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Man, it's so painful to watch a flat Tsonga when you know what he's capable of. They should try scheduling his matches earlier rather than later, when the day's winding down and the atmosphere is uninspired. He seems to need that energy from the crowd. This reminds me a lot of last year's match against Ferrer unfortunately. Raonic v Djokovic will probably be great if Milos keeps his nerve.
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christ, I can't switch from the trainwreck of the Tsonga match because Sharapova makes things unlistenable.
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Jun 1, 2014 18:00
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First time this tournament I see Stosur play. Always thought a faster surface like hardcourt suited her best, but she's playing great right now on the clay. EDIT Masha in beast mode 3rd set 
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Jun 1, 2014 18:02
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Glare Seethe posted:Man, it's so painful to watch a flat Tsonga when you know what he's capable of. They should try scheduling his matches earlier rather than later, when the day's winding down and the atmosphere is uninspired. He seems to need that energy from the crowd. This reminds me a lot of last year's match against Ferrer unfortunately. It wasn't so much the scheduling but Tsonga just happened to again be after a long match and the crowd again buggered off. And the French crowd needed Tsonga to give them some sign of life before backing him.
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Resonance posted:christ, I can't switch from the trainwreck of the Tsonga match because Sharapova makes things unlistenable. Yeah I also had to stop watching the Sharapova match cause of that. Everything about her annoys me. The grunting, the little fistpumps, her routine between points and the non-stop media coverage. I'm always happy when she loses.
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Satisfaction Guaranteed posted:Yeah I also had to stop watching the Sharapova match cause of that. Everything about her annoys me. The grunting, the little fistpumps, her routine between points and the non-stop media coverage. I'm always happy when she loses. She has a winning mentality like noone else though, and like 1 billion $ in the bank. Goddamn that 3rd set! fancyclown fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Jun 1, 2014 |
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Jun 1, 2014 19:27
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Halep beat Stephens 6-4 6-3. Good for her. Time for Stephens to show something at a tournament that isn't a Grand Slam.
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So, on the men's side we've got Nadal/Ferrer, Murray/Monfils, Berdych/Gulbis and Raonic/Djokovic. Out of those I figure the middle two might be competitive, I don't really give Ferrer or Milos much better than 50/50 odds at even taking a set. Would love to be proven wrong though.
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colonel_korn posted:So, on the men's side we've got Nadal/Ferrer, Murray/Monfils, Berdych/Gulbis and Raonic/Djokovic. Out of those I figure the middle two might be competitive, I don't really give Ferrer or Milos much better than 50/50 odds at even taking a set. Would love to be proven wrong though. I still except Nadal to win, just not in straights.
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Jun 2, 2014 19:26
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Could be. I may just be sour after last year when Ferrer rolled to the final and still got steamrolled by Nadal even though he'd played a marathon against Djokovic a couple days before.
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Jun 2, 2014 20:04
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Some really poor matches today. The highlight for me was Murray saving the umpire a lot of grief by conceding the point/game when Verdasco started to be a big baby.
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Jun 2, 2014 20:26
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Quick glance at the quarterfinals, I'm guessing another Djokovic v. Nadal final assuming that the latter rolls past his countryman. It'd be nice to maybe see Djokovic win one of these French Open matches against Nadal.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:59
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Pre-emptive  Milos and Eugenie since I definitely won't be up for the start of their matches today at least.Kinda weird to have two Canadians into the quarters of a Slam and no Americans 
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Muguruza is eating Sharapova's service games for lunch. Sharapova is having trouble with her serve/ball toss again. And Genie is a double break down in the first set.
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Sodium Chloride posted:Muguruza is eating Sharapova's service games for lunch. Sharapova is having trouble with her serve/ball toss again. How things change.
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Genie made that so much harder than it should have been and Sharapova's will to win is definitely her best asset.Kittle posted:How things change. That's women's tennis in a nutshell.
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Sodium Chloride posted:That's women's tennis in a nutshell. It's tennis in general, isn't it? The weird and dramatic momentum shifts are one of my favorite aspects of it. Berdych's entire three-man team is wearing the same floral shirt he's been sporting. Seeing three of those lined up in a neat row is just scary.
