Shapovalov vs Edmund

Who wins?

  • Shapovalov in 3

    Votes: 8 22.2%

  • Shapovalov in 4

    Votes: 22 61.1%

  • Shapovalov in 5

    Votes: 2 5.6%

  • Edmund in 3

    Votes: 2 5.6%

  • Edmund in 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Edmund in 5

    Votes: 2 5.6%
  • Total voters
    36
Poisoned Slice said:
Daigo should get his own street fighter character. :cool:

Greg trying to pull rank once more. Discussions about how to pronounce Shapovalov. Come on, he just told you after the match damn it.
Click to expand...

Diego? That's Super Cena. :)
 
Sooooo impressed with Shapo! Amazing game, perfect attitude, perfect athleticism. So charismatic, sweet and mature too. What's not to like? Haven't been THAT impressed with a teen since Agassi/Nadal !
If this guy doesn't become a huge star, I'll be really gobsmacked.
 
NoleFam said:
Yea Fei Long was in the US version, and I think his first appearance was Super Street Fighter II. Basically, a carbon copy of Bruce Lee. Yea I didn't play with Honda much because he was so slow. Some characters I didn't play with or wasn't as good with like Zangief, and most people liked the Ken/Ryu due to use but I was more into the other ones. I did play with Balrog though sometimes even though he wasn't that agile either.
Click to expand...
The biggest problem we had with the arcade machines in Serbia was the fact that there were only three buttons and joystick, so you couldn't use all the punches/kicks/combos/magic and a player was kinda crippled. When I found out that there were arcades with six buttons, I was like..wow! But have never played on such box, until the MAME emulator appeared. :)
 
Martin J said:
The biggest problem we had with the arcade machines in Serbia was the fact that there were only three buttons and joystick, so you couldn't use all the punches/kicks/combos/magic and a player was kinda crippled. When I found out that there were arcades with six buttons, I was like..wow! But have never played on such box, until the MAME emulator appeared. :)
Click to expand...

Oh that sucks. I was actually better with the game controllers than at the arcades. I guess because I didn't play with arcade machines as much as I did with the controllers.
 
gogo said:
I was going to post a celebratory post if Denis won this match, but I'm sad that he won this way. I feel so badly for Kyle. He was playing well. He looked so devastated afterwards.
Click to expand...

Didn't see the match. What was up with Kyle?
 
NoleFam said:
Oh that sucks. I was actually better with the game controllers than at the arcades. I guess because I didn't play with arcade machines as much as I did with the controllers.
Click to expand...
Yeah, it's definitely better with the game controllers, but there weren't any during my time and for the games I loved to play. The arcade machines were the only choice, but I don't complain, I actually loved them. Maybe because they remind me of my childhood. :)
 
Martin J said:
Yeah, it's definitely better with the game controllers, but there weren't any during my time and for the games I loved to play. The arcade machines were the only choice, but I don't complain, I actually loved them. Maybe because they remind me of my childhood. :)
Click to expand...

Yea so true. I did use to play them though because it was where everybody hung out and played their favorite games like Mortal Kombat, Tekken, etc. Fun times.
 
It's strange to see a teenager doing this good because it's been so long. It's like there's something wrong but then you remember that teenagers doing this well is not unheard-of. Keep expecting him to decline and play his age, but this is him playing his age.
 
donquijote said:
tenor.gif
Click to expand...


Speaking of Street Fighter... E Honda?!
 
Mainad said:
Didn't see the match. What was up with Kyle?
Click to expand...

Something happened to his neck midway through the the 3rd set. He had them work on it, but was never able to properly play after that. He gamed it to finish off the set, but the writing was on the wall.
 
Hitman said:
Folks trying wrapping your head around this one

If Federer plays Shapovalov in the final, it will be a 36 year old against an 18 old year old. Someone exactly half Federer's age!
Click to expand...
oh gawd ...

yall are just too much :rolleyes:
 
The Green Mile said:
How did Shapovalov play? I keep hearing mixed opinions.
Click to expand...

Denis was playing a bit flat, with too many errors, for much of the first set. He just seemed heavy-limbed and was missing his targets. He picked up in the second set though. I compare this match to his match vs Medvedev, and there was no comparison. In that match he was playing lights out tennis. Of course, even in the match against Edmund he still played incredibly well for an 18 year old, so I can see why people were impressed, but I've definitely seen him play much better, always finding the lines, playing with more aggressiveness and hitting his serve more accurately.
 
Shap was going to struggle against Kyle today. He's going to be vulnerable against lesser ranked players. He thrives agaisnt big name players like Tsonga yesterday so my advise, he needs to be more serious about his approach in general and shouldn't fall into that trap of big name players like Nick.
 
Hitman said:
I called him - The Shrapnel :cool:
Click to expand...
Well, we got the real deal today about how to pronounce his name, because he told everyone after the match:

SHAPo VAlov, with Shap rhyming with map....

Accent like:

MARco Polo. ;)

But I'll stick with Shap. :D
 
Zara said:
Shap was going to struggle against Kyle today. He's going to be vulnerable against lesser ranked players. He thrives agaisnt big name players like Tsonga yesterday so my advise, he needs to be more serious about his approach in general and shouldn't fall into that trap of big name players like Nick.
Click to expand...
He's still a kid and he won again after beating Tsonga last. It didn't take him five sets, and he had to play qualies to get this far.

