07-09-2021, 03:13 PM
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#3041
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Rafa is playing the Citi Open (Washington D.C. tourney) for the first time ever.
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07-09-2021, 03:51 PM
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#3042
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Franchise Player
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It's going to be a good field in Washington with Nadal, Shapo, Felix , Milo's, Krygios , Isner all going
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07-09-2021, 03:53 PM
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#3043
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uranus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Man just poor service games at the end of each set was the difference today.
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Pretty much the match in a nutshell. It wasn't even the actual serving that really let him down in those games either. It was just the same poor shot selection in 2-3 points of his final games each set that did him in. He would likely get away with it playing against 99% of the rest of the tour too.
Given the strides he's made in the last 18 months, I would suspect he's still got a slightly higher ceiling to reach once he corrects these minor issues. The guy can definitely win a slam after that match and seeing how good his serve can be when it's actually on like it was at Wimbledon.
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07-09-2021, 03:54 PM
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#3044
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
It's going to be a good field in Washington with Nadal, Shapo, Felix , Milo's, Krygios , Isner all going
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It's a 500 level tourney, but it's going to be close to a Masters 1000 field.
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07-09-2021, 04:18 PM
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#3045
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Not that his toss actually cost him the match today, but he really needs to work on that.
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07-09-2021, 06:44 PM
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#3046
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Not that his toss actually cost him the match today, but he really needs to work on that.
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If he fixes his ball toss and as he matures and gets a little bit stronger I could see his serve hitting 140MPH and becoming a real consistent weapon.
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07-09-2021, 07:13 PM
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#3047
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
If he fixes his ball toss and as he matures and gets a little bit stronger I could see his serve hitting 140MPH and becoming a real consistent weapon.
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I don't even think he has to worry about the speed, he's got plenty of pop already. Just needs to get a little more consistent and cut out some of the double faults. Today, his serve was fine, shot selection is what let him down at crucial times.
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07-10-2021, 12:08 AM
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#3048
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Franchise Player
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Honestly his ball toss hardly seemed to hurt him at all in any match in the tourney and certainly not today. It's weird that he catches it so much but if it doesn't significantly contribute to making his serve erratic I'm not even much fussed about it.
Shot selection and margin for error. You have huge groundstrokes. Just keep focusing on keeping them in play. No need to paint the lines. Maybe instead of clean winners some of those shots will bounce uselessly off the opponent's racket into the net or straight into the ground - whatever. A point is a point.
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07-10-2021, 07:18 AM
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#3049
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Ash Barty is flying. Up 3-0 with 12 points played and 12 points won.
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07-10-2021, 08:00 AM
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#3050
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Barty was up a break at 3-1 in set 2 after taking the opening set and Pliskova looked down and out. It's now Pliskova up 4-3 (Barty about to serve).
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07-10-2021, 08:27 AM
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#3051
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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I certainly wasn't expecting to be watching a 3rd set to decide the ladies champion, but here we are.
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07-10-2021, 08:31 AM
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#3052
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Pliskova was shell-shocked to start, but she eventually started finding her rhythm.
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07-10-2021, 08:37 AM
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#3053
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Wow. Pliskova showing emotion. Positive emotion.
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07-10-2021, 09:15 AM
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#3054
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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07-10-2021, 11:50 AM
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#3055
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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No surprise that Felix has pulled out of the tourney in Hamburg and Shapo has pulled out of the tourney in Gstaad.
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07-10-2021, 12:08 PM
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#3056
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Franchise Player
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This women's double championship match is fantastic!
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07-10-2021, 12:15 PM
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#3057
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Franchise Player
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Hsieh (Taiwan) and Mertens (Belgium) win!
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07-10-2021, 12:23 PM
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#3058
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by activeStick
This women's double championship match is fantastic!
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Indeed it was. I began watching from the second set onwards. Su-wei has a great feel when she's up close to the net.
Feel bad for Kudermatova tho... She was probably the best player in the finals.
Last edited by Izzle; 07-10-2021 at 12:25 PM.
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07-10-2021, 12:40 PM
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#3059
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Franchise Player
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Hopefully the Men's Doubles championship match (just started) can keep up with the women!
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