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Post by noleisthebest Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:55 am

SERBIA - CANADA

  • Date: 13 Sep - 15 Sep 2013
  • Venue: Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Start times: 
    Day 1: 1600 hrs (1400 hrs GMT)
    Day 2: 1600 hrs (1400 hrs GMT)
    Day 3: 1400 hrs (1200 hrs GMT)

  • Surface: Clay (Red Clay), Indoor


Team Serbia:                                                                            Team Canada:
Novak Djokovic                                                                          Milos Raonic
Janko Tipsarevic                                                                         Vasek Pospisil
Dusan Lajovic                                                                             Frank Dancevic
Nenad Zimonjic                                                                          Daniel Nestor

                                              H2H  0:0

Interesting to notice that Raonic and Dancevic are of Serbian origin, Nestor even born in Belgrade.
By a set of circumstances, NITB will be in Belgrade for the next few days and watching the entire rubber from row 6.

GO SERBIA!!!!!!  diva

                        CZECH REPUBLIC - ARGENTINA

  • Date: 13 Sep - 15 Sep 2013
  • Venue: O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Start times: 
    Day 1: 1500 hrs (1300 hrs GMT)
    Day 2: 1430 hrs (1230 hrs GMT)
    Day 3: 1400 hrs (1200 hrs GMT)

  • Surface: Hard (Novacrylic Ultracushion®️), Indoor

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Team Czech Republic:                                                                      Team Argentina:

Tomas Berdych                                                                               Juan Monaco            
Lucas Rosol                                                                                    Carlos Berlocq
Radek Stepanek                                                                              Horacio Zeballos
Jiri Vesely                                                                                      Leonardo Mayer

                                            H2H 4:1

Argentina playing without Del Potro have their chances reduced significantly.

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Final will be played on 15-17th of November.

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Post by noleisthebest Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:20 am

Also taking place this weekend are World Group Play-off matches:

Spain-Ukraine
Netherlands-Austria
Croatia-Great Britain
Switzerland-Equador
Germany-Brazil
Poland-Australia
Belgium-Israel
Japan-Colombia

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Post by paulcz Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:06 pm

noleisthebest wrote:
Interesting to notice that Raonic and Dancevic are of Serbian origin, Nestor even born in Belgrade.
By a set of circumstances, NITB will be in Belgrade for the next few days and watching the entire rubber from row 6.

That is great Nitb news and row 6 is superb, please tell Nole that he is the best Magic 

and the final could be with Czechs in Belgrade and Serbs have a lot of to pay back to Czechs from last year. That would be great to watch.

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Post by noleisthebest Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:43 am

Nole Pospisil opening play today diva  diva  diva

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Post by Tenez Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:58 pm

BBC wrote:The teenager, who won the US Open boys' title, made the Wimbledon champion work hard for the first set - the second game contained a 57-shot rally.
Isn't that a nice welcome lesson to today's tennis from Andy to Coric?

Now Coric will know what he needs to do to get "better"!

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Post by paulcz Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:31 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Nole Pospisil opening play today diva  diva  diva
Hi Nitb, Nole plays  with Vasek really well  Magic Step leads 2:0 in sets with Monaco and with a break in the third.
so the final Serbia with Czechs is a bit closer Cheers


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Post by noleisthebest Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:31 pm

Live from Belgrade Arena NITB has finally cracked the WI-FI code from some journalists!!!
5th set and Tips playing some really gutsy tennis, holding his own!

Great atmosphere!!!!!!

SR-BI-JA!!!!!! diva

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Post by noleisthebest Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:00 pm

Nole was good for someone who played USO final 5 days ago
He is on the bench cheering Tips with his his brothers.

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Post by paulcz Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:19 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Live from Belgrade Arena NITB has finally cracked the WI-FI code from some journalists!!!
5th set and Tips playing some really gutsy tennis, holding his own!

Great atmosphere!!!!!!

