ATP MASTERS 1000: Paris Bercy

Daddy Cool does it

I feel sorry for Nishi and Ferru...they won't start their slug before 11 PM local time...

5:2 for Nole in the 2nd set, I think I'm safe to turn the sound & commentating on...

Nole keeps going through his draw like a knife through butter, impressive!

He played very well tonight.

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

Tenez wrote:Thx both. Not sure il have time to go at the end.

"both" is actually "nitb" spellchecked with my iphone.

I was wondering if that meant for both posts....funny NITB got spell-checked like that!

wait...did you say iphone!!!!
Admit it, you love it and can't believe you so stubbornly refused to get one for years

I hate it. I have 2 phones....the BBerry is my fav one.

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

Tenez wrote:Thx both. Not sure il have time to go at the end.

"both" is actually "nitb" spellchecked with my iphone.

I was wondering if that meant for both posts....funny NITB got spell-checked like that!

wait...did you say iphone!!!!
Admit it, you love it and can't believe you so stubbornly refused to get one for years

I hate it. I have 2 phones....the BBerry is my fav one.

Which iPhone do you have ? (They're miles better than BBs)

5s

And I have a very old BBerry.

Tenez wrote:5s

And I have a very old BBerry.

I have the 5S as well. My dad used to have a BBery.

Honestlyyyyy... iPhone is leagues ahead.
All the apps, HD screen, login with your fingerprint; all BB has is the annoying keyboard.

Yes the apps are great....but I don;t use them. I am only interested in emails and texting.

Nishi wins! So it's Djoko, feds, Stan, Murray, Nishi, Cilic, Berd brain & Raonic.

Rather disappointing day for me.  I was thinking I would at least get to watch Fed over the weekend.

Race for #1 is now most likely lost and it is out of his hands.

Truffin, I am not sure why you are so hopeful that he might sneak a few weeks at #1 after YE.  He might do it, but I was almost thinking this year was the easier path to get there - Fed is defending more points than Nole at the AO, so unless he outperforms him there, he will be falling further back.

I guess he will now have to win AO and get the #1 that way - I suppose that is the right way to get to #1 anyway, so that will be my plan.

I can't quite explain it, but suddenly, the WTF does not look that appealing.
Nole, Fed, Murray....and partly Nishi the only one worth watching there.

The rest are a bunch of opportunistic chokers more or less.

Tenez wrote:5s

And I have a very old BBerry.

Now I understand.

Nishi

Tough one to call, but Nole should be able to put Nishi away.
Look forward to some first class baseline tennis.

Raobokop Serving Tree needs to be put in his place tomorrow by some proper talent

IDEMO MAJSTOREEEE!!!!

Nishi's back looks a bit stiff on the serve and Nole hasn't cottoned on yet.
If only He had Toni for his uncle...

I don't know what time Nishi finished his gruel last night, but it can't be easy for him to play now.
I hope whatever is bothering him now goes away before London.

Did anyone notice how huge Nishi's legs have become?!!!

That was a sweet FH from Nole!

That was rather one-sided; Nishi had no serve.

Easy-peasy-Japnesey!

noleisthebest wrote:Did anyone notice how huge Nishi's legs have become?!!!

I have...like Chang's legs back then!

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:Did anyone notice how huge Nishi's legs have become?!!!

I have...like Chang's legs back then!

Do you reckon Nishi could win RG like Chang?

I have been  impressed the most by Rao so far. He played his best match with Fed and his game showed another improvement and stronger mentality also in his today's match with Berd. He has become the player who can beat everybody on hc. He has improved his backhand to a very solid stroke and these shots against Fed were decisive in their match. He looks very strong mentally and his move also looks better than some months  ago. He represents the biggest artillery in current tennis.
He doesn't panic on the court. He is going to become a nightmare for top players.


I am very curious whether The firing sleeve will keep his composure tomorrow and Nole will make him run and force to errors. I expect a very interesting match and very important for both.

I refuse to jump on Raonic bandwagon just because he edged past very tired Federer yesterday and a player that moves slower than him today.

The guy is a 1d serving tree and a choker, with limited shot selection.

He cracks as soon as his serve gets broken as he has nothing to back it up with. No plan B.

His tennis is so dull and artificial, I'm really disappointed about him making it to final 8 in London.

There are going to be plenty of empty seats in his matches...

noleisthebest wrote:I refuse to jump on Raonic bandwagon just because he edged past very tired Federer yesterday and a player that moves slower than him today.

The guy is a 1d serving tree and a choker, with limited shot selection.

He cracks as soon as his serve gets broken as he has nothing to back it up with. No plan B.

His tennis is so dull and artificial, I'm really disappointed about him making it to final 8 in London.

There are going to be plenty of empty seats in his matches...

