The Minor Major: ATP 250 Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest University - General Discussion Thread

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Day 5 Center Court 3:00 pm

Gasquet v Robert

Not Before 5:00 pm

Cuevas vs Busta

Not Before 7:00 pm

Verdasco - Tabasco vs Johnson

Followed by

Querrey v Troicki

Court 2 3:00 pm

3rd Rd (WC) Bjorn Fratangelo VS John Millman

Followed By

3rd Rd (12) Andrey Kuznetsov VS Jiri Vesely

Not Before 7:00 pm

3rd Rd (14) Marcos Baghdatis VS (2) WC Roberto Bautista Agut

Court 3 3:00 pm
3rd Rd
Diego Schwartzman VS Yen-Hsun Lu

Some good matches today

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
Gytha said:
Why do matches start so late here? 3pm?
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They want to start the matches in the hottest heat of the day 3 pm to 6 pm so players and spectators will buy more cold drinks :D , actually it probably has to do with attendance more ticket buyers in late afternoon-evening as peeps work.:eek:

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
Was there yesterday, and going back for semis and finals. Having this tournament 10 minutes from me is awesome. Literally sat ON the court yesterday watching Simon get pummeled by a dude who's my height. Not sure I know of another tournament as intimate as this one, and pulls some pretty great talent.

Querrey pulled off an impressive win yesterday in the 3rd, that was fun to watch.

Hoping Gasquet makes it to the semis so I can see him but he's got a tough match tonight vs Verdasco I believe.
 
Verdasco nice to watch when he's not imploding mentally. Although not much is separating him and Johnson, Fernando just managed to grab a break at the end of the first set to take it.
 
fundrazer said:
Verdasco nice to watch when he's not imploding mentally. Although not much is separating him and Johnson, Fernando just managed to grab a break at the end of the first set to take it.
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Indeed, Verdasco just a little bit better.

Congrats to Verdasco blnt Johnson 76 76*7

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
All three Americans bite the dust on Tobacco Road with Fratangelo the sole winner of a set.:(

In a way, Johnson losing early may be a blessing in disguise. He's played a lot and can use the long weekend to refuel the tank for USO.
 
JoshT said:
Was there yesterday, and going back for semis and finals. Having this tournament 10 minutes from me is awesome. Literally sat ON the court yesterday watching Simon get pummeled by a dude who's my height. Not sure I know of another tournament as intimate as this one, and pulls some pretty great talent.

Querrey pulled off an impressive win yesterday in the 3rd, that was fun to watch.

Hoping Gasquet makes it to the semis so I can see him but he's got a tough match tonight vs Verdasco I believe.
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So glad you got to be 'there' Josh. Do you have any other observations from you time courtside? If so, I'd love to hear them.
:)
 
stringertom said:
All three Americans bite the dust on Tobacco Road with Fratangelo the sole winner of a set.:(

In a way, Johnson losing early may be a blessing in disguise. He's played a lot and can use the long weekend to refuel the tank for USO.
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You may have a point there, Now if Johnson could learn to hit a slice as a drive like Ken Rosewall did, he'd improve more in ratings, he has the length yet its not driving thru the baseline as Rosewall did vs topspin players.:D

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
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stringertom said:
All three Americans bite the dust on Tobacco Road with Fratangelo the sole winner of a set.:(

In a way, Johnson losing early may be a blessing in disguise. He's played a lot and can use the long weekend to refuel the tank for USO.
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Looks as if Stevie and Sam have run out of steam. Maybe they should have followed Isner's example and taken the week off to rest up ahead of New York?
 
gogo said:
So glad you got to be 'there' Josh. Do you have any other observations from you time courtside? If so, I'd love to hear them.
:)
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lol, sensing sarcasm but not 100%.

Always wanted to see Simon, have seen him the last two years and he lost both times first round. Human backboard as everyone says, but just doesn't have the weapons to win.

Querrrey played badly overall in the match I saw, finally pulled a break in the 3rd set at 4-5 and ended up winning ugly.

Looking forward to hopefully seeing Gasquet and Verdasco tomorrow if both of them make it through their Quarters matches.
 
JoshT said:
lol, sensing sarcasm but not 100%.