SR-BI-JA!!!!!!    diva
Janko IDEMOOOOO!!! Cheers

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Post by paulcz Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:23 pm

Step easily went through Monaco 3:0 and Berd with L. Mayer 3:1 in sets. So far the semi is going really well for Czechs..

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Post by noleisthebest Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:26 pm

7 all in the 5th between Tips snd Rao. I am sat right beneath the loudest group of children who are on their super cheering high... Laugh

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Post by noleisthebest Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:25 am

Day 2 iandit's doubles time, still mo idea who is playing, the only guaranteed players will be Nestor and Zimonjic but this time playing against each other...
Saw in he paper that Troicki is not allowed into Arena, even as a spectator; how sad and pathetic...

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Post by noleisthebest Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:25 pm

Atmosphere in Arena even crazier than yesterday diva
Zimonjic/Boziljac ( who scored the amazing win over Brian brothers in previous round) playing Nestor/ Pospisil.
Early break for Serbia, Canadian fans look really pro and well coordinated.
Wonderful skillful tenns and some amazing reaction time and superb voleying from 41 year old Nestor.
Zimonjic, 36, has a brilliant SBH flat return, he could give Roger a lesson in that shot!
Doubles are so underrated and a real breath of fresh air in this age of physical athletic baseline-fest

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Post by noleisthebest Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:10 pm

That was a great set of tennis right down to a see-saw of a tiebreak.
Some exquisite volleying from Zimonjic, the match is real fun to watch esp. live.

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Post by noleisthebest Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:36 pm

2:1 Serbia diva diva diva

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Post by noleisthebest Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:11 pm

4th set TB!!!!! Yikes

SR-BI-JA !!! tennisball

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Post by noleisthebest Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:35 pm

5th set....my head is amazingly ache-free from all the noise around me. I am in the middle of the loudest and maddest bunch here...all 10 year olds Laugh

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Post by paulcz Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:00 pm

Czechs lead 3:0 with Argentna and already wait for their opponents for the second consequent final.
I wish Janko to win his match with Vasek tomorrow, although Vasek is my favorite player from all youngsters. That could be another five setters, the third. Not easy task for Janko tomorrow.

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:42 am

Last day today and Serbia need to win both matches.
Nole first against Raonic followed by Tipsarevic Pospsil, should br great fun.
Atmosphere was mad yeasterday, I'm expecting roof to blow off today diva


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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:09 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Last day today and Serbia need to win both matches.
Nole first against Raonic followed by Tipsarevic Pospsil, should br great fun.
Atmosphere was mad yeasterday, I'm expecting roof to blow off today diva

Absolutely Big Grin. I will check Nole`match now and then and then  I will look at the Tips with Vasek.  I really like the way Vasek plays, all court gutsy tennis with a cool head.
It is not a long time when Vasek considered playing for Czechs. He spent a lot of time playing in Czech r. with  our best  players. He lived not far away from my place. I expect he is going to move up at ranking very soon. 

So, that match will be his greatest for now, really looking forward to it.

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:39 pm

I like Vasek as well.
Him and Zimonjic played the nicest tenns of all players this weekend.
Vasek is better than Raonic, strikes the ball very smoothly and great at the net, very pleasant temper, too.
Raonic is not bad, but really 1D even now against Nole hsppy to rally for ever from the baseline, even on his serve, there is no way he is going to last the match in that mode.
A d as I type this Nole breaks diva !!!!

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:11 pm

Tie-break!!!! and 5 set points for NO -LEEE!!!

