tycoonheart
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I know Novak's hurt, but his head just isn't in it either. Its been like this since he won the French really. Almost as if there is no hunger left in him any more after completing all 4 grand slam wins.
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US Open 2016 [OT] Bodies ache, but New York will not wait. [Tennis]
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perfectchaos007
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Alison Riske is executing her gameplan to perfection atm. The best way to beat Madison keys is jut to use her pace and get balls back until she hits the error. Riske is up a set and a break in the 2nd set atm
And of course Riske lost in the end
Too bad, as she played great tennis up until the last point of the second-set tiebreaker. Completely fell apart in the third, though, while Keys hit winners from practically everywhere and cut down her errors at the same time.You know, I could really get behind Keys if she could play that way all the time (especially against other top players), but the fact is, she can't. She's like Kvitova--looks great for stretches, but rarely can keep it going for more than a set at a time, let alone for multiple matches.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
what's going on with nishikori? last time i checked he had won the first two sets 6-1, but now i come back to see he lost the third and is down a break in the fourth.
edit: on serve now in the fourth. but still, glass samurai strikes again i bet.
edit: on serve now in the fourth. but still, glass samurai strikes again i bet.
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Wants to improve his deciding set record.
Only other court I have seen so far besides the 3 Main is 17.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
i'm sure i've asked this before, but i don't care enough to actually remember the answer: what happened to bouchard after 2014? going from two semis and a final to struggling to get out of the first two rounds.
Pressure,her debacle in Montreal against Shelby Rodgers...2015 started ok in Australia but she strained an abdominal at India Wells against Tsurenko and played injured with it for almost the rest of the year...then the US Open concussion in the locker room.
She is playing better this year but too many unforced errors still,like today where she will probably lose.
perfectchaos007
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Donaldson playing well against Goffin so far. It would be nice to see one of the US rising teens come through on the mens side. Fritz and Tiafoe of course both lost in 5 sets
perfectchaos007
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Azderaki just overruled an IN call and she was WRONG. Worst umpire confirmed
John Dunbar
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american men continue to bring great shame to the union.
perfectchaos007
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Bouchard with another first round exit. Those US Open locker room demons will haunt her in NYC forever.
I dont care that old man scrubs like Kudla, Querry, and Ram lost. A win by Donaldson would more than make up for those losses. Donaldson and Fritz are the future of US tennis.
I dont care that old man scrubs like Kudla, Querry, and Ram lost. A win by Donaldson would more than make up for those losses. Donaldson and Fritz are the future of US tennis.
She's just a human being. I forgive her. Still GOAT.
I'm just waiting for Fognini to explode here. Give us a show.
perfectchaos007
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Donaldson wins!! Yes!!!
She just showed no emotion at all,barely a fist pump when she won the second set,something is bothering her still and she is not saying...
Not sure who to root for on the women side now,besides Serena for her 23rd Slam that is...maybe a dark horse like Garcia,but she has Radwanska in her way with her million dollar extra incentive lol.
Kotetsu534
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Serious fight from young Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova to force a deciding set after being blasted for a set and a half. Venus' expression after she hit a desperate forehand pass at 15-15 was a picture of disbelief.
Siniakova can defend the court really well on the stretch and has some skill at net (pretty rare among the young women players, to be honest). Bouchard needed to be steadier to see her off, but didn't match her intensity.
Wawrinka was solid against Verdasco. Good straight sets win to start off his campaign.
Siniakova can defend the court really well on the stretch and has some skill at net (pretty rare among the young women players, to be honest). Bouchard needed to be steadier to see her off, but didn't match her intensity.
Wawrinka was solid against Verdasco. Good straight sets win to start off his campaign.
perfectchaos007
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Old Maid Venus pulls through
Chalupa Batman
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Hahahahaha did anyone see what just happened during the ESPN main broadcast of Serena vs Makarova? It was about to go to commercial break and the camera was scanning the crowd outside the stadium and it focused on a girl buying a beer and just as she was about to grab it she noticed the camera and yanked her hand away and made a face. I guess she was underage or pregnant but either way she's going to jail* hahahaha!
* Jail part is a joke but it was seriously funny.
* Jail part is a joke but it was seriously funny.
John Dunbar
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thiem's brilliant strategy of skipping the olympics seems to be paying dividends.
He's Austrian. Nobody in Austria even knows that Summer Olympics exist.
perfectchaos007
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Americans went 18-21 in the first round. I guess thats not too bad when you factor in the US wildcards who never had a chance to win.
Are you counting American vs American there?
perfectchaos007
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I thought so, but I must have counted wrong because the # of US players left in both draws is more than 16. I'm going to do a recount
edit: okay I fixed it. US players went 18-21
irriducibile87
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Fognini complaining about Gabashvili's grunts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChfxdqiCsYc
He is saying in Italian:
"Not even Azarenka makes so much noise"
"Not even Azarenka yells this way"
"I wonder in the sack what you are like"
"Not even Azarenka yells like this"
He is right, I watched the match and he was like this basically the whole time.
Never heard a man tennis player being so constantly loud.
I think it was really too much and the umpire should have done something.
By the way the match was very entertaining, whit usual Fabio crazyness, and he went on to win on the fifth set, despite Gabashvili serving for the match on the third set and the fourth set.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChfxdqiCsYc
He is saying in Italian:
"Not even Azarenka makes so much noise"
"Not even Azarenka yells this way"
"I wonder in the sack what you are like"
"Not even Azarenka yells like this"
He is right, I watched the match and he was like this basically the whole time.
Never heard a man tennis player being so constantly loud.
I think it was really too much and the umpire should have done something.
By the way the match was very entertaining, whit usual Fabio crazyness, and he went on to win on the fifth set, despite Gabashvili serving for the match on the third set and the fourth set.
Australia really has a golden generation right now. Cherish it mates.
Thanks for the translation. Classic Fabio.
Reminded me another good one.
Him and Kyrgios need their own reality TV show.
perfectchaos007
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I would watch. Certainly would be better than Venus And Serena's old reality show
Diprosalic
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Belinda playing terrible but it's still enough for the abysmal Petkovic.
perfectchaos007
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Poor Lauren Davis. She was up 3-0 in the 3rd then let Svitolina win 6 straight games. She didn't shake the chair umpires hand after the match and was arguing something with her. Clearly she was rattled by something and it effected her play. She needs to work on that.
Lionel Richie
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Few things warm my heart more than seeing Tomic and Kyrgios constantly underperforming.
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