Murray vs. Tsonga -- Rogers Cup Semifinal

Who will be the Finalist?

  • Murray in 2

    Votes: 22 45.8%

  • Murray in 3

    Votes: 11 22.9%

  • Tsonga in 2

    Votes: 3 6.3%

  • Tsonga in 3

    Votes: 12 25.0%
  • Total voters
    48
  • Poll closed .
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[3] A Murray (GBR) vs. [7] J Tsonga (FRA)

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Road to the semifinal:
1st round BYE
2nd Jeremy Chardy W 6-4, 6-2
3rd Juan Carlos Ferrero W 6-1, 6-3
QF Nikolay Davydenko W 6-2, 6-4

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Road to the semifinal:
1st BYE
2nd Rainer Schuettler W 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
3rd Gilles Simon W 6-3, 6-3
QF Roger Federer W 7-6, 1-6, 7-6

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Max G.

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grafrules said:
Murray in 2 obviously. Tsonga is laughably overhyped.
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How is he overhyped? He's #7 in the world and a former Grand Slam finalist. People seem to be treating him as such. He's got a big enough game to beat anybody in the world on a good day but overall can't bring that level day in and day out, which is why he's 7 and not top 4. It's not like people are saying he's going to dominate mens tennis - the most I've heard is that he has a very good chance of beating the top players occasionally (which is true - he just beat Federer, he's also beaten Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic within the past year or two) and that he has a shot at winning a Grand Slam someday, maybe (which is reasonable, given that he's been to a final once, he's got a better shot than guys like Johansson or Costa did when they won.)
 
President

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I wasn't impressed at all with Murray's level of play against Davydenko. If Tsonga can manage to stay together mentally, he's got this. His play in the first set and the end of the third set against Federer was very good.

Tsonga in 3 if he doesn't choke.
 
grafrules

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Max G. said:
How is he overhyped? He's #7 in the world and a former Grand Slam finalist. People seem to be treating him as such. He's got a big enough game to beat anybody in the world on a good day but overall can't bring that level day in and day out, which is why he's 7 and not top 4. It's not like people are saying he's going to dominate mens tennis - the most I've heard is that he has a very good chance of beating the top players occasionally (which is true - he just beat Federer, he's also beaten Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic within the past year or two) and that he has a shot at winning a Grand Slam someday, maybe (which is reasonable, given that he's been to a final once, he's got a better shot than guys like Johansson or Costa did when they won.)
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His so win over Federer today is the last thing that would serve as convincing me he is overhyped. Federer played awful and still dominaed the match basically, after losing a first set tiebreak was up 6-1, 5-1 and had a Novotna like choke of pathetic proportions. He hardly ever gets past the round of 16 of a slam, and he isnt even close to the level of the top 5. I remember the French Open this year many were even predicting him to beat Del Potro on CLAY, LOL! Yes he is overhyped. Murray will take him apart.
 
Tennis_Maestro

Tennis_Maestro

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Honestly, close the poll and just take my advise, its an uneventful match littered with an abundance of errors from the racket of Tsonga.

6-3, 6-2 Murray
 
fedtastic

fedtastic

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Its gonna be Murray-Djoker final.

Murray will steam roll Tsonga and get steam rolled by Djoker in the final.

Murray in 2 easy sets.
 
VivalaVida

VivalaVida

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I think Andy will clean house. Tsonga will need to be at his absolute best to stand a chance. I want Tsonga to win.
 
