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3rd break in a row.
nadal breaks again...
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6th service break,,,,,,,,,,,,IN A ROW
And fognini breaks again winning 4 consecutive points...some slap of a forehand winner the last 2 points.
Fabio beats Rafa 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4! ;)
After dropping the first two sets, Fognini turned in one of the most breathtaking shot-making displays of the year. He clubbed forehand and backhand winners from all parts of the court with exquisite timing that belied the amount of effort behind them. He also attacked the net regularly, winning 39 of 52 approaches.
After dropping the first two sets, Fognini turned in one of the most breathtaking shot-making displays of the year. He clubbed forehand and backhand winners from all parts of the court with exquisite timing that belied the amount of effort behind them. He also attacked the net regularly, winning 39 of 52 approaches.
In a rollercoaster final set, the players held their opening serves but then exchanged seven consecutive breaks before Fognini served out the match from 5-4. Earlier, in a pulsating eighth game of the set, Nadal rallied from 40/0 on Fognini's serve and ultimately saved four game points before leveling the set at 4-all. But Fognini responded with four clean winners to break the Spaniard to love.
Fognini claimed his third win from four meetings with Nadal in 2015. The Italian improved to a 10-9 career mark in fifth sets; Nadal slipped to 17-6. He next plays another Spanish left-hander, Feliciano Lopez.
Fognini said that his high-risk, high-reward strategy was needed to beat Nadal.
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/...t-us-open-2015
Fognini did pick up after two sets down. But Nadal too dropped his level, in a recurring pattern we've seen all year. He seems to get fatigued by the third set and just can't close out the match. It's mainly a physical problem but repeatedly losing such matches also dents his confidence and sets him back mentally in terms of self belief. It thus becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Of course, having been subservient to weak era theory, the establishment now has to talk up Fognini as much as they can because we all need to pretend the field somehow got so much tougher and it's not Nadal who's off colour and on the decline. Let's see Fognini beat Lopez first. And if he gets through that match, there's no way he beats Djoko. He's good but not that good. His serve is quite attackable and Nadal, as he did with Dustin Brown (who admittedly had a much bigger serve), simply failed to attack his serve enough. And when he did, he just couldn't hold serve for 6 games in a row which is what wins sets.
This match has to be one of the most psychedelic matches that I've watched. Fognini really played the match of his life and for some absurd reason he seems to have Nadal's number this year. Three wins in four with one in a grand slam. Coming to the match, it was clear as to how Nadal's weakened second serve was being punished time and time again. Nadal just couldn't find any rhythm on his serve at times and that clearly costed him the match. Even in the first two sets that Nadal won, it was more about Fognini missing shots and committing errors than Nadal's pattern of play. He held his defense, but Fognini true to what he his missed regulation put overs and returns.
1st set Fed 6-3
Fog takes returns very early, in fact takes balls pretty early at times. In that amazing game at 4-4 in the fifth, he hit a half volley winner which was quite Federer-like. Having said that, it's also a measure of how weak Nadal's serve has become. So that will be difficult to replicate against Lopez who routinely clocks over 130 mph on the first serve and is also a serve volleyer.
Apparently Becker is pathetic enough to criticise Fed for something McEnroe and Edberg actually used to do, contrary to Becker's claims. Maybe not half volley returns but well inside the baseline moving forward. Maybe this is why former legends turning coaches is a bad idea. To defend his grinding baseliner pupil, Becker has to say utterly shameful things.
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=700665
Lopez won in straight sets over Fognini. Big serve, lots of net rushing, no rhythm for Fognini.
stan/fed...hope whoever wins,wins the final as well.
It's quite a tough one to call. It all depends on as to which Federer and Wawrinka show up. It would be Federer if it's a slog between their respective best forms. But any level below that will be trouble for him if Stan gets his A game going. Will be an interesting watch. As usual I have got the ticket for the final. If Federer loses I will sell it and give it a rest for the weekend.
