2013 Indian Wells Masters - general discussion thread

[beast of mallorca]

Yeah he wasn't all that great against Berlocq today whom I expected Murray to breeze through.

So Murray better be ready because Delpo will be very strong from the outset.

 

[eliars]

Woah.

Kaman.

 

[beast of mallorca]

Holding a center court ticket for this 4th round was really worth it !!!

 

[Shangri La]

Are there still Two more matches coming?

 

[norbac]

Holding a center court ticket for this 4th round was really worth it !!!

Yeah, great matches on the big stadium today. Good day of tennis.

 

[beast of mallorca]

Djokovic will be playing at MN. That's not really fair for him, but I guess, The Juggernaut will manage no matter what . At least Tsonga will have a bit of an advantage from a resting point

 

[beast of mallorca]

Deng, this Masters 1000 is like a GS. All the Superstars were playing. Should save up for next year, to watch

 

[Beryl]

Murray usually dissects Delpo's one-dimensional game with his variety (espcially the slice), but I think Andy has been too poor in this tourney thus far.

If Murray is making errors, it'll be tough for him. From what I saw, Delpo was too strong with his defensive and power pushing game against Haas.

 

[norbac]

Deng, this Masters 1000 is like a GS. All the Superstars were playing. Should save up for next year, to watch

Yeah I was able to visit some years back. Really well organized tournament, awesome for watching players practice up close. Not much else to do in the area, but the tennis should more than make up for it.

 

[mariecon]

Djokovic will be playing at MN. That's not really fair for him, but I guess, The Juggernaut will manage no matter what . At least Tsonga will have a bit of an advantage from a resting point

They have the day off tomorrow.

 

[beast of mallorca]

Can't stand the screeching of Sharpy and Errani.

 

[Relinquis]

Can't stand the screeching of Sharpy and Errani.

If Errani had a serve, she'd be number 1.

 

[ruerooo]

Delpo is flying under the radar. He might take this whole thing without anybody noticing.......Vamos Delpo

He just might.

Is he Novak's only serious challenge on that side of the draw?

 

[beast of mallorca]

He just might.

Is he Novak's only serious challenge on that side of the draw?

Tsonga is playing mediocre and his record against Djoker is not very good, so Djoker will get thru that, then he'll play either Delpo or Murray. And Murray's game is off. So, yes it's only Delpo who can challenge him on his side of the draw.

 

[veroniquem]

Djokovic will be playing at MN.

That's if he's lucky. The WTA match is going at snail pace. Not at all guaranteed it will be over by midnight. It's really stupid to make people play tennis in the middle of the night + who's gonna stay until 3 or 4am to watch
Totally absurd.

 

[Relinquis]

Tsonga was worried about his knees (the surface is hard on knees)... He mentions it in this interview at minute 1:41

http://youtu.be/zoVFDaU6aqs?t=1m41s

 

[stringertom]

They should have stopped play ten minutes ago and piped in a little Maria Muldaur..."Midnight At The Oasis"!

Today's schedule rivals the back-ups at Melbourne!

 

[Shangri La]

Seriously they're starting Djokovic game now?

 

[Love Game]

yeah hooray Kevin Spacey ... big Hugo Chavez fan!

 

[JadeC]

Djokovic up 5-0 already.

 

[veroniquem]

Lol he understands everyone wants to go to bed (him included I assume!). A bagel in 20 minutes...

 

[djokovic2008]

Bagel, its gonna take some performance to beat djoker here he loves IW.

 

[Terenigma]

ok... LOL will qurrey do a fognini tho?

 

[veroniquem]

All of Fed, Djoko and Rafa love IW. I think Fed has won it 4 times.

 

[veroniquem]

And Querrey wins a game. Call the media!!

 

[Terenigma]

I dont know if you guys saw that but i just saw a prime exsample of why i dont like Djokovic, He bageled him and he plays a good drop shot and Djokovic applauded it. How patronising is that?

 

[djokovic2008]

I dont know if you guys saw that but i just saw a prime exsample of why i dont like Djokovic, He bageled him and he plays a good drop shot and Djokovic applauded it. How patronising is that?

You call it patronising others call it good sportmanship.

 

[veroniquem]

I'm gonna assume he was being ironical...

