US open 2012: ATP Matches of the Day: Day 5

Another day passed and another comback from 0-2 sets down. Roddick announced this US open to be his last tournament as a pro. I think Davydenko is about to announce the same sooner than later. We move on to the Day5. Tsonga became the highest seed to fall. Clearing whatever little hurdle remained in the QF for Murray.

We now have nitb leading the points table. But she is not too far from anyone's reach, except my . Now I'll just pick the one's I don't want to pick.

1. Andy Roddick (USA)[20]
vs.
Bernard Tomic (AUS)

2. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[7]
vs.
Ryan Harrison (USA)

3. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
vs.
John Isner (USA)[9]

4. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)[14]
vs.
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)

5. Gilles Muller (LUX)
vs.
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

6. Steve Johnson (USA)
vs.
Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

1. Andy Roddick (USA)[20]

2. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[7]

3. John Isner (USA)[9]

4. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR)[14]

5. Gilles Muller (LUX)

6. Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Roddick

Del Potro

Isner

Dolgopolov

Hewitt

Gulbis

My Picks

1. Tomic
2. delpo
3. Nieminen
4. Bagdatis
5. Hewitt
6. Johnson

SR wrote:Roddick

Del Potro

Isner

Dolgopolov

Hewitt

Gulbis

Thanks for joining the prediction game. A bit late but, you may still beat me.

1. Bernard Tomic (AUS)

2. Ryan Harrison (USA) I am not convinced by Delpo's form

3. John Isner (USA)[9]

4. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)

5. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

6. Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

SR wrote:
Late comers are never very reliable. I'll be last.

You need to see the points table SR . I'm in the prediction game since day-1 and I'm virtually on zero points. So we are just about the same.

I am one tired tennis fan....and rotla, you are not making life any easier

Tomic, Del Potro, Isner, Dolgopolov, Hewitt, Gulbis....

Opps. I pressed "edit" button instead of quote

noleisthebest wrote:I am one tired tennis fan....and rotla, you are not making life any easier

Tomic, Del Potro, Isner, Dolgopolov, Hewitt, Gulbis....

Easy for you still. You are the table topper and I'm on sub zero.

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:

Easy for you still. You are the table topper and I'm on sub zero.

I'll be happy so long as I'm not last at the end. Even then, I will have made everyone else look good! Who cares But I do like the game as it makes following the tournament totally different for me now, I found myself cheering for players I never would've otherwise (Andreev )
Also, it's quite interesting is to observe other posters and how they react to their highs and lows

Well done NITB!!! You are certainly doing your best to make us look crap!!!


Standings as on 31-Aug-2012:

Points:

nitb: 105 + 146 = 251

sphairistike: 83 + 116 = 199
tenez: 111 + 20 = 131
laverfan: -24 +146 = 122
wow: 47 + 58 = 105

rotla: 29 -24 = 5

Tenez wrote:Well done NITB!!! You are certainly doing your best to make us look crap!!!


Standings as on 31-Aug-2012:

Points:

nitb: 105 + 146 = 251

sphairistike: 83 + 116 = 199
tenez: 111 + 20 = 131
laverfan: -24 +146 = 122
wow: 47 + 58 = 105

rotla: 29 -24 = 5

Oh, this is just day 5, I'm sure I'll plumet towards the end and then you'll be looking dashing as always

noleisthebest wrote:
Oh, this is just day 5, I'm sure I'll plumet towards the end and then you'll be looking dashing as always

You right! It's interesting to see how posters react to their highs and lows. Some play the modest, nonchalent card, showing signs of superstition even!

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:
Oh, this is just day 5, I'm sure I'll plumet towards the end and then you'll be looking dashing as always

You right! It's interesting to see how posters react to their highs and lows. Some play the modest, nonchalent card, showing signs of superstition even!

We'll have to have a trophy presentation at the end and the winner and runner up to give a speech (sponsors, ball-kids thanking the lot!)

Tenez wrote:Well done NITB!!! You are certainly doing your best to make us look crap!!!


Standings as on 31-Aug-2012:

Points:

nitb: 105 + 146 = 251

sphairistike: 83 + 116 = 199
tenez: 111 + 20 = 131
laverfan: -24 +146 = 122
wow: 47 + 58 = 105

rotla: 29 -24 = 5

I would have been in far better position if that Almaggot had not won, hate him

noleisthebest wrote:

We'll have to have a trophy presentation at the end and the winner and runner up to give a speech (sponsors, ball-kids thanking the lot!)

I would tank just to listen to your speech.

You tank?

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:
Oh, this is just day 5, I'm sure I'll plumet towards the end and then you'll be looking dashing as always

You right! It's interesting to see how posters react to their highs and lows. Some play the modest, nonchalent card, showing signs of superstition even!

