06-08-2022, 11:14 AM
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#2821
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
You think so? I find more randomness with grass. For example there are plenty of big servers on the tour and if they run into one of them in the early rounds on grass, it could be tiebreaker roulette. You draw a Cressy or Opelka or Krygios, half your game it taken our of your hands. Also, there aren't enough reps on grass to get good at it.
Plus fitness isn't as much a factor as the grind on clay and hardcourts. I think Felix's first slam will be in New York.
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Best three out of five sets still makes fitness a top priority, in my opinion. Kyrgios can make it into the round of 16 and then he hits a wall or pulls something and is forced to retire. I do agree with Opelka though, nobody wants to play him early. Cressy can be dangerous, but he's been a bag of mixed results lately. Felix has the serve to stay in touch with the other big servers and his return of serve is getting better with each passing year.
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06-08-2022, 12:27 PM
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#2822
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Nadal lost to the likes of Giles Muller, Dustin Brown , Lukas Rosol and Steve Darcis at Wimbledon, but he also won the greatest match ever played at Wimbledon so I have a love/hate relationship with it. The best part of Wimbledon is the look of it, looks beautiful on camera, but I much prefer clay court or hard court tennis.
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06-08-2022, 12:37 PM
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#2823
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Nadal lost to the likes of Giles Muller, Dustin Brown , Lukas Rosol and Steve Darcis at Wimbledon, but he also won the greatest match ever played at Wimbledon so I have a love/hate relationship with it. The best part of Wimbledon is the look of it, looks beautiful on camera, but I much prefer clay court or hard court tennis.
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Remember Rosol knocking over Rafa's water bottles on purpose - Also during an indoor match, he kept tapping his racket on the court prior to Rafa's serve. Those two did not get along lol
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06-09-2022, 07:10 AM
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#2824
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Make it 4 straight losses for El Shapo. Didn't see any of the match but he lost in 2 tiebreakers to Oscar Otte.
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06-09-2022, 07:31 AM
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#2825
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Make it 4 straight losses for El Shapo. Didn't see any of the match but he lost in 2 tiebreakers to Oscar Otte.
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06-09-2022, 07:38 AM
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#2826
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Felix wins his opening round match in Den Bosch over the Dutch native son Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 7-6
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06-09-2022, 09:58 AM
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#2827
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NOT breaking news
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grass = tiebreaker roulette
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06-09-2022, 01:21 PM
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#2829
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
grass = tiebreaker roulette
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Casper Ruud said grass is for golf and is going to prepare for Wimbledon by golfing 
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06-09-2022, 03:05 PM
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#2831
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NOT breaking news
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Location: Calgary
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06-09-2022, 03:07 PM
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#2832
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
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Let me guess, that's Andy Moo-ray and Stefanos Eatsomegrass
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06-10-2022, 07:49 AM
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#2833
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Felix was playing okay, not great, and then just throws in a terrible service game to get broken at love.
Edit: Felix breaks Khachanov and gets back on serve at 5-5
Last edited by dash_pinched; 06-10-2022 at 08:01 AM.
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06-10-2022, 08:23 AM
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#2834
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Felix takes the opening set in a tie-break (7-5 was the tie-breaker score).
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06-10-2022, 09:08 AM
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#2835
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Felix is into the final four as he defeats Khachanov 7-6 6-4. He will play a Dutchman in the semi-finals.
Edit: Meanwhile in Stuttgart, Andy Murray sends Greek Yogurt packing 7-6 6-3
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06-10-2022, 09:18 AM
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#2836
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Remember when I said the WTA Berlin draw was stacked? Well, scratch that as Iga has pulled out along with Kontaveit and Badosa.
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06-10-2022, 09:39 AM
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#2837
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Iga has given no indication of being hurt. Maybe just tired? You'd think she'd want a warm up tourney before Wimbledon but with no points, maybe she just doesn't care.
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06-10-2022, 10:35 AM
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#2838
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Iga has given no indication of being hurt. Maybe just tired? You'd think she'd want a warm up tourney before Wimbledon but with no points, maybe she just doesn't care.
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Probably hurt her shoulder lifting too many trophies in 2022 
https://twitter.com/user/status/1535218827809763328
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06-10-2022, 12:28 PM
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#2839
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06-10-2022, 01:38 PM
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#2840
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