Not sure what you expect from him...
 
Moose Malloy said:
FYI Sampras and Chang both made 4R of the 89 USO, and both were younger than Shapovalov. Chang younger than Sampras so I guess the researchers forgot Sampras.
Click to expand...


But Chang is younger than Sampras, he's born in '72 and Pete in '71. What I posted was true... Shapo is the youngest guy in the fourth round of the USO since Michael Chang.
 
Mr.Lob said:
If it mandatory these announcers discuss Shapovalov hitting a chair umpire in the eye, with a tennis ball, before EVERY single match? We all know the story. Time to move on.
Click to expand...
As much as I dislike the guy who rhymes with "Jump", I share his contempt for the press...

FAKE NEWS!!! :D
 
Gary Duane said:
He's still a kid and he won again after beating Tsonga last. It didn't take him five sets, and he had to play qualies to get this far.

Not sure what you expect from him...
Click to expand...

No expectation. Just saying that he'll be vulnerable against lesser ranked players if his focus is elsewhere. Sampras beat a number of legends to win his frist Slam. Now Shapo won't have that opportunity here as he's got no one that big on his side of the draw but if he stays focused, then he has a big opportunity here to make the final. That should be the goal.
 
BeatlesFan said:
But Chang is younger than Sampras, he's born in '72 and Pete in '71. What I posted was true... Shapo is the youngest guy in the fourth round of the USO since Michael Chang.
Click to expand...

Well technically he's the youngest since Chang AND Sampras. Like I and others said, Sampras was younger in 89 than Shapovalov is now.

I was watching the match as well and as soon as Cahill said that it didn't sound right. I followed tennis very closely in 1989.
 
Moose Malloy said:
FYI Sampras and Chang both made 4R of the 89 USO, and both were younger than Shapovalov. Chang younger than Sampras so I guess the researchers forgot Sampras.
Click to expand...
And old man Agassi made his second consecutive SF that year at the ripe old age of 19 years 4 months. He beat Chang in 4R on his way to the first SF in '88. That was an 18-year-old beating a 17-year-old.
 
Zara said:
Shap was going to struggle against Kyle today. He's going to be vulnerable against lesser ranked players. He thrives agaisnt big name players like Tsonga yesterday so my advise, he needs to be more serious about his approach in general and shouldn't fall into that trap of big name players like Nick.
Click to expand...

He's always plays best in high energy situations. He is definitely more vulnerable when playing lower profile matches, in quiet settings. It's not that he's not serious, it's just his mental nature. That mental nature is also what helps him deliver on center court under high stress situations. It is what it is.
 
stringertom said:
And old man Agassi made his second consecutive SF that year at the ripe old age of 19 years 4 months. He beat Chang in 4R on his way to the first SF in '88. That was an 18-year-old beating a 17-year-old.
Click to expand...

Chang was actually 16 in '88. That 4R match was the youngest match in the 2nd week of a major in history. And still is.
 
BeatlesFan said:
But Chang is younger than Sampras, he's born in '72 and Pete in '71. What I posted was true... Shapo is the youngest guy in the fourth round of the USO since Michael Chang.
Click to expand...
Sampras born Aug. 12th, '71.

Shap born April. 15th, '99.

Sampras 4th round of USO 1989, so around 18 an a month.

Shap got to 4th round today, so 18 and 4-5 months?

So I think you may be right - youngest since Chang? But I haven't checked his age at the USO...
 
Moose Malloy said:
Well technically he's the youngest since Chang AND Sampras. Like I and others said, Sampras was younger in 89 than Shapovalov is now.

I was watching the match as well and as soon as Cahill said that it didn't sound right. I followed tennis very closely in 1989.
Click to expand...
What years did you pay the most attention to?
 
Gary Duane said:
Sampras born Aug. 12th, '71.

Shap born April. 15th, '99.

Sampras 4th round of USO 1989, so around 18 an a month.

Shap got to 4th round today, so 18 and 4-5 months?

So I think you may be right - youngest since Chang? But I haven't checked his age at the USO...
Click to expand...

Geez, I'm not sure why this is a discussion. Like I said Sampras and Chang were both younger than Shapalov in 1989. Hence he is the youngest player to make the 4th R of USO since Sampras And Chang!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

EloQuent
  • Poll Poll
2018 Madrid Masters QF: Kyle Edmund vs Denis Shapovalov
3 4 5
Replies
215
Views
12K
abmk
abmk
Aabye5
  • Poll Poll
2022 Citi Open, Washington DC (ATP 500)
9 10 11
Replies
529
Views
21K
PSNELKE
PSNELKE
prairiegirl
Rome SF Schwartzman v. Shapovalov
12 13 14
Replies
693
Views
21K
Sudacafan
Sudacafan
MatsPhilander
Edmund Doesn't Have To Beat His Opponents
Replies
2
Views
725
MatsPhilander
MatsPhilander
Z
  • Poll Poll
Rome Masters R3: [3] Rafael Nadal vs [13] Denis Shapovalov
16 17 18
Replies
865
Views
28K
King No1e
King No1e
Back
Top