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Re: The Tennis Thread - Sponsored By Melt-downium
« Reply #19280 on: January 26, 2023, 12:24:44 pm »
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« Reply #19281 on: January 26, 2023, 12:54:31 pm »
Rybakina will end up with more slams than Iga her serve is crazy good.

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« Reply #19282 on: January 26, 2023, 12:58:08 pm »
Rybakina will end up with more slams than Iga her serve is crazy good.

Best serve on the womens tour.  She's got big weapons and she's pretty solid too.  Her only relative weakness is her movement.  Sabalenka will need to cut down on her erros and get her moving, if she's going to beat her.

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« Reply #19283 on: January 26, 2023, 01:08:11 pm »
Best serve on the womens tour.  She's got big weapons and she's pretty solid too.  Her only relative weakness is her movement.  Sabalenka will need to cut down on her erros and get her moving, if she's going to beat her.

First slam final for Sabalenka, so we can expect some nerves to play a part, she has matches where she plays too aggressive, could be an issue if she's behind on the scoreboard, but she's got the weapons to win, il go Sabalenka in 3 sets, I backed her from the off on here ☺️
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« Reply #19284 on: January 26, 2023, 01:26:51 pm »
First slam final for Sabalenka, so we can expect some nerves to play a part, she has matches where she plays too aggressive, could be an issue if she's behind on the scoreboard, but she's got the weapons to win, il go Sabalenka in 3 sets, I backed her from the off on here ☺️

She has.  Hopefully, she isn't too nervous and we get a good final.

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« Reply #19285 on: January 26, 2023, 06:05:50 pm »
we all knew djokovic's father was a class a asshole so not surprised a bit.

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« Reply #19286 on: January 27, 2023, 08:26:37 am »
Fucking hate Djokovic and his band of cretinous followers. Sickening that such a character will hold the slam record soon.

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« Reply #19287 on: January 27, 2023, 08:46:59 am »
Fucking hate Djokovic and his band of cretinous followers. Sickening that such a character will hold the slam record soon.

It’s just a state of the world we live in.

Twitter is full of these cranks that claim there’s a conspiracy with Covid, the war and the matrix is out to get you. It’s frankly bonkers. 
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« Reply #19288 on: January 27, 2023, 09:22:18 am »
Imagine buying a ticket for the mens semis and getting to see Djokovic vs Paul  ;D

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« Reply #19289 on: January 27, 2023, 09:49:56 am »
Imagine buying a ticket for the mens semis and getting to see Djokovic vs Paul  ;D
True but at least he made the set more fun with 7-5 after looking like a 6-0/6-1 earlier.

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« Reply #19290 on: January 27, 2023, 10:50:14 am »
Another underwhelming match this whole tournament has been pretty unforgettable men's and women side not much drama with mostly one sided matches at least both finals seem to be interesting on paper.

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« Reply #19291 on: January 27, 2023, 12:54:45 pm »
Hope Sabalenka wins the final.

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« Reply #19292 on: January 27, 2023, 01:48:23 pm »
I get that nearly everyone on this forum hates Djokovic so you will all obviously be rooting for Tsitsipas. From a purely tennis point of view what is the match up likely to be ? As with most individual sports I don't know follow it very closely so this is a genuine question. Cheers

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« Reply #19293 on: January 27, 2023, 02:21:57 pm »
I get that nearly everyone on this forum hates Djokovic so you will all obviously be rooting for Tsitsipas. From a purely tennis point of view what is the match up likely to be ? As with most individual sports I don't know follow it very closely so this is a genuine question. Cheers

Djokovic will probably want to set points up playing backhand to backhand corners, the Tsitsipas single hander is likely to break down more than his own, try get some half court balls to take into the other wing, make Tsitsipas hit winners on the run out wide

Tsitsipas needs to serve well, protect that & go deep in the set scores, think that's his only play, the odd serve & volley out wide to the deuce court perhaps, unless Djoko has an off night he's not going to rally out enough errors to win 3 sets, he's playing well but it's a big ask 🤷‍♂️

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« Reply #19294 on: January 27, 2023, 05:42:54 pm »
Cheers.

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« Reply #19295 on: January 28, 2023, 07:56:04 am »
I get that nearly everyone on this forum hates Djokovic so you will all obviously be rooting for Tsitsipas. From a purely tennis point of view what is the match up likely to be ? As with most individual sports I don't know follow it very closely so this is a genuine question. Cheers
Would be hilarious if Djokovic lost tomorrow.

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« Reply #19296 on: January 28, 2023, 09:18:05 am »
Sabalenka with her usual self destruction mode. What is it, 5-6 double faults already?

