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6th September 2013, 07:11 AM
#481
Senior Member
Diamond Hubber
Djokovic advances by taking first 2 sets. Youzhny looks hopeless. I believe in Wawrinka that a tough match guaranteed against Djokovic!
சொல்லிச் சொல்லி ஆறாது சொன்னா துயர் தீராது...
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6th September 2013 07:11 AM
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6th September 2013, 07:42 AM
#482
Senior Member
Diamond Hubber
Third set looks so interesting as Youzhny finds his rhythm. 4-3.
சொல்லிச் சொல்லி ஆறாது சொன்னா துயர் தீராது...
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6th September 2013, 07:47 AM
#483
Senior Member
Seasoned Hubber
Some intense stuff out there. Will be great if this goes to another set or two.
“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
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6th September 2013, 07:52 AM
#484
Senior Member
Seasoned Hubber
Youzhny gets the third and the match is alive.
“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
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6th September 2013, 07:54 AM
#485
Senior Member
Diamond Hubber
Yes. His careless single handed shots are top notch. Simply Youzhny and Wawrinka are the best in single handed business.
சொல்லிச் சொல்லி ஆறாது சொன்னா துயர் தீராது...
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6th September 2013, 07:55 AM
#486
Senior Member
Diamond Hubber
While Djoko uses the drop shots to drain Youzhny's energy, Youzhny simply frustrates Djoko by engaging in long rallies.
சொல்லிச் சொல்லி ஆறாது சொன்னா துயர் தீராது...
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6th September 2013, 10:26 PM
#487
Senior Member
Veteran Hubber
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6th September 2013, 10:28 PM
#488
Senior Member
Veteran Hubber
'Rafael Nadal Is the Leonardo da Vinci of Tennis'
It’s usually Roger Federer who gets compared to intellectual heroes, but a remark by John McEnroe rightly appreciated that Nadal's best, most underrated weapon is his brain.
Despite the mentions of Nadal’s “baseline bashing” and “extremely physical style of play,” it’s come to light in recent years that Nadal is unquestionably one of the best thinkers in the game of tennis, with a terrifyingly deft understanding of its science and strategy.
Last night, McEnroe instructed all the junior players watching the broadcast to closely observe Nadal’s play because, by subtly identifying his opponent’s movement patterns and adjusting and re-adjusting his service motion and returns accordingly, he was putting on what McEnroe called “a clinic” in shot placement. (The importance of being able to analyze and respond to an opponent’s play during a match shouldn’t be underestimated: Earlier this week, as The New York Times’ Geoff MacDonald noted, Federer made his earliest exit from a Grand Slam in 10 years because he failed to readjust his game plan against Tommy Robredo in the fourth round.)
Gilbert and McEnroe also made mention last night of a 2011 New York Timesvideo feature that delved into the physics of why Rafael Nadal’s lethal lefty forehand—sometimes affectionately known as the “fearhand”—causes so much trouble for his opponents.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...tennis/279383/
Good read!!
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6th September 2013, 10:32 PM
#489
Senior Member
Veteran Hubber
For Federer and Nadal, Best Debate Is Still AheadOh, but wouldn’t Federer, despite his three-set loss to Tommy Robredo in the fourth round, have challenged Nadal with a greater arsenal than Robredo, who at best could be characterized as a poor man’s Nadal?
Yes, in theory. But if we have learned anything over the last nine years, it is that Federer does not hold up well against Nadal, the swashbuckling Spaniard. Nadal defeated Federer in straight sets on Florida hardcourts the first time they played, in 2004. Since then, he has beaten Federer about two times for every loss (21-10 head-to-head).
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/sp...come.html?_r=0
Another good read!!
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6th September 2013, 10:47 PM
#490
Junior Member
Senior Hubber
The other day, in his match against Kohlschrieber, Nadal actually picked up a short ball off the air to make a forehand volley winner. That is, he is doing the stuff Federer is supposedly renowned for. Even as Fed has got defensive and tentative, Nadal is growing in confidence and taking the attack to his opponent. He has looked more of a hard court player in that sense than either of Fed, Djoko or Murray in this US Open. It is sad that Fