Paris Masters: **Spoilers**
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Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
Stepanek might get into the final ... and deservedly so.
b. Davydenko today
plays great, just like in Madrid he's up and jumping all over the place ... seems to be in great shape ...
haven't seen a S-V volleyer this pumped up and light on his feet in quite a while ....
b. Davydenko today
plays great, just like in Madrid he's up and jumping all over the place ... seems to be in great shape ...
haven't seen a S-V volleyer this pumped up and light on his feet in quite a while ....
Down_the_line
Legend
Andy's now serving 40-30 down 4-5 in the third. I wonder which way this will go if it goes to a tiebreak...
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Ferrer basically choked this match away, lets see if he still pulls it out.
Down_the_line
Legend
Quick and easy hold for Ferrer to make it 6-5. I'd like to see a quick hold for Andy too, kind of like he did against Hrbaty.
Down_the_line
Legend
Now, Ferrer is serving 5-6 in the tiebreak. Can Andy get the mini-break??
gugafanatic
Hall of Fame
saved by A.ROD!!. This is too tense!.
Down_the_line
Legend
WOW!! Andy hangs on and makes it 8-8 on Ferrer's serve. No telling which way this one will go!
gugafanatic
Hall of Fame
ANDY! ANDY! ANDY!!. Your the man.
If Andy can get past Ljubicic, then he is definitely the favorite going into Shanghai. I expect Federer to be rusty as he will be short of match practice. Roger looked shakey when he returned against Blake in Cincy earlier this year.
If Andy can get past Ljubicic, then he is definitely the favorite going into Shanghai. I expect Federer to be rusty as he will be short of match practice. Roger looked shakey when he returned against Blake in Cincy earlier this year.
Down_the_line
Legend
and a mini break to go up 9-8 and now serving for the match!
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Great win for Roddick, even worse loss for Ferrer who had 2 chances to win the match, bad loss for Ferrer.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Give credit to the duck for not giving up and playing the tight points well but Ferrer choked!
Aykhan Mammadov
Hall of Fame
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVO !!! Andy !!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know why, but I was for Roddick in this match, I don't like Ferrer. He trembled so much, he is intermediate player. Bravo Roddick. I liked how he smiled at critical points of the match. Bravo, keep it, more confidence in yourself.
I don't know why, but I was for Roddick in this match, I don't like Ferrer. He trembled so much, he is intermediate player. Bravo Roddick. I liked how he smiled at critical points of the match. Bravo, keep it, more confidence in yourself.
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
Now Berdych's beating up on Gaudio.
Would this mean Gaudio's out for Shanghai? Guess so ...
Would this mean Gaudio's out for Shanghai? Guess so ...
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
VamosRafa said:
no, they had to do better than him today, and they didn't.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Berdych is playing well, if only he was more consistent.
Apparently Andy's got a back injury and may not play in the Semis.
Perhaps this is why he had so much trouble with Ferrer? Hmmm?
RODDICK INTO PARIS SEMIS
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Top seed Andy Roddick has casted doubts on his participation in the Paris Masters Series semi-final despite completing an impressive comeback win over Spain's David Ferrer.
The 23-year-old American, who had to called the trainer at the end of the first set and at the start of the second to attend to his sore back, needed two hours and 12 minutes to get rid of his rival 2-6 6-3 7-6 (10/8).
He fought back from a 5-3 deficit in the third set and saving two match points in the tie break before wrapping up victory with a powerful serve.
But he admits he almost gave up in the second set because of serious pains in his lower back and it remains to be seen if he will be fit enough to play sixth seed Croatian Ivan Ljubicic who ousted Tommy Robredo of Spain earlier on Friday.
"It progressively got worse the more I moved and I did not feel comfortable for the whole match," said Roddick.
"It hurt a lot on my serve, especially my slice. It was also pretty painful a couple of times on my forehand.
"I thought about abandoning in the second set but then I thought I might give it a go.
"I hope I will play on Saturday, I wish I could give a definite answer now.
"A lot can be done on my injury from now on so I really hope I will be able to play."
It's the second time in three years Roddick reached that stage of the competition after 2003 where he lost to Britain's number one and eventual winner Tim Henman.
Roddick lost the first rubber 6-2 in 40 minutes before bouncing back in the second and levelling the match at one set all.
In the final set both men held on to their nerves until the eighth game when Ferrer converted the first of his two break points to take a 5-3 lead with his serve to come.
But Roddick's fighting spirit prevailed as the American broke back straight to level 5-5 when Ferrer netted his shot.
In the tiebreak, Roddick got the first match point while leading 6-5 but Ferrer saved it with a great dropshot.
The American then saved two match points with an ace and a winning passing shot before eventually sealing the match after Ferrer returned his serve wide.
Roddick might have not won easily but he certainly gained some surprise support from the Bercy crowd.
"I did not expect it at all, normally it's not the case but it's a nice change," he added.
"But maybe they just enjoyed the match and the competition."
Perhaps this is why he had so much trouble with Ferrer? Hmmm?
RODDICK INTO PARIS SEMIS
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Top seed Andy Roddick has casted doubts on his participation in the Paris Masters Series semi-final despite completing an impressive comeback win over Spain's David Ferrer.
