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On average she plays decently I guess, but I hate the fact that she refuses to chase down points that seem clearly saveable. Like, to be great you have to put your body on the line in this game And now there's a medical time out?
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Genie's MTO is just from overheating. It's only 84F/29C. The humidity is high at 69% but not crazy high.
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Murray breaks back in the third set. Genie's getting her blood pressure checked?
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Sep 1, 2014 21:45
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Sodium Chloride posted:Murray breaks back in the third set.
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I get why Sharapova is popular, even if I personally can't stand her. But you're right about the slam results. I think it's given people the idea that she's a rising star and that she's going to win majors in the future but I don't really see that happening unless she manages to transform her game / gets very lucky with the draw. Edit: Waynebo posted:reminder that anna kournikova was a thing Yeah true, for a while anyway. After a few years though, it was almost the opposite with media-types going "lololol Kournikova actually won a match???!?!" whenever she would win. ColdBlooded fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Sep 1, 2014 |
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Sep 1, 2014 21:48
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Thank god Makarova broke there after going up 40-0 on Genie's serve. Should be a couple simple holds for the win here. edit: Misses 2 simple forehands down the line to get broken. 
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Sep 1, 2014 21:50
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Josh Lyman posted:Thank god Makarova broke there after going up 40-0 on Genie's serve. Or Makarova could slam the ball into the net repeatedly
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Sep 1, 2014 21:53
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Makarova GOATing to break Genie for the win! And there it is!
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Tsonga lost all three sets at the end of the set, just when you were thinking it was going to go to a tie break. Great win for Murray by far his best match this year. Even though Murray got broken early in the second and third sets he broke back fairly quickly. Thanks Makarova, that's a 100 quid for me.
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Sep 1, 2014 22:05
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The crowd is totally icy to Makarova, this tournament I have never heard them not respond to the player thanking them.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:The crowd is totally icy to Makarova, this tournament I have never heard them not respond to the player thanking them.
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The US has banned all applause towards Russian players as part of their sanctions on Putin. Anyways as a  it's kind of disappointing to see Eugenie go out but I think the writing was on the wall the way she struggled through some of earlier matches (and has been playing since Wimbledon for that matter). Unfortunately it wouldn't surprise me to see Milos go out tonight as well given how he's been playing.
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I really want to see Krunic win as I can't stand Azarenka. Krunic is off to a shaky start. Poor girl is probably so nervous 
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Sypher posted:I really want to see Krunic win as I can't stand Azarenka. Krunic is off to a shaky start. Poor girl is probably so nervous Yeah after seeing her put down Kvitova I was a fan, especially since I love the retriever style of play. Like, if you're not willing to slide into splits to save a point, are you really doing everything you can? But yeah playing on Ashe against Azarenka must be super intimidating Edit: Or not, watching her take that set off Azarenka was beautiful, she might actually pull it off CharlieFoxtrot fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Sep 2, 2014 00:45
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That point to 30-30.  Someone better gif Krunic's pelvic thrust EDIT 
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Yeah, considering the women's side has been match after match of baseline rallies until your opponent errors into the net, watching what Krunic is doing is so fun. Edit: 108 mph ace like it was nothing, love it Edit 2: Oh man, Krunic needs to fight back from this CharlieFoxtrot fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Come on Krunic! Put out the other shrieker!
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Well the dream is dead. So close
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A bummer for Krunic...she's a lot of fun to watch. And that pelvic thrust was wonderful.
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I still love Krunic's game though. She has more athleticism than most of the women on the tour, and super reactions and quick thinking. If she cleans up her game a little and improves her shot selection I could see her doing great things. Going for those drop shots kind of screwed her a couple of times.
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Looks like Raonic and Nishikori is gonna go late  e: both guys look pretty gassed, but Milos more so I think. Either way I think Stan is gonna handle whichever one of these guys goes through. colonel_korn fucked around with this message at 05:17 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Yeah, this is such a battle of attrition I'm getting exhausted just watching it. It's very watchable though with their radically different styles, Raonic may have that cannon but when he can't get it online he is so slow
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Hirez posted:gently caress Milos..... don't do it BELIEVE IN THE SLEEVE These guys are gonna be playing until like 3 am
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Geno posted:c'mon 5th set
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This is eerily reminiscent of Raonic's match with Gasquet last year. Same round even.
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Milos needs to start running marathons with Wozniacki or something so that he stops looking like a shambling Frankenstein monster in the fifth set. Also develop some kind of return game, maybe.
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Man I just had my breakfast and apparently if I'd gotten up a half hour earlier I could've made the end of that match. Weird. I'm glad Nishikori's sort of back after his injury woes this summer, he's fun to watch.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:Yeah, this is such a battle of attrition I'm getting exhausted just watching it. It's very watchable though with their radically different styles, Raonic may have that cannon but when he can't get it online he is so slow luke jensen praising milos's speed during this match was the funniest thing i've heard this open
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Krunic Hustles For The Point I'm just going to leave this here because every moment of it is beautiful. I really hope her US Open run wasn't a fluke because I'd rather this be the future of women's tennis as opposed to whatever Bouchard is
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Wow, Peng ran totally roughshod over Bencic this morning. Apparently this is her 37th major, first time making the semis  Monfils up 2-0 on Dimitrov
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What is the appeal of Dimitrov? He is a decent looking guy and has a decent game but how did that manage to garner so much support? I remember way back when he was a teenager and people were hyping him up because his shots had a similar feeling to Federer. I can't help but think that he is just a poor man's Federer. e: VVV Or maybe it was a brilliant tactical move made to distract Dimitrov! Sodium Chloride fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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If you can't take a set off a guy basically having a psychotic break, you might just be a mediocre player. Edit: Monfils was literally standing still for an entire point and Dmitrov still gave it up CharlieFoxtrot fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Sodium Chloride posted:What is the appeal of Dimitrov? Fed is the most loved player in the game, and he was pushed as a direct successor. He speaks English without a strong accent, he's friendly in demeanor and interviews. Also, he's dating Sharapova. Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Yeah it's becoming increasingly obvious to me how spoiled we've been by Federer/Nadal/Djokovic (and Murray to a lesser degree I guess). Like I couldn't even guess who will be the first player outside of those guys to be world #1. Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori etc. are pretty good but I don't seem them ever being able to put together performances like those guys. Maybe del Potro if he ever gets healthy again.
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I don't know, I kind of refuse to believe Fed/Nadal's generation is just "that good". Any time I see older athletes dominate a stamina-based sport for an unusual period of time, I get suspicious. Add in the Spain factor, and, well...
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Great to see Monfils come through his crazy period to win in straights.Fag Boy Jim posted:Any time I see older athletes dominate a stamina-based sport for an unusual period of time, I get suspicious. Add in the Spain factor, and, well... One of the reasons the older players are having success is that the younger guys are making bad decisions at the worst times, like what Dimitrov just did in his match or Robredo against Kyrgois. If you look at Federer, he is trying to make all the points short because he knows he can't hang around in long rallies. Sodium Chloride fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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