14 final.

by noleisthebest Sun May 03, 2015 2:43 am

You're right...I don't know why I even said it.
This is the era of returning the ball...

by noleisthebest Tue May 05, 2015 9:35 am

Some interesting matches today:

ATP Masters 1000: MADRID Op

Tomic, Gulbis, Vesely already out....poor Kholi having to play Falla today after yesterday's draining final in Munich...only for the privilege of having to face Murray AGAIN in R2 Laugh

by Tenez Tue May 05, 2015 10:33 am

noleisthebest wrote:Some interesting matches today:

Tomic, Gulbis, Vesely already out....poor Kholi having to play Falla today after yesterday's draining final in Munich...only for the privilege of having to face Murray AGAIN in R2

That is so inconsiderate.

by noleisthebest Tue May 05, 2015 10:40 am

Yes...and what's worse he had to play TWO matches the day before!

by noleisthebest Tue May 05, 2015 6:08 pm

Kholi bulldozing Falla!

by Tenez Tue May 05, 2015 11:22 pm

I can see Fed losing to Kyrgios tomorrow. Fed probably wants a rest.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 12:16 am

I hope not.

Kyrgu should not be too much trouble for Fed.

So many good matches tomorrow! diva

PS
Kholi playing Murray!!! Wah

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by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 9:43 am

Fognini-Dimi should be a good one, too!

Also,
Kei-Goffin
&
Murray-Kholi

Question of the Day:

Can Johnson do it?

He's got a booming serve and reasonable movement, (similar to but not as good as Sock), good start/breakthrough season so far...
I just don't know if he can translate his game to clay

by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Wed May 06, 2015 10:48 am

noleisthebest wrote:Question of the Day:

Can Johnson do it?

He's got a booming serve and reasonable movement, (similar to but not as good as Sock), good start/breakthrough season so far...
I just don't know if he can translate his game to clay

Less likely, maybe 5% change of this happening. Nadal on clay is not going to be troubled by big servers.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 11:52 am

Problem for Johnson is taste Nadal's spin for the first time....and on clay. So very unlikely. Though on clay a big serve is actually quite a weapon.

by AceofDeath Wed May 06, 2015 2:13 pm

Estoril champ vs Istanbul champ in the 2nd round and I believe it's Kyrgios first ever time playing in Madrid, I think this will be the tastiest shotmaking match of the tournament.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 2:14 pm

Fabulous start from Fognini, forza Fabio!!!

by AceofDeath Wed May 06, 2015 2:17 pm

Isner 4-0 ahead in a set???! After playing 2 tiebreaks, that is fishy.

by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Wed May 06, 2015 2:17 pm

AceofDeath wrote:Estoril champ vs Istanbul champ in the 2nd round and I believe it's Kyrgios first ever time playing in Madrid, I think this will be the tastiest shotmaking match of the tournament.

Estoril was won by Gasquet, right??

by AceofDeath Wed May 06, 2015 2:26 pm

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:
AceofDeath wrote:Estoril champ vs Istanbul champ in the 2nd round and I believe it's Kyrgios first ever time playing in Madrid, I think this will be the tastiest shotmaking match of the tournament.

Estoril was won by Gasquet, right??

Ah yea, but we all know Gasquet had that "coke" thing a few years ago from a club so that's good enough to strip him of Estoril Devil

by AceofDeath Wed May 06, 2015 2:50 pm

Fognini should have too much for Dimitrov on this bouncy clay

by AceofDeath Wed May 06, 2015 4:24 pm

Ok so Nadal can breathe and be calm now that his owner Fognini has left the picture. Berdych keeps his form going for another day, dejavu.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 5:04 pm

I saw next to nothing today...just tuned to Johnson-Nadal...

Shame Fognini lost, my favourite clay player.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 5:09 pm

This Johnson is playing well! Things are getting tougher for Nadal.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 5:14 pm

Yes, he goes for his shots, just heavy on the feet for Nadal.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 5:17 pm

To me this Johnson is easily as good as a Soderling. More or less same power but much more agile and versatile.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 5:26 pm

I think Sod had a better BH.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 5:54 pm

noleisthebest wrote:I think Sod had a better BH.

Yes but if you look at the score....he was not doing much better. He even got beat 1 and 0 on the same court.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 5:55 pm

Nadal played well today. Good BH, good length so that shoudl do some good to his confidence....however the rest of the field is catching up.

by AceofDeath Wed May 06, 2015 6:03 pm

Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:I think Sod had a better BH.
Yes but if you look at the score....he was not doing much better. He even got beat 1 and 0 on the same court.

The plan from Sod was always to lose easily and look like an amateur in that match then show his true skills for the RG meeting Winking

It is weird how Nadal played a match with no deuces on his serve or return

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:07 pm

Unfortunately, I couldn't see much of the match, had to do my French homework. Run

But the little I saw I noticed Nadal was moving really well, and that's the key for his game.

All looks the same as last year more or less...he'll end up playing drained Nole and win by the skin of his teeth helped by a set of weird circumstances... Wah

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 6:08 pm

AceofDeath wrote:
Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:I think Sod had a better BH.
Yes but if you look at the score....he was not doing much better. He even got beat 1 and 0 on the same court.
The plan from Sod was always to lose easily and look like an amateur in that match then show his true skills for the RG meeting

It is weird how Nadal played a match with no deuces on his serve or return

well he did not very well in their last FO final! Pretty poor perf in fact.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 6:09 pm

Careless start from Fed....but I expect him to find his range soon.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:10 pm

I'd better watch, only have half an hour!

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:14 pm

Kyrgios plays the same as Rosol: swinging from the hips, hoping for the best!

Well at least they both managed to beat Nadal in Wimbledon like that Winking

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:15 pm

Come on Rog, teach Tufty some elegance and class!

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 6:15 pm

Amazing BH from Kyr...can he keep those up? He certainly has the potential to hit through the top retrievers.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:17 pm

I like his serve, FH a bit loophy.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:20 pm

Rog getting into his groove!
FH firing nicely.

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 6:26 pm

beautiful volley from Fed.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:30 pm

Oh, what a point for 0:40!

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 6:31 pm

What a genius! The way he read and returned Kyr's serve under so much pressure. Beautiful.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:32 pm

What a player! Bubbly

by Tenez Wed May 06, 2015 6:32 pm

Another beautiful volley.

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:36 pm

Let's see if Kyrg is a choker...

by noleisthebest Wed May 06, 2015 6:37 pm

Fed's returning in Madrid id so much better than in Istanbul, esp on the BH.

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