AO2015 Round 3 - J. Isner vs. G. Muller

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

VS.

 

[DimitrovTheGoat]

Muller in 5. I'm extremely confident about this one.

 

[ArcspacE]

Shortest match thread ever?

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Shortest match thread ever?

could be! but for grand slams only... http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=509827

(given they are not going to 20-20 in the fifth).

 

[ArcspacE]

could be! but for grand slams only... http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=509827

Lol - DAT neck form Berlocq in the photo

 

[veroniquem]

Shortest match thread ever?

Most aces ever!

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Most aces ever!

total of 60 at least :twisted:

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Wynter, welcome to tennis

 

[Wynter]

Wynter, welcome to tennis

I'm thinking 8-2 8-1 8-0 Isner

That's how tennis works right?

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

haha

 

[HewittAlwaysDisappoints]

What if there are no tiebreaks in the match?

 

[ark_28]

Sir John Isner does not come to the net the net comes to Sir John Isner

 

[estigma2001]

Muller is playing his best tennis ever he also looks more fit than other years so i think he will win this one!

 

[rainingaces]

Muller is playing his best tennis ever he also looks more fit than other years so i think he will win this one!

Muller played equally well the year he got to the 4th round of the US open.

4 tie breakers in this match, last man standing.

 

[okdude1992]

Expecting breakers. I'll take Isner though I could easily see Muller winning also

 

[The Green Mile]

I am thinking John in 4 sets, most of them very close.

 

[Bionic slice]

close match but I would like to see isner at the net act like Dikembe Mutombo...point the finger and say...no no no!!!

 

[West Coast Ace]

OP, well played (... new to tennis...).

Isner snoozer - 76 76 75

And given the heat if I was Isner's coach I'd tell him if he got down 2 pts in receiving games to tank the last 2 to save energy.

 

[stringertom]

OP, well played (... new to tennis...).

Isner snoozer - 76 76 75

And given the heat if I was Isner's coach I'd tell him if he got down 2 pts in receiving games to tank the last 2 to save energy.

What heat? Early evening match with daytime high in the low 80's. Isner's MO is to give up after 30-love down on return games in any condition.

When in doubt, take the lefty. Muller 20-18 in the fifth.

 

[FreeBird]

Bamos Muller.

 

[FreeBird]

What heat? Early evening match with daytime high in the low 80's. Isner's MO is to give up after 30-love down on return games in any condition.

When in doubt, take the lefty. Muller 20-18 in the fifth.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Come on Gilles!

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Come on Gilles!

+1
very different game than Gilles Simon though

My pick: Gilles Muller wins - total of 3 or 4 tie breaks in the match

 

[Gary Duane]

I'll record the block of time, then fast forward in each set to 6-6 and watch the TBs.

I am NOT kidding. I'd rather watch mold grow than suffer through a complete Isner match.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

6-6 first set :lol:

 

[romeo8880]

lol I will be shocked if EVERY set doesn't go to a tiebreaker.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

lol I will be shocked if EVERY set doesn't go to a tiebreaker.

Reminds me Lopez-Isner at Wimbledon last year
I bet over 46 games on this one and it was an easy win :lol: 6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Muller with the mini break

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Muller the boss! 7/6

 

[romeo8880]

Sir John still has refused to practice his return game I guess.

 

[stringertom]

What a surprise...the first of multiple TBs. Muller to Stich it to Isner.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

god i want this match to go to 5 sets so we can have a good laugh!

 

[stringertom]

I'll record the block of time, then fast forward in each set to 6-6 and watch the TBs.

I am NOT kidding. I'd rather watch mold grow than suffer through a complete Isner match.

I should do something similar for the Ferrer/Simon snoozefest but it probably won't come down to TBs.

 

[ark_28]

Sir John Isner respects the crowd in Melbourne, so Sir John Isner loses the 1st set to ensure that the crowds get value for money.

 

[fundrazer]

Fun stat from set 1, Isner won only 1 point when returning. He's up to 6 now. Muller has managed 9. sub double digit return points won hype.

 

[TrustTheNinja]

Sir John Isner respects the crowd in Melbourne, so Sir John Isner loses the 1st set to ensure that the crowds get value for money.

LOL. The homerism is strong

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Sir John Isner respects the crowd in Melbourne, so Sir John Isner loses the 1st set to ensure that the crowds get value for money.

as long as Muller serves on Isner's backhand he can't lose that match

 

[Nostradamus]

Why is this Gille Muller guy not consistent top 30 or top 20 player ? He will play like he is top 10 for like 1 month of the year and rest of the year, he plays like he is 100-150 player in the world.................

So Weird ??????????????

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Gilles Muller came back from injury, hence his ranking last year he was playing a lot on the challenger tour.

That said, his return game is too poor to be a consistent top 20 player IMO.

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Only 1 break point so far
in the opening game of the first set (for Muller)

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

15-30 on isner's serve, maybe an opportunity now

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

15-40
2 break points Muller :mrgreen:

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Ace Isner

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Ace Isner again

 

[veroniquem]

15-40
2 break points Muller :mrgreen:

That was short-lived...
TB coming up :twisted:

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

4 aces in a row
15-40 to hold :twisted:

 

[ark_28]

Sir John Isner does not hit the ball, the ball navigates it's way to the sweet spot of Sir John's racket out of respect to Sir John.

 

[veroniquem]

Isner in full ace mode. So annoying.

 

[stringertom]

Holy Supernatural! Muller squanders multiple Breakpoints. I thought they were banned from this match!

 

[tipsa...don'tlikehim!]

Set point Muller
saved with an....ace