D-Cup Play-offs!!!!!!
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0range
Hall of Fame
Might not have to depends on how good this Hutchins guy is at doubles.
gj011
Banned
So Murray/Murray are not going to play doubles for the UK?
0range
Hall of Fame
Nope it's J. Murray/Hutchins. A. Murray already has a tough task of 2nd singles rubbers tie against Melzer.
MEAC_ALLAMERICAN
Legend
Is he still dealing with injury or Lacko just playing out of his mind?
gj011
Banned
Not really able to watch. Just following the score from time to time. He was not in the team originally due to injury but he joined later after he was cleared by the doctors. I still think Troicki should have played instead of him this time.
Currently Janko is serving for the match at 7-6 in the 5th. He just wasted 3rd MP and it is 7th deuce.
EDIT: Finally Tipsarevic wins 6-7 4-6 6-4 7-6 8-6 after 4 hours and 18 minutes.
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Becksx1
Rookie
I would not be surprised at all if Andy Murray plays doubles tomorow. The doubles is crucial to the tie and Murray had a short work out against peya. Melzer had a longer match with bogdanovic and he is playing the doubles tomorow so i dont think murray needs anymore rest to take out melzer. Hutchins is a good player but with the Murrays together it would really take the pressure off with a win. If were being honest Bogdanovic cannot be trusted to win a live rubber especially a deciding one so it would be better to go for it in the doubles.
I'm surprised that Andy didn't play for some reason. This tie was like the tie where you knew doubles would be of the upmost importance even before it started. Now, that means, unless Melzer can find some way to upset Andy, the 5th rubber will be live. The captain must have a lot of faith in Bogdonovich.
Though, I guess the outcome may not have been different with Andy playing with his brother. I just think it would've given GB a better chance.
0range
Hall of Fame
Britain desperately need another singles player that ranked at least inside the top 100...
Rhino
Legend
You are not sick. Anybody hears the term "D-Cup" and thinks the same thing.
Rhino
Legend
Bogdanovic's record is shocking. He's had 7 Wimbledon wildcards and gone out in the first round seven times. His Davis Cup record is just as bad. That first set against Melzer was the only set he's ever won in a live rubber!
Apparently he's a nice guy though.
Mungo73
Banned
man wouldn´t be great if Fed plays DC in Serbia? imagine Novak-Fed in front of 10,000 serbian fans hahaha
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Wanna see the Double-D Cup!
Unlikely it will happen because both teams came through qualifiers and now play against a seeded team.
0range
Hall of Fame
It is possible that they could both beat their respective seeded team next February, as Serbia and Switzerland are both quite strong when all their top players are commited.
gj011
Banned
I really like this picture .....
..... this is what Davis Cup is all about! D:
Don't they know that crossed handshake is a bad luck
gj011
Banned
LOL Make that 20000. That would be something.
I would like to see Fed dare to ask for linesmen change there :twisted:
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
Don't they know that crossed handshake is a bad luck
omg ..... are you making that up?
could they each by trying to hex the others?
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
did he do that? why?
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
hi, pound cat!
do you know what time it's supposed to start?
(I'm getting confused w/all the time changes)
gj011
Banned
Yes he did it on Friday against Vleigen, after he was broken for the first time. I guess he didn't like the call and forced linesmen change.
Love Game
Talk Tennis Guru
I think that's the first time I've heard of that! :shock:
Did you see Tipsy a couple days ago?
He made me smile and think of you.
gj011
Banned
I think that's the first time I've heard of that! :shock:
Did you see Tipsy a couple days ago?
He made me smile and think of you.
Unfortunatelly didn't see that match, although I saved myself from some nerv-wracking moments. Still think Troicki should have played the single this time since he is healthier and more prepared at the moment, but shouldn't complain much since Janko won at the end.On the side note Murray is up a set and a break. It will be interresting fifth rubber there.
zagor
Bionic Poster
I think that's the first time I've heard of that! :shock:
Did you see Tipsy a couple days ago?
He made me smile and think of you.
Tipsarevic-Lacko was an amazing match for me,a real thriller(I'm so glad I recorded it,even though it ate up a lot of my hard disk).Loved that celebration in the end when he finally won it after having so many chances in the fifth set(he made some silly mistakes on a couple of MPs and had ton of BPs,some of them 3 in a row but had so much trouble to convert it)and coming back from 2 sets down.
Janko certainly showed a lot of heart in that one but I don't really think he should have played in the first place,as gj011 said above Troicki would have been a better choice as Janko was recently injured and was rusty because of lack of training and match play and Troicki was in pretty good shape(he reached his first ATP final recently in Washington and played very good at USO before running into the guy in your avatar).
Nevertheless it worked out great for my country in the end as our double Zimonjic-Troicki prevailed giving as a 3-0 lead(Djokovic also beat Hrbaty in the opener,played some quality tennis in that match),Troicki played amazing in that match while Zimonjic was a little off in that and didn't play up to his standards but nevertheless a good win especially considering the fact that Viktor and Zimonjic never played doubles together before that match.
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Rhino
Legend
Yep, A-Bog has now lost seven straight Davis Cup rubbers, and seven straight Wimbledon first rounds (all wild-cards).
He just looked like the weight of the world was on his shoulders, the expectation was too high. He will get blasted in the papers tomorrow. It's a shame for him, as he is a nice guy, and it's not his fault that there is nobody else in Great Britain who can play elite tennis (after Murray), so it always falls back on him. Still he should've been more competitive today against a guy like Peya.
