I like how quickly this becomes background noise to the ballkid
I'm not sure that it can be blamed on BO5 now. If this was BO3 he'd be gone after the first two sets anyway.
Who on earth has expectations from Zverev at a major?
No, #2 can play #3 or Federer or both. Same as #1
Yeah I believe that's it at the moment. His peers are doing well and it has to mess with him with all the expectations. He watched Tsits take out Fed last night for instance.
Nobody cares about crap exhos
Zverev
It’s true in a way. No way Zverev is beating Fed or Djokovic in a slam semi or final.
Well how smartly you ignored points when Nadal choked on set points?you only proved my case that Nadal lose to Djokovic even if he plays better. Look at 2 set points that Nadal choked, noone argued that Nadal played great to earn set points .Djokovic is up 5-3, Nadal in a long rally comes up with an excellent fh drop shot. (2:41:04)
Watch the point at 2:42:49: 5 all. Nadal crushes a BH from defensive position and then hits a dropshot winner.
then at 6 all, Nadal is one winning the point by hitting I/O FH winner.
that's all fear ? no, just your utterly ridiculous fantasy delusions.
Nadal came up with a frigging drop shot to save MP in the 5th set . that's a guy who's afraid ?
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Coming to the SP that Nadal had (at 7-6), djokovic first hit a BH DTL to put him on the defensive, then I/O FH, nadal was way back on the baseline in the ad corner and hit CC FH as a % shot, not because he was afraid.
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I liked McEnroes comment on Raonic’s match point at 5-4. “Looked like we had gone back to 12 and under tennis there”.
I missed it.
Raonic said he played extremely well. He and Ivanisevic speaks the same language and they like to keep things simple (in coaching) especially after his injury.
Fed is like 100 years old
how is Mueller serve outlier ? I just gave you the example of Federer saving 4/4 BPs in 5th set of Wim 07 final.
Federer also saved quite a few BPs before finally being broken in Wim 08 final 5th set.
@ bold part : so making up stuff now, are you ?
From 5 BPs to 6 BPs ?
It was 0/5.
@ underlined part : 5th set TB ?
so now you're talking about non-existent stuff and think people will just let it go by ?
Lets also carve apart your utter non-sense about Nadal wasting BPs on Djokovic serve in the 5th on 2nd serves. You really you think you can get away with made up BS when people can easily check and prove you wrong?
1. Novak Djokovic 2‑2 4‑4 15‑40 1st serve wide, ace.
2. Novak Djokovic 2‑2 4‑4 30‑40 1st serve wide; forehand return down the middle, forced error.
3. Novak Djokovic 2‑2 7‑7 15‑40 1st serve down the T; forehand return down the middle (shallow); backhand approach shot inside-out; backhand lob down the line, forced error.
4. Novak Djokovic 2‑2 7‑7 30‑40 1st serve down the T, ace.
5. Novak Djokovic 2‑27‑740‑AD 1st serve to body; forehand return down the middle (very deep); forehand inside-out; forehand crosscourt; forehand inside-out; forehand crosscourt; backhand down the line; backhand slice down the middle; forehand crosscourt; backhand crosscourt; forehand crosscourt; backhand approach shot crosscourt; forehand crosscourt, winner. (13-shot rally)
Djokovic got his 1st serve on ALL of the BPs. So where are those mysterious 2nd serve returns that Nadal missed on BPs in the 5th set ?
http://www.tennisabstract.com/charting/20180713-M-Wimbledon-SF-Rafael_Nadal-Novak_Djokovic.html
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