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Bearillusion
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Feds back is.......oh my did you see that??
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It's over now.
It's interesting, I've always been under fire as a Scot supporting Murray. Given I live in London, there's no end of English people saying he's rubbish. The interesting part is how easy it's getting to respond - just show them a recent result (case in point, the Federbot match yesteday was a useful tool). He really is just incredibly talented.
He's TEN points behind Federer in the ATP rankings. And in the ATP 2008 Race, it's even closer: TWO points behind Federer. :lol
If he went undefeated during the tournament, he'd be #2 in the world right now. This is the 4th time where he was within 1 or 2 matches of becoming the #2 player in the world this year: he had to beat Nadal at Hamburg, then he had a chance if he beat Nadal at the French Open; he had another chance if he beat Federer at the U.S. Open and then subsequently won the tournament, and now.
If he went undefeated during the tournament, he'd be #2 in the world right now. This is the 4th time where he was within 1 or 2 matches of becoming the #2 player in the world this year: he had to beat Nadal at Hamburg, then he had a chance if he beat Nadal at the French Open; he had another chance if he beat Federer at the U.S. Open and then subsequently won the tournament, and now.
MIMIC said:
From the BBC live text it seems that Murray's got back problems, which probably doesn't bode well for the final against Nadal (or Davydenko, I guess) tomorrow. Still managed to stop the rot and finish the match - he just doesn't have Henman's natural touch when it comes to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Edit: And, of course, if there's anyone who specialises in inspired comebacks, it's Federer...
Gulbis beat Novak 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of Brisbane. Novak was DREADFUL. His first serve percentage was in the 40s and mentally, it was like he was still on holiday. He usually lets his emotions flow when he makes mistakes but today, nothing. He looked bored. He actually looked HAPPY when the match was over. :lol Gulbis, on the other hand was pretty solid but lost concentration rather easily throughout the match.
I have Gulbis tapped to win the French Open this year, BTW.
(not saying he'll beat Nadal, just that some how, he'll win )
I have Gulbis tapped to win the French Open this year, BTW.
(not saying he'll beat Nadal, just that some how, he'll win )Nadal lost earlier too, Monfils beat him. From what I hear Monfils played ridiculously well, but even so Nadal really needs to step up his game on hardcourts if he wants to stay number one; he should at least be able to get to the final four so he can lose gracefully to Murray or Federer (or Djokovic if he ever emerges from his slump).
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