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*Official* Tennis Thread
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Ruckus
International Captain
Can't do much when Fed is playing so well. Would put him and Djokovic as the favourites to take this out, with not much between them at all. Still a bit disappointed Tomic couldn't take at least a set though. He played overly cautious for too much of the match, and once he actually started hitting the ball it was already over. I really, really hope Tomic has learnt something from this match though... he has to use his power game more often, because the slow, calculated method he used in this tournament will probably take him to the top 10-20 and no more. To be in the top 5, you need to have an extremely good defensive game or an extremely good attacking game (or both). There is almost no chance of the former with Tomic (he just doesn't have the natural attributes), but there is no reason why he can't attain the latter. Some of his flat groundstrokes were pretty brutal when he puts the effort it, and I think he should follow the game plan of someone like Del Potro as inspiration.
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Burgey
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Almagro hit a shot at him at the net, drilled it really hard. Berdych got it back, but it hit his racquet, not the other way about. Almagro won the point and held his racquet up. Berdych brushed him, the at the end of the match didn't shake hands.
Seen people get hit like that 100 times. Not sure why Berdych got quite so riled up.
Seen people get hit like that 100 times. Not sure why Berdych got quite so riled up.
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I'd do the same with Wozniacki but she's playing an injured player so has half a chance I suppose.
Oh and Federer to find a way to lose against Del Potro
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I'd do the same with Wozniacki but she's playing an injured player so has half a chance I suppose.
Oh and Federer to find a way to lose against Del Potro
yeah that's a dangerous match for him...Oh and Federer to find a way to lose against Del Potro
yeah that was pretty childish...but i don't think it hit his racquet, on the replay it looked like it banged into his right upper arm and went back over the net...and it didn't look like almagro did it deliberately...he just gave it an almighty whack and berdych was in the way...
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
It hit his arm but it was not like he had an open smash and the whole court yet hit it into him. It was a legitimate shot to win the point. If you're going to stand at the net and block off half the court you cop that.
Berdych continuing to whinge in every post-match interview not great either.
Berdych continuing to whinge in every post-match interview not great either.
Burgey
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I'm not sure, judging by his comments after the match, that he gave up. It seemed he was almost in a state if disbelief. He said something about not being able to work out that he'd hit these good, hard shots and they'd come back harder as winners.
I guess he hasn't watched tv for a decade then.
Fed's had a pretty cruisy run this tournament so far. He should be fresh, and he'll need to be given what's ahead of him. I know players say they like a hard match week one to get into a tourney, but in not sure he needs it as he gets older.