2013 Indian Wells SF: [1] Novak DJOKOVIC vs. [7] Juan Martin DEL POTRO

[Tennisguy3000]

Yes,, way to go DP.... So happy for you DP!!!!!

 

[Duncan Bell]

Delpo is choking.......

So is Nole sliced backhand right into the middle of the net :shock:

 

[Crayola Oblongata]

BEAST. Go on Del Po!

 

[DropShotArtist]

Oh yeah Novak is such a beast when he's down . Was up a break in the 3rd and was destroyed thereafter

 

[rainingaces]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss


Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

 

[Rozroz]

any chance for tired Delpo tomorrow?

 

[MaiDee]

Congrats to DelPo, good luck in final.

 

[kishnabe]

Delpo beats Nadal easily.

 

[underground]

Like anyone would give a damn about time violation warnings at MP, DELPO SERVES AN ACE GSM!! This is certainly satisfying, pat on the back for Delpo for beating Murray AND Djoker, would be nice if he can make it a hat trick and send Rafa home as well. :twisted:

 

[Speranza]

Two phenomenal players. Great reaction at the net from them both.

 

[beast of mallorca]

Respect for Delpo. He really is a GS Champion, unlike Berdych, Tsonga and Ferrer

 

[veroniquem]

any chance for tired Delpo tomorrow?

I wouldn't bet on it. Very happy for Rafa

 

[powerangle]

JuanMa did it! Now rest up and I hope it will be a great final tomorrow.

 

[cucio]

DelPo smites a fearsome ace to take the match!

God must be going through an Argentinean phase these days.

 

[DropShotArtist]

LOL Djokovic unbeatable says the commentator. What a delusional idiot. Even old man Fed beat Djokovic at his best, and now Delpo has done it too.

 

[kaku]

Wow, great win for Delpo, didn't think he could take out Novak, but he proved me wrong (again). Hope he wins tomorrow, he deserves it, beating Murray and Novak back to back is very impressive.

 

[beast of mallorca]

So do we have a BIG 5 now ?

 

[The_Order]

WOW congrats Del po, tbh he deserves the title already he's taken out Murray and ended Novak's streak.

Tennis can be cruel sometimes, the poor guy now has to go through Nadal to win it.

Who would've thought the NY exo was an IW final preview...

 

[Tennisguy3000]

Great Match! Should be good tomorrow ;-) I'm happy with either winning....

 

[TennisFan3]

Great match by Delpo. Congrats! Beating Djoko on this surface is an unbelievable achievement.

Hope Delpo can carry this form for the rest of the year. Should make tennis much more exciting.

 

[TheTruth]

This is DEFINITELY not Djokovic at his very best. Maybe not B game, but definitely not his A+ or even A- game. Djoko doesn't make as many UFEs and his forehand is generally more solid than this.

Agreed. This is definitely not the Djoker we've become accustomed to seeing. Way too many errors at crucial times.

 

[ledwix]

Nice job, he beat the jaguar. Now hopefully this pony lion beats the monkey boy tomorrow.

 

[beast of mallorca]

It's the year of the Argentinians !!! Woooohoooo

 

[Rozroz]

I wouldn't bet on it. Very happy for Rafa

not nice. don't you want a fair fight?

 

[Major]

Woot! So happy DelPo won this. Excellent match.

 

[tennisaddict]

Rafa is so freakin lucky.. Delpo does all the hard work taking out Murray and Djokovic and all Rafa has to beat are a injured Fed and his pigeon Bird.

 

[OverratedIvanovic]

What a cracker of a match :shock:
Congrats Grind Potro :twisted:

 

[NatF]

I don't have high hopes for Del Potro to recover by tomorrow. Nadal could be winning his first hardcourt title in a long while.

 

[MonkeyBoy]

He had a poor AO, but this could be the year he breaks into the big four. Fed definitely looks on his way out.

 

[ductrung3993]

I'm just here to see Bob's reaction to this "outrageous lost of the son of God which kills tennis"

 

[rainingaces]

Delpo beats Nadal easily.

I think so. Majority of this forum underestimate Delpo tomorrow will be easier then his last two matches, book it. Ever since he thrashed haas 2 and 1 he has played the best he has since 2009.

