veroniquem
Bionic Poster
When a match is that close, you got to believe fate has something to do with it...
2013 Wimbledon SF: [1] Novak Djokovic vs. [8] Juan Martin Del Potro
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forzamilan90
Legend
I missed the match, but looking at the score am proud with Juan Martin
Nnnnooooooo you don't that's stupid/
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
Wow. what an incredible match. I feel so bad for delpo... what a warrier with a huge heart. Really hope he can add another slam soon and win simpleton one day. he has a shot at the uso, rg and wimby. not sure about ao. Performances like this remind you what a special player he is.
All of this. I'm actually dumbfounded he was able to pull this one out with literally no confidence in his dtlbh, especially considering how frequently Delpo was goat'ing.
Djokodal Fan
Hall of Fame
the reason why DTL BH didn't click today was that he is well aware of Delpo's crushing FH Cross court would come back to bite him.
Not very many can pull it off like GOATro does consistently
Yeah that could have been on the back of his mind,hope it comes back in the finals.
Djokodal Fan
Hall of Fame
True it has to come back for him to have a chance against Murray in Finals. otherwise he'll be in big big trouble.
Hez just lucky that Delpo's BH is not that good. Murray is a different type of monster, but he is still a monster!
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Deleted member 77403
Guest
From now on when Del Potro hits one of those running forehand missles, I'm going to call it
The Godzilla Forehand!
The Godzilla Forehand!
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Deleted member 77403
Guest
Long enough to be Del Potro's longest five set match. Coincidently, just last year on the very same court, he had his longest three match also.
Wimbledon Centre Court seems to bring out the epicness in Del Potro.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Almost 5 hours. Longest semi in Wimbledon history!
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
Instant classic. Delpo went out on his shield. Must find an HD DVD of this match.
3fees
G.O.A.T.
Congrats to N Djokovic on the win, his loss in the semi last year is undone, He will gain ATP points, so far 1200-720= 480,,if he wins 2000-720= 1280. Congrats to Del Potro on getting to the semi finals- he gets ATP points 720-last yr points. Del Po played very well, Nole had the answer in the fifth set.
ND d J del P 75 46 76(2) 67(6) 63
ND d J del P 75 46 76(2) 67(6) 63
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rosewallGOAT
Banned
He has no shot at RG. That is definitely Nadal and Djokovic territory for the forseeable future. He also doesnt have the fitness levels to win there. Wimbledon and the U.S Open are where his chances are if he is ever going to win another major somewhere.
ruerooo
Legend
He's better on grass than I think people think. I also think he plays it down on purpose.
Now if we could just count on him to get through an entire year injury-free ...
*sigh* :neutral:
Blitzball
Professional
I feel so sorry for DelPo. Those injuries have been plaguing his young career. I think he would've clinched at least one more major title if it wasn't for that year-long absence. In my opinion, he would turn the big four into the big five if he could go a few years without any major injuries. His shot-making is simply glorious when he's playing well.
Talker
Hall of Fame
That was some match. Good to see Del Potro back to playing some great tennis.
If he stays injury free for awhile he should get a little better as he gets used to being at this kind of level.
The knee was a concern but I didn't notice it bothering him at all.
Though I wanted my guy to win I was very happy with his play and how hard he fought. He left everything on the court.
If he stays injury free for awhile he should get a little better as he gets used to being at this kind of level.
The knee was a concern but I didn't notice it bothering him at all.
Though I wanted my guy to win I was very happy with his play and how hard he fought. He left everything on the court.
Down_the_line
Legend
That was the most intense match I've seen in awhile and I haven't been that emotionally invested in a match in some time either. Seeing Del Potro come up with the big shots under pressure on multiple occasions was inspiring. Too bad it seemed like he just ran out of gas in the 5th.
Credit is also due to Djokovic, who again outlasted his opponent in a long grueling match and played stellar himself.
Credit is also due to Djokovic, who again outlasted his opponent in a long grueling match and played stellar himself.
Conditions for Del Potro beating Djokovic in a slam match couldn't have been any better; on hard or clay Djokovic isn't going to fall down as much or be off balance. This just shows that good defense will beat good offense on every surface. For a good offender to beat a good defender, the offense has to be totally astronomical and off the charts, even greater than the slugfest produced by Del Potro today.
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
I disagree, delpo is one if the only players with a shot of hitting Nadal of a clay court and Nadal isn't getting any younger while delpo still has a few more years.
Also things change. Delpo was looked at as being useless on grass until recently - no one would have predicted his performances vs Nadal at wimby 2011, fed and djokovic last year at the Olympics and this year at wimby.
also you used to say federer's worst chance for a slam after rg was wimbledon. until he won it again and then you started saying it was his best chance for a slam again.
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
AND ... if he hadn't had TWO hyperextention knee injury falls during the fortnight! :shock:
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
He was moving perfectly fine yesterday
World Beater
Hall of Fame
djokovic was the better player. he created more opportunities and was more stable throughout.
even with delpo's crazy comebacks, i never thought he would win against novak yesterday.
even with delpo's crazy comebacks, i never thought he would win against novak yesterday.
I wouldn't say all offense, but it does say that baseline ball bashers will always fall to the good defenders. To win against them you need more than rocket forehands, you need all court tennis.
