Chanwan
G.O.A.T.
Raonic is actually moving very well to cover up that backhand, but what good is that when Lopez breaks?
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Raonic is actually moving very well to cover up that backhand, but what good is that when Lopez breaks?
I wish Dimitrov didn't celebrate the way he did, pointing his head with his finger like he won the match. Sorry but he didn't win the match, Anderson lost it.
I'm sure most players would not have celebrated...the best in this case is to stay humble, just admit you got lucky.
I wish Dimitrov didn't celebrate the way he did, pointing his head with his finger like he won the match. Sorry but he didn't win the match, Anderson lost it.
I'm sure most players would not have celebrated...the best in this case is to stay humble, just admit you got lucky.
Exactly.. Felt silly.
He's done it before after testing matches. It's saying he's toughed it out and maintained his belief. How is this silly, you silly buggers?
Singles semifinals:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[13]
vs.
Grigor Dimitrov[7]
Feliciano Lopez
vs.
Roger Federer[2]
refreshing SF line-up with entertaining players !Singles semifinals:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[13]
vs.
Grigor Dimitrov[7]
Feliciano Lopez
vs.
Roger Federer[2]
Just saw this on an internet page.(Hey, don't hate on me...)
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Too good, too good.
More of this please... with some Raonic thrown in next time.![]()
No question it's their own fault and fair play to the winners. But thats independent of how tough the draw is.
Two things.
1) I agree with you that the rival did not "deserve" to make it further because its his own fault for losing. That still doesn't change the fact that the draw is weaker though because the rival isn't there.
2)Your Gonzalez example is different because as you mentioned he reached insane levels. That was clearly not an example of his top rivals playing below their best and Gonzalez squeaking by, it was an example of Gonzalez showing he had a level that could be akin to the 95 level. You have to watch the tournaments to see why the top rival is being upset, due to his bad play and hence creating a weaker draw, or because someone is playing amazing and hence keeping the draw level similar.
This is the point that makes the draw weak. The top level opponent was not provided for Federer. Kyrgios rested would have been a Gonzalez-eque level guy because he didn't beat a subpar Nadal, he played huge. However, he was gassed and hence opened up an easier path for Fed allowing a subpar level player through to the SF. Raonic was a 70esque type guy. Gonzalez at AO 07 was not. Baghdatis at AO 06 was.
Its the rivals own fault for their failures and the rivals might not have even won if they made it, but it doesn't change the fact that the path was made easier than a draw where you have to go through all the top guys playing well.
I just realized I would be happy no matter who of the 4 guys left won the tournament. I can't remember the last time that's ever happened.
I just realized I would be happy no matter who of the 4 guys left won the tournament. I can't remember the last time that's ever happened.
I'm not going to chat BS and say something stupid like this is anything close to prime Fed overall, BUT, I think he is serving better right now than he has in his entire career.
thank god for ESPN3. ESPN2 is showing little league baseball.
2014 Rogers Cup champions
Jo Wilfried Tsonga
Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares
It was an interesting tournament. Certainly it wasn't the greatest in terms of level of play of the top players, but Tsonga's run made up for that and it's not like he's a lucky nobody either. It also didn't unfold well for the home favourite players, which really took away a lot of the buzz for me, but all in all it was a good tournament.
Sorry, this is just wrong. Its because of the level of top players that enabled his run. Djoko and Dimi were no shows, Murray form is questionable especially with the new coach. Fed probably wouldnt have made the final had the draw had even a glimmer of parity to it... JWT did what he needed but this was not close to his best tennis. Nice to get an opponent that hadn't played daytime conditions and get a semi thats a great practice duplicate of the finalist. Stars couldnt have been aligned any better for this "run".
Sorry, this is just wrong. Its because of the level of top players that enabled his run. Djoko and Dimi were no shows, Murray form is questionable especially with the new coach. Fed probably wouldnt have made the final had the draw had even a glimmer of parity to it... JWT did what he needed but this was not close to his best tennis. Nice to get an opponent that hadn't played daytime conditions and get a semi thats a great practice duplicate of the finalist. Stars couldnt have been aligned any better for this "run".
What were you watching? Regardless of how the top players were playing, Tsonga was very good this week. One can tell the difference between someone just taking advantage of an opponents' bad performance and someone who plays well in spite of it.