Always wanted to see Simon, have seen him the last two years and he lost both times first round. Human backboard as everyone says, but just doesn't have the weapons to win.

Querrrey played badly overall in the match I saw, finally pulled a break in the 3rd set at 4-5 and ended up winning ugly.

Looking forward to hopefully seeing Gasquet and Verdasco tomorrow if both of them make it through their Quarters matches.
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Reeshard has let you down, losing in straight sets to Millman. This is the Aussie's first SF at Tour level.
 
3fees said:
Thanks for the Info, didnt I see you selling encyclopedias :D

I'm USA Based

Cheers
3Fees :)
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Yeah. Its more compicated than I thought. If you want to be cautious do some Batmanstream to start the tournament, then do 3 day trial of Easy Hide Ip (they just want your email more or less) and try From Hot. For the last week sign up for Sling TV trial (which will renew for a month on you if not careful). .... For free 3Fees! Do it.

I just conquered a somewhat antiquated MXQ media box that was given to me:
http://www.****.com/itm/like/272260382637?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
$13

They have a 4k capable versions for $30 with the same simply awful remote. Horrible, horrible device because the remote was so bad. You had to be within six feet and pointing straight at it and it still was pure torture. I got it working with a CetusPlay android ap remote setup on my phone and its 1000% better, but still a big waste of time compared to something like an AppleTV4. I about killed myself trying to get my pc's keyboard to work with the POS to no avail. Its now very tolerable, but the interface is still challenging compared to something like an IPAD or Android phone.

The MXQ comes loaded with Kodi open source media server which some enthusiasts will customize for their home theatre so there LED lighting changes as they move from trailers into a movie (not me). I got my Kodi setups on Ipad, PC, and this device rolling with Exodus which pulls in all sorts of movies (as in all) at 1080p. 1Channel can track down any tv show nicely. Sports apps for TV channels seem a bit of a waste. Something called Torrent Stream Controller has a lot of high def tv channel feeds, but its quite cumbersome and overall tv channels on these devices are a sad substitute for cable TV or the awesome Sling TV.

I'm an hd audio snob too so streaming really doesn't excite me as none of the solutions have Dolby True HD or DTS HD sound. The AppleTV can load something called Infuse which will transmit this audio from a Kodi media server for those who have such media on their hard drives. Despite conquering and improving Kodi on all my devices its still just not good enough in my book for anyone with standards.

Going High End in tennis is relatively easy and quite rewarding. Cut the cord and experience the best coverage of tennis in the highest quality at the fraction of the price of traditional cable, etc.:D
 
3fees said:
Gasquet seemed a little tired, Millman played a little better.

Cheers
3fees :)
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Its hot! Did they delay the 2nd match today because of the heat? I didn't hear it, but suspect that's what they did. Makes sense not to have every one heat stroking and they probably do better business. Wonder if they have a nice area associated with the football stadium for such a situation.
 
Meles said:
Its hot! Did they delay the 2nd match today because of the heat? I didn't hear it, but suspect that's what they did. Makes sense not to have every one heat stroking and they probably do better business. Wonder if they have a nice area associated with the football stadium for such a situation.
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I didnt hear about that, the humidity there is intense so they may have.

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
Meles said:
Yeah. Its more compicated than I thought. If you want to be cautious do some Batmanstream to start the tournament, then do 3 day trial of Easy Hide Ip (they just want your email more or less) and try From Hot. For the last week sign up for Sling TV trial (which will renew for a month on you if not careful). .... For free 3Fees! Do it.

I just conquered a somewhat antiquated MXQ media box that was given to me:
http://www.****.com/itm/like/272260382637?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true
$13

They have a 4k capable versions for $30 with the same simply awful remote. Horrible, horrible device because the remote was so bad. You had to be within six feet and pointing straight at it and it still was pure torture. I got it working with a CetusPlay android ap remote setup on my phone and its 1000% better, but still a big waste of time compared to something like an AppleTV4. I about killed myself trying to get my pc's keyboard to work with the POS to no avail. Its now very tolerable, but the interface is still challenging compared to something like an IPAD or Android phone.

