Finally one pays off
Tennis 2017
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to celebrate rare back-to-back victories for Manchester United! They analyse the late win in the Europa League vs. Rangers and then try and find things to analyse in a pretty dour game vs. Fulham. They also chat about the latest Marcus Rashford news, and look at the latest transfer news.
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Not enough penetration in Fed's shots today. His timing is a bit off as well.
Zverev levels it against Stan. Would like to see either Zverev or Kyrgios play Federer in the semis.
Zverev up a break in the 3rd...
Roger making hard work of this (sigh)
Roger making hard work of this (sigh)
Double break up for Zverev now..
Some nice points from Roger
That backhand drive was great.
Wawrinka has completely crumbled after the first set.
I'm never gonna get to bed at the rate these two are going
Seriously, even though he's producing those moments of brilliance, Fed has been a bit out of sorts today... wonder if he's tired..
Bloody hell just saw Zverev is up 4 love
Seriously, even though he's producing those moments of brilliance, Fed has been a bit out of sorts today... wonder if he's tired..
Bloody hell just saw Zverev is up 4 love
Fun point from both
Federer's been poor overall. With Stan going out it's hard to look past Nadal but it'd be great for the sport if Kyrgios or Zverev won it.
I'm never gonna get to bed at the rate these two are going
Seriously, even though he's producing those moments of brilliance, Fed has been a bit out of sorts today... wonder if he's tired..
Bloody hell just saw Zverev is up 4 love
I have a sense he's rushing it. He's clutch tho - in the moments when it counts he raises the level - like when he got broken in the first. Seems like his mind is in the next round and makes a lot of UF errors.
A bit of this yes, and also B Agut's playing some good tennis.
Ah yeah, indeed. He's fighting and hitting pretty deep.
Anyways 7-6,7-6. A match to forget most likely for Federer.
Zverev is also through.
Finally he gets it done
That's good! I take it Stan wasn't in the mood today?
yeah, odd, after the good start in the first. Didn't catch the last two, but seems like he imploded. Zverev/Kyrgios will be a tasty matchup tho - maybe the best bunch out of the young gunsThat's good! I take it Stan wasn't in the mood today?
Haven't been following lately. Are Djokovic and Murray injured ?
Yes..
Hoping for this as well. Agree they are the best out of the young onesyeah, odd, after the good start in the first. Didn't catch the last two, but seems like he imploded. Zverev/Kyrgios will be a tasty matchup tho - maybe the best bunch out of the young guns
Interesting. Just saw that Fed as rocketed back to numbers 6 from 17 just before the Aussie. Imagine he could be as high as 3 or 4 if he wins another tournament or two before Wimbledon.
He's already 4th in the live ranking. He'll probably go back to 5 before RG though, if he doesn't play on the clay masters. Even so, the point differential will be small, between him, Raonic, Nishikori and Nadal. He's got the best chance of being in top 4 for Wimbledon, out of that lot, imo. Barely any points to defend.
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Wow, that's amazing. Wonder if he will move up more if he wins in Miami ?
Nah, Wawrinka will still be 300-400 points ahead. I don't think Roger can get to the 3rd before RG. Stan won't lose many points before then.
I'm hoping he makes it into the top 3 before Wimbledon to avoid Djokovic's side of the draw.
Me too, but I can't help feeling that if he plays a full or pretty full schedule between now and then, he will lose the level of play and freshness he's had since coming back from the injury and rest he had. Hopefully I'm wrong and he and his body hold together at the highest level for the year.
Maybe rest and recovery time will help Djokovic and Murray in a similar but smaller way than Rog?
Yeah agreed. This Wimbledon should be an absolute cracker with Fed and Nadal playing well again. If Fed wins Wimbledon and/or makes it back to number 1, I think he retires after the US Open.
Not a bad way to bow out that! Lets hope he manages both of those and doesn't retire for at least one more 'farewell' season.
At the moment with injury etc, we can't really say for sure who will be at certain tournaments or what form they will be in if they do play the big events. It's quite exciting having this uncertainty at the moment. Although I do feel that If Djok has rested body and mind enough, he could come back with a bang this year.
Is it wrong to hope Roger is the only one truly fit for Wimbledon?
It doesn't really matter if he's 3rd or 4th as he can still land in Djokovic side, but looking at both at the moment that shouldn't be an issue with Roger. He already pulled out of MC and confirmed Madrid so that probably means no Rome as well. He has few points to defend in the clay season, but can't see him realistically getting the #3 before Wimbey.
Federer should be at least 4th at Wimbledon, he's 3rd as it stands (http://www.openerarankings.com/Home?Race=3) with hopefully good runs at Stuttgart and Halle to come. Think Stan will get ahead since he's a better clay player these days but Raonic probably won't be much of a threat with his injury problems. Rafa sweeping the clay season might complicate things though.
Fed stated in an interview (with a classroom of kids though) that he would love to play for another five years. Seemed legit, and founded on his love for the game more than anything.
Yup, he's given no indication retirement is that soon.
Not watching, but Fognini just gone a set up against Nishokori in the first QF.
Not watching, but Fognini just gone a set up against Nishokori in the first QF.
Nishikori is serving like a schoolgirl.
Pretty tough match to watch, nice that Nishikori stuck it out til the end at least... Got to wonder if we'll ever see him back in the top 5.
I've always thought he'll become better than Berdych or Ferrer, but now I'm not even sure whether he is good enough to win ATP 1000 tournament, let alone grand slam. pretty disappointing career imo.
Wimbledon would probably give Federer a Top 4 seeding even if he were out of the Top 8.
Can't wait for the clay season to start. With Murray and Djoko off form, it's probably Nadal's best chance for years to win a Slam again.
Can't wait for the clay season to start. With Murray and Djoko off form, it's probably Nadal's best chance for years to win a Slam again.
Nah Nadal's done on grass. He was exceptional for 2-3 years but he's completely done there now. I'll be stunned if he made it to the 2nd week. RG is where he needs to win.
Honestly, I think any big hitter (Raonic, Kyrgios etc.) can take both Fed and Nadal out if they play well. The movement for both (even Fed) is just gone. The problem for Nadal is that was his biggest strength. I can actually see him being exposed on clay if he can't run any more. My guess is the fast courts helped him in Aus too.
I don't think Nadal's movement is that bad really for his age. He's just lost a lot of power in his serve. It was never the best and it's become downright mediocre now. Even in that Aussie Open final, all he needed was some free points on serve in the final set and he didn't have it in him. Federer would lose to a Raonic type big hitter if they absolutely don't miss all game. Plus, he also has a serve that gets him out of trouble all the time.
I think Nadal will be fine on clay, non existent on grass and decent again in NY.
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