SAP Open - San Jose, California - Feb. 7-13

Who will win the Title, the 250 points & the $92,000???


  • Total voters
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Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru
That was a big old shock. A friend who keeps pretty obsessive current ranking records told me after the AO. I've looked at his profile myself and am still having trouble believing it.

Vamos Polito!!

it would be such a cruel twist of fate if he cant come back to his uso 2009 form :( ........ gaba w/b a perfect test for him tonight! Vamos Polito!!!!!!!!!

Milos and Xavier now playing ...... M should learn something from X today, but he'll prolly overpower him :)
 

Fedace

Banned
You call that clear? You should of saw the one I had for the AO.

you have to click on HD option. anyway,,,the announcer said Mellisse is Top 20 player. When did he move up the ranking so fast ???:confused: also calling Raonic,,,,Maple Leap Missile...
 
you have to click on HD option. anyway,,,the announcer said Mellisse is Top 20 player. When did he move up the ranking so fast ???:confused: also calling Raonic,,,,Maple Leap Missile...

He is 45 in the world, don't take any notice of american comms. No offence. :???:
 

Zildite

Hall of Fame
you have to click on HD option. anyway,,,the announcer said Mellisse is Top 20 player. When did he move up the ranking so fast ???:confused: also calling Raonic,,,,Maple Leap Missile...

He was probably referring to when he was top 20 (in 2002?), but forgot to add 'he used to be'. He mentioned that he used to be 19th in the first set.
 

seffina

G.O.A.T.
Well, you've to take the humor in his commenting or it gets to be a headache. Way too much talking during the point. I don't need you to reconstruct the point for me. I am watching. *sigh*
 

Fedace

Banned
Well, you've to take the humor in his commenting or it gets to be a headache. Way too much talking during the point. I don't need you to reconstruct the point for me. I am watching. *sigh*

Seffina, that is what he does. He does www.radiotennis.com so he usually has no visual feed going out to viewers. so he has to construct the point 1 shot at a time. Imagine a tennis broadcast with NO pictures.
 

ruerooo

Legend
Seffina, that is what he does. He does www.radiotennis.com so he usually has no visual feed going out to viewers. so he has to construct the point 1 shot at a time. Imagine a tennis broadcast with NO pictures.

I did that once - I couldn't watch at work, so I listened to the Andy v. Andy Wimbledon 09 semifinal on Wimbledon Radio. Kind of surreal.
 

forthegame

Hall of Fame
Nishikori looks ok but I worry that he's a WTA type of player. One style, hit it at 100mph, bash the ball etc. I wonder how he'd fare if Hajek throws in a few slices and dropshots...
 

Mortifier

Hall of Fame
Hajek is playing much smarter now and Nishi has dropped in intensity. As you said, Haji gave him too much rythm to work with.
 

forthegame

Hall of Fame
Hmm.... definitely a weakness to the Nishikori game - he cannot consistently hit down the line especially on the FH side.
 
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Fedace

Banned
There is no live feed from clubhouse courts right ??? that is where Klahn and thacher are playing...
 

bezs

G.O.A.T.
I wonder what memorable quotes or words of wisdom the commentator will have when Del Potro is playing.
 

Fedace

Banned
Klahn and Thacher wins the 1st round doubles.....Uh oh this means they may have to skip another dual meet on Friday against #46 BYU. that could hurt us.
 

Zildite

Hall of Fame
Serendipitous?
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Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru
Not many at all so far, actually. It's a very quiet match.

it's weird, but the stream i was watching went down, so i switched to one on LSH, and i could hear that ken thomas commenting, but then that stream went down, and now the only one available is one without commentary ...... for tonight I'd rather hear him than nobody! :(
 

bezs

G.O.A.T.
Berankis is playing Donald Dung, i hope Berankis gives him a good spanking so that tennis's next great hope can ride off into the sunset with his tail between his legs.
 

Zildite

Hall of Fame
You missed the live stream, maybe its on YouTube somewhere?
But you get to see 'one of the best pure athletes' Ryan Sweeting if you watch right now.
 

forthegame

Hall of Fame
Young played a loose service game to hand over the first set. Berankis playing way better than him at the mo.. Hitting a far heavier ball than Youngie.
 

Terre Battu

Rookie
I'm no fan but Young really needs some serious coaching if he is to move further in his career. His movement sucks for a guy that is quick, and seems to lack court sense out there.
 

Scientist

Rookie
Anyone notice that the ballgirls/people in this tournament are terrible? There this one knob who keeps strolling along slowly when the players are ready to play, another who is throwing the ball overhand (which is stupid) across the court to another equally spastic ballgirl. Awful and cringe inducing.
 

Pozarevacka

Banned
No talk about Murray being destroyed today? I didn't see the match, anyone see it? Was he just overly pushing it? Even on the serves.... starting out right away on the defense?
 
Anybody watching Berankis vs. Young?

Young came back from 2-4 in the 2nd to take the set 7-5...Berankis is falling apart. Looks like Young is getting in his head a bit...
 
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