The 23-year-old American, who had to called the trainer at the end of the first set and at the start of the second to attend to his sore back, needed two hours and 12 minutes to get rid of his rival 2-6 6-3 7-6 (10/8).
He fought back from a 5-3 deficit in the third set and saving two match points in the tie break before wrapping up victory with a powerful serve.
But he admits he almost gave up in the second set because of serious pains in his lower back and it remains to be seen if he will be fit enough to play sixth seed Croatian Ivan Ljubicic who ousted Tommy Robredo of Spain earlier on Friday.
"It progressively got worse the more I moved and I did not feel comfortable for the whole match," said Roddick.
"It hurt a lot on my serve, especially my slice. It was also pretty painful a couple of times on my forehand.
"I thought about abandoning in the second set but then I thought I might give it a go.
"I hope I will play on Saturday, I wish I could give a definite answer now.
"A lot can be done on my injury from now on so I really hope I will be able to play."
It's the second time in three years Roddick reached that stage of the competition after 2003 where he lost to Britain's number one and eventual winner Tim Henman.
Roddick lost the first rubber 6-2 in 40 minutes before bouncing back in the second and levelling the match at one set all.
In the final set both men held on to their nerves until the eighth game when Ferrer converted the first of his two break points to take a 5-3 lead with his serve to come.
But Roddick's fighting spirit prevailed as the American broke back straight to level 5-5 when Ferrer netted his shot.
In the tiebreak, Roddick got the first match point while leading 6-5 but Ferrer saved it with a great dropshot.
The American then saved two match points with an ace and a winning passing shot before eventually sealing the match after Ferrer returned his serve wide.
Roddick might have not won easily but he certainly gained some surprise support from the Bercy crowd.
"I did not expect it at all, normally it's not the case but it's a nice change," he added.
"But maybe they just enjoyed the match and the competition."
GRANITECHIEF
Hall of Fame
Sounds like AROD isn't all that stoked about playing Luby!
VamosRafa said:
Andy had back problems in that match. I am sure it would have been straight sets if he was feeling better.
I guess I should never underestimate Nadal. But somehow I feel Nadal will be overpowered in Masters Cup by Lubi, Roddick and Fed the way he was in 1st two sets of the Mardrid final. I am sure Nadal will easily beat any claycourters in his half thou. Also, he will most lilkely beat Agassi or Hewitt if they play there. In form Lubi, Roddick or Fed is a different story.
StraightSets
Semi-Pro
I hope Berdych gets through to final. He'll be a future top 10.
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
StraightSets said:
I said the same about him last year, now I am more reserved.
my only doubts are about his heart and legs.
the legs are a bit too long and sometime get in the way. not as bad as Ancic (who also has long ankles), but ...
his up-down movement esp suffers a bit from that
but great striker of the hall.
toughcookie
New User
Berdych is due. Berdych leading Stepanek 6-1. Ljubicic also def. Roddick 6-3 7-5. A win over a TMC qualifier would surely be confidence building for Berdych.
I also noticed his up and down movement is relatively poor in comparison to the rest of his game. I can't stand watching him try to put away a short ball, and Berdych can't stand it either.
I also noticed his up and down movement is relatively poor in comparison to the rest of his game. I can't stand watching him try to put away a short ball, and Berdych can't stand it either.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Cant Berdych work on that?He could get his legs stronger, so thats not a problem, the guy is scary good when he gives it his all.
federerhoogenbandfan
Banned
Hopefully Ljubicic will win. He has had a great fall, to go along with his amazing Davis Cup season. It must have been dissapointing to waste a 2-sets-to-none lead vs Nadal in the Madrid final.
toughcookie
New User
R. Stepanek 1 6 3
T. Berdych 6 3 6
Did anyone watch this match?
Good win for Berdych. It seemed to have been another see-saw battle, and Berdych toughed it out. I will be cheering for Berdych in tomorrow's final.
T. Berdych 6 3 6
Did anyone watch this match?
Good win for Berdych. It seemed to have been another see-saw battle, and Berdych toughed it out. I will be cheering for Berdych in tomorrow's final.
DashaandSafin
Hall of Fame
Even before i clicked on this thread, I saw your name Chadwixx under recently posted. How did i know that you would post something like
"How dare they make andy play a top 10 opponent before the finals. If i were andy i would never go back there again."
I must be freaking psychic. Get a life loser.
"How dare they make andy play a top 10 opponent before the finals. If i were andy i would never go back there again."
I must be freaking psychic. Get a life loser.
croatian sensation
Professional
This is the biggest chance for Ljubicic to win a Masters tournament...Berdych is playing good but he's no Nadal in front of the home crowd.
Hope Ljubo finally claims a big title. he deserves it after how he has been playing recently.
Hope Ljubo finally claims a big title. he deserves it after how he has been playing recently.
Marius_Hancu
Talk Tennis Guru
toughcookie said:
Saw the last two sets. The last one was quite tight, but Berdych showed some variety by coming at the net himself quite quickly on some dropshots by Stepanek or volleying very cleanly.
His power was dominating at the end.