Nitb is playing her Nadal

More seriously (just noticed my picks differ from nitb by only one so I'd better be right on that one! ):
1. Roddick (and yes you guessed it, this is the one, he is retiring soon so he'd better win, plus you all know by now I don't like Tomic and think he doesn't deserve to be in R2 in the first place!)
2. Del Potro
3. Isner
4. Dolgopolov
5. Hewitt
6. Gulbis

sphairistike wrote:

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:
Oh, this is just day 5, I'm sure I'll plumet towards the end and then you'll be looking dashing as always

You right! It's interesting to see how posters react to their highs and lows. Some play the modest, nonchalent card, showing signs of superstition even!

Nitb is playing her Nadal

I can put up with a lot, but MY name to be in the same sentence as THAT one

Kohlschreiber - Paire should be a good match. It's on court 13 and I hope it's televised.

where is laverfan? She hasn't made her choices?

Unable to make choices have only one option left: award negative for all possible matches for the day.

The matches are about to start.

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:where is laverfan? She hasn't made her choices?

Unable to make choices have only one option left: award negative for all possible matches for the day.

The matches are about to start.

Maybe tanking

Laura Robson , simply WOW! Could be a slam for a British girl!

Who is Steve Johnson? Everyone picked Gulbis

Come on Silva! Bamos

What an ugly match.

noleisthebest wrote:What an ugly match.

Why? what happened?

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:What an ugly match.

Why? what happened?

Nothing happened, that's the problem Silva is a below par clay-courter without a serve, it's a hot day in NY, so you can imagine the "tennis".

tenez, if you have to use the word- nonchalant to describe a current tennis player then who that would be?

2 down to tenez

Dolgo trouncing Baghdatis

Baggo got bagelled, thats 3 down to tenez

Nearly, I am not going to take any risk as there has been a very dangerous trend this year.

Can't answer for Tenez but I'd say it depends on what you mean by nonchalance, the one that appears to be but is not there or the one that defines your character, I would say, if it is the first, the one who looks like nonchalant is Federer as he makes everything look so easy and effortless. But if you are talking about who is really nonchalant, I would say it is Gulbis (understandably though because of his wealth from birth and lifestyle)

sphairistike wrote:Can't answer for Tenez but I'd say it depends on what you mean by nonchalance, the one that appears to be but is not there or the one that defines your character, I would say, if it is the first, the one who looks like nonchalant is Federer as he makes everything look so easy and effortless. But if you are talking about who is really nonchalant, I would say it is Gulbis (understandably though because of his wealth from birth and lifestyle)

I agree on Gulbis with you and looking at Dolgo it gives me the same idea. He is not bothered, he just comes on the court and plays his game.

wow3 wrote:tenez, if you have to use the word- nonchalant to describe a current tennis player then who that would be?

Federer! but just in appearence.

Otherwise...Petzchner, Delpo?

Who do you have in mind?

sphairistike wrote:Can't answer for Tenez but I'd say it depends on what you mean by nonchalance, the one that appears to be but is not there or the one that defines your character, I would say, if it is the first, the one who looks like nonchalant is Federer as he makes everything look so easy and effortless. But if you are talking about who is really nonchalant, I would say it is Gulbis (understandably though because of his wealth from birth and lifestyle)

You see, same answer ....mine was before I read yours!

Dolgo broken, another five setter

Tenez wrote:

wow3 wrote:tenez, if you have to use the word- nonchalant to describe a current tennis player then who that would be?

Federer! but just in appearence.

Otherwise...Petzchner, Delpo?

Who do you have in mind?

Dolgopolov

Another pick of mine who lost from 2-0 or 2-1 up wtf is happening?

I have a terrible day too but I like Dolgo as much as Baghda so in that respect I am not too annoyed.

Doesn't Dogo look like of these Mozart's portraits?

Just watching Stan slog it out with Darcis on some side court in the fifth, 4 all, both SBH, dug their heels in, love it!

Darcis takes a toilet break at 5:6 in the 5th (next on serve )

Some people cheering Daris IN RUSSIAN!! Priceless....

Darcis saves two match points! NO, make it 3!

.....but not the 4th, poor Steve
Stan, ginning at the net, Darcis takes ages to get to the hand-shake, apparently injures his shoulder with the last shot can even shake ump's hand.....
Paire Kohli next. I'll watch a bit. I'm already dead so I dn't know how dead I'm going to be tomorrow
Naaah, who am I kidding? I am loving it

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:where is laverfan? She hasn't made her choices?

Unable to make choices have only one option left: award negative for all possible matches for the day.

The matches are about to start.

Abject apologies, I completely forgot. And I had no intentions of 'tanking'.

Will try to make up for this lapse tomorrow.

Tipsarevic completely absorbing everything Baker thought of. Baker wants the ground to open, but no cracks due to heavy rain tonight.....

Enjoyed Dolgo-Baggy match quite a bit.