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Eugenie  I think she's the only player on the women's side to make the semis of both the AO and FO this year.Milos keeps pace through the whole first set only to pick the worst time to get broken  That's gotta be hugely deflating, hopefully he can rebound in the second set.
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Jun 3, 2014 16:34
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Wow look at Gulbis go. Apparently this is the year when he's going to actually realize all that potential everyone has said he's had.
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Such a shame ITV stick with matches until they finish. Sure, Djokovic is playing but it is quite dull.Glare Seethe posted:It's tennis in general, isn't it? The weird and dramatic momentum shifts are one of my favorite aspects of it. It's a little different in women's tennis. The swings come more often. In both matches today there were many breaks of serve and that is something you don't tend to see on the men's side.
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ChaosReaper posted:Wow look at Gulbis go. Apparently this is the year when he's going to actually realize all that potential everyone has said he's had. Yeah Gulbis is going to shoot right up in the rankings after this tournament. I think this win alone even puts him into the top 10. Too bad for Milos, but not unexpected. Kept it close in the first two sets at least.
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Sodium Chloride posted:It's a little different in women's tennis. The swings come more often. In both matches today there were many breaks of serve and that is something you don't tend to see on the men's side. Ah yeah, I do agree with that. I thought I felt some unspoken derision in that post but I was probably just being over-sensitive, so sorry about that.  Very happy that Gulbis is through.
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Will being a Gulbis fan for years finally pay off!??!
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Waynebo posted:Will being a Gulbis fan for years finally pay off!??! I'm afraid there's almost Nole for Gulbis to advance to the final.
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Beyond The Baseline @SI_BTBaseline posted:Bouchard on Sharapova: For sure I respect her. But we're in SFs of a Slam. I'm going to respect her but not put her too high on a pedestal. nytimes.com posted:Sharapova is not one to interact socially with her opponents, another approach of her career that has been copied by some, including the 20-year-old Canadian quarterfinalist Eugenie Bouchard. Oh man, I can't wait for the Masha vs Genie SF!  
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Muguruza had a chance to take out Sharapova in that 2nd set, but once it got to the tiebreak, you knew Muguruza was going to get destroyed in the 3rd.
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6 straight games from Petko, takes first set 6-2! She clearly handles the wind and rain better than Errani. EDIT Peak Petkovic
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Jun 4, 2014 16:26
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I'm really glad to see Petkovic back and playing well. She's always been fun to watch but has had some of the worst luck injury wise of any athlete I've ever seen.
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ChaosReaper posted:I'm really glad to see Petkovic back and playing well. She's always been fun to watch but has had some of the worst luck injury wise of any athlete I've ever seen. Yeah, probably the most likeable player on the wta tour. Really nice to see her back and playing this well. I think she has a new coach too? Will have to google that though. EDIT yep, Eric van Harpen fancyclown fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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ah, god bless the rain for delaying play until I'd finished work. I love how Murray openly enjoys having the crowd against him.
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holy poo poo, go Ferrer!
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The way Murray and Nadal are playing right now I'm starting to seriously think the former has a pretty good chance of making the final. Too premature to hope for Murray v Gulbis? Even Ferrer v Gulbis would be great since they played twice recently in both Madrid and Rome and split those 1-1. Djokovic on current form looks like he'll dismantle this Nadal, though it wouldn't exactly be shocking if Nadal upped his level for the final if he makes it that far.
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Just 2 hours of daylight left. That can't be good for Ferrer can it? If they have to sleep on it and finish the match tomorrow I mean. EDIT If this keeps going it will finish in time. Ferrer probably wants the darkness to be here right now.  Never seen Nadal play this fast
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I desire a Nadal meltdown
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Anyone watching the Monfils-Murray game? The winner is going to be exhausted against Nadal. Kurtofan fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Jun 4, 2014 |
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Kurtofan posted:Anyone watching the Monfils-Murray game? I probably should since Nadal is now 1 game from moving on
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Murray's cooked. Needs to drag this out until play is stopped.
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