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Bandit Solution posted:My experiences with a K90 (previous paint job of Federer's current racquet): This is going to be like Sampras using a Pro Staff original from the early 80s for his entire career isn't it?
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Watching the Eastbourne International right now, Serena looks amazingly rusty. Just lost the first set against Pironkova 6-1. Edit: She got through in the end, but at no point looked very comfortable. Hopefully she'll get another match or three to prepare for Wimbledon. spamman fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 14, 2011 |
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Resonance posted:Serena looked absolutely exhausted when she lost to Zvonareva. Venus out today as well. Quite possible that they'll get embarrassed in the first week at Wimbledon. Thing with Serena was that she was playing a lot better until she ran out of gas. Easily the better player on the court until near the end of the 2nd, and still managed to find something in the third to make it interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if she makes it past the opening few matches, particularly with the extra day you get between matches at a grand slam.
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Jun 17, 2011 04:12
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Man, Federer worked pretty hard to get through that one.
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If tradition matters so much we can always speed Wimbledon back up and put the Aus Open back on grass....
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May 10, 2012 10:00
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As long as he is still happy to play and isn't risking health issues, I don't see why he should retire.
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What an idiot.
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Yeah, got to feel for the poor line judge. He can't have seen it coming. I mean at least when Marc Rosset punched a wall in the final of the Hopman Cup he didn't hurt anyone else (He broke his hand and had to withdraw from the Aus Open though). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rosset-hands-hopman-cup-win-to-croatia-1322903.html
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Also, I'd like to add that it's important not to get suckered in by drop shots and down the line winners unless they are the obvious option. By this I mean that you shouldn't really try drop shots unless you are well inside the baseline (As a beginner, perhaps closer) and your opponent is behind the baseline and ideally on the other side of the court to where you hit it. In terms of down the line winners, if you are in a cross court rally with someone then you really need to make sure you are in a really comfortable position to play the shot and that you don't have to hit it really hard to get a winning shot. It can be amazingly tempting in the middle of a point to just try and end it with one shot, and while it may work sometimes it'll hurt your game in the long run by introducing fairly lazy habits (That I am as guilty of as anyone). Also adding that the ball toss is amazingly important for a serve. I've just started playing again after having one of my fingers reconstructed, and I can't get a consistent toss any more. A really important thing to remember is that you don't have to hit every toss. If you've screwed it up and you have to reach from side to side or behind you to hit it, or it's too low, just leave it to bounce or catch it and try it again. Your opponent won't mind (Especially since you're a beginner) and you don't want to introduce weird kinks in your serve to compensate for a bad toss.
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Jul 13, 2012 15:43
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Olympic Tennis finals are on the 4th and 5th. See colonel_korn's awesome thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3496804
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Up Circle posted:this sport lmao just lmao. Hopefully we find out what Federer is on sooner rather than later. Rip it off like a band aid.
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Fanatic posted:An outtake from the latest Kyrgios meltdown Ha. At least it's always something different.
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Buddy Holly posted:Only 3 if he gets therapy! That's probably not a terrible idea. He has really seemed unhappy and volatile recently.
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To be fair, tour finals aren't even best of five. I'm happy for Murray, he had such a strange start to the year and it's good to see him get some wins.
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Wow, what an effort. Broken finger in the fifth set and all.
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Cigar Aficionado posted:So Fed's on HGH, right? Amongst other things no doubt.
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