வாவ்ரிங்கா-யங் மற்றும் முரே-ஆண்டர்சன் இடையே நடந்த நான்காம் சுற்று ஆட்டங்களை வைத்து காலிறுதியில் ஆண்டர்சன் ஜெயிக்க நிறைய வாய்ப்புகள் உண்டு என கணித்துவிட்டேன். வாரிங்கா நேற்றைய ஆண்டர்சனுக்கு எதிரான காலிறுதியில் கட்டாயப்படுத்தாத தவறுகளை மிகவும் குறைத்துக்கொண்டு திறம்பட விளையாடினார். ஆண்டர்சனை யோசிக்கவோ, செயல்படுத்தவோ இடமே தரவில்லை. நல்லதொரு போட்டியாக அமையும் என எதிர்பார்த்த எனக்கு போட்டி வெறும் மூன்றே மூன்று செட்களில் முடிந்துபோனது தோல்விமுகம்தான். இதைப்போலவே ஃபெடரர் - கேஸ்கட் இடையேயான இன்னொரு காலிறுதி. கேஸ்கட்டை ஆரம்பித்திலிருந்தே தனது கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வைத்திருந்தார் ஃபெடரர். பெர்டிக்கை துணிச்சலாக எதிர்கொண்ட கேஸ்கட் ஃபெடரருக்கு எதிராக தடுமாறினார். கால்கள் ஒத்துழைக்கவில்லை. எதிர்புறத்தில் ஃபெடரர் தனது ஆகச் சிறந்த விளையாட்டினை செயல்படுத்திக்கொண்டிருந்தார். 50 வின்னர்ஸ். அதுவும் ஒரே ஆட்டத்தில். முதல் சர்வ் - 75%. நிச்சயமாக கனவு ஆட்டம்தான். இதே ஆட்டம் நாளையும் வாவ்ரின்காவுடன் தொடர்ந்தால் பலத்த போட்டியாக அமையும். குறைந்தது நான்கு செட்டுகள் அமையப்பெற்றால் பார்ப்பதற்கும் சுவாரஸ்யமாக இருக்கும்.
இந்தமுறை பெண்கள் காலிறுதிப் போட்டிகள் வழக்கத்துக்கும் மாறாக அனைத்துமே மூன்று செட்டுகள் வரை நீடித்தது. முதல் செட்டை நிம்மதியாக ஜெயித்தவர் அடுத்த செட்டில் மண்ணை கவ்வியதை அடிக்கடி இந்தத் தொடரில் பார்க்கமுடிந்தது. அரையிறுதியில் ஆடும் நால்வரில் மூன்று போட்டியாளர்கள் முப்பதை கடந்தவர்கள். ஹெலப் என்ற ரொமேனியா நாட்டு வீராங்கனை மட்டுமே 23 வயது. துடிப்பாகவும், திறமையாகவும் ஆடிவருகிறார். காலிறுதி வெற்றியை அஸ்ரங்காவிடமிருந்து பெற்றுக்கொண்டார் என்றே சொல்லவேண்டும். ஆட்டத்தின் முக்கியமான தருணங்களில் எப்படி கவனத்தோடு விளையாடவேண்டும் என்ற பாடத்தில் அஸ்ரங்கா இன்னும் தேறிவரவே இல்லை என்பதையே ஹெலப்போடு அவர் மோதிய காலிறுதி மீண்டும் மீண்டும் உணர்த்துகிறது. இறுதி ஆட்டத்திற்கு இவர் முன்னேறினால் செரினாவிற்கு கடுமையான சவால அமைவார் என நினைக்கிறேன். பார்க்கலாம்.
Leander Paes wins his 17th Grand Slam title! :clap:
Fed's tactics were spot on today. Denied rhythm to Wawrinka while keeping up his consistency on serve. Even did SABR a few times, on the one occasion (if not more) it even worked. The best part of it was I don't think he had to play absolutely lights out to beat him, as he did against Murray at Wimbledon. So he has more upside left for the final. He has to keep cool and stay focused on his tactics against Nole. He has so far shut out Becker's nonsensical attempts at gamesmanship; just continue with that for the final. Djoko too is in great form so it would still not be easy.
In other news, Vinci sliced Serena to defeat. Exquisite use of a shot that's less and less favoured these days in spite of its effectiveness, esp on this surface. Lovely old school tennis from Vinci. If the final wasn't so late, I would certainly sit up and watch. Both Vinci and Pennetta played beautiful tennis against opponents content to ball bash. Yeah, sorry, has to be said about Serena. She's a great beyond doubt and all that but she was lazy and disinclined to fight it out against a smart player. Had she been a bit tactically flexible, she could have beaten Vinci but she kept trying to force double handers against Vinci's slice and perished.
