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    Seeing Federer play in person

    Around $40 for most sessions (ground pass + stadium seat for the day or night) . It's well worth it if you live around there.
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    Why doesn't Federer hit deeper?

    Haha, I made a list that looked just like that but you beat me to it. But exactly, I rarely see him drop balls very short when he's moving well. You're bound to hit a few short when your opponent is trying to hit the **** out of the ball every shot. On another note, I want to meet the player...
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    What top 10 player looks best in r1?

    Put Federer because he's the only one I've seen.
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    My video - comments?

    Your upper body and hips know what they're doing for the FH, but the movement and legs look very confused. The same on the BH. Just HIT HIT HIT!! And I'm sure you'll be good. That guy up there doesn't know what he's talking about. You don't need more "Zip" at that age, you need consistency...
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    How do you be aggressive yet safe with a weak ball???

    Movement, Topspin, Margin, Shot selection. Shot selection - presumably they're out of position so you have room, don't go for lines, avoid changing direction. Movement - Get up there, or get ready for trouble. Margin - Related to shot selection, give yourself 2.5-3 feet (seems like...
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    kick serve woes

    If when you hit it it sounds like that, it's a good thing ;-). You're on the right track, but are lacking proper racquet speed/direction which ultimately comes down to wrist strength and repetition. The hardest skill to develop with the kicker is the correct follow through. First though, you...
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    Is this a good combo?

    Great combo, if you know how to play. Just don't get the Duraflex, go with the classic.
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    One of my racquets is longer

    Haha, I've seen some made at different plants that are off by like half an inch. Don't worry about it, so long as they all feel and play right.
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    Move USO to Americas's Finest City

    Never rains? Pheonix or San Diego, that would be horrible.
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    Stupid commentary remarks

    You don't play many sports if you don't understand momentum shifting.
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    Can you guys notice a difference in 5 pounds?

    I really do wonder sometimes... what the heck are you people doing stringing rackets at 70+ lbs?! That's just pointless and ruins any special elastic properties of the string.
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    Mens 4th round- Robredo vs Federer

    Haha, watching it a little delayed, looks like he read my mind.
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    Mens 4th round- Robredo vs Federer

    Federer definitely needs to put that run around down-the-line forehand to the deuce court back in the closet.
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    How serious is Nadal abs injury?

    I would be concerned about this injury. I did it once, and you really just can't so anything to make it heal faster and you can't do any work while waiting for it to heal. The serve is by far the most straining, this is why you saw Nadal not flexing his torso during his service motion and...
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    Fed's Practice Shirts

    As crazy as this sounds; JC penny's has had some of his practice shirts before. Seriously, check random department stores with a Nike section, also try the sports/vintage shops at the malls (where all the wannabe basketball players get XXL jersery's).
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    Temperature and Tension

    What temperatures do is mess up a string's elastic characteristics, not tension. Cold/Hot will never affect tension in the short term, however, cold conditions especially tend to make strings not stretch or hold onto a ball and it'll feel like you're hitting nothing but frame every shot.
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    Poll: How many of you have seen Andy Murray play/practice in the last year??

    Funny, I watched him practice there too and here's my take: He wasn't all that impressive, yeah he puts balls in and chases so many down but he looks like an average consistent type college player with better court awareness. (Obviously this still makes him very good) He is much, much...
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    Cincinnati: bizarre scheduling

    The scheduling is weird because of the remnants of a hurricane/tropical storm that's rolling through. There were several rain delays that had the day session run until around 8:00, and evening is supposed to go at 7:00. The organizers wanted to get as many matches in because it frequently rains...
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    Federer vs. Ferrer - Cincy 2009

    This match has been ugly in general, neither got a warm up so it's to be expected.
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    Fed looked solid

    He looked as solid as anyone can be at Cincy, those courts are so ridiculously fast, well center court really, practice courts seem pretty average.
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    How did Nadal look today? Is he getting his form back?

    His BH is nowhere near what it was last year at Cincy, his forehand lacked any explosiveness off the court, he looked a little flat and really relied on his movement to beat Seppi. Like others said, his serve was awful. Mental game was incredible, of course.
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    Murray superior to Federer in every aspect of the game apart from the forehand

    Fail. 1st Serve - Federer 2nd Serve - Federer Volleys - Federer Forehand - Federer Backhand - Murray Court IQ - Federer Experience - Federer
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    Andy Murray v. Robert Kendrick

    I just want to catch the Murray/Simon match if they both make it b/c it will just be awful!!
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    Jolly is looking for a new string.

    Are you stringing your racket at 70? Nothing will last long at that tension. If indeed you are, I'm surprised the stringer is ABLE to tension the BB up to 70, I would think the frame would snap if the string doesn't.
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    What String Moves The Least

    I know you said non-poly, but give some of the really soft polys a try dropped by 2-5 pounds against a soft synthetic gut (stamina's pretty good) on the crosses. If you have a problem with too much string movement, nothing but a poly will help you.
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    How to keep tension when you tie a knot

    Haha, didn't see this but he's absolutely right. This is why professional stringers rarely add tension to the short strings.
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    How to keep tension when you tie a knot

    For my rackets I clamp as close as possible (one the x-2 gamma by the way) and then tie the first half of a standard tie of know, using some normal (not needle-nosed) pliers to pull out an slack on the outside of the frame. Tighten the knot all the way then finish the second loop. I know I will...
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    Best 2nd serve?

    Federer's, so unpredictable.
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    Why do people destroy Karlovic's skills and achievements because he's tall?

    Because without the serve he'd be ranked like 3245
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    Does Federer do anything better than Nadal?

    You should probably check the results as of late before you go throwing around words like "current".
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