tennis_hand
Hall of Fame
now you see.
Haas vs. Davydenko
- Thread starter Tchocky
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now you see.
psamp14
Hall of Fame
i'm not voting because this match is already in progress....but i had thoughts of davydenko winning in 5
somehow i am not surprised that even after being up 2 sets to 1, and davydenko won those 2 sets pretty easy, haas is looking to force a 5th set
but he just broke haas' serve so its davydenko serving at 1-2 4th set
potential nadal-davydenko semifinal....would mean top 3 seeds made it to the semis
somehow i am not surprised that even after being up 2 sets to 1, and davydenko won those 2 sets pretty easy, haas is looking to force a 5th set
but he just broke haas' serve so its davydenko serving at 1-2 4th set
potential nadal-davydenko semifinal....would mean top 3 seeds made it to the semis
FedFan_2007
Banned
Oh god, what is this spectacle with the umpire... Haas is seriously disturbed if you ask my opinion....
FedFan_2007
Banned
Now Haas is abusing the towel boy.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
This match makes me think the winner of Gonzalez-Nadal will be in the finals. The fact both of these guys are capable of dropping 6-1 or 6-2 sets.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
I still like Davydenko's chances in the crucial 5th set. To me it looks like he let off the gas once he got down and is saving himself for the 5th.
Shabazza
Legend
Well he won in 5 at the AO, but I'm not so sure about this one since Haas has the momentum at the moment. At the USO Davydenko was on a roll the last 3 sets, so the 5th there was never in doubt really.
50:50 here.
Now I see what? I was out for the last 40 minutes, just got back to see its now in the fifth...In any case, I saw earlier that Haas didn't have much success at the net, but that was because Davy came up with A level passes most of the time. I don't think you can deny that Haas' net game is much better than Davy's.
tennis_hand
Hall of Fame
come on Davy. beat the cheater.
alienhamster
Hall of Fame
Arrggg . . . why isn't THIS match on ESPN right now?
Search sopcast on google, starsports feed.
In 5 minutes...
BigServer1
Legend
Seriously. I just sat through two TAPE DELAYED womens QF matches while this is going on. Now ESPN is running a simultaneous broadcast of ESPN News (which is it's own channel). I love ESPN as a non-tennis network, but this is ticking me off.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Wow, down a match point at 4-5, then Tommy holds, breaks and holds. 7-5 in the 5th!
What a couple of battlers. Congrats to Haasi!
What a couple of battlers. Congrats to Haasi!
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
It sucks that Davydenko choked, not so much because I like him but because of what it now means. Haas is such an incredably easy opponent for Nadal the semi wont even be worth watching. Davydenko atleast would have given Nadal a good match. I dont know why any of you are excited Haas won since it means a crummy semifinal unless that is what you were hoping for, a joke of a semifinal matchup.
shavenstringer
Semi-Pro
Yeah good match by both. Looked like Daavy ran out of gas. Haas's backhand was great today.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
I still maintain what I said in post #16 of this thread.
shavenstringer
Semi-Pro
"so it indeed will be another fed-nadal final. time for fed to prove himself again."
Ain't gonna happen. Gonzo is taking the topsin monkey down. Why does Federer need to prove himself? Nadal hasn't been in a final since Wimbly!
Ain't gonna happen. Gonzo is taking the topsin monkey down. Why does Federer need to prove himself? Nadal hasn't been in a final since Wimbly!
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Yeah, Haas has not won a set off Raf yet, but are you really not going to watch? That's just ridiculous, man. I'd love to see that matchup just to see if Tommy can finish points or to see Raf run like a deer.
If it's Gonzalez (who has beaten Nadal), I think I'll tune in just for the BH to BH fests.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
Gonzalez beating Nadal, get real people. I like Gonzalez way more then Nadal but lets be realistic.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Can you believe ESPN? They were showing the two women's QF's on tape delay while this great men's 5-set QF was being played live! 
Now that they have time before the Nadal-Gonzo match, what do they do? Replay the women's matches again that we just got done watching instead of showing us some of the Haas-Davydenko match!!! What is wrong with ESPN????? 
Now that they have time before the Nadal-Gonzo match, what do they do? Replay the women's matches again that we just got done watching instead of showing us some of the Haas-Davydenko match!!!
What is wrong with ESPN????? justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
A Haas-Nadal matchup sucks. I like Haas but he has nothing in his game that worries Nadal, it is a joke matchup, why would I want to watch a boring rout for Nadal against an incredably easy opponent for him to play. Atleast Davydenko would have given Nadal a decent match, I am sure of that, probably still would have lost but a match worth watching. Haas-Nadal is worth going to the fridge for while it is on since it will be an ugly rout for Nadal.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
Actually, I think Gonzo doesn't match up too well against Nadal. That slice backhand will get him into trouble, and his racquet is too light to harness Nadal's spin.
Haas, on the other hand, could surprise Nadal. People forget that Haas was #2 in the world 4 years ago before his run of injuries. And this is the first time since then that he is playing at that level again.
justineheninhoogenbandfan
Banned
Haas and Nadal played before the Australian Open IIRC. It was a very lopsided win for Nadal in 2 sets.
shavenstringer
Semi-Pro
ESPN Sucks!
