MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
the forum would be deserted in no time
Or it might survive a few more years instead of rapidly descending into MTF territory.

the forum would be deserted in no time
If Murray can't beat Novak on this surface (or even be competitive), he can't beat him anywhere.
If Murray can't beat Novak on this surface (or even be competitive), he can't beat him anywhere.
what makes you say that Whiskey?
Novak is unbeaten on this surface so far. So I am not getting what are you trying to say.
Murray used to own Novak on decoturf. From what I understand, Beijing is played on it. If he loses today, he pretty much got crushed twice in a row by a Novak who hasn't been stellar since grass season.
Murray used to own Novak on decoturf. From what I understand, Beijing is played on it. If he loses today, he pretty much got crushed twice in a row by a Novak who hasn't been stellar since grass season.
but Novak has never lost on this court either.it must suit him pretty well.
Novak's volleying skills have improved greatly this year.
He's been clutch with his volleys/moving forward.
Novak volleys have improved for a long time now and are quite good. It is just that not many are able to see this here, unfortunately. Too much underrating and hate.
Novak volleys have improved for a long time now and are quite good. It is just that not many are able to see this here, unfortunately. Too much underrating and hate.
do you put that down to Boris coaching him?
If this match goes into a 3rd set, we might break 3 hours.
Congrats to Novak and his fans -- he was way too good for Murray.
Djokovic 14/18 at the net... LOL
Where was this Novak at USO? :-?
Where was this Novak at USO? :-?
Murray went over every point in one game, but they were insane rallies, long points. Then Novak went over a couple times. So NONE of them can stay under 25 seconds when they start having 15, 20, 25 and 30 stroke rallies.why not a "beep" or a "buzz" with 10 seconds to serve?
Murray went over every point in one game, but they were insane rallies, long points. Then Novak went over a couple times. So NONE of them can stay under 25 seconds when they start having 15, 20, 25 and 30 stroke rallies.
It would have to be complicated. A shot clock would have to add time according to how long the last point took, at least.
So it's really not an easy solution.
I saw the whole match because I was curious about what happened. I recorded it and was gone when it happened, then I made the mistake of checking messages here and someone said Nadal lost.
I was expecting lots of slices, problems with 2HBH, but that really was not the story. Klizan would have beaten most of the top players in the world with the game he brought today. His lefty FH was absolutely wicked.
But Nadal at anywhere near his best would not have lost in three sets after winning the first set in a tie-breaker and then being ahead in the 2nd set. The UEs and low percentage on 2nd serves won pretty much told the story.
That was a really good win for Novak. Upset for Murray because he just can't seem to get a big match win, but very solid from Djokovic.