2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters Semi-Final - N. Djokovic vs. R. Bautista-Agut

[LETitBE]

oooooh

 

[Deleted member 77403]

4th MP....

 

[Meles]

RBA MP! RBA MP!

 

[Krish872007]

And he takes it with a brilliant passing shot, sinking to his knees!

 

[Meles]

RBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dilexson]

troll ending.

 

[Tenisfan3]

Did Bautista really think he would win?

Did you really think Djokovic would win, sister?

 

[Deleted member 716271]

 

[DreddyTennis45]

Unreal bottling from both players

 

[Deleted member 77403]

He wins! Great pass to win. What a great last few games. Well done to RBA.

Djokovic did fight like a lion at the end, which I liked. Hopefully he can get that spark back after that.

 

[Meles]

Peak RBA.

 

[LETitBE]

Muzzard for #1

 

[gn]

Animal wins!

 

[rainingaces]

That was a turn up, great way for agut to win the match.

 

[Tennease]

Muehehehehe. Cheater deserves to lose. After the match finished, Time violating stripper toevak was still complaining about time violation when he was stripping off ... Sore loser. Viva Carlos.

Very well done Roberto.

 

[scotus]

Congratulations to RBA!

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Murray takes a massive step towards becoming the heavyweight champion now, because I don't see Murray losing this title now.

 

[killerboi2]

Would call it a tank job but Djokovic seemed to be trying hard on important points. Think he's just off form... either that or a very convincing tank job.

 

[Krish872007]

Credit to RBA, he played very well off the ground and did indeed hold his nerve at the end - he's also played Djokovic close in their previous meetings.

Now then, Murray - what have you got?

 

[Meles]

Djoko jawing with Bernades over shirt time violation.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Wow. Congrats to Bautista-Agut on reaching his first Masters final. Great performance.

A really nice match, the ending was really dramatic.

 

[Deleted member 716271]

murray simon sounds like a pushfest, no? lets see how "slow" the fastest court on tour is

 

[cc0509]

Did Bautista really think he would win?

Apparently so!

 

[tennis_pro]

Murray better win Shanghai now.

 

[Meles]

Would call it a tank job but Djokovic seemed to be trying hard on important points. Think he's just off form... either that or a very convincing tank job.

Just a bit off form and it cost him. RBA pretty much brought it the entire match and gets a deserved victory. RBA says this his best year of his career this Summer; no doubt now.

 

[Tiki-Taka]

It was a fun match to watch. Thanks to Novak and RBA for putting on a show.

 

[Krish872007]

A Murray title would put him 915 points behind in the Race and 2,415 points behind in the overall Rankings.

 

[clayqueen]

A wounded Djokovic is a dangerous one.

So dangerous
64 64

 

[octobrina10]

TennisTV ‏@TennisTV: " Bautista Agut completes biggest win of career at SH Rolex Masters - beats Djokovic 6-4 6-4, moves into first ATP Masters 1000 final. BOOM!"

https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/787240847704227840/photo/1

 

[JRAJ1988]

Do you think RBA has Ferrer traits? Could he be the next top ten late bloomer?

I remember when he broke through in 2014, it came as a shock to me but he's a solid player.

 

[gn]

Apparentely Djokovic has match up issue with Stanimal, Animal Batista, beast mode sureshs aka Suranimal.
Writing is on the wall that Murray is becoming new No.1. He atleast needs to make a WTF SF. So he will have a better shot by Clay Season.

 

[ANDYbhGENIUS]

Peak RBA.

Drop the peak and goat obsession/habit, it is infantile and unrealistic.

Meles likes this

 

[zep]

Does anyone know Djokovic and Murray's calendar after Shanghai? If Murray wins Shanghai he would be 915 points behind Djokovic. He might want to add Vienna/Basel if he hasn't already. This is once in a lifetime opportunity for him.

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Murray needs to take full advantage of this now, he simply cannot let this opportunity slip.

 

[Krish872007]

Does anyone know Djokovic and Murray's calendar after Shanghai? If Murray wins Shanghai he would be 915 points behind Djokovic. He might want to add a Vienna/Basel if he hasn't already. This is once in a lifetime opportunity for him.

I believe Andy will probably play either Vienna or Basel, then Paris, then the WTFs.

Novak is scheduled to play Paris and the WTFs

 

[Tenisfan3]

My fellow Nole fans will never use such matches when they talk about Murrovic HTH. That's just reserved to explain his 4-10 bo5 record vs Nadal.

 

[clayqueen]

 

[Sartorius]

Agut - Ferrer similarity is unmistakable, with Agut looking like the 2.0 version - acidic material against below-par performances. Nice match.

Djokovic looks like he can't wait for this year to end.

 

[Meles]

Drop the peak and goat obsession/habit, it is infantile and unrealistic.

Meles likes this

Reality. The weak minded should try watching tennis. That was peak RBA.

 

[MarcusInKensington]

Jelena must be livid. That loss has reduced her divorce settlement.

 

[Meles]

I believe Andy will probably play either Vienna or Basel, then Paris, then the WTFs.

Novak is scheduled to play Paris and the WTFs

Murray committed to Vienna.

 

[EdSWright]

Imagine if Kyrgios did that twice in a year.

 

[ANDYbhGENIUS]

Agut - Ferrer similarity is unmistakable, with Agut looking like the 2.0 version - acidic material against below-par performances. Nice match.

Djokovic looks like he can't wait for this year to end.

Novak will want to end it on a high note, just not sure here if he'll be able to produce it.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Can't believe it has come to this, but Djokovic should play Basel.

 

[octobrina10]

Does anyone know Djokovic and Murray's calendar after Shanghai? If Murray wins Shanghai he would be 915 points behind Djokovic. He might want to add a Vienna/Basel if he hasn't already. This is once in a lifetime opportunity for him.

Murray will play in Vienna, according to the tournament website:
http://www.erstebank-open.com/en/event/players

 

[Deleted member 77403]

Can't believe it has come to this, but Djokovic should play Basel.

It will be interesting to see what he does now. Two slam titles, four masters titles, a slam final, and a masters final and he still is sure if he is finishing the year as world number one...

 

[Meles]

He wins! Great pass to win. What a great last few games. Well done to RBA.

Djokovic did fight like a lion at the end, which I liked. Hopefully he can get that spark back after that.

He's fine. Just too much time off and he was susceptible. Murray would have been a load in the final. If Murray takes Shanghai and Vienna he enters Bercy 500 points back in the race. It could come down to whoever does best at WTF. New Heavy Weight Champion waiting. #BusterDouglas

 

[Meles]

Can't believe it has come to this, but Djokovic should play Basel.

He needs more play. Two weeks off and then Basel is not enough to get back in best form. But, Vienna where he can stop Murray personally.

 

[InsideOut900]

I am really starting to get emotional about this losses.

It is not even that Djokovic played so bad,he had worse performances this year and perhaps even in 2015,but his clutchness is gone.

All I could hope is that the whole circus was determined by injuries and what we see now is just Novak trying to regain form.
Next AO will be a huge tournament so Djokovic better prepare for it.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

It will be interesting to see what he does now. Two slam titles, four masters titles, a slam final, and a masters final and he still is sure if he is finishing the year as world number one...

That's why I think it would be sad if he doesn't finish it as #1.