Re: Roland Garros 2015: Daily Prediction Game, Day 13 Friday Semi Final

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:44 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
There is going to be some serious dehydration after two sets.

Don't worry. They have everything they need in their bathroom cabinet. Winking

by luvsports! Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:46 pm

Murray serves well, he can be competitive. He doesn't, straight sets imo.

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:46 pm

Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
There is going to be some serious dehydration after two sets.
Don't worry. They have everything they need in their bathroom cabinet.

If there is stuff to eliminate dehydration after playing like this in 40 degrees...it really blows my mind!

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:49 pm

No love lost between these to "friends"... Murray already starting his mind games.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:50 pm

wow the speed at which Djoko went for that drop shot!

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:59 pm

You need nerves of steel to watch this...let alone to play.
It must feel terrible to lose a point in which you could've gone for the shot but chose to play safe...

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:02 pm

Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
There is going to be some serious dehydration after two sets.
Don't worry. They have everything they need in their bathroom cabinet.

Well, Nole is already dizzy.
That much for endless human limits..

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:02 pm

They're pretty much equal. But still you have the feeling Djoko can stick to this another 5 hours, Andy not.
Djoko is hurting Murray with dropshots. Murray sooner or later will start to feel those sprints to the net

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:03 pm

Did you hear that on Eurosport? Djoko was training earlier today his volleys but they were terrible so when he saw Murray he stopped the training session as he did not want Murray to see how bad he was volleying.....again according to Eurosport commentators.

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:04 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
There is going to be some serious dehydration after two sets.
Don't worry. They have everything they need in their bathroom cabinet.

Well, Nole is already dizzy.

Even about that, you have to worry. I promise you

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:04 pm

Tenez wrote:Did you hear that on Eurosport? Djoko was training earlier today his volleys but they were terrible so when he saw Murray he stopped the training session as he did not want Murray to see how bad he was volleying.....again according to Eurosport commentators.

Not that anyone here is tempted to volley...

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:05 pm

Tenez wrote:Did you hear that on Eurosport? Djoko was training earlier today his volleys but they were terrible so when he saw Murray he stopped the training session as he did not want Murray to see how bad he was volleying.....again according to Eurosport commentators.

does he really need netplay?

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:05 pm

gallery play wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
There is going to be some serious dehydration after two sets.
Don't worry. They have everything they need in their bathroom cabinet.

Well, Nole is already dizzy.
Even about that, you have to worry. I promise you

Yes, I know they are both cameleons, but Nole being a lighter one should prevail.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:06 pm

And one poor game will probably sorts the winner from the loser.

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:06 pm

I'm temted to say GSM Djokovic

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:08 pm

Tenez wrote:And one poor game will probably sorts the winner from the loser.

I can't say I'm complaining, but isn't it sad that a GS SF has come to that!

Mind you, Nole has already loosened up and going fir his FH now.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:08 pm

The key is actually Djoko lighter quicker mouvement. It gives Djoko so many more options.

by legendkillar Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:09 pm

That was an underwhelming and uninspiring first set Sad

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:11 pm

legendkillar wrote:That was an underwhelming and uninspiring first set

The first 2 games were good! Whistle

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:11 pm

legendkillar wrote:That was an underwhelming and uninspiring first set

What did you expect?
It's simply too hot today. They may be "elite" athletes, but only human.
Did you see Chatrier was half empty when the match started?
People had to go and refresh...it's tough to even sit there and do nothing.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:12 pm

But frankly....this is not Djoko or Murray fault! The conditions are simply wrong!

If you need to play like that to win, then there is something seriously wrong with the game.

Cause once again, the fittest will win.

by legendkillar Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:13 pm

Tenez wrote:
legendkillar wrote:That was an underwhelming and uninspiring first set
The first 2 games were good!

Then it went downhill after that. Andy's the gift that keeps on giving if you called Novak!

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:14 pm

Later on it will be cloudy but i don't even know we still have a match..

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:15 pm

Tenez wrote:But frankly....this is not Djoko or Murray fault! The conditions are simply wrong!

If you need to play like that to win, then there is something seriously wrong with the game.

Cause once again, the fittest will win.

I am not sure Murray is less fit. Only has more weight to carry around, not to mention all that ball muscling.
If only he played more gutsily like Cilic for example, those muscles would pay off.

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:18 pm

The superhuman bit for me is how they can keep focus for so long.

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:21 pm

noleisthebest wrote:The superhuman bit for me is how they can keep focus for so long.

