Re: WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:45 pm

I can't wait for the other semi.
Any predictions?
I'm going for Fed in 3.

by summerblues Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:51 pm

noleisthebest wrote:I can't wait for the other semi.
Any predictions?
I'm going for Fed in 3.

I have no idea there. Judging by form, I would have to go with Andy, perhaps even a straightforward win. But this being WTF I cannot bring myself to write Fed off. But if pressed, I would pick Andy.

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:59 pm

I am sooooo happy Nole is in the final and I can just sit back and enjoy the other semi.
Murray is beatable in O2.
It really all depends on Federer in my opinion, he has to play his attacking game right from the start.
A lot will depend on how much his heart is in this all and how hungry he really is.

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:01 pm

I'll let you into a secret: at one stage, when Delpo broke in the 2nd set, I was mentally shredding my ticket into tiniest pieces of confetti WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 2998105013

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by luvsports! Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:02 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
luvsports! wrote:he said two or three times, it deffo was a double bounce.

They are very similar, come on take ya head out of the sand!

I'll take my head out of the sand when you book an appointment with the optician ....

haha! good line there, may i use that sometime? Big Grin

by Tenez Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:03 pm

Murray in 2 comfy sets. 3 and 4 or 3 and 5?

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:07 pm

Tenez wrote:Murray in 2 comfy sets. 3 and 4 or 3 and 5?

Why comfy?

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:12 pm

luvsports! wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
luvsports! wrote:he said two or three times, it deffo was a double bounce.

They are very similar, come on take ya head out of the sand!

I'll take my head out of the sand when you book an appointment with the optician ....

haha! good line there, may i use that sometime?

Quick, before I patent it!

BTW, I never saw it was a double bounce, esp not triple as Delpo suggested it. Nor that Llayani admitted he was wrong. It's hard when your head's in the sand, isn't it Winking

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by luvsports! Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:28 pm

haha cheers bud!

i agree the first angle they showed i thought it wasn't a double but when they did it in super slo mo and from side on it was pretty clear.

by Veejay Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:32 pm

Missed the end of the second set and the 3rd...glad to see Djokovic pulled through,but kudos to Del Potro...he could be a serious threat next season

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:43 pm

So am I the only one here that believes in Fed tonight?

by luvsports! Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:47 pm

I think feds is more tired than me and I've been reading 100's of journals and articles today for the dissertation as well as going for a quick 40 miler and planning this damn essay!

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:48 pm

luvsports! wrote:I think feds is more tired than me and I've been reading 100's of journals and articles today for the dissertation as well as going for a quick 40 miler and planning this damn essay!

what's a quick 40 miler?

by luvsports! Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:55 pm

40 miles on the bike with the pawwwpaaa. Getting back into training after injury so happy to be back Big Grin

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:07 pm

luvsports! wrote:40 miles on the bike with the pawwwpaaa. Getting back into training after injury so happy to be back

Well done! Nothing worse than being injured and not being able to do any sports....
I have no idea what pawwwpaaa is, though, new English?

by luvsports! Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:22 pm

thanks bud, I know tell me about it especially if you are as injury prone as I am.
haha thats my nickname for my dad, paaaawwwwppaaa. He nursed me home the last 10 miles, struggling to stay on his back wheel, upped the pace from last time but its a good pain smiley

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:38 pm

luvsports! wrote:thanks bud, I know tell me about it especially if you are as injury prone as I am.
haha thats my nickname for my dad, paaaawwwwppaaa. He nursed me home the last 10 miles, struggling to stay on his back wheel, upped the pace from last time but its a good pain

I'm not injury prone now because I've learnt to look after myself, although it's sometimes hard as you ignore the warning signs and keep going. Had my fair share but not too much.
It's the spirit that's giving me the trouble, pushing me all the time, and those spinning instructors brainwashing us that our bodies will do anything we ask of them WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 563610107

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by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:48 pm

Second semi-final about to start.

Federer - Murray time, Heart-beat. Very exciting.

To a good match WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 83870220

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:50 pm

Fed looking a bit nervous.

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:58 pm

SR wrote:

1) If RF was really SO out of form, how did he manage to play the
2^nd set so swiftly and almost flawlessly? Where did he get that energy
to leap like a frog all over the court for the entire duration of this winning set?

2) Having seen his commanding form in the 2^nd set, how can you know for sure his drop of form before and after the 2^nd set
is natural or not?

3) Federer said: I was thinking more about David than about (the semis vs) Andy & Novak; more disappointed for him than I am about losing today.”

