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2011 US Open Thread of Pushin' it to the Limit
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travisbickle
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royalan said:
Looks all over bar the fighting now.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Murray's getting flustered again. That's the gap between him and the top 3 players. He can't maintain the same level of intensity throughout.
lazybones18
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And now Novak can have his revenge on Monday
travisbickle
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MrSerrels said:
Haters gonna hate.
Shouldn't we be giving the miserable tennis player award to Federer these days? He basically disrespected Djokovic at the post-match interview after his loss.
Don't worry Murray, Nothing wrong with being the fourth best player in the world.
GazzaScotland
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Pakkidis said:
I'm afraid that comes with the part of being Scottish.
Meh....too bad for Murray. He still pushes like mad but at least he tried to fight back in the end. But I sense that it's so awkward for him....to go for outright winners when he's so use to waiting for errors. But it worked for him in Australia last year. Murray still has a lot of work to do.
As for the final....Novak can literally win 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 if he wanted to. He can outright brutalize him if in the right state of mind, which I sense that he is. Last year, it was all about reaching the final after the mentally taxing semi-final against Federer. I expected Djoker to win but he was more mentally drained than I thought. Still, all credit to Nadal.
But this year is different. He's clearly on another level and after having beaten Nadal in 5 straight finals (on every single surface), I expect him to come out on fire full of belief.
Novak in 3 (or 4, if he has a mental lapse like at Wimbledon).
As for the final....Novak can literally win 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 if he wanted to. He can outright brutalize him if in the right state of mind, which I sense that he is. Last year, it was all about reaching the final after the mentally taxing semi-final against Federer. I expected Djoker to win but he was more mentally drained than I thought. Still, all credit to Nadal.
But this year is different. He's clearly on another level and after having beaten Nadal in 5 straight finals (on every single surface), I expect him to come out on fire full of belief.
Novak in 3 (or 4, if he has a mental lapse like at Wimbledon).
travisbickle
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Manics said:
A shot by Djokovic which was described as "one of the greatest shots ever played" by McEnroe was described as pure luck by Federer. Federer doesn't like losing, he's always a hissy bitch at post-match interviews after a loss.
I have no problem with it, to me the players are passionate, but for everyone complaining about Murray you need to watch Federer at post-match interviews after he loses to see a real whiner.
travisbickle said:
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/in...1109101315692666313.html?promo=relatedcontent
after watching the interview, I have no idea what you're talking about
Snip of Federer's presser:
Q. When a guy hits a shot like that forehand on match point, is that a function of luck, of risk, or is it a function of confidence that someone would make kind of...
ROGER FEDERER: Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5 2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots. It all goes in for some reason, because that's the kind of way they grew up playing when they were down. I never played that way. I believe in hard work's gonna pay off kinda thing, because early on maybe I didn't always work at my hardest. So for me, this is very hard to understand how can you play a shot like that on match point. But, look, maybe he's been doing it for 20 years, so for him it was very normal. You've got to ask him.
(I didn't make this, lol)
Q. When a guy hits a shot like that forehand on match point, is that a function of luck, of risk, or is it a function of confidence that someone would make kind of...
ROGER FEDERER: Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5 2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots. It all goes in for some reason, because that's the kind of way they grew up playing when they were down. I never played that way. I believe in hard work's gonna pay off kinda thing, because early on maybe I didn't always work at my hardest. So for me, this is very hard to understand how can you play a shot like that on match point. But, look, maybe he's been doing it for 20 years, so for him it was very normal. You've got to ask him.
(I didn't make this, lol)
Yeah, that was a bitchy exit interview from Roger. But it's easier to accept someone keep their shit together on court and then give a sorta-sour post-interview than someone who bitches and moans all freaking game, after every point lost, like Murray.
Really, Murray beats himself, and the way he responds makes you not want him to win. It's such a big weakness: every time he gets down on himself like that his quality of play plummets, and all the top players can (and do) pounce at those moments...which is why he'll never win a major if he keeps that up.
Really, Murray beats himself, and the way he responds makes you not want him to win. It's such a big weakness: every time he gets down on himself like that his quality of play plummets, and all the top players can (and do) pounce at those moments...which is why he'll never win a major if he keeps that up.
Ugh, I love Federer but that quote is fucking sour grapes at its finest. Djokovic had to make something happen, and he did. Congrats to him, and I hope he beats Rafa in the finals.
Also, did anyone notice how Fed didn't say a fucking WORD to Djokovic at the net after the match?
Also, did anyone notice how Fed didn't say a fucking WORD to Djokovic at the net after the match?
LOL, I'm still reading the interview:
Q. Could you hit a much better serve for the return he hit that winner?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, much better. I didn't hit the best serve. But it's just the way he returns that. It's just not -- a guy who believes much, you know, anymore in winning. Then to lose against someone like that, it's very disappointing, because you feel like he was mentally out of it already. Just gets the lucky shot at the end, and off you go.
Haha, so bitter.
Q. Could you hit a much better serve for the return he hit that winner?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, much better. I didn't hit the best serve. But it's just the way he returns that. It's just not -- a guy who believes much, you know, anymore in winning. Then to lose against someone like that, it's very disappointing, because you feel like he was mentally out of it already. Just gets the lucky shot at the end, and off you go.
Haha, so bitter.
This is Serena's game to lose.
Woz can run down and return balls better than any female playing today...but no way can she run down the wide angle shots Serena's known for when she's playing good...which she has been so far.
And the fact that Woz's offensive game is nonexistent at this point does't help matters, either.
Woz can run down and return balls better than any female playing today...but no way can she run down the wide angle shots Serena's known for when she's playing good...which she has been so far.
And the fact that Woz's offensive game is nonexistent at this point does't help matters, either.
travisbickle
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Federer should just "do a Borg" the next time he loses to Djokovic.
Betta Lines
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I don't see this as bitterness. I agree with him. That return was a hit and hope, and it worked. No matter how good you are, swinging off a serve like that is a massive risk. To do that on a match point shows he was out of it already, and he got the luck to change the momentum one last time. I don't think Fed was trying to detract from Novak's performance, he was just answering honestly about a specific point.MIMIC said:
tycoonheart
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Bitter, bitter comments from Roger.
Remember the Wimbledon loss against Nadal and how he whined about them not suspending play because it was getting a little dark outside.
Dude is a very ungraceful loser.
Remember the Wimbledon loss against Nadal and how he whined about them not suspending play because it was getting a little dark outside.
Dude is a very ungraceful loser.
tycoonheart
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Is Wozniaki the female Murry or is Murry the male Wozniaki?
This has been debated to death, but what do you guys thing of Woz's ranking?
I mean, she deserves it I guess. But more and more it seems like she's only #1 because she plays in freaking everything. But every time it comes down to it she caves to a competitive player. Her game just isn't offensive at all...
I mean, she deserves it I guess. But more and more it seems like she's only #1 because she plays in freaking everything. But every time it comes down to it she caves to a competitive player. Her game just isn't offensive at all...
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