09-09-2020, 06:35 AM
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#1861
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Oh my. How disappointing. Shocking ending, things just totally got away from Dennis at the end when he looked like he was right in it.
Looks like a savy move by Busta relaxing in the 4th when he was way down, got his back worked on forever after the 4th. Pretty smart.
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That reminded me of early career Agassi tanking a set in a close match after getting down to save himself for the final set.
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09-09-2020, 07:29 AM
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#1862
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidder
Not sure he’ll ever have a better chance at a major, with the big 3 out. Maybe years down the road if he doesn’t get surpassed by next gen guys.
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21 years old - I think he will get more looks.
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09-09-2020, 08:30 AM
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#1863
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
21 years old - I think he will get more looks.
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Yup, as opposed to PCB who is 29 which is not old for tennis (these days right in the middle of your prime tennis years) who knows this is his Marin Cilic moment.
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09-09-2020, 08:44 AM
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#1864
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Originally Posted by senator clay davis
a tough lesson in the dark arts of mto tactics for denis, plus excellent use of the bait set by busta. Denis will learn in the future, once he got broken in the fifth it should have been right to the trainer. The tactics are there to be used, the notion of doing it "the right way" is also how you lose. Hopefully a good learning moment for him.
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https://twitter.com/user/status/1303573124206800896
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09-09-2020, 09:14 AM
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#1865
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uranus
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Tough result for Denis, but compared to where he was at during times last season, this is a huge win. He is currently light years ahead of Felix and many other next gen players in terms of committing to playing all court tennis, defending and not simply trying to blast his opponent off the court.
I suspect he'll be ready to seize the moment once again and has learned a great deal from this event.
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09-09-2020, 09:21 AM
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#1866
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#1 Goaltender
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aside from the obvious cutting down double faults, adding a slice backhand for both returns and rally variation will vault Shapo's game into true contender territory. hopefully this is stuff Youzhny will focus on when they're able to train together again.
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09-09-2020, 10:02 AM
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#1867
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
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They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I'm the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching until I got tired. But he was probably the most smart fighter I've ever gotten into the ring with.
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George Foreman
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09-09-2020, 11:04 AM
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#1868
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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I don't know if I could handle the schadenfreude if a woman who hasn't played tennis in 3 years ends up eliminating Serena today. Pironkova wins the opening set 6-4 and looks great thus far.
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09-09-2020, 11:08 AM
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#1869
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Franchise Player
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Just broke her in the 2nd set!
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09-09-2020, 11:17 AM
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#1870
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#1 Goaltender
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_pinched
I don't know if I could handle the schadenfreude if a woman who hasn't played tennis in 3 years ends up eliminating Serena today. Pironkova wins the opening set 6-4 and looks great thus far.
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she can't do that, doesn't she know that Serena is both a tennis player and a mother...oh wait.
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09-09-2020, 11:45 AM
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#1871
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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We need a 3rd and deciding set - Also, I didn't see the serve clock on set point, but that sure seemed to be a lot longer than 25 seconds. Of course, the ESPN commentators remained mute.
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09-09-2020, 11:51 AM
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#1872
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dash_pinched
We need a 3rd and deciding set - Also, I didn't see the serve clock on set point, but that sure seemed to be a lot longer than 25 seconds. Of course, the ESPN commentators remained mute.
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They're still talking about the left handed return.
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09-09-2020, 11:53 AM
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#1873
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
They're still talking about the left handed return.
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To be fair, that was some quick thinking, but Pironkova still should have won that point.
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09-09-2020, 11:59 AM
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#1874
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Now 2-for-2 on the lefty returns.
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09-09-2020, 12:32 PM
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#1875
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Too bad, Pironkova has run out of gas and it looks like Serena will advance to the semi-finals.
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09-09-2020, 12:45 PM
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#1876
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Amazing that Serena didn't run out of gas.
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09-09-2020, 12:56 PM
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#1877
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Franchise Player
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She is very tough to finish off. You're playing against a legend of the game and it has to factor into the opponent's mentality.
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09-09-2020, 02:01 PM
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#1878
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Franchise Player
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####ing rights Medvedev comes back to take the first set. I really like his game and he and Thiem are the only two I want to see win this.
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09-09-2020, 03:20 PM
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#1879
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Franchise Player
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Good for Serena!
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09-09-2020, 03:28 PM
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#1880
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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
####ing rights Medvedev comes back to take the first set. I really like his game and he and Thiem are the only two I want to see win this.
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Good call NF, Medvedev played some awesome tennis today. As you said earlier, it should be a great match between him and Thiem.
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