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John Dunbar said:
They're on the same side of the draw. They can only meet in the Semi.
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Yeah, I knew that. I'm an idiot. Meant to say semis. And it would be cool to see Tsonga/Nadal (not Murray) in the final.
 
Nihilism said:
It would be cool to see Verdasco and Fed in the finals. Not sure how many times they've played. Seems like it would maybe be interesting.
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They've played 3 times -- twice on clay and once on hardcourt. I'll let you guess the head to head record cause it's pretty easy to figure out.
 
Manics said:
They've played 3 times -- twice on clay and once on hardcourt. I'll let you guess the head to head record cause it's pretty easy to figure out.
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Well, bummer. I really don't have anything against Fed, but I just don't want him to win again. I don't know if Djokovic or Verdasco will challenge him more. This is, of course, assuming that Djo wins tonight.
 
Nihilism said:
Well, bummer. I really don't have anything against Fed, but I just don't want him to win again. I don't know if Djokovic or Verdasco will challenge him more. This is, of course, assuming that Djo wins tonight.
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Well, Verdasco hasn't won a set off Federer in 3 meetings, so the Joke is your man.
 
She can run though. Kuznetsova hits big shots, but is also a choke artist.

I'm not sure who Oudin fares better against.
 
I hate watching tennis because they rarely use that lower camera angle... I never get a feel for the game with the camera so high all the time.
 
ForzaItalia said:
A fellow perv....welcome.
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Damnit, no, I didn't mean that! :lol

It's just a better point of reference when comparing your own game to someone on a professional level - allows me to appreciate what's happening.
 
:lol @ the person sitting behind the umpire chair with the directional mic

Once you see it. You can't unsee it.
 
Speevy said:
Both of these players are strong-willed.

Oudin would definitely do better against Wozniacki.
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yeah but I'd like to see her play kutznetsova. just so she can try to beat out her 5th consecutive russian this tournament
 
Is it still right to call these matches upsets when they are ALL upsets? It's more like the norm rather than exceptions on the women's side.
 
Speevy said:
Federer's last opponent played better than this.
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Yeah, but his last opponent wasn't dating a 17 year old at the age of 29 like Stepanek was ;)

Djokovic get's bored and gives back a break.
 
Wozniacki beat Kuznetsova? Surprising. Some matches she's just a pusher, some matches she gets into a better groove. Also, Oudin might very well reach the final now.
 
Forbes new list of top-earning tennis players' annual income:

1. Roger Federer $36 million
2. Maria Sharapova $22.5 million
3. Rafael Nadal $20 million
4. Serena Williams $18 million
5. Andy Roddick $16 million
6. Venus Williams $14.5 million
7. Andy Murray $12 million
8. Novak Djokovic $10.5 million
9. Ana Ivanovic $8 million
10. James Blake $7 million


Didn't know Blake was up there.
 
Now I only need Murray to win and I will have re-couped the losses. Cheers Clijsters!

unomas said:
I agree with some of your points, but there is a huge difference between Serena and Sharapova, one of them being that regardless of her injury Sharapova never had a serve anywhere near the quality of Serena's pre injury included.

Another is that her career is over at 22, I don't buy it, and Masha certainly doesn't buy it. She changed her service motion to accomodate the shoulder, and she's also going for WAY more on her second serve than she should be, leading to the high number of doubles per match. I could get into the technical points of her "new" serve and explain why it's blatantly flawed, but that's pointless.

Serena is also willing to add to her game, in this US Open in particular working on adding a drop shot as well as working on her slice backhand in the last few years. No offense to Maria, but I can't remember the last time she attempted a slice, I just can't. So her one dimension was good enough to gather some slam titles, but the current WTA is a reflection of the limitations of her style and lack of variety. It's not just because of a shoulder issue that she no longer stands above her peers, it's also because they all play darn near the exact style and that's why the outcomes sans Serena are so unpredictable.

Pre injury Serena destroyed her in the Aussie final 6-1, 6-2 as well I believe in 2007. Injury or not, I'm not seeing her being capable of beating Serena on a consistant basis when Serena has the advantage in every department.

As far as Oudin, does she have anything that particularly stands out at 17? Heart and mental capacity, those will go a long long way, or at least they have during this fortnight. It's hard for me to take anything Jankovic says seriously, her remarks were more scathing probably because she had just lost to Oudin. Either way a fresh face is a welcome thing, and not a bad thing.

And yes, Monfils/Nadal should be good with Monfils beating Nadal indoors earlier this year, but Monfils didn't play much this summer because of his injury problems. The question is will Monfils play aggressive enough to take advantage of the court speed. If not, Gonzo has a good chance if he makes it through the next round.
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All very reasonable points. Masha said she just couldn't declerate on her 2nd serve, watching some of the Premier events prior to this her coach had to come down and have a go at her for being stubborn, its a character flaw.
 
I'm very much hoping the women's final will be Clijsters vs. Oudin. Sure, Serena might beat Clijsters in the next round, but it's far from a given. Oudin's spot in the finals is less certain, despite the fact that she's played very well up to this point (and has displayed nerves of steel - important in the women's game right now). I wouldn't be shocked to see her go out to Wozniacki, actually - which would be too bad, since Wozniacki would get smoked by Serena *or* Clijsters.
 
Cilic wins the first set, that was unexpected.

Del Potro takes the second set against Ferrero.

EDIT: And Cilic is up ANOTHER break. :lol
 
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