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Yay, a tennis thread!  So these are the current ATP tournaments this week: Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Where: Memphis, Tennessee Surface: Indoor Hard Prize Money: $1,100,000 Points: 500 Top Seed: Andy Roddick Defending Champion: Sam Querrey Open 13 Where: Marseille, France Surface: Indoor Hard Prize Money: 576,000 Euros Points: 250 Top Seed: Robin Soderling Defending Champion: Michael Llodra Copa Claro Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina Surface: Clay Prize Money: $478,900 Points: 250 Top Seed: Nicolas Almagro Defending Champion: Juan Carlos Ferrero (not playing)
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Feb 14, 2011 19:41
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Watching Del Potro v Dodig in Memphis. Del Potro looking pretty good, seems to be hitting the ball harder again and has good depth on his groundstrokes. Hopefully he can get more confidence over the year and have a shot at cracking the top 20  .
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Feb 17, 2011 23:36
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For those of you that are interested in last weeks tournament results: Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Where: Memphis, Tennessee Points: 500 Champion: Andy Roddick Open 13 Where: Marseille, France Points: 250 Champion: Robin Soderling Copa Claro Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina Points: 250 Champion: Nicolas Almagro This week we have: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Where: Dubai, UAE Surface: Hard Prize Money: $1,619,500 Points: 500 Top Seed: Roger Federer Defending Champion: Novak Djokovic Abierto Mexicano Telcel Where: Acapulco, Mexico Surface: Clay Prize Money: $1,100,000 Points: 500 Top Seed: David Ferrer Defending Champion: David Ferrer Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Where: Delray Beach, Florida Surface: Hard Prize Money: $442,500 Points: 250 Top Seed: Andy Roddick Defending Champion: Ernests Gulbis (not playing)
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Feb 21, 2011 18:41
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Federer played absolutely god awful that match, so if he continues that level of play then Djokovic might be ranked ahead of him as soon as Monte Carlo in April. In other news Del Potro is in his first final since 2009 at Delray Beach .
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Feb 27, 2011 13:19
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The wrist kiss was awesome  . That win will mean the world to Del Potro, hopefully he'll get into the top 30 by year end.
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Feb 27, 2011 23:49
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The record for fastest serve has been broken this weekend! Previous Record - Andy Roddick 155mph New Record - Ivo Karlovic 156mph 
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Mar 6, 2011 20:09
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Karlovic just put Ferrer out in straight sets Now Nadal doesn't have any excuses to not make the semi's. Del Potro v Ljubicic is pretty boring right now. Edit - Ahahahaha, Donald Young beats Murray in straight sets. charismaslover fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Mar 13, 2011 |
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Mar 12, 2011 23:18
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HanabaL03 posted:Anyone picking up Top Spin 4? I played the demo and liked it a lot. I might grab it with my next paycheck. Yeah I'll be picking it up on Friday. I liked that you have to pay more attention to timing and position now, plus there's always the upside of beating down video game Murray and Nadal.
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Mar 16, 2011 19:27
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So I've been playing Top Spin 4 and all was going well until I got to the Monte Carlo quarters and had my rear end beaten by James Blake 
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Mar 19, 2011 17:51
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Yossarian posted:I guess Rodger is ranked number 3 now? When was the last time he wasn't 1 or 2? Last July after Wimbledon. I hope that Federer starts getting his act together but I don't think he will, at least he can just focus on his doubles match now
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Mar 20, 2011 00:00
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Murray just got a beat down by Bogomolov Jr. 6-1 7-5. This is getting hilariously pathetic.
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Mar 25, 2011 23:54
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This match loving sucks and I hope that people who don't usually watch tennis don't think that all matches are like this.
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Apr 2, 2011 01:33
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Can't believe that I stayed up until 1:30am to watch it. The clay season doesn't look bright for Federer, especially if Djokovic and Nadal keep their form.
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Apr 2, 2011 01:43
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Now the real test for Nadal begins, he has essentially 7000 points to defend until August.
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Apr 3, 2011 23:03
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ROLL D4MN TIDE posted:Murray is putting a strong showing right now and he might actually have the momentum to not choke it all away per usual! Haha, so much for that. If he played better in the first set he could have won in straights.