 

[TennisFan3]

This is great for Tennis. A loss here gives Djoko more FIRE, but also gives Delpo a lot more motivation for the rest of the season.

If the Argentine keeps this up, he may genuinely challenge the big 3 for a slam this year.

 

[NatF]

If he beats Nadal tomorrow it will be one of the most impressive runs in a masters I've ever seen.

 

[underground]

THIS is why Delpo is a notch above Berdych and Tsonga. One falling 1 and 3 to Novak while the other chokes a 5-3 lead against Nadal (including failing a pathetic overhead).

 

[ST_spitzertelescope]

It's pretty clear what happened to me, djokovic just got tired in third set from those taxing rallies, he got incredibly sluggish.

Also I think that del potro was getting much more into the match tactically by using the back hand slice reliably enough to give djokovic a very low ball. Then his performance just suffered whatever it was.

To me it was a very similar match to murray, del potro reserved his energy in the first and second, then let it all go in the third when it counts.

It could also be the heat for djoko as well as commentators are mentioning.

 

[ductrung3993]

Rafa is so freakin lucky.. Delpo does all the hard work taking out Murray and Djokovic and all Rafa has to beat are a injured Fed and his pigeon Bird.

Very true.

 

[The-Champ]

Sometimes stars align. This is gonna be a sweet title for Rafa

You know Delpotro has now beaten the both Murray and Djoker. he is playing exceptionally well. How is rafa's wobbling knees gonna hold up?

I want Rafa to win, but DelPotro is more than capable of beating him.

 

[Crayola Oblongata]

So happy for JMDP! Between this and Wales winning the 6 nations... yay!

 

[roundiesee]

Wow great news! No offense against Novak, who has been fantastic since WTF, but it's a bit tiresome to see him win all the time, , will be rooting for Delpo for the final.

 

[Talker]

DelPo is taking his time and just pushing at times also.
Really maturing as a player.

He should be able to get to #2 before long.

 

[gold2nadal]

Djokovic's backhand slice into the net at 30-30 was an obvious tank. Nadal was about to beat him for the 4th time in a row and he knew it. I knew this week was too good to be true. Djokovic escapes again.

 

[rainingaces]

THIS is why Delpo is a notch above Berdych and Tsonga. One falling 1 and 3 to Novak while the other chokes a 5-3 lead against Nadal (including failing a pathetic overhead).

Plus he owns the HTHs and has a gs title.

 

[ST_spitzertelescope]

I think nadal will win this one. He's on a great roll and I'd expect him to want it, a lot - to show the world he's back, and back full force.

 

[zagor]

Congrats to Delpo, Novak and Murray are tough match-ups for him, especially on HC, very impressive two back-to-back wins.

Novak was giving too many short balls for Delpo to pounce with his FH, really needs to be more aggressive off the ground.

 

[forthegame]

Wow! Didn't really see this coming. The longer the match went on, the more likely it became IMHO.

I don't think Del Potro stands a chance against Nadal tomorrow though.

 

[beast of mallorca]

So happy for JMDP! Between this and Wales winning the 6 nations... yay!

Congrats to the Welsh people for trashing the English.............woot woot :twisted:

 

[Talker]

You know Delpotro has now beaten the both Murray and Djoker. he is playing exceptionally well. How is rafa's wobbling knees gonna hold up?

I want Rafa to win, but DelPotro is more than capable of beating him.

The announcers said Nadal is playing the as good right now as when he left months ago.

 

[bezs]

Massive peformance from Del Po hope he does well in the final

 

[pds999]

Rafa to win the final now. Quality. That would then be 3 tournament wins in 4 outings since the comeback. The no.1 player in the world in my opinion, the rankings obviously don't tell the story. Only on a very fast hardcourt or indoors would you expect Rafa to have trouble with anyone right now. Plus he is setting up to whitewash Djokovic in the upcoming claycourt season once more. Class.

 

[zagor]

You know Delpotro has now beaten the both Murray and Djoker. he is playing exceptionally well. How is rafa's wobbling knees gonna hold up?

I want Rafa to win, but DelPotro is more than capable of beating him.

Nadal's wobbling knees seem to be doing just fine, he'll be a big favorite tomorrow but Delpo has a shot if he brings the same level of play he brought against Murray and Novak.