11-16-2018, 10:18 AM
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#3961
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
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Fed clearly heard your comments about his decline. can you work the same magic on Mike Smith too?
truthfully, Fed's been in decline for literally 10 years. it's not a normal one because he is still perfectly capable of showing his peak form, just not 5-7 times in a row every tournament like before. but when the coin flips his way and you get to watch vintage RF, it's just as entertaining as ever.
Djoker's still the fav for Sunday, but Roger gets the extra day of rest, that might help tilt things just a bit since their last meeting.
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11-16-2018, 10:20 AM
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#3962
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Yet another top 10 Men's Tennis players of all time, this time from Tennis.com
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Rod Laver
4. Pete Sampras
5. Novak Djokovic
6. Bjorn Borg
7. Ivan Lendl
8. Jimmy Connors
9. Andre Agassi
10. Ken Rosewall
Pretty good list, as of today it's hard to argue.
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Djoker gets stiffed again tho...
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11-16-2018, 01:04 PM
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#3963
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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11-17-2018, 09:04 AM
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#3965
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Alex Zverev defeats Roger Federer 7-5 7-6(5) to move into the final of the ATP World Finals in London. He awaits the winner of Djoker and Kevin Anderson.
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11-18-2018, 11:11 AM
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#3966
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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11-18-2018, 06:40 PM
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#3967
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Most frustrating thing is the inability for Milos to stay healthy, but overall it was a pretty good year for Milos, Denis, and Vasek.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1064256483112701952
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11-19-2018, 01:26 PM
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#3968
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Franchise Player
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Huge upset by Zverev yesterday after Djokovic. I may regret this but I truly think Zverev wins at least 1 major next year.
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11-19-2018, 01:32 PM
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#3969
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadal Fan
Huge upset by Zverev yesterday after Djokovic. I may regret this but I truly think Zverev wins at least 1 major next year.
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Let's start with a semi-final first. Crawl before you can walk, you know? But with Roger reaching the final stage and Nadal likely to have ongoing injuries, Zverev might be the only thing to keep Novak from owning the tour next year.
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11-19-2018, 06:45 PM
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#3970
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
Most frustrating thing is the inability for Milos to stay healthy, but overall it was a pretty good year for Milos, Denis, and Vasek.
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It's about expectations. Denis is just so close to being an elite tennis player in terms of what he needs to pin down, that it's frustrating seeing him take two steps forward and one step back.
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11-21-2018, 09:59 AM
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#3972
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It's about expectations. Denis is just so close to being an elite tennis player in terms of what he needs to pin down, that it's frustrating seeing him take two steps forward and one step back.
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I'm given hope by old man Zverev seemingly beginning to figure things out, that Denis will be able to get back on track before it's apparently too late.
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11-21-2018, 10:06 AM
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#3973
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uranus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It's about expectations. Denis is just so close to being an elite tennis player in terms of what he needs to pin down, that it's frustrating seeing him take two steps forward and one step back.
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It's all mental for him outside of tightening up his service (which will come with more and more reps). You can't always try to paint lines and crush the ball as hard as you can and this is the main reason he's fallen flat the last half of the year this year.
If a slightly more mature and calculated Shapo emerges in Australia this year, I expect big things for 2019.
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11-21-2018, 10:06 AM
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#3974
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
I'm given hope by old man Zverev seemingly beginning to figure things out, that Denis will be able to get back on track before it's apparently too late.
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I think Denis is going to be just fine, pretty clear that he was burnt out from playing too much tennis combined with all the travelling that he was doing. Also, not everybody follows a meteoric rise to the top ala Tsitisipas, Coric struggled for a while before appearing to figure things out, Rublev had a tough year last year after looking to be on his way to a solid top 30 player, I think we can be a little patient with Denis.
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11-21-2018, 10:37 AM
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#3975
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by dash_pinched
I think Denis is going to be just fine, pretty clear that he was burnt out from playing too much tennis combined with all the travelling that he was doing. Also, not everybody follows a meteoric rise to the top ala Tsitisipas, Coric struggled for a while before appearing to figure things out, Rublev had a tough year last year after looking to be on his way to a solid top 30 player, I think we can be a little patient with Denis.
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sorry I was being a little green texty. the impatience with Denis has been one of the most aggravating things for me about this 2018 edition of the thread. I'm hoping he can put all those premature worries to rest in the 2019 thread.
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11-21-2018, 11:07 AM
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#3976
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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I kinda thought you were being a little green texty lol
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11-22-2018, 09:16 AM
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#3977
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
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11-23-2018, 09:46 AM
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#3978
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Davis Cup! Davis Cup! Croatia and France have had some great sports battles this year. Let’s see who comes out on top.
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11-23-2018, 10:06 AM
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#3979
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mango
Davis Cup! Davis Cup! Croatia and France have had some great sports battles this year. Let’s see who comes out on top.
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They are playing in one corner of the stadium in Lille!
Coric won the first match over Chardy, Cilic takes the first set again Tsonga.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1066013300306182144
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11-23-2018, 10:37 AM
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#3980
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Cilic takes the 2nd set as well. The French are in deep deep trouble.
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