i always read it "what the feck" in my mind.
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i always read it "what the feck" in my mind.
That wasn't the point I was making. Nobody has a problem with him not playing.
Federer isn't going to get any flack for not playing Paris like Murray did at the US Open because the situations are entirely different. Federer has just finished winning Basel and his decision to play in Paris was almost certainly depending on how deep he went. He could only make that decision once his tournament was over and it's just unfortunate that Paris starts the very next week. Murray on the other hand had weeks to announce a decision most people were expecting since Wimbledon. He pulled out of both Montreal and Cincinnati but still waited till the draw was made to announce he wasn't playing in New York. Not to mention that one tournament is a Grand Slam with the potential of a Fedal final and the other is a Masters tournament toward the back end of the ATP season. I can understand why Murray might have wanted to wait as long as possible to see if he could play but it seems obvious he was nowhere near ready and should have just saved everybody from what ended up being a bit of a crap tournament.
That's better. I agree.
I agree Murray could have pulled out earlier but he didn't owe the fans anything and certainly not a Fedal final. The world and commentators might go gaga about Fedal but I doubt any of the players are arsed and will make their decisions thinking of that. He also owes no one a good tournament. It's not his fault the mens field is weak, rubbish and full of injured players right now.
That being said, he could have pulled out earlier for sure.
I'm sure its nice to be #1 but I doubt either Federer or Nadal really care about it after the season they've had. They're both going to lose shit loads of points next season anyway so its a good chance they won't even be #1 and 2 for too long.
Nadal will maintain it. Don't see anybody stopping him on clay so he'd get those points.
It all depends on Djokovic, who will probably start the year outside top 10. But at worst Nadal could drop to 3. I mean look at Murray and how long he was number 1 this year for.
I think Nadal really cares about
That's the way the rankings work though. If Nadal blitzes his way through the clay season, he "gains" zero points. He'd have just successfully defended his points from last year. He and Fed are going to have to win everything yet again to just keep defending their points. Djoko and Murray will have virtually no points to defend so they can only really go a long way up.
More relevant in this thread but we finally getting a new tennis game.
Trailer gives nothing away. No gameplay, graphics really. Waiting for a better trailer.
Shapovalov loses yet again, this time to a Benneteau playing his final tournament. Wonderkid Shapo is 1-4 since the USO. The future is bright.
"18 year old loses against local veteran in Paris Masters, future of tennis in jeopardy"
fecking finally, but I bet it's gonna suck... Federer and Nadal as DLC, Micro Transactions for unlocking skills and tournaments. Mark my words.
If it doesn't suck we should get a RC-Tennis-Club going next spring.
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He's 18 and doing just fine. Federer was ranked 64th at his age and hadn't beaten the #1 player in the world. This kid has.
Strictly speaking Nadal wasn't Nr.1 at the time.
Does Nadal gets 45 points no matter if he wins or losses today's match?
So, he's points winner of the year no matter what already?
10,465 Nadal (+45 today = 10,510)
9,005 Federer
1,505 difference, 1,500 possible.
So, he's points winner of the year no matter what already?
10,465 Nadal (+45 today = 10,510)
9,005 Federer
1,505 difference, 1,500 possible.
Yes as he didn't play in Paris last year.Does Nadal gets 45 points no matter if he wins or losses today's match?
So, he's points winner of the year no matter what already?
10,465 Nadal (+45 today = 10,510)
9,005 Federer
1,505 difference, 1,500 possible.
Nadal also the oldest ATP year end no.1 at 31.q
Cheers. Wiki page of the tournement said that he's #1 *if* he wins today, so that confused me there.
Zverev and Thiem out early, unsurprisingly. The former has looked tired ever since the US tour in the summer and Thiem is useless on a fast court.
Meanwhile, the stars are aligning for Del Potro with pretty much everybody around him losing in the first round, he's somehow just a win away from qualifying for London. Probably against Dimitrov who doesn't have much to play for in Paris and will be saving himself.
Meanwhile, the stars are aligning for Del Potro with pretty much everybody around him losing in the first round, he's somehow just a win away from qualifying for London. Probably against Dimitrov who doesn't have much to play for in Paris and will be saving himself.
I'll be really happy for Delpo. He deserves to be there, in the last months he was clearly the worlds 3rd best player. And Pablo "Mediocrity" Carreno Busta has no business playing the finals in London anyway.
Well, right there. One more win takes him above Busta, who is currently the 8th for London. Technically Pouille and Bautista Agut can surpass him but they have to win the tournament which is unlikely.
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Isner and Bautista can go also above him as far as I see
If he gets the one win it will be over Isner, so that rules him out. Bautista can theoretically overtake him but only if he wins the tournament, as I said, which I can't see happening. In the final he'll have to either beat Nadal, which isn't happening, or Del Potro. But then if the latter gets to the final he'll be ahead of Agut even if he loses, so that's a dead end too.
Actually, Pouille needs to win it too. There's the same problem there - if he gets to the final he'll either play against Nadal (If he's going to lose in this tournament it's not going to be the final) or Del Potro. If the latter is in the final though, he'd qualify regardless of the result.
Del Potro is 95% qualified if he beats Isner.
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Nadal leading 3-1 in the third against Cuevas. Got his right knee taped after losing the 2nd and he's not playing inspired tennis right now.
From the highlights I saw of him vs Chung in the previous round, he didn't look great there either.
Hoping Del Potro takes the tournament.
It's great seeing him playing well these past two weeks in Stockholm and Basel.
It's great seeing him playing well these past two weeks in Stockholm and Basel.
Now Jack Sock can make it if he wins the tourney and Del loses the next
Well, yeah. The whole thing started when I said he's a win away from London though. If he gets it Sock is out, as is practically everyone else. If he doesn't win the next one, he'll finish behind Busta anyway, regardless of what Sock does.
Wonder how serious Nadal's knee is playing up.
REALLY hope Nadal withdraws from the rest of the tournament. His movement looked majorly restricted today and it's that right knee. Paris isn't worth the pain. If it's bad enough he should just skip London as well and focus on Australia now.
He's been struggling since that final vs Fed. Movement was so poor today also and he struggled with serve and double faults too.
Yeah Nadal should definitely take the rest of the year off to rest. He's guaranteed no.1 now and other than Fed getting injured again he's not getting that WTF. Very little to play for with lots of risks involved.
Agree. Last thing he wants is the injury carrying into the new year.
Nadal withdraws from the Paris Masters
Shame, if fit he had a great chance of getting his first Paris title.
Seems like the best thing for him to do would be to skip the WTFs as well.
Seems like the best thing for him to do would be to skip the WTFs as well.
Shame, Fed would've clinched that #1 if he entered Paris...
Not looking too good for Del Potro's London hopes at the moment. Down a set
Nadal must have more withdrawals than actual losses.....no wonder his win ratio is epic. Solid tactic.
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