Why was Ferrer a factor? What’s your interpretation of his statement that he wasn't that disappointed about losing? In other words, he was virtually saying he didn't mind the loss to delpo!! i'm sure you've followed Roger for a long time. How many times have you heard him suggest he's more disappointed for another player's result rather than his own loss?

4) Why do you think a 0-slam Ferrer is a tougher opponent for Djoko than a 1-slam Delpo who’s actually won a final on the biggest stage?

Thanks in advance.

i just got back home so and settling down to watch the semi so i'll reply your post quickly:
* 1 great set and a sloppy next one is what we've seen many times this year. Not unsual for Federer. BTW: why would he play so well the second while he was planning to lose?
* in the round robin format Fed never did anything fishy. In 2006 (or 2007) he sent one of his best friends Lubo home in the third match, while he was qualified already. He may have tanked a few matches in his career but never when other player were dependent on the result
* Fed felt bad for Ferrer because he wanted to give a better shot at it
* Djoko was going to win anyway, but 3 tough sets against ferrer are more exhausting than 3 sets against Delpo

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:04 pm

Robbie K. disappointingly sucking up to the Brits.

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:04 pm

Noticed this before, Murray's slice DTL is a effective respons to Fed's CC slice. In the past he didn't know what to do with it..

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:06 pm

Why is Fed pushing the ball down the middle again?

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:06 pm

Fed has no confidence at all. Average groundstroke speed is pathetic really. And if he speeds up, it's out

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:07 pm

gallery play wrote:Fed has no confidence at all. Average groundstroke speed is pathetic really. And if he speeds up, it's out

yes, weird...and annoying to watch. Going down so meekly.

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:08 pm

Anyone still believe Fed's bad form yesterday was fake?

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:09 pm

That's more like it WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 650269930

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:10 pm

gallery play wrote:Anyone still believe Fed's bad form yesterday was fake?

I still think he'll beat Murray, shame I can't be there to tell him!

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:13 pm

a step too slow affecting his FH WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 1371890812

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:15 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
gallery play wrote:Anyone still believe Fed's bad form yesterday was fake?

I still think he'll beat Murray

nope. Later on you'll see Murray won't have to take any risk at all to win points and cut down his errors further. Fed will go down quick like i said yesterday.

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:18 pm

we'll see

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by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:28 pm

That was one phenomenal volley WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 151447854

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:33 pm

Mr Testosterone's back at last WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 4006036031

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:36 pm

Where IS everyone ?

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:37 pm

Ok fair enough, this is not what i expected.
I really think Murray is attacking more than he should for his own good. It's like he doesn't notice Fed is not in the best form

by Tenez Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:42 pm

What happened? I started watching Fed was a break down then the link brike and now it's 5/4 Federer.

by Tenez Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:43 pm

Don't you think GP MUrray is ridiculously fit nowadays? He has bigger arms than Nadal, twice as big legs....

It's absurd.

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:44 pm

I don't think Murray's attacking, just bludgeoning the ball into Fed's backhand.

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:45 pm

Tenez wrote:What happened? I started watching Fed was a break down then the link brike and now it's 5/4 Federer.

Just as I thought, Murray running out of his one-dimensional steam.

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:46 pm

Tenez wrote:What happened? I started watching Fed was a break down then the link brike and now it's 5/4 Federer.

Fed got the break back without doing anything special. Murray hit 12/14 UE's...this tells a lot.

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:47 pm

Tenez wrote:Don't you think GP MUrray is ridiculously fit nowadays? He has bigger arms than Nadal, twice as big legs....

It's absurd.

yeah, like the hulk in slow-mo

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:49 pm

Oooooooh THAT backhand WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 2774444739

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:49 pm

Point of the match so far.

Does anyone remember the halfvolley backhand against Blake wtf 2006?

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:50 pm

Expect the ultra-aggressive Murray in tie-break. If Fed contains him, he'll win in straights.

by Tenez Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:51 pm

Yes I remember...This one is nearly as good.

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:53 pm

pffff, he touched the ball twice there..really bad timing

by noleisthebest Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:59 pm

he,he....takes a Nole fan to show some belief WORLD TOUR FINALS 2012, London - Page 10 1071211947

by Tenez Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:00 pm

Federer is a genius. win or lose this match.

It's unbelieveable the difference in talent between a Federer and the other top players. Huge gap!

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:00 pm

It's quickness and hectic character of the TB why Fed is so succesful in those. Fed plays TB's instinctively. Ideal when going through a slump

by gallery play Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:01 pm

What about this statement: "Fed has played his best tennis in TB's, throughout his career"

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