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I was skeptical about this whole thing but it's actually good fun. Players genuinely seem to care and a team format can really elevate people's games (see Isner today).
 
Federer massvively bottling break points here. Nick isn't even having to play well. Just so many Federrors
 
Hope Nick takes the tie break. Want to see a deciding doubles match
 
Development for the younger players is going to be great
 
Fed looked more pumped for that than he has in ages... And Kyrgios crying at the end. :wenger:
 
Really cool tournament. It would make it even more interesting and tactical if each day has a different surface. For example:

Day 1 is hard court
Day 2 is grass court
Day 3 is clay court
 
And to think Sky Sports had this hidden behind the red button on Sky Sports Arena.

No HD coverage, only found out it was on the red button due to twitter, and read some tweets that it disappeared from the red button before the third set.
 
That was pretty amazing. The final day extra-points-format is great, even if renders the first day a bit redundant. Loved how everyone was really getting into it. I guess it's to be expected if you put professional athletes in any competitive setting

Can't see when World Team will ever get the better team. Next year though team Europe could be ridiculously stacked: big 4 + Wawrinka. Although, team World would get Del Potro and Nishikori.
 
Sigma said:
Really cool tournament. It would make it even more interesting and tactical if each day has a different surface. For example:

Day 1 is hard court
Day 2 is grass court
Day 3 is clay court
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You'd probably then need different players playing on different days. Commentators were saying how Kyrgios played in the Davis Cup recently on clay, and coming onto these courts soon after caused him issues with his knees this weekend. Not sure their would be much appetite from players to be switching surfaces within one day.
 
saivet said:
You'd probably then need different players playing on different days. Commentators were saying how Kyrgios played in the Davis Cup recently on clay, and coming onto these courts soon after caused him issues with his knees this weekend. Not sure their would be much appetite from players to be switching surfaces within one day.
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Hmm, that's a fair point. Well if my idea won't work, I'd like to see the Laver Cup played on every surface and not just hard courts. So 1 year could be hard and the next could be grass e.t.c.
 
Sigma said:
Hmm, that's a fair point. Well if my idea won't work, I'd like to see the Laver Cup played on every surface and not just hard courts. So 1 year could be hard and the next could be grass e.t.c.
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A fair idea, but that has problems too. No player would want to go back onto grass or clay at this point of the season (without considering potential weather issues).

Then fitting it into the clay or grass season is always going to be tricky.
 
This was a brilliant tournament. It definitely didn't have the feel of an exho at all. Nick the MP to take it to a final match which would have been brilliant too! Not sure if it'll be the same without Nadal and Federer but this was great stuff.
 
I fear for the rest of the world if Murray, Djokovic and Wawrinka join next year.

It was a great tournament this year. But the talent pool is currently stacked for Europe. It would probably be more competitive when the big four go. But then we wouldn't get to see Federer and Nadal play doubles.
 
That was one serious, passionate, nail-biting match, day and tournament. Players did care - well Nadal always care anyway- about it.

People will start follow it closely from next year. Just some better marketing needed.
 
InfiniteBoredom said:
He strangely seems to really pump himself up against Fed nowadays. Always produce his best tennis against him.
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Nothing strange about it. They've only played twice before, both of which were great matches. Nick loves it on the big stage and tends to show up against the big players (apart from Murray).
 
saivet said:
Nothing strange about it. They've only played twice before, both of which were great matches. Nick loves it on the big stage and tends to show up against the big players (apart from Murray).
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Yeah he does, but I've never seen him as upset losing to Nadal or Murray as he did Federer though, both here and in Miami (which is an understandable instance given the way the crowd acted in 3rd set tie break)

Probably the close nature of their matches intensifies the feelings.
 
InfiniteBoredom said:
Yeah he does, but I've never seen him as upset losing to Nadal or Murray as he did Federer though, both here and in Miami (which is an understandable instance given the way the crowd acted in 3rd set tie break)

Probably the close nature of their matches intensifies the feelings.
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I'd imagine that's all it is. When Nadal has beat him, it's been fairly straight forward, as with Murray, who I'm not sure he's even won a set against.
 
If Nick can play against the shit players how he does against Novak, Nadal and Fed, he'd be winning Slams.
 
A good SF line up in Beijing

Nadal vs Dimitrov
Kyrgios - Zverev
 
The Nadal - Kyrgios final is scheduled to start in an hour for anyone interested.
 
Don't understand why Kyrgios was moaning at the linesman. Granted it was in, but the ball barely caught the line ffs! Hardly a major mistake.
 
:lol: Kyrgios still moaning about that linesman mistake when the ball barely caught the line and threatening to stop playing if there's another wrong call. The man is a joke.
 
Beatdown.

Now Shanghai Masters 1000 tournament this coming week.
 
What a performance by Rafa today! This is a terrible matchup for him and I was expecting the worst but to win so easily was quite a surprise. Yet another title for Rafa :drool:

Really hope he skips Paris. Playing 5 tournaments is really unnecessary.
 
wr8_utd said:
What a performance by Rafa today! This is a terrible matchup for him and I was expecting the worst but to win so easily was quite a surprise. Yet another title for Rafa :drool:

Really hope he skips Paris. Playing 5 tournaments is really unnecessary.
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He's never won Paris though and it's at least indoor practice for the WTF's. I thought he should have skipped this tournament and should skip Basel too.
 
saivet said:
He's never won Paris though and it's at least indoor practice for the WTF's. I thought he should have skipped this tournament and should skip Basel too.
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Should skip the WTFs. As far as I know, you only keep the ranking points from it till the end of the year anyway so it will do nothing for him. He'll be no. 1 at the year end anyway.
 
Skills said:
Should skip the WTFs. As far as I know, you only keep the ranking points from it till the end of the year anyway so it will do nothing for him. He'll be no. 1 at the year end anyway.
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He's never won the WTF's either. No chance he'd skip it.
 
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