Re: ATP Masters 1000: Cinncinati

by luvsports! on Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:08 am

To pipe down a pugnacious and stubborn mate Winking

by noleisthebest on Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:14 pm

I enjoyed both matches yesterday.

Felt really sorry for Dolgo. The day he cuts his hair short he'll be able ro rein his aggression.

Fed was magic. I am left for words to express how good he is.

Tragically, I have to go to The Globe tonight and won't see the final. Unless I there is wi-fi there....

Should be a great match.

by luvsports! on Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:31 pm

You;re going to the Globe!!?!?! Amazing!

Love that place. Went earlier this summer. What you seeing?
Much ado about nothing? As you like it? History.

by noleisthebest on Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:00 pm

Richard II.

I studied Shakespeare for my degree, but never saw this one.

by luvsports! on Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:12 pm

Standing for £5? Big Grin

Pimms?

by noleisthebest on Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:33 pm

Strangely, I only enjoy Pimms in Wimbledon.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:22 pm

Good move to go to the Globe....cause we are not going to be nice with Djoko tonight! Winking

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by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:25 pm

Tenez wrote:Good move to go to the Globe....cause we are not going to be nice with Djoko tonight! .

Indeed. No more Mr. Nice guy Big Grin

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:27 pm

Federer playing well.....already 2 BPs wasted though!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:29 pm

The difference in shot making quality cannot be wider!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:34 pm

3BPs wasted already...more than he had v Murray at teh same stage.

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:35 pm

Tenez wrote:The difference in shot making quality cannot be wider!

The creator against the destructor

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:38 pm

gallery play wrote:
Tenez wrote:The difference in shot making quality cannot be wider!
The creator against the destructor

Exactly! they often go hand in hand!

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:42 pm

Does anyone remember how Forrest Gump played table tennis? That's how Djoko plays tennis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJP5svbymi0

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:44 pm

the score is certainly not telling the story. 4 BPs wasted whereas Fed only lost 3 points on his serve. ..yet 4/3 Djoko!...and fear for Fed's next serve.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:44 pm

gallery play wrote:Does anyone remember how Forrest Gump played table tennis? That's how Djoko plays tennis.

Exact;y!

No a single ball is whacked (hit at full capacity)....or hit with passion! Only "containing" tennis.

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:45 pm

Tenez wrote:
gallery play wrote:Does anyone remember how Forrest Gump played table tennis? That's how Djoko plays tennis.
Exact;y!

No a single ball is whacked....or hit with passion!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJP5svbymi0

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:53 pm

Lucky Fed...but deserved luck frankly.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:55 pm

Djoko plays so softly that he doesn;t give Fed any pace to get at!

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:56 pm

In the past Fed read Djoko's serve better. I can't remember Djoko getting so many free points on serve a few years ago

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:00 pm

o no, there's the becker-like outburst again. Do we have to go through that same cycle every match? What's next? first a MTO and then extra grunting on the big points?

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:01 pm

gallery play wrote:In the past Fed read Djoko's serve better. I can't remember Djoko getting so many free points on serve a few years ago

I guess he is trying to do more with the return!

Only 5 points lost on his serve in 6 games!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:02 pm

Djoko is playing softer than Hewitt!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:03 pm

Did you see that return??????? he was not doing that before!

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:04 pm

that was the 'earliest' return i even saw

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:06 pm

McEnroe would have been proud of it....but to be fair Djoko's second serve was so conservative.

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:06 pm

pfff, what a TB. A worthy number one would stop playing tennis after that lesson..

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:07 pm

Djoko...yet to win a set in Cincy's final!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:08 pm

gallery play wrote:pfff, what a TB. A worthy number one would stop playing tennis after that lesson..

Tu me fais marrer! (You make me laugh! )

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:08 pm

Tenez wrote:Did you see that return??????? he was not doing that before!

He did it a few times yesterday and other matches this week. Yesterday he told he started doing it in practice sessions for fun but it worked quite well so het started doing it in matches. Genius. Play like you practice. Only the greatest can do that.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:11 pm

The new racquet is certainly helping his serving a lot.

If only he had made the move to the new racquet 10 years ago!

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:14 pm

Tenez wrote:The new racquet is certainly helping his serving a lot.

If only he had made the move to the new racquet 10 years ago!

o yeah. Or in 2008. That was a ideal year to make the transistion

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:18 pm

My point that Federer on form is probably more troubled by Murray than Djoko carries some strength. Murray was hurting Fed more yetserday on his serve. had Fed converted one of those BP in the first set...it woudl be a pretty straight forward win for Fed.

But I guess the strength of Djko is now...when it comes closer to the end of match.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:19 pm

Djoko throwing the long rallies on!

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:22 pm

Tenez wrote:Djoko throwing the long rallies on!

You could see Djoko was taking a deep breath to make a comeback, made it tricky for Fed. But Fed's was too fast ending the points.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:29 pm

C'mpn Fed! Put him out of his misery!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:32 pm

That's where Djo is dangerous. You think he is dead and burried....

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:33 pm

Yeah, after 3 bp's Fed should have taken the second break. This is tricky.

by luvsports! on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:34 pm

gallery play wrote:Does anyone remember how Forrest Gump played table tennis? That's how Djoko plays tennis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJP5svbymi0

Yes but one is hilarious and a legend. The other is Novak.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:36 pm

Look how fed is tired.....

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:36 pm

Djoko is in his no-error mode, Fed really has to go for it

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:39 pm

Tenez wrote:Look how fed is tired.....

Yes he does. He has to win this set. Both men know

by luvsports! on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:41 pm

Here we go. Serving for the match.

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:42 pm

Now serve it out Fed.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:43 pm

That will shut Becker up!

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:45 pm

And again the tournament with a decent speed is won by the 'real' number one Winking

by gallery play on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:46 pm

Wow, now i see the stats, i realize how one-sided it really was!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:48 pm

gallery play wrote:And again the tournament with a decent speed is won by the 'real' number one

Exactly......it makes such a difference...f Wimby had proper balls....it would not be close.

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:50 pm

No golden Masters for Djoko, no number 2 spot for Murray! What a result!

by Tenez on Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:52 pm

gallery play wrote:Wow, now i see the stats, i realize how one-sided it really was!

yes that 's what I was saying about the 1st set!

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