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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:34 pm

Any time violations? Whistle

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Post by luvsports! Sat May 09, 2015 3:35 pm

Rafa upped his game and Berd was a bit passive.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:36 pm

luvsports! wrote:Rafa upped his game and Berd was a bit passive.


I wish Berd believed a bit more...Nadal's there for the taking!

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:38 pm

Come on Berd, you can do it!!!! diva

...and he DFs Wah

He must not lose this game now, please do not fold Berd!!!!!

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:40 pm

Bird is just unforgivably static, he needs to lighten those feet somehow, make them dance on the base-line, not get caught flat-footed.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:42 pm

Pathetic crowd yelling collectively before the point even ended...


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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:43 pm

That's it...Berd's given up already...

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 3:50 pm

Berdych is making Nadal look better than he is...playing safe shots, really pathetic!

Let's hope Nishi does not tire too much tonight, he'll clean the floor with Nadal tomorrow.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 4:07 pm

Women's final should be good:

Kuznetsova-Kvitova.



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Post by truffin1 Sat May 09, 2015 4:08 pm

Tenez wrote:I think it was targeted at Kyr as he really went mad at one stage.

IT was more a general statement for the everyone to hear,  but I think more directed at the umpire. 
Lots of bad calls on both players shots.   Kyr hit a serve that was literly 6 inches long.  Fed said he didn't know which spot it was and the umpire came down and said  "this is it, this is it" and said it was in.     Replay on Tv showed it way long and the comms were surprised the umpire was that off of which spot it was.   I'm pretty sure they showed the replay on the screens as Fed kind of looked up at something.. Then Kyr hit an ace so it was a big point in the tiebreak.

Fed walks over and grabs his water and says it looking at the umpire.   He said in his swiss/german portion of the presser that it was an expression his father used a lot :-)

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Post by truffin1 Sat May 09, 2015 4:12 pm

Nadal doesn't look that great to me.  His fans are getting excited again, but Dimi who couldn't get through the Istanbul field and Berdych who has beaten Nadal one time in a bunch of matches and didn't even play that well are hardly tests.     Goes to show you what a weak clay field Nadal has to face in most tournies..    Nadal is still short a lot, late on the backhand. Nole will eat him up, and Nishi can too.  

Kind of funny- Fed literly gets the same exact draw in Rome as he did here!  Nadal gets basically the same cupcake draw as well.   They sure are keeping him away from Nishi and Nole and anyone else that matches up well against him.

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:29 pm

truffin1 wrote:
Tenez wrote:I think it was targeted at Kyr as he really went mad at one stage.

IT was more a general statement for the everyone to hear,  but I think more directed at the umpire. 
Lots of bad calls on both players shots.   Kyr hit a serve that was literly 6 inches long.  Fed said he didn't know which spot it was and the umpire came down and said  "this is it, this is it" and said it was in.     Replay on Tv showed it way long and the comms were surprised the umpire was that off of which spot it was.   I'm pretty sure they showed the replay on the screens as Fed kind of looked up at something.. Then Kyr hit an ace so it was a big point in the tiebreak.

Fed walks over and grabs his water and says it looking at the umpire.   He said in his swiss/german portion of the presser that it was an expression his father used a lot :-)
That's mean from Fed...he is usually cool with the empires, especially this one. Oh well....heat of the moment.

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:30 pm

I like Nishi's game.....very similar to Rios!

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:35 pm

Murray is playing well too. I think whoever wins this one...should win tomorrow...though they might be tired.

Murray on clay is becoming a force as I expected.

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:42 pm

Great rallies by those 2....much better than the 2010-2013 tennis.....I hope everybody can see that.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 7:43 pm

Vamos Nishi!!! diva

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 7:45 pm

You can see that Murray is playing his super best aggressive tennis and is so uncomfortable...it's a matter of time before his focus drops, with it his 1st serve...and then Nishi is going to make him look his "normal" "old" grumpy self....

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 7:47 pm

Murray's retrieving is a good test of Nishi's patience.

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Post by luvsports! Sat May 09, 2015 7:48 pm

Murray breaks

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:49 pm

Murray mixing "airy" tennis with some aggressive shots. I quite like his game when he plays like that.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 7:51 pm

Tenez wrote:Murray mixing "airy" tennis with some aggressive shots. I quite like his game when he plays like that.

Really?

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:53 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
Tenez wrote:Murray mixing "airy" tennis with some aggressive shots. I quite like his game when he plays like that.

Really?
yes it is an aggressive tennis. He knows he simply can't push the ball back v Nishi. He does the same when he plays Federer.

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Post by luvsports! Sat May 09, 2015 7:53 pm

UE errors flowing from Kei Sad

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 7:57 pm

Nishi will play better in the second set.

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Post by N2D2L Sat May 09, 2015 8:05 pm

Nishikori just oozes class... but tbh this year I've been disappointed with him so far.

Too inconsistent, and not delivering when it matters. Can he buck the trend here ?

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:06 pm

Nishi's tightened up...

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Post by N2D2L Sat May 09, 2015 8:06 pm

The Nishikori forehand is really one of my favourite shots on tour to watch, love the technique of it.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:10 pm

It's going to be tough for Nishi to loosen up and win this ...he'll need a bit of luck and Murray's 1st serve to stop.