ஒரு வானவில்போல, வால் நட்சத்திரம் போல இறுதிப் போட்டிவரை வந்து கோப்பையை வென்று ஓய்வெடுத்துக்கொண்ட பென்னட்டாவை டென்னிஸ் ரசிகர்கள் அவ்வளவு சீக்கிரம் மறக்கப் போவதில்லை. கோப்பையை வென்றதோடு மட்டுமல்லாமல் வின்சியை எப்படி எதிர்கொள்ளவேண்டும் என செரினாவுக்கு பாடம் எடுத்துச் சென்றார். இரண்டே இரு செட்டுகளிலெயெ முடிந்துவிட்டாலும் ரொம்ப நாளைக்கு அப்புறம் பெண்கள் இறுதிப்போட்டி ஸ்டெபி-மார்டினா க்ளாசிக் காலத்தை கண்முன் காட்டிச் சென்றது. நன்றி இத்தாலி நாட்டு பெண்களுக்கு!
http://www.usopen.org/images/pics/misc/f_NED19708.jpg
...and Sania Mirza wins her 5th Grand Slam! :)
Congratulations to Leander and Sania; and Martina Hingis who partnered them in their respective victories! :clap:
Novak wins ...another loss for Roger ...break point conversion is pathetic ...though its understandable opponent is number 1 player you still have to find a way to win break points for winning against guys like Novak ..
4/23 ......
Yes sorry state of his entire career.
I am really happy that even at this age against a player who is putting together another spell bound year he is able to create so many chances for himself only to mess it up in the end.
Nevertheless a stupendous effort by him.
Congrats to Nole on reaching his 10 GS victory.
Sure he deserves it.
We still bel18ve!!
Was there in the crowd on Sunday. Unfortunately I couldn't watch the the third and the fourth set due to the rain delay as I had to get back to work the next day. Right from the first service game it was quite apparent to me that Federer was not on. His serve throughout the first set was very wayward and it lacked the punch that helped him sail through the earlier rounds. Added to that the cooler, slower conditions made it easier for Novak to retrieve his serve. But things did improve in the second. I am yet to see the last two sets. But from what I gather, Federer seemed to have let another opportunity slip. I will be watching the replay in due course. Anyway hearty congratulations to Novak, the deserving champion and commiserations to Roger. Hopefully we get to see him get a GS next year.
PS: (Even though I am very pro- Federer, the crowd was a disgrace to be frank and I didn't even watch the full match)
He let the third set unnecessarily ...
If only he got the third, things could have been different.....always been the case with him when he faces Novak.....This wait for the 18th is sort of similar to Sachin's wait for the 100th ton...Well you might never know....
Novak too played very sub standard tennis from the 2nd set. The crowd clearly got to him and as usual Federer's stupid mistakes gave him what was needed to win the match. Any younger player or a guy like stan would have pounded him to a loss.
Novak, had a double break in the 4th set, roger converted one and also had a 2 double break point opportunity to be on service again when he botched that one also. Most underwhelming USO tournament in a long time. Never been this disappointed with the quality of tennis like this year.
Exactly what I was thinking too. He's overthinking this milestone and like the 100th, it means next to nothing because he already has the record. And unfortunately he has no Srini mama to arrange an easy final say against Ferrer on a Wimbledon with old school grass to win the 18th. He will have to get through Nole and Nole is basically a human wall. A wall made of steel or something so the ball bounces back with extra pace.
Absolutely, worst slam final I have seen on the ATP in quite some time. Telling, that, considering this has usually been the most exciting rivalry in current tennis. The rain delay robbed both guys of rhythm, I guess. Nole has always been better at winning these ugly matches. Even so, Fed was simply horrid in that third set. He had gained control of the match and let it slip from there.
Federer: "I Knew He Could Beat Me"
Defending champion laments early Shanghai exit (Loses in the first match to World No. 70 Ramos-Vinolas).
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/...hanghai-defeat
Shanghai semifinals...
Djokovic beats Murray 6-1, 6-3...
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/...s-tsonga-final
...and Tsonga beats Nadal 6-4, 0-6, 7-5!
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/...to-reach-final
Federer's Grand Slams record not impossible, says Djokovic
Novak Djokovic on Wednesday said taking out Roger Federer's record of 17 Grand Slam titles was one of his main motivations as he looks to prolong his stay at the top of men's tennis. The world number one said Federer's magic total wasn't out of the question after a year in which the Serb contested all four Grand Slam finals and won three of them, taking his total to 10.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/49355767.cms
Basel Final Roger vs Rafa....
They are meeting after 2014 AO.
This might be the match that Rafa wants to turn around his bad streak the past year & half or so.
From what we have seen this week Rafa is looking in a much better rhythm to take Roger....
If Roger could some how bring his Summer 2015 game into play then it could be easy picking for him.
However even in his worse form Rafa still has something to unsettle Roger...
As expected Annan right moment la sodapitaaru lol
Top 8 qualifiers for the 2015 Barclays ATP Race to London
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Andy Murray
3. Roger Federer
4. Stan Wawrinka
5. Rafael Nadal
6. Tomas Berdych
7. David Ferrer
8. Kei Nishikori
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea defeat the Bryan brothers Bob and Mike (6-4, 6-3) in the doubles round robin match at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London!