Swiss indoors BASEL General discussion thread.
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Clarky21
Banned
I hope not. No need to sully this tournament with his presence like he does all the others.
Gonzo_style
Hall of Fame
I think is a little early for this thread. Also Djokovic will not play in Basel...
Duncan Bell
Hall of Fame
Why won't Djokovic play here?
Gonzo_style
Hall of Fame
Djokovic has already played Dubai, Monte Carlo, OG and Beijing. Also Basel, Paris and WTFs is consecutive tournaments.
Gonzo_style
Hall of Fame
I think Murray will skip Paris, i'm not sure of course...
norbac
Legend
Yes, I've heard people discuss that. Guess we will have to wait and see.
Gonzo_style
Hall of Fame
Murray learned the lesson last year when he miss WTFs!
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
All 3 are playing? :shock: Wow tough competition there for a 500. It worked out just fine for Fed at Dubai though. In my opinion, whoever gets Murray in his half will get screwed (just like Shanghai and Dubai for that matter) unless Murray has an early exit.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
is this next week ? and why is murray trying to rain on roger's parade by playing in this one ? he doesn't need the points does he ?
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer to win it without facing a break point. Start of a 90 match winning streak including a set of triplets mid-June...
sbengte
G.O.A.T.
LOL. Considering the number of times Fed has rained on Murray's parade at Wimby and WTFs, this question shouldn't be asked
Mainad
Bionic Poster
LOL. Considering the number of times Fed has rained on Murray's parade at Wimby and WTFs, this question shouldn't be asked
Probably not a fair comparison. Wimby and the WTF are both top tournaments that all the top players are expected to play. Basel, a mere 500, is entirely optional.
I don't think Murray is trying to cramp Federer's style. I think he just wants to stay as match-fit as possible in readiness for London.
batz
G.O.A.T.
That, and he wants to make up some of the points he'll miss out on when he withdraws from Paris.
ruerooo
Legend
Doesn't matter. Once you enter the "conversation of the elite", you have to do what it takes to stay there, yes?
(I still think they should trim that schedule. I think it's interesting that Roger finally got on that bandwagon after his Shanghai loss, when Rafa's been saying it for years.)
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
what did roger say? funny he's always just been clever in scheduling, i guess now he's older plus having to play a fair bit to be number one, he's disagreeing with his younger self.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
LOL. Considering the number of times Fed has rained on Murray's parade at Wimby and WTFs, this question shouldn't be asked
i know but Murray owns roger now like he is little pet. it is almost sad
kishnabe
Talk Tennis Guru
So far 2-2 this year.
Federer...Dubai and Wimbledon.
Murray....Olympics and Shanghai.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Come on Andy, make up for your unusual lack of success in Asia by kicking ass in Basel. You can win this, let's do it!!!
kishnabe
Talk Tennis Guru
Federer will say whatever fits his mood or whatever benefits his character.
Duncan Bell
Hall of Fame
I think Nishikori or delPo - but if Murray and Fedex do play, I'm going A-Train
What did Roger say? Cutting schedule does not benefit him since he has no mandatory events anymore after this year, right?
underground
G.O.A.T.
11 people have failed in this poll already. Murray is officially out. Withdrew due to back pain (really? More like saving energy for Paris and WTF)
Neil Harman @NeilHarmanTimes
Unlikely to be seeing Andy Murray in Basle next week my Swiss friends tell me. Would not be an unexpected decision.
http://icontent.atpworldtour.com/acceptancelist/ECEAS/ECEAS-Report-PZ-Data.asp?TournamentID=2012-328
Seeds should be:
1. Roger Federer
2. Juan Martin Del Potro
3. Richard Gasquet
4. Stanislas Wawrinka
5. Florain Mayer
6. Andreas Seppi
7. Mikhail Youzhny
8. Jeremy Chardy
Looks like we might have Fed-Delpo #7 this year.
Neil Harman @NeilHarmanTimes
Unlikely to be seeing Andy Murray in Basle next week my Swiss friends tell me. Would not be an unexpected decision.
http://icontent.atpworldtour.com/acceptancelist/ECEAS/ECEAS-Report-PZ-Data.asp?TournamentID=2012-328
Seeds should be:
1. Roger Federer
2. Juan Martin Del Potro
3. Richard Gasquet
4. Stanislas Wawrinka
5. Florain Mayer
6. Andreas Seppi
7. Mikhail Youzhny
8. Jeremy Chardy
Looks like we might have Fed-Delpo #7 this year.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
ill tell you whats sad - this kind of posts
only murray can own federer despite trailing him 0-3 in majors and 1-9 in sets, what a player
batz
G.O.A.T.
If you want to talk about sets then Roger has lost the last 5 against Murray without making 5 games.
Just saying.
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NadalAgassi
Guest
Murray does own Federer in best of 3 matches though and that is what this event is, so in relevance in talking about what is most likely to happen here it makes sense to favor Murray.
Prisoner of Birth
Banned
Prisoner of Birth
Banned
If Federer wins this, he'll tie McEnroe at 77 titles, right?
ruerooo
Legend
When Novak won in 2009, I wanted to bop him over the head and tell him to give the trophy back to Roger.
ruerooo
Legend
That's a lot.
But he's said he wanted to play till 2016, and you know he does do things like pull a WC in Rotterdam and show up 2 days before to win. It's not like it's 32 Slam titles. So maybe he could do it.
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