Beijing 2017 - General Discussion Thread

Who will lift the Phoenix trophy?

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User123 said:
Nadal played great in the first set, and Dimitrov had no chances. But starting from the second set Nadal was making a lot of errors. I think Dimitrov's pushing skills make it very hard for Nadal to stay focused.
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Dimitrov aka The Pusher hit 80 winners to Rafas 45, IIRC :eek:
 
Bender said:
Surprising that Nadal has survived two big hitters on these courts already, admittedly.

Thought he was done after just the first set against Pouille.
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When you can't lose, you can't lose. I didn't think he'd actually win the US Open until I saw the 2nd set of the Del Potro semi.
He's just a cut above the rest mentally and in terms of level of play this year

I should also add: Rafa is usually very good on fast courts as long as they are high bouncing. If it's low bounce and flat that's when he has real issues
 
User123 said:
Don't forget to count all the aces and winners after big serves. On serve Dimitrov attacks, but on return he usually pushes.
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I think it's time to acknowledge the serve as a legitimate shot in tennis. All the players use it to set up their next shot, while you act like it doesn't really count.
So bizarre :eek:

BTW: Dimitrov won 70% of his 1st serves, Rafa 69%
Dimitrov was +15 (ace-DFs), Rafa +5.

Dimitrov also had two more BPs than Rafa, which indicates an offensive return game.
 
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Krish872007 said:
When you can't lose, you can't lose. I didn't think he'd actually win the US Open until I saw the 2nd set of the Del Potro semi.
He's just a cut above the rest mentally and in terms of level of play this year
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That bagel he dished out to Delpo was some amazing tennis from Rafa.

Rafa targets the Delpo FH -> Delpo says "I couldn't figure out where he was going" -> Me: LOL
 
Nadal is working Isner more in the rallies now. Luckily Isner is serving crazy well.

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Well played at net there!
 
The stadium is about as ugly as Madrid's. When they told the architect about the boxes he took it literally. It looks like a futuristic spaceship penal colony.
 
NatF said:
Nadal is working Isner more in the rallies now. Luckily Isner is serving crazy well.

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Well played at net there!
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You ready for .....

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1 more day.
 
junior74 said:
I think it's time to acknowledge the serve as a legitimate shot in tennis. All the players use it to set up their next shot, while you act like it doesn't really count.
So bizarre :eek:

BTW: Dimitrov won 70% of his 1st serves, Rafa 69%
Dimitrov was +15 (ace-DFs), Rafa +5.

Dimitrov also had two more BPs than Rafa, which indicates an offensive return game.
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This is me when Nadal makes an ace.

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