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The thing that surprised me at the end of that final was that Rafa looked just dead tired. He was bent over and like breathing heavy while Novak who is supposed to wilt in heat looked fine.
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From Daniel Kaplan, reporter for the SportsBusiness Journal: Sony ericsson open sets new attendance record of over 316,000, still trails BNP Paribas Open as largest non Slam based on attendance. Nice to see lots of people going out to watch it, apparently they had over 300,000 last year as well.
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As impressive as Djokovic has been this last few months, he hasn't played against Nadal or Federer near their best I'd say. Whether that is down to some sort of dip in form or if he's the reason they're playing badly, I don't know, but both Nadal and Federer have been doing some silly stuff against him (I didn't get to see the entire match today, so the 'analysis' might be a little off). Djokovic has definitely improved, but Federer and Nadal aren't as good as they used to either. The semi-final of the US Open last year was some of the most infuriating thing I've seen as a Federer fan. He really should've won that match, but suddenly his serve percentage got so low that it even would've made an amateur a bit embarrassed. After that match, he seems to have lost something (yeah, I remember his loss to Soderling at Roland Garros ans his matches against Falla and Berdych at Wimbledon, but he dermed to be 'back' once the hard-court season started). Getting Annacone in had some positive effects, but now he only seems to have one plan and when that doesn't work he just Lions uncomfortable. I guess we'll get a better clue about Nadal and Djokovic once the clay season gets underway. I'm worried about Federer 
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Apr 4, 2011 02:48
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Xabi posted:I guess we'll get a better clue about Nadal and Djokovic once the clay season gets underway. I'm worried about Federer I feel that Federer will still be a strong contender and able to beat anyone on his best days but Djokovic/Nadal will always be favourites from now one. Djokovic is just reaching his prime while Fed is way past his.
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Apr 4, 2011 12:51
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Federer needs to see a sports psychologist IMO.
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Apr 4, 2011 14:35
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I was at the final yesterday. Nadal looked awesome in the first set, then.... Also I didn't realize the primary activity during a tennis match is getting sun burnt to poo poo.
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Apr 4, 2011 15:15
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Djokovic was taking his shots while Nadal was content to loop balls back in play. The fact this match wasn't over in two is because Nadal was serving better than Djokovic.
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Apr 4, 2011 21:30
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Apr 7, 2011 21:32
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True that the retirement talk is extremely premature, but I don't think Federer's (minor) decline is entirely mental--he's maybe a bit slower, footwork slightly off, which is enough to have an effect with his style of play. That doesn't mean he can't still beat anyone on tour and win majors, though. I expect he'll bag a few more.
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Apr 12, 2011 17:17
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I can't believe Federer lost that match. I'll completely agree it was mental all the way. More precisely, it's that loving kid of his. Murray is putting a strong showing right now and he might actually have the momentum to not choke it all away per usual!
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Apr 16, 2011 16:44
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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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Well poo poo I was pulling for Ferrer but when it mattered Nadal just seemed to turn it up.
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Apr 17, 2011 16:10
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Less than a month until the next Slam. The French is probably my favorite because of all the upsets that take place.
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the french is my favourite because of the crowd singing la marseillaise
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Apr 25, 2011 00:37
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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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Is it wrong that I'm going to be pulling for Monfils at Roland Garros?
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Apr 30, 2011 20:19
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So has no one been watching the Madrid Open but me? It has been pretty good so far with Del Potro looking awesome and Federer having a crazy match yesterday.
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May 5, 2011 06:05
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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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Both of the semifinals were pretty good today. I was rooting for Federer but if nothing else at least he didn't look as poo poo as he has since the Miami semis. I thought Djokovic was done when he was down a set and a break but he managed to overwhelm Bellucci. I hope Djokovic pulls it out tomorrow just to give that small glimmer of hope that Nadal won't cruise through clay season again.
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charismaslover posted: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. Del Potro needs to be ready for the French, he's not defending much here, but the slams are where he needs to make a statement, especially for points.
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May 8, 2011 04:20
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May 8, 2011 19:48
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Just heard about Nadal's between-the-legs lob in the match.
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May 8, 2011 22:42
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May 8, 2011 23:11
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drat, I really thought Djokovic's run would end today. He's on a hell of a tear. I kind of hope he wins the French too.
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Steve112sms posted:drat, I really thought Djokovic's run would end today. He's on a hell of a tear. I kind of hope he wins the French too. I'm starting to wonder if Djok's run is the sign of him being the latest best player in the world or if Nadal will adjust his game (and succeed at it) to start winning against him again. It'd be a hell of a time to be a tennis fan to watch a quick succession over the past few years of some all time greats in Fed, Nadal and now possibly Djok all raise the bar a few notches each in tennis.
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May 9, 2011 22:49
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Just read on Darren Rovell twitter account that this is the first time in 40 years that there is not an American in the top 10 in either the ATP or WTA rankings.
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May 10, 2011 00:06
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God Del Potro can't catch a break. It seems he has a tear in his quad and may not be able to play the French.
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^^^ Fffffffffffuck, that sucks.say no to bats posted:I'm starting to wonder if Djok's run is the sign of him being the latest best player in the world or if Nadal will adjust his game (and succeed at it) to start winning against him again. It'd be a hell of a time to be a tennis fan to watch a quick succession over the past few years of some all time greats in Fed, Nadal and now possibly Djok all raise the bar a few notches each in tennis. Monte Carlo and Roland Garros are true heavy dirt courts. And you'll see guys getting covered in the stuff during matches. I hope Djokovic meets Nadal in the final again so he can shut me up about this clay disparity, and keep his match streak alive.
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Hahha so this Lorenzi guy made a great shot against Nadal and he immediately started trending on Twitter.
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God Djokovic is playing out of his mind. It's one thing to watch him crush low level guys but to crush ranked players back to back is just crazy. It's like they stick with him for a bit and then he just decides to quit loving around and runs away with it. Granted he may lose his match against Murray and or Nadal but even then it is still majorly impressive.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Murray beat Djok today, only to return to his lacklustre self in the second week of the French. Stosur's looking pretty hot right now, if she can keep that serve going she'll be pretty tough to stop.
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I've been reduced to audio commentary for the Murray/Djok match, but Murray's broken to serve at 4-3 in the third!
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May 14, 2011 21:24
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This is what their match in Australia should have been like. Crazy rallies, crazy gets, great shot making.
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Certainly sounds like a good one. It's fun to give Murray a hard time, but I do enjoy watching him play when he's not choking. I hope he can bring his top game to a major final some day. wow, Murray serving for the match now.
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Neither guy seems capable of holding serve right now. It's kind of crazy. Nadal will have an easy time with either of them tomorrow because they'll probably have no legs after this match.
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I'm really looking forward to the final today between Rafa and Djokovic. Sucks that this isn't on CBS or another main network. Not many people get the tennis channel.
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I'm looking forward to it but I'm afraid Djokovic won't be able to play his best because of that hellish match he played last night.
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ChaosReaper posted:I'm looking forward to it but I'm afraid Djokovic won't be able to play his best because of that hellish match he played last night. I hope Djokovic wins, I really like the guy and want to see someone else besides Rafa and Fed dominate tennis. Are clay courts that close to the spectator walls like that? Seems like the fans are really close to the court.
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ChaosReaper posted:I'm looking forward to it but I'm afraid Djokovic won't be able to play his best because of that hellish match he played last night. Judging by the way the rallies look so far, it's hard to believe he'll avoid some serious fatigue. I hope I'm wrong, because this is just amazing to watch.
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How Djokovic can play like he did to win that first set is beyond me. He looks like he could play for days right now.
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