The previous match took close to 4 hours..Played during the hottest part of the day

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:24 pm

Yes, but their rallies weren't long and neither muscle the
ball that much.
Murray and Nole are making each other run a lot. In all directions.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:25 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
Tenez wrote:But frankly....this is not Djoko or Murray fault! The conditions are simply wrong!

If you need to play like that to win, then there is something seriously wrong with the game.

Cause once again, the fittest will win.

I am not sure Murray is less fit. Only has more weight to carry around, not to mention all that ball muscling.
If only he played more gutsily like Cilic for example, those muscles would pay off.

Fittest means the one who will last longer.

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:25 pm

Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
Tenez wrote:But frankly....this is not Djoko or Murray fault! The conditions are simply wrong!

If you need to play like that to win, then there is something seriously wrong with the game.

Cause once again, the fittest will win.

I am not sure Murray is less fit. Only has more weight to carry around, not to mention all that ball muscling.
If only he played more gutsily like Cilic for example, those muscles would pay off.
Fittest means the one who will last longer.

I call that stamina.

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:26 pm

Wow, a FH volley!

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:30 pm

The HE at the FO is crap ...or HE is crap but we can only notice when on clay.

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:32 pm

Where did you see HE?

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:33 pm

Maybe the real final is Sunday after all....I certainly hope so!

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:34 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Where did you see HE?

Eurosport. Today alone 3 ball marks were different than HE.

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:34 pm

Murray looks spent, total loss of focus on that BP...

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:35 pm

Tenez wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:Where did you see HE?
Eurosport. Today alone 3 ball marks were different than HE.

I am watching on eurosport, but no HE Yikes

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:36 pm

Well Kokkinaki seems to have been Djoko's toughest opponent so far!

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:37 pm

Good that there is a bit of breeze, for everyone's sake!

Oh...not another netted overhead Nole!

Focus, man, focus!!!

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:38 pm

Don't you have the HD live version with Mercer and another commentator?

by legendkillar Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:39 pm

Seems the trainer worked his tricks on Andy Whistle

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:40 pm

Tenez wrote:Don't you have the HD live version with Mercer and another commentator?

I do, but I prefer no commentating option. And I am so grateful it exists!!!

by noleisthebest Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:43 pm

Tenez wrote:Well Kokkinaki seems to have been Djoko's toughest opponent so far!

Yes, and that's good!

I hope Kyrg is fit to play in Wimbledon, too. Kokki is good but lacks flair.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:43 pm

legendkillar wrote:Seems the trainer worked his tricks on Andy

Murray never lasts long v Djoko.

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:43 pm

Tenez wrote:Maybe the real final is Sunday after all....I certainly hope so!

I'm afraid not, for a good final we needed a dogfight now. This is a walk in the park for Djoko.
He's just too strong at the moment.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:48 pm

gallery play wrote:
Tenez wrote:Maybe the real final is Sunday after all....I certainly hope so!
I'm afraid not, for a good final we needed a dogfight now. This is a walk in the park for Djoko.
He's just too strong at the moment.

But Do you think Stan coudl do worse than Murray today?

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:52 pm

Djoko hasn't even been nervous..

So we have a player now that can run 2 marathons in 4 hours, sprint 100m in 10 seconds, makes 2 UE's in 5 matches and because all of that: doesn't feel a tiny bit of pressure.

We can only watch him taking all the titles..

by Autumnleaf Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:55 pm

The king is dead, long live the king.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:56 pm

gallery play wrote:Djoko hasn't even been nervous..

So we have a player now that can run 2 marathons in 4 hours, sprint 100m in 10 seconds, makes 2 UE's in 5 matches and because all of that: doesn't feel a tiny bit of pressure.

We can only watch him taking all the titles..

Yes but strange things have happened. I was not giving Stan much chance in AO14.

by Tenez Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:57 pm

Kokki has won 3 more games than any other player v Djoko so far!

by gallery play Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:57 pm

Tenez wrote:
gallery play wrote:
Tenez wrote:Maybe the real final is Sunday after all....I certainly hope so!
I'm afraid not, for a good final we needed a dogfight now. This is a walk in the park for Djoko.
He's just too strong at the moment.
But Do you think Stan coudl do worse than Murray today?

No, Stan played much better today. Especially before the heat got to him.
But Djoko is unstoppable under normal circumstances. Stan needs his best shot every rally. That's impossible.

The sad part is, you don't see Djoko doing anything special, bar his insane court coverage and his ability to avoid mistakes.

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