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Apr 16, 2011 20:41
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So Raonic is playing Verdasco on clay in Estoril today, it'd be pretty funny if Verdasco lost after what he said a few months ago. Also Del Potro in another final and is pretty much guaranteed to be seeded for Roland Garros
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Apr 30, 2011 18:18
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I've been watching but Madrid plays so much faster than the other clay court tournaments that it gets a bit uninteresting after so many aces. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind them but when I watch clay court tennis I'm expecting long gruelling rallies and not points that are over in 3-4 shots. I'm looking forward to Rome next week a lot more. Also hope that Del Potro's injury isn't serious, he doesn't deserve to get another one after working so hard to get back 
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May 5, 2011 21:33
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Miko posted:You can't wait for Roland Garros, then, can you? I love Roland Garros and 3-4 hour matches 
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May 8, 2011 23:11
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mistermojo posted:So what is it going to take for Djokovic to be ranked #1? Winning the French Open? It depends on a lot of different factors, but off the top of my head if he gets to the final he'll be number one regardless of what Nadal does. If he gets to the semi's and Nadal either loses the final or earlier then Djokovic will be number one. As long as he makes a deep run then he should be alright for it, I'm curious to see if he imploded like Ivanovic did when she became number one. Fair play to Djokovic though, I didn't expect him to still be unbeaten this year but he deserves it with how good he has been playing, it's going to be a fun start of the year for him in 2012 though  .
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May 15, 2011 20:48
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HanabaL03 posted:gently caress yes, the French Open starts on Sunday. Isner vs. Nadal. Seems like a very hard opening match for the #1 overall seed. Speaking of #1 seed, how the hell isn't Djokovic the top seeded player? I think that Karlovic would have been a harder match than Isner for Nadal. Djokovic isn't the top seeded player because the seedings are based on rankings and Djokovic isn't number 1 yet. Also Nadal has won Roland Garros 5 times in the past 6 years so he would deserve to be the #1 seed anyway. Are we going to start a new thread or just discuss the french open in here?
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May 21, 2011 11:49
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I'll make a new thread for it later on if no one else has. I was looking at the french open draw earlier on and I was stunned to see Tommy Haas in the draw, I had no idea he was back! 
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May 21, 2011 18:44
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As good of a season that Djokovic has had, it's a shame he couldn't set a record for it. He's 13 wins away from equalling Federer's 81-4 but I can't see it happening.
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Nov 6, 2011 11:46
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No tournaments have super fast courts anymore
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Nov 8, 2011 00:10
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Tsonga 
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Nov 12, 2011 17:56
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Federer
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Nov 13, 2011 16:46
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I will be very sad when Federer does retire, he is good to have for the sport.
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Nov 13, 2011 22:00
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Well that was a quick set.
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Nov 20, 2011 15:48
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I never thought I'd ever see Mardy Fish or Janko Tipsarevic playing at a World Tour Finals event. I'd probably laugh at the suggestion 2 years + ago.
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Nov 22, 2011 18:31
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C'mon Roger!  Edit: Hell yeah, immediate break in the second set. charismaslover fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Nov 22, 2011 |
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Nov 22, 2011 21:50
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Oh man 
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Nov 22, 2011 22:05
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It's nice to see Ferrer doing well in this tournament, I think he's my favourite to watch of all the spaniards because while he might not be the most versatile player he always gives it his best and has the right attitude.
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Nov 23, 2011 22:31
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I have faith, and I think that Federer does want to win this based on his performances. But I remember that in 2009 he played Davydenko in the semi's who has never beaten him before at that point and lost, so I am going to be cautious about Ferrer today.
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Nov 26, 2011 12:27
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This match has been terrible to watch so far.
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Nov 26, 2011 15:55
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At least that's over. Federer better play better tomorrow or he might get blown off the court.
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Nov 26, 2011 16:41
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Federer v Tsonga for the title. I like that the first singles match of the tournament features the same players as the last.
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Nov 27, 2011 01:22
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Nervous as poo poo for this first set 
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Nov 27, 2011 18:52
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What a loving point.
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Nov 27, 2011 19:12
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Well that set went better than expected.
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Nov 27, 2011 19:19
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Ugh
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Nov 27, 2011 20:21
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I swear, if Fed fails to serve this out again...
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Nov 27, 2011 21:00
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