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:06 pm

Total pandemonium in Belgrade, Nole has set the house on fire!

diva diva diva diva diva diva

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:30 pm

That was a complete demolition from Nole Bubbly

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:32 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Total pandemonium in Belgrade, Nole has set the house on fire!

diva  diva  diva  diva  diva  diva
Fire brigade is going to wake up !! sleepy 

That is different when Nole plays by his heart, great job done by Nole. musicalnote 

The five match will be monstrous. If the score is tight, then Tipsy is going to have difficult times.
I want to Tipsy win, but like Vasek`s game, so headhurts


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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:36 pm

noleisthebest wrote:That was a complete demolition from Nole Bubbly
Milos does not run on the court, but he shifts from side to side. His tennis is unwatchable for me. But there is another  one, who is nobody able to overcome in this aspect Winking

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:50 pm

Yes, Milos does not have anything going for him visually.
I hope Janko wins this match Serbia Czech Republic in Belgrade would be a fantastic final!

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:50 pm

Yes, Milos does not have anything going for him visually.
I hope Janko wins this match Serbia Czech Republic in Belgrade would be a fantastic final!

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:50 pm

Canada equaled its the best result in Davis cup, which is semi (the first time they played in 1913). So, quite long time to wait to repeat it.

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:52 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Yes, Milos does not have anything going for him visually.
I hope Janko wins this match Serbia Czech Republic in Belgrade would be a fantastic final!
Stepanek is surely travelling with Petra Kvitova, what a poor girl Big Grin

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:13 pm

I can't wait to see Tipsarevic play Stepanek, esp after their last DC "handshake" Laugh

As for Petra...I am not surprised. After that 16 year old toyboy, she must have realised that nothing beats an "oldie's" charm.

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:19 pm

Vasek playing very well.
Tips also up fot a dogfight, should be a hood match.

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:38 pm

noleisthebest wrote:I can't wait to see Tipsarevic play Stepanek, esp after their last DC "handshake" Laugh

As for Petra...I am not surprised. After that 16 year old toyboy, she must have realised that nothing beats an "oldie's" charm.
Big Grin exactly, "oldie's" horses charm is nobody to beat.Step is already classic in chasing tennis women players in our waters Whistle 

Petra's game fluctuates in the same way as her boyfrends' style Big Grin

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:14 pm

I can't see Vasek winning this match, although he is making Tips's life quite difficult.

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:22 pm

noleisthebest wrote:I can't see Vasek winning this match, although he is making Tips's life quite difficult.
This first set seems to be the key. If Vasek is broken in the second then I think Tips will take it. But Tips is in defense for much time. Quite difficult for Vasek to hold his composure and focus on the game.
Tips looks a bit slower than he used to be, but good on serve and skillful at the net.

Btw, Rosol lost with Zeballos from two matchpoints in three sets (it is played as BO3), nothing surprising.

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:47 pm

Tips looks a lot better live than on TV.
He is able to generate a lot of pace both attacking and esp defending, and he is very fast, able to chase down and return some very good drop shots from Vasek.
He may look slow because of the thickness of his legs but is almost always perfectly placed on every ball which is quite something against someone who strikes the ball as well and fast as Vasek.
I feel sorry for Vasek as he has been playing all three days and had a long 5 set doubles match yesterday.
I hope this experience encourages him as he seems to be a really nice guy as well as a player.

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:05 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Tips looks a lot better live than on TV.
He is able to generate a lot of pace both attacking and esp defending, and he is very fast, able to chase down and return some very good drop shots from Vasek.
He may look slow because of the thickness of his legs but is almost always perfectly placed on every ball which is quite something against someone who strikes the ball as well and fast as Vasek.
I feel sorry for Vasek as he has been playing all three days and had a long 5 set doubles match yesterday.
I hope this experience encourages him as he seems to be a really nice guy as well as a player.
Exactly. Tips is quite fast when chasing down the balls with very good anticipation. He plays well focused.

That match is really mentally hard to play for Vasek. But no doubts that it helps him in future.

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Post by noleisthebest Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:50 pm

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! diva Bubbly cracker Applause

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Post by paulcz Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:54 pm

Congratulations Thumbs Up   
As I expected Tipsy made it quite thrilling at the end. But well played.

So, Serbia against Czechs in November.

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