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Fed secured the #2 seed for Wimbledon
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HetTheGreaterer
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You always make very good one letter points, @Sport
True Fanerer
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You said physically strained. We weren't talking about form. I mentioned the hour on court and the breadstick in relation to that. Trying to see how you think he looked strained.
Yp, par for the course. It's really too easy at this point - destroyed within miliseconds. At least make it a challenge next time
DRII
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his movement was poor like he was suffering some and he was groaning alot. shows me his body was breaking down, but think what you want.
True Fanerer
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DRII
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you Tennis Vegeta fanboys have a very hard time with definitions, don't you.When they close the roof of the stadium where tennis is played is that indoor tennis or it remains outdoor tennis? So confusing!
James Blake called. He wants royalties for the use of that phrase from you.
they are outdoor tournaments!
therefore they should be played w/o the roof if it is not raining!
Wimbledon agrees, and abolished the stupid rule that allowed your guy to demand that the roof be closed while it was bright and sunny outside!
I'm not explaining this again.
try logic and reason for once.
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DRII
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he and Vape guy act like that so i call them such.
anyway focus on the point!
the slams are outdoor tournaments and should be played outdoors if its not raining.
period, point, blank!
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Breakpointerer
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Fed's chances just went up
VaporDude95
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DRII
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see, post like this are why i confuse you for a djokonat.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
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Fair play to fed for his Halle win! Plus a big reward to be no2 in the seedings too!
Krish0608
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Stay salty. It's always more entertaining that way.
VaporDude95
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Yay! Fed win guaranteed
You’ve basically become the new Sureshs within a week lol. Every single time you commented of Fed’s matches in Halle, he picked up his level and won the match
chimneysweep
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I dont think the roof decided the outcome. Nadal lost mainly since he choked on the big points which had nothing to do with the roof, while Djokovic played them very well. If Djokovic won more handily I could see as everyone knows Nadal struggles with indoor conditions, but in this case he lost since he choked on the big points and Djokovic did not.
Meles
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Nadal elected not to play this week and pays the price; the final piece will be draw with Rafa in Nole's half.
Nadal_Django
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You don't need the draw to know that Nadal and Djokovic will be on the same side, and Fedr on the other. It's sure thing like 200%.Nadal elected not to play this week and pays the price; the final piece will be draw with Rafa in Nole's half.
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Djokovic2011
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If that happens who would Federer be seeded to play in his semifinal?
Nadal_Django
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Anderson.
Djokovic2011
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Seriously? Mind you I have a feeling Nadal won't repeat his run of last year so it probably won't matter much in the end whose half he falls in.
Nadal_Django
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Yep seriously. The rest of the seeds 5-10:
5. Thiem
6. Zverev
7. Tsitsipas
8. Nishikori
9. Isner
10. Khachanov
TearTheRoofOff
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Just LOL at you. Absolutely hilarious; hysterical.
Djokovic2011
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Here's hoping Novak gets Anderson in his half and Zverev in his quarter.
Nadal_Django
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Haha, Anderson was delegated to Fedr's half, the moment Roger won the last point of today's Halle match.Here's hoping Novak gets Anderson in his half and Zverev in his quarter.
Better don't waste your time on unrealistic dreams. 
Martin J
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Great nickname and avatar, man. Hordak was my favorite character.
True Fanerer
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Haha, Anderson was delegated to Fedr's half, the moment Roger won the last point of today's Halle match.
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EloQuent
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I honestly don't think they are sophisticated/smart enough to be so calculating. Just think they want to sell tickets.It is more complicated than that: the purpose is to ensure as many favourable matchups as possible while guaranteeing the best chances for more records. The first means whatever tasty match between the big 3 (which means that that match can be different on different surfaces and with different form), while the second that any most dangerous players should be removed from contention. That is why Thiem got the draw he got at RG: he was the main danger to prevent Nadal from winning more. The Fed-Nadal semi was just a bonus as Fed wasn't supposed to even be there, and Djokovic-Thiem grindfest fell right where it was supposed to: longish match (which nowadays passes for epic) the winner of which was sufficiently weakened for the final.
The difficulty here is to determine where does the biggest danger for upset of the order comes from and who should the favourite be at Wimbledon this year? I have no doubt that the organisers would love to see another Federer Nadal final, but with Federer being that old, and Nadal prone to upsets what to do? Also, who is a bigger threat right now FAA or Tsitsipas or maybe Zverev? Until Del Po got injured I would have said that he was the main favourite to be pitched against that threat. Now the cards are mixed again.
junior74
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Twice as sure as absolutely sure? Seems very sure.
WhiskeyEE
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It is more complicated than that: the purpose is to ensure as many favourable matchups as possible while guaranteeing the best chances for more records. The first means whatever tasty match between the big 3 (which means that that match can be different on different surfaces and with different form), while the second that any most dangerous players should be removed from contention. That is why Thiem got the draw he got at RG: he was the main danger to prevent Nadal from winning more. The Fed-Nadal semi was just a bonus as Fed wasn't supposed to even be there, and Djokovic-Thiem grindfest fell right where it was supposed to: longish match (which nowadays passes for epic) the winner of which was sufficiently weakened for the final.
The difficulty here is to determine where does the biggest danger for upset of the order comes from and who should the favourite be at Wimbledon this year? I have no doubt that the organisers would love to see another Federer Nadal final, but with Federer being that old, and Nadal prone to upsets what to do? Also, who is a bigger threat right now FAA or Tsitsipas or maybe Zverev? Until Del Po got injured I would have said that he was the main favourite to be pitched against that threat. Now the cards are mixed again.
We also have to factor in what narrative they plan to use to hype the tournament with. Especially if 1 person making the final seems inevitable.
We can go back to the 2015 RG, which I brought up to you before. They put Nadal in Novak's quarter not just because they didn't think Nadal would make the final and they wanted that blockbuster match to actually occur, but because they needed Novak to potentially beat Nadal to set a strong narrative for the entire event. Novak winning or trying to win his 1st RG without beating Nadal would've been anticlimactic. The match-up on the horizon hyped the 1st week and Novak's win hyped the last 2 rounds.
After Novak destroyed Nadal (who was in beyond crap form), guys like Wilander starting hyping the crap out of him. Saying that Novak's level may be the highest we have ever witnessed on clay, etc. Would've been hard to sell that if Nadal lost to someone else.
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Genious at Work
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Amazing feat from Fed. Now he can avoid Kyrgios until the final.
KingGrayskull
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Hey thanks! Sweet avatar you’ve got too!
Yep, loved Ram-man & Hordak, too. I went back and watched it with my kids the other day; still cracks me up when he snort-laughs, but I’m basically a 5 year old in a 39 year olds body most times.
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Martin J
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AceSalvo
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With nothing left for Wimbledon. Big gamble that. And an early loss would have made certain things more evident.
MajesticTennisManiac
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Lew II
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How many points at Halle/Queen's did Nadal need to be no.2 seed at Wimbledon?
oldmanfan
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I could be wrong, but iirc,
1) WB entries are decided by ATP rankings weeks (6?) before WB start, so Feli needed a WC to get in bc I'm guessing he was ranked well outside top100 a few weeks ago.
2) 'grass formula" ONLY applies to the top32 ranked (thus seeded) players, used to decide their seeding order. It does not apply to ATP#33 or lower.
Lleytonstation
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Yep, but he got a wildcard anyways.
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