The MXQ comes loaded with Kodi open source media server which some enthusiasts will customize for their home theatre so there LED lighting changes as they move from trailers into a movie (not me). I got my Kodi setups on Ipad, PC, and this device rolling with Exodus which pulls in all sorts of movies (as in all) at 1080p. 1Channel can track down any tv show nicely. Sports apps for TV channels seem a bit of a waste. Something called Torrent Stream Controller has a lot of high def tv channel feeds, but its quite cumbersome and overall tv channels on these devices are a sad substitute for cable TV or the awesome Sling TV.

I'm an hd audio snob too so streaming really doesn't excite me as none of the solutions have Dolby True HD or DTS HD sound. The AppleTV can load something called Infuse which will transmit this audio from a Kodi media server for those who have such media on their hard drives. Despite conquering and improving Kodi on all my devices its still just not good enough in my book for anyone with standards.

Going High End in tennis is relatively easy and quite rewarding. Cut the cord and experience the best coverage of tennis in the highest quality at the fraction of the price of traditional cable, etc.:D
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I'll keep it in mind, I'm still looking around, its appears espn is covering the us open with 130 hr of streaming, good info though thanks.

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
Fantastic win by Millman, knew he had it in him and put money on the upset. Always been a good player in him and he's finally had his breakthrough in the past 2 years. His first ever tour SF, he's had a couple QF's and a 3R at a slam. I think this is his highest rank win. Such a genuine guy, so kind and down to earth, had the pleasure of meeting him in Brisbane (mine & his home town).
 
Breakout year for PCB...2nd SF in HC 250's to go along with two clay 250 finals. Before this year he had made just 2 SFs, both on clay in Portugal.
 
break serve,break serve,break serve, dasco up 4-3 in 3rd set, serving to consolidate the break

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
JoshT said:
lol, sensing sarcasm but not 100%.

Always wanted to see Simon, have seen him the last two years and he lost both times first round. Human backboard as everyone says, but just doesn't have the weapons to win.

Querrrey played badly overall in the match I saw, finally pulled a break in the 3rd set at 4-5 and ended up winning ugly.

Looking forward to hopefully seeing Gasquet and Verdasco tomorrow if both of them make it through their Quarters matches.
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Not one iota of sarcasm there. If had intended sarcasm (which is not beyond me) I would have done the sticking-out-the-tongue thing or the wink thing, instead of the dumb simple happy face. :)

Generally, I'm a WYSIWYG kinda gal. I hate it when posters denigrate others. I hate it when posters don't recognize that there is really nothing wrong with others having a different opinion. I hate it when posters denigrate professional tennis players for their style. It's ok to not like them as much, but the disrespect stuff....not so much. (Sorry, this Pollyanna view spills over from my idealistic, naive childhood.)

Oooops. I got sidetracked. Look, a shiny thing!
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Back on topic...I am truly interested in hearing your observations and am thrilled that you get to see the tournament first hand.
 
gogo said:
Not one iota of sarcasm there. If had intended sarcasm (which is not beyond me) I would have done the sticking-out-the-tongue thing or the wink thing, instead of the dumb simple happy face. :)

Generally, I'm a WYSIWYG kinda gal. I hate it when posters denigrate others. I hate it when posters don't recognize that there is really nothing wrong with others having a different opinion. I hate it when posters denigrate professional tennis players for their style. It's ok to not like them as much, but the disrespect stuff....not so much. (Sorry, this Pollyanna view spills over from my idealistic, naive childhood.)

Oooops. I got sidetracked. Look, a shiny thing!
spinny%2Bshiny%2Bthing.gif




Back on topic...I am truly interested in hearing your observations and am thrilled that you get to see the tournament first hand.
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Interesting, does anyone else having anything to share with the group. :D

Cheers
3Fees :)
 
The draw looks a bit depleted at this point. RBA likely to take this one.

The hard courts have not been kind to the minors:
Vesely withdrew at 5 all in R16 match and Millman took care of Frantangelo too.
The rest of the younger players exited without much more than a whimper including the aged Verdasco dismissing young Fritz in the 2nd round.

The cherry on top of the Sunday is that Leander Paes is into the semis in doubles.:rolleyes:
 
Meles said:
RBA was choking, but held and now a tiebreaker!
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Nerves are weird. Why should a man who's won four tour titles get so nervous about the prospect of simply making another final? If nerves were rational, that wouldn't happen. But as they are non-rational, it happens!
 
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