Come on Nish!!!

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:11 pm

Line judges are DIS-GUS-TING in Madrid...

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Post by N2D2L Sat May 09, 2015 8:16 pm

Nishi can actually generate more pace than Murray and faster racket head acceleration. But he's much more prone to mistakes and off days.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:17 pm

No time violation for Murray after that long rally...

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 8:17 pm

That's it. Murray is gone. He needs to win in 2.

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Post by luvsports! Sat May 09, 2015 8:18 pm

Nishi is far better at changing the balls direction and so much more efficiently.

Nishi breaks!

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:23 pm

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Nishi can actually generate more pace than Murray and faster racket head acceleration. But he's much more prone to mistakes and off days.

And not only Murray, but just about everyone else, too...it's called talent Kimmy Winking

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 8:23 pm

Kim Jong-Un wrote:The Nishikori forehand is really one of my favourite shots on tour to watch, love the technique of it.
yes it's a good one...but not the technique as much as the timing....Something Nadal woudl love to have v Djoko.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:28 pm

Oh Nishi...he may have the talent but he definitely no heart...

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:30 pm

I wish camera would stop showing Mauresmo...now that she's "pregnant" she looks like a bloke....

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:42 pm

Nishi's returning has been quite disappointing.

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 8:44 pm

Yes but Murray is serving particularly for his standard.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:46 pm

I knew you'd say that...

Regardless of Murray's serving, Nishi's returning has been disappointing.

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Post by summerblues Sat May 09, 2015 8:55 pm

Quite impressive from Andy.  Nishi was not in top form but was not absolutely horrible either and Andy managed to win quite easily in the end.

At least it was not a very long match.

Good Luck Andy for tomorrow.

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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 8:59 pm

Disappointing from Nishi as he started well but quickly lost a step and confidence with it.

But Murray played really well and I do fancy his chances tomorrow. He might even win more convincingly that Djoko but my only concern is his stamina!

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Post by noleisthebest Sat May 09, 2015 8:59 pm

Ah well...that's it...Nishi froze...

I won't be watching the final tomorrow.
I can't think of a more depressing match-up.






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Post by Tenez Sat May 09, 2015 9:11 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Ah well...that's it...Nishi froze...

I won't be watching the final tomorrow.
I can't think of a more depressing match-up.
You may enjoy Murray's game tomorrow, finally see his talent! Winking

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Post by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Sun May 10, 2015 4:25 am

summerblues wrote:Quite impressive from Andy.  Nishi was not in top form but was not absolutely horrible either and Andy managed to win quite easily in the end.

At least it was not a very long match.

Good Luck Andy for tomorrow.
 Murray did to Nishi what most attacking players often do to Murray's 2nd serve. Though Murray's first serve is well above Nishi's first.

 Murray had his plan clear. Attack Nishikori's Serves including the 1st serves right from the start of play.. Nishi know his serving is his weakness and with Murray attacking it and succeeding... he started to get nervous every time he was serving.

So good play by Murray. Nishi needs to get plan-B.

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Post by noleisthebest Sun May 10, 2015 9:07 am

Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:Ah well...that's it...Nishi froze...
I won't be watching the final tomorrow.
I can't think of a more depressing match-up.
You may enjoy Murray's game tomorrow, finally see his talent! Winking

Nadal + Toni + Murray + Mauresmo + Madrid crowd....naaaah that's a scene from hell for me!


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Post by Tenez Sun May 10, 2015 9:12 am

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summerblues wrote:Quite impressive from Andy.  Nishi was not in top form but was not absolutely horrible either and Andy managed to win quite easily in the end.

At least it was not a very long match.

Good Luck Andy for tomorrow.
 Murray did to Nishi what most attacking players often do to Murray's 2nd serve. Though Murray's first serve is well above Nishi's first.

 Murray had his plan clear. Attack Nishikori's Serves including the 1st serves right from the start of play.. Nishi know his serving is his weakness and with Murray attacking it and succeeding... he started to get nervous every time he was serving.

So good play by Murray. Nishi needs to get plan-B.
yep...a good summary.

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Post by Tenez Sun May 10, 2015 9:14 am

noleisthebest wrote:
Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:Ah well...that's it...Nishi froze...
I won't be watching the final tomorrow.
I can't think of a more depressing match-up.
You may enjoy Murray's game tomorrow, finally see his talent! Winking

Nadal + Toni + Murray + Mauresmo + Madrid crowd....naaaah that's a scene from hell for me!

look at the bright side! one will lose!

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Post by N2D2L Sun May 10, 2015 11:57 am

Murray will win, this isn't the Nadal of old.

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Post by summerblues Sun May 10, 2015 12:52 pm

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote: Murray did to Nishi what most attacking players often do to Murray's 2nd serve. Though Murray's first serve is well above Nishi's first.

 Murray had his plan clear. Attack Nishikori's Serves including the 1st serves right from the start of play.. Nishi know his serving is his weakness and with Murray attacking it and succeeding... he started to get nervous every time he was serving.

So good play by Murray. Nishi needs to get plan-B.
I missed the first set as I got the time of the match start wrong but from what I saw in the second set, I could not agree more. Andy was so aggressive on return. Let's see what he does today.

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