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DarthFed said:
Murray in straights, then he'll best Roddick in the final
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ummmmm ..... arent you forgetting a little man named Juan Martin? After all, he is 2-0 in their head to head, beating roddick a year ago in LA on hard and beating him again on hard last week in Washington?
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Love Game

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JW was peaks and valleys today ... i missed most of the first set, but the part i saw was tsonga being pretty amazing ......... then he went away for an entire set and part of the third ........... i have no earthly idea how roger let that slip away from him like that, but somehow i dont think murray will ........ so i'll say murray in 3.
 
tacou

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grafrules said:
His so win over Federer today is the last thing that would serve as convincing me he is overhyped. Federer played awful and still dominaed the match basically, after losing a first set tiebreak was up 6-1, 5-1 and had a Novotna like choke of pathetic proportions. He hardly ever gets past the round of 16 of a slam, and he isnt even close to the level of the top 5. I remember the French Open this year many were even predicting him to beat Del Potro on CLAY, LOL! Yes he is overhyped. Murray will take him apart.
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he's only played 9 grand slams, including a Final, QF and fourth round showings. Fed didn't play his best match but both men played a very high quality first set which Tsonga took fair in square in a stellar TB. then he went down 6-1 5-1 to FEDERER and showed the mental fortitude to come back and win.

he's not close to the level of the top 5? he's got wins over all of them, a winning record against Novak. Andy Murray is a world class player, poised to take #2, but Tsonga has quite the capability to over power him. if you don't think so you've just got something personal against the man
 
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bluetrain4

G.O.A.T.
I think Murray will win, but Tsonga has a chance. Relatively speaking, Tsonga matches up well with Murray, primarily due to his approach to playing Murray.

Tsonga is smart enough to know that he isn't going to outmanuever Murray, out cat-and-mouse Murray. So, he uses his big weapons and forces the issue, and lets the chips fall where they may. Against most opponents it would be more responsible to be a bit more methodical, but the "go big or go home" credo is a good approach against Murray IF (1) you have the weapons, and (2) you are someone who doesn't have the consistency and stamina to match Murray's consistency and stamina for an extended period. Gonzo has followed this approach with some success against Murray.

Murray isn't someone you want to "engage" in continuous, lengthy, constructed rallies. A risker approach is necessary for most.
 
jimbo333

jimbo333

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Murray is under real pressure for this one. If he wins he goes Number 2 in the world rankings for the first time!

If Murray does win I will be very impressed.
 
drwood

drwood

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grafrules said:
His so win over Federer today is the last thing that would serve as convincing me he is overhyped. Federer played awful and still dominaed the match basically, after losing a first set tiebreak was up 6-1, 5-1 and had a Novotna like choke of pathetic proportions. He hardly ever gets past the round of 16 of a slam, and he isnt even close to the level of the top 5. I remember the French Open this year many were even predicting him to beat Del Potro on CLAY, LOL! Yes he is overhyped. Murray will take him apart.
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I expect Murray to win, but that doesn't mean Tsonga is overhyped...he's top-10 and couldn't even play summer HC season last year b/c of injuries.
 
drwood

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Love Game said:
ummmmm ..... arent you forgetting a little man named Juan Martin? After all, he is 2-0 in their head to head, beating roddick a year ago in LA on hard and beating him again on hard last week in Washington?
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Delpo deserves to be the favorite against Roddick...I still like Roddick in 3, but Delpo will be a far tougher task than Nadal would have been.
 
bjk

bjk

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Is this on tv in the US? I hate it when they show the second round but not the semifinals . . . if they don't carry it on ESPN or ABC, at least let the TC carry it. Ridiculous.
 
shadows

shadows

Legend
Allez Jo! Give it your best shot, if you can win this, there's no reason you shouldn't be in with a great shot on Sunday!
 
bjk

bjk

Hall of Fame
ESPN Just said they would carry it at 3. That's not what it says on the website, hope Cliffie is right. . .
 
Love Game

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bjk said:
Is this on tv in the US? I hate it when they show the second round but not the semifinals . . . if they don't carry it on ESPN or ABC, at least let the TC carry it. Ridiculous.
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only stream i know of atm is the tennistv.com where you can purchase a day pass if you wish.
 
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shadows

shadows

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oops, i'm a little late tuning in since i forgot I'd need to eat this evening.

Not really the start i was hoping for
 
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