 

[Terenigma]

You call it patronising others call it good sportmanship.

Its patronising when you've just lost 6 straight games. Do you really wanna see the guy who just bageled you applaud your basic good drop shot? There is a difference and Djokovic doesnt see it.

 

[djokovic2008]

Its patronising when you've just lost 6 straight games. Do you really wanna see the guy who just bageled you applaud your basic good drop shot? There is a difference and Djokovic doesnt see it.

You are thinking too deep, its more simple than than, Querry hit a good shot djoker applauded. Maybe your a djoker hater and want something to complain about him?

 

[Relinquis]

just tuned into the novak vs. miscellaneous match... business as usual i see...

 

[djokovic2008]

just tuned into the novak vs. miscellaneous match... business as usual i see...

Yes our number one in complete control with a combination of all court power tennis!

 

[Relinquis]

Querrey needs to lose the hat... He's sweating so much there, looks exhausted.

 

[djokovic2008]

Boom novak breaks.

 

[Terenigma]

You are thinking too deep, its more simple than than, Querry hit a good shot djoker applauded. Maybe your a djoker hater and want something to complain about him?

Truthfully yeah iv gone off him altho i wouldnt say im a hater. He's just started getting very arrogant and disrespectful towards oppenents. I mean i saw what he did against dimitrov to conceed the point that was in but i think he needs to think more about when he does it.

As we watch it, it all looks respectful to us but if you play tennis you know that you would rather your oppenent just keep his mouth shut instead of applaud every decent shot you make, especially in a situation that qurrey was in there having just lost a set 6-0 and his drop shot wasnt THAT special that it deserved a clap from Novak.

 

[MaiDee]

I dont know if you guys saw that but i just saw a prime exsample of why i dont like Djokovic, He bageled him and he plays a good drop shot and Djokovic applauded it. How patronising is that?

You don't like him whatever he does!

 

[djokovic2008]

Truthfully yeah iv gone off him altho i wouldnt say im a hater. He's just started getting very arrogant and disrespectful towards oppenents. I mean i saw what he did against dimitrov to conceed the point that was in but i think he needs to think more about when he does it.

As we watch it, it all looks respectful to us but if you play tennis you know that you would rather your oppenent just keep his mouth shut instead of applaud every decent shot you make, especially in a situation that qurrey was in there having just lost a set 6-0 and his drop shot wasnt THAT special that it deserved a clap from Novak.

I can see what you say but he behaviour is ok I think deep down he just irrates you if your honest. Some players irrate me like fed and the way he sulks and never gives credit to his opponent when they beat him. Its just human nature.

 

[Relinquis]

stadium more than half empty...

 

[MaiDee]

stadium more than half empty...

1:24 AM. Big surprise.

 

[Relinquis]

Novak show boating a bit too much... Nice to see Querrey remind him that this set is still on serve.

 

[djokovic2008]

Must congratulate sky coverage which has been none stop since 6pm yesterday and is still showing live coverage at 09:28am the next day for a masters event.

 

[Terenigma]

1:24 AM. Big surprise.

Its 1:24am there? No wonder Djokovic wanted to end this quickly. Im suprised the event organisers didnt try and split the courts to try and end this earlia

 

[Relinquis]

novak is a step slower than his usual self... no sliding confidence?

 

[Relinquis]

empty stadium... sad.

 

[Terenigma]

novak is a step slower than his usual self... no sliding confidence?

Last time i saw him try to do an epic slide he rolled over and looked like he could easily cause an injury to himself, i think he's trying to play it safe for the time being.

 

[westside]

I turned on ESPN and saw this match and I thought, why the hell would they replay this match over the other 2 epics.

Had no idea they are actually still playing out there. Looks like I've missed out on a great day of tennis. Damn Uni.

 

[Relinquis]

he's risking it now... slide out wide to retrieve that ball.

 

[djokovic2008]

I turned on ESPN and saw this match and I thought, why the hell would they replay this match over the other 2 epics.

Had no idea they are actually still playing out there. Looks like I've missed out on a great day of tennis. Damn Uni.

Yeah its been non-stop high quality tennis.

 

[Relinquis]

bad court positioning from querrey after that serve... just stood there.

 

[Relinquis]

querrey has given up... time for novak to close this out and get some rest.