I don't usually root for Berd, but today I caught myself to wish he managed to turn the match around and get to the final. Rao looks more like a Halloween bogey than a tennis player. No way I jump on his bandwagon, he is a kind of player who is not that far from the worst clown ever re watchability.
I look at him as a kind of strangeness at tennis. There are a couple of things, which fascinates me. His composure and calm and sticking to the tactics and these all things combined with his continuing improvements makes me see him as a nightmare. Nevertheless his potential is not fully utilized yet.
He is the same height as Berd, but when he stretches at the net and when serving, he looks as if he had a couple of inches more than Berd, he looks quite strange on the court.

I didn't watch the match today, but definitely wanted Berd to win.
Raonic, I just can't stand his on court presence, it's a complete turn off.
I can see why you view him as a nightmare as he does have that overbearing initial advantage; but his serve, however effective and fast - lacks something.
He makes good clean contact but like the rest of his game it's kind of learnt, not instinctive.
It's a weapon, but a fragile one.
Players with 100% natural serve are looser in their mind, Raonic is one big cramp.

Everything else about the limited repertoire of  his shots is ok, an afterthought...and really that is not what tennis is about.

When you listen to him talk, it's the same as his game: a bold front full of theoretical cliches which is just very thin veneer.

It has all managed to somehow get him in top 8.

I hope Nole trounces him tomorrow.

Which blinking time-zone is this forum on, I swear such a time zone doesn't even exist.

It's the OTF time zone

I wonder if the crowd is finally going to be on Nole's side today!

I expect I will be quite neutral today - I want young guys to do well, but I also find Raonic's game more boring than Nole's.

The time has come.
Nole playing for his 20th Masters 1000 title, and 600th match win.
And the first one as a dad.


IDEMO MAJSTOREEEEEEE!!!!!!  

summerblues wrote:I expect I will be quite neutral today - I want young guys to do well, but I also find Raonic's game more boring than Nole's.

Come on SB, do your thing for Nole!!!!
Don't you get bored of being neutral!!!!!!

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Which blinking time-zone is this forum on, I swear such a time zone doesn't even exist.

Dearest Jung-On, is this time zone not somewhere in your neck of the woods?

summerblues wrote:

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Which blinking time-zone is this forum on, I swear such a time zone doesn't even exist.

Dearest Jung-On, is this time zone not somewhere in your neck of the woods?

Mr Flirt strikes again!

noleisthebest wrote:Don't you get bored of being neutral!!!!!!

I do find being neutral boring.  For example, I quite like watching not only Fed's but also Rafa's matches - in Rafa's case I just always root against him.

But in this case I honestly do not know who I will end up rooting for - I will find out as we go along.

noleisthebest wrote:

summerblues wrote:

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Which blinking time-zone is this forum on, I swear such a time zone doesn't even exist.

Dearest Jung-On, is this time zone not somewhere in your neck of the woods?

Mr Flirt strikes again!

More importantly, it looks like I misspelled the leader's name.

summerblues wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

summerblues wrote:

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Which blinking time-zone is this forum on, I swear such a time zone doesn't even exist.

Dearest Jung-On, is this time zone not somewhere in your neck of the woods?

Mr Flirt strikes again!

More importantly, it looks like I misspelled the leader's name.

That's because you were nervous typing!
Love tends to do it to people....hopefully Kim won't be too upset.

I want Nole to bagel Raonic!
That would be cool
Daddy cool.

YESSSS!!!

2:0

Nole made it look rather easy.

Yes, some call it talent  

3:0

You call it talent.

And what do YOU call it?

For a moment I thought we might have a bagel.

summerblues wrote:

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Which blinking time-zone is this forum on, I swear such a time zone doesn't even exist.

Dearest Jung-On, is this time zone not somewhere in your neck of the woods?

It's not, not even close, I don't think the place with this timezone even has any woods for people to have their neck in. I doubt it's even on earth, we are probably on some Martian time zone.

noleisthebest wrote:And what do YOU call it?

Of course he is talented, but there is far more to his success than that.

Kim Jong-Un wrote:It's not, not even close, I don't think the place with this timezone even has any woods for people to have their neck in. I doubt it's even on earth, we are probably on some Martian time zone.

Really? I had a quick look and I thought it was - at least on my computer - showing as 1hr ahead of Pyongyang.

Like what?
What else but talent do you think is helping Nole return Raonic's serve with ease standing ON the baseline?

summerblues wrote:

Kim Jong-Un wrote:It's not, not even close, I don't think the place with this timezone even has any woods for people to have their neck in. I doubt it's even on earth, we are probably on some Martian time zone.

Really?  I had a quick look and I thought it was - at least on my computer - showing as 1hr ahead of Pyongyang.

No it's not, here in Pyongyang I have decided to follow GMT to show how our society is a lot more like the west than people think.