05-11-2022, 03:01 PM
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#2341
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_pinched
Good Canadian content on Thursday:
Bianca vs. Martic
Felix vs. Giron (he upset Diego Schwartzman earlier today)
and...
Shapo vs. some guy from Spain named Rafa
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I can't remember their last match, anything note worthy happen 
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05-11-2022, 04:13 PM
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#2342
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Also on Thursday, Stan vs. Novak could be a fun match.
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05-12-2022, 07:18 AM
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#2343
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All right, Bianca is into the quarter-finals after dispatching Petra Martic 6-4 6-4. Bianca awaits the winner between Iga and Vika.
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05-12-2022, 07:18 AM
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#2344
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Andreescu advances to quarterfinals with 6-4 6-4 win over Martic
Yay!
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05-12-2022, 08:20 AM
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#2345
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Felix takes the opening set 6-3 over Giron.
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05-12-2022, 08:53 AM
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#2346
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05-12-2022, 09:00 AM
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#2347
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Felix made that look pretty easy taking out Giron 6-3 6-2. When he's serving well, the rest of his game follows. Nice use of the drop shot today as well.
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05-12-2022, 09:25 AM
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#2349
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Bianca clearly isn't at the peak of her powers yet (remember in the lead-in to her US Open win when she was as unplayable as Swiatek is now?) so I imagine Iga will take this without much drama, but just getting back into QFs and looking more and more like herself is a win.
Incidentally, Iga is apparently just getting bored now... Spots Azarenka a 3-0 lead and then just casually pulls out a 6-1 6-1 victory the rest of the way.
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05-12-2022, 09:28 AM
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#2350
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Canada is on a roll today! Bianca and Felix huge wins, and Shapo up against Nadal today. Well as Meatloaf once said......2 out of 3 ain't bad  |
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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05-12-2022, 09:34 AM
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#2351
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Also, that win by Felix today has vaulted him to #8 in the live rankings which is a new career high.
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05-12-2022, 09:37 AM
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#2352
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_pinched
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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Last match on clay between the two of them, Shapo had match points, he was so close he could see paradise by the dashboard light...
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05-12-2022, 11:07 AM
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#2353
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Novak wins the first set 6-2 over Stan in 30 minutes. It's going to take some time for Wawrinka to get his match play/fitness up to its usual level.
Edit: 6-2 6-2 and Novak barely broke a sweat today.
Last edited by dash_pinched; 05-12-2022 at 11:53 AM.
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05-12-2022, 11:54 AM
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#2354
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Tomorrow we will get the first ever Felix vs Novak match should be good!
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05-12-2022, 01:11 PM
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I'd like to see Denis throw in an underarm serve just to get the Italian crowd riled up lol
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05-12-2022, 01:40 PM
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#2356
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Yikes, maybe Polansky should come out of the coaches box and play Rafa because this is pretty sloppy tennis from Denis at the moment.
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05-12-2022, 01:54 PM
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#2357
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To be fair to Shapo, Rafa is playing some inspired tennis today.
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05-12-2022, 02:01 PM
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#2358
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Rafa goes off the boil and Shapo is up a break in set 2.
Edit: Consolidates the break even with throwing in some double faults. The TSN turning point might be Denis sending Rafa into the thorny roses as it's pretty clear Nadal got pricked.
Last edited by dash_pinched; 05-12-2022 at 02:06 PM.
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05-12-2022, 02:19 PM
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The Canadians in attendance along with possibly some Italians are making quite a bit of noise cheering on Denis.
Edit: Groans from the Shapo supporters as he essentially breaks himself and we're back on serve in set 2.
Last edited by dash_pinched; 05-12-2022 at 02:26 PM.
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05-12-2022, 02:50 PM
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#2360
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Denis serving at 5-5 in set 2.
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