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« Reply #19297 on: January 28, 2023, 09:39:42 am »
This is the most boring Grand Slam I’ve seen for ages and I like both players. Against each other it’s a car crash. No rallies, just huge serving and then either a winner or unforced errors with 3 ground strokes. Burn this final with fire.

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« Reply #19298 on: January 28, 2023, 09:50:33 am »
This is the most boring Grand Slam I’ve seen for ages and I like both players. Against each other it’s a car crash. No rallies, just huge serving and then either a winner or unforced errors with 3 ground strokes. Burn this final with fire.
True, double fault, unforced error, ace. I think I've seen only one rally whole 2 sets

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« Reply #19299 on: January 28, 2023, 09:57:54 am »
True, double fault, unforced error, ace. I think I've seen only one rally whole 2 sets

It’s just shit. I can’t remember a single different or outstanding shot.

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« Reply #19300 on: January 28, 2023, 11:16:28 am »
Sabalenka wins.

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« Reply #19301 on: January 28, 2023, 11:17:13 am »
no-one wins
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« Reply #19302 on: January 28, 2023, 11:19:16 am »
Sabalenka didn't even play well, this was a strange match.

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« Reply #19303 on: January 28, 2023, 11:22:35 am »
Rybakina is just Pliskova 2.0

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« Reply #19304 on: January 28, 2023, 11:30:23 am »
Rybakina is just Pliskova 2.0

Nah.  She's won a GS already and is not as flakey as Pliskova.

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« Reply #19305 on: January 28, 2023, 11:31:20 am »

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« Reply #19306 on: January 28, 2023, 11:34:04 am »
Nah.  She's won a GS already and is not as flakey as Pliskova.

Hence her being a 2.0 of her :D

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« Reply #19308 on: January 28, 2023, 12:37:23 pm »
Russian and Belarusian tennis players are homogenous. They all play the same way. They’re lab designed. Male and female. None of them think their way through a match. It’s just smash it harder and harder until you beat yourself or some start landing.

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« Reply #19309 on: January 28, 2023, 01:56:28 pm »
Russian and Belarusian tennis players are homogenous. They all play the same way. They’re lab designed. Male and female. None of them think their way through a match. It’s just smash it harder and harder until you beat yourself or some start landing.

Yep alot of truth in that
Sharapova played the same match versus Serena for a decade and came up short every time..you would have to question the thinking player & coach

Didn't see Women's final, was always going to be a ball crunch, the outcome probably determined by who attacked the 2nd serve the better, not many Jabeur's around style wise sadly
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« Reply #19310 on: January 29, 2023, 09:16:08 am »
Pretty ominous start to this final. Tsitsipas points feel like trophies.

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« Reply #19311 on: January 29, 2023, 09:16:38 am »
Well, this is even worse than yesterday's finals. Tsitsipas shaky in each of his serve.

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« Reply #19312 on: January 29, 2023, 09:22:39 am »
Pretty ominous start to this final. Tsitsipas points feel like trophies.

He needs to get himself into the points on Djokovic’s serve. Too often trying something to clever on the return.
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« Reply #19313 on: January 29, 2023, 09:46:15 am »
Djokovic will cruise to win here.

Could arguably win all four this year.
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« Reply #19314 on: January 29, 2023, 09:58:14 am »
If  djokovic wins he equals nadal on 22?

It’s mad I always thought federer or nadal will set an unmatchable record. Looks like it could be Djokovic.

I love djokovic the tennis player, just hate everything else he seemingly stands for.

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« Reply #19315 on: January 29, 2023, 10:06:10 am »
Tsitsipas playing well now.

Could be a Novak medical time out soon ;)

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« Reply #19316 on: January 29, 2023, 10:42:02 am »
Tsitsipas playing well now.

Could be a Novak medical time out soon ;)

He needed to win that second set really.  No chance now.

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« Reply #19317 on: January 29, 2023, 11:08:24 am »
If  djokovic wins he equals nadal on 22?

It’s mad I always thought federer or nadal will set an unmatchable record. Looks like it could be Djokovic.

I love djokovic the tennis player, just hate everything else he seemingly stands for.

I had a chance to meet a childhood friend of Novak last year in Belgrade. He says that Novak is a decent fella, but that his wife and his father are definitely crazy ...

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« Reply #19318 on: January 29, 2023, 11:08:39 am »
He needed to win that second set really.  No chance now.

Exactly, he had a few chances to win 6-4 and even in tiebreak he had the momentum at 4-4.

Djokovic has supreme defense and he has mental edge against any player.

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« Reply #19319 on: January 29, 2023, 11:43:38 am »
What an absolutely dreadful tournament
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