2014 US Open QF: Berdych vs. Cilic

TheMusicLover

TheMusicLover

G.O.A.T.
Congrats to Cilic, great play!

As for Berdych, herewith about the definition of Good Bloody Riddance. Bu-bye and don't forget to post your feelings on twitter, :lol:
CLOWN.
 
Hood_Man

Hood_Man

G.O.A.T.
Berdych is out?? Dammit, I missed this just so I could watch Obama drive past me in a car :(

No hard feeling Berdy, you're just a bit of a nightmare for Fed these days in Bo5.
 
M

Mr.Snrub

Banned
Djokovic and Federer are 6-6 in slams:

Fed: AO '07, FO '11, WO '12, USO '07, '08, '09
Djokovic: AO '08, '11, FO '12, WO '14, USO '10, '11

Djokovic fans are too much. Can't even get basic facts straight =/
 
Mainad

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Since beating him in the final of Rotterdam at the start of the year, Berdych has now lost in straight sets to Cilic at the last 2 Slams (3rd round Wimbledon and quarter-final of USO). That's some revenge for the in-form Croat!

Cilic now makes his 2nd ever Slam semi-final (1st was more than 4 and a half years ago at 2010 AO ).
 
pame

pame

Hall of Fame
nadal_fire said:
Such a tough draw for Federer. Matosevic, Groth, Granollers, Bautista Agut :mad:. Then to top it all off, Monfils and Cilic. Is the world against Federer these days?
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Damn! These Bulzilla/NadalRecord doppelgangers keep crawling out of the woodwork every couple of months:shock:
 
conway

conway

Banned
The match was never on Berdych's raquet. Just look at the stats. Cilic had more errors in the match, and 3 times as many in the 3rd set. He still won in straight sets.
 
kishnabe

kishnabe

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Djokodal Fan said:
Nishi atleast beat Stanimal who sometimes plays besat mode tennis. Now GTFO
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Yeah Nishkori did beat Stan but he going to be as **** against Novak as Cilic against Fed.

It okay if Djokodal have easy paths but not Federer. Stupid Nadal/Djokovic fans.
 
conway

conway

Banned
Cilic is actually a real threat to Federer in the form he showed today. I would give him atleast a 40% shot if that is the semifinal.

Nishikori has a 0.4% chance to beat Djokovic, all things considered.
 
WhiskeyEE

WhiskeyEE

G.O.A.T.
It's actually funny how even the draws turned out. It'd say Nishikori and Cilic are around even. Kohlschreiber and Bautista likewise.

Only round Novak had harder than Fed was QF, but to date the only top 20 players Murray has beaten this year are Tsonga, Isner, and Anderson so I don't know how much better he is than Monfils right now.
 
conway

conway

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IMO a very fesh and confident Cilic is far more dangerous than a fatigued grinder like Nishikori, who has no weapons to beat a top player who doesnt self destruct even if he were fresh (and I like Nishikori alot but lets be real).
 
ACE of Hearts

ACE of Hearts

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conway said:
The match was never on Berdych's raquet. Just look at the stats. Cilic had more errors in the match, and 3 times as many in the 3rd set. He still won in straight sets.
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Well berdych didnt exactly serve great.He didnt get in alot of first serves.40 percent in set 1 and 2
 
dunlop_fort_knox

dunlop_fort_knox

Professional
biggest change in cilic is his serve. it has turned into big a weapon. far more 1st serves going in. hitting spots. very good second serve kicker. he also defends better than he used to. he's using the slice more. and is mentally stronger.
 
conway

conway

Banned
Djokodal Fan said:
2 straight beatdown by Cilic. That will be demoralizing for Berdych.

It cannot get anymore easier for Fed now!
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I dont understand how people can watch a match like today and somehow conclude Federer is getting the "weaker" opponent. Cilic and Berdych are both predominantly just ball bashers and Cilic is a much better and more powerful one these days than Berdych is, with a much better serve, and better movement. That is obvious.
 
dunlop_fort_knox

dunlop_fort_knox

Professional
conway said:
I dont understand how people can watch a match like today and somehow conclude Federer is getting the "weaker" opponent. Cilic and Berdych are both predominantly just ball bashers and Cilic is a much better and more powerful one these days than Berdych is, with a much better serve, and better movement. That is obvious.
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cilic is in better form than berdych. I don't think fed is relieved to see him there in the semis.
 
WhiskeyEE

WhiskeyEE

G.O.A.T.
conway said:
IMO a very fesh and confident Cilic is far more dangerous than a fatigued grinder like Nishikori, who has no weapons to beat a top player who doesnt self destruct even if he were fresh (and I like Nishikori alot but lets be real).
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If he keeps it together mentally, Cilic is one of the best players in the world and I'd agree. But I expect Nishikori to hold it together mentally better than Cilic in a big match like this.
 
conway

conway

Banned
mike danny said:
Federer in 2010 was hardly in his prime
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I agree. IMO the end of Federer's prime was the 2010 Australian Open, and the end of his peak was the 2007 Australian Open. I just meant relative to Djokovic he was still closer, as 2010 was the worst year of tennis of Djokovic's career of the whole 2007-2014 period (and we will probably be saying the whole 2007-2018 or longer years from now). Then 2008 and 2009 go without saying, especialy 2009.
 
conway

conway

Banned
WhiskeyEE said:
If he keeps it together mentally, Cilic is one of the best players in the world and I'd agree. But I expect Nishikori to hold it together mentally better than Cilic in a big match like this.
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OK I see your point. However Cilic should be the one holding it together in a match like this as he is far more experienced than Nishikori still at this point. He has a pretty weak mentality if he cant.

BTW I am not predicting Cilic to make the final, I just see him, atleast game wise and freshness wise, a bigger threat than Nishikori (even if Djokovic wasn't a harder opponent than Federer ATM, which he is anyway).
 
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britam25

Hall of Fame
Ahhhh, always great when Bird Brain goes down. Of the players on the men's side that I don't like-the entire Spanish Armada, especially you-know-who, Murray, and Bird Brain, they're all gone. Maybe Bird Brain will head home and gush about Nadal's comeback.
 
Bobby Jr

Bobby Jr

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Seeing Cilic clean Berdych's clock like this was one of the most satisfying matches I've seen in ages. I rate Cilic a lot, he should have achievement more by now and hopefully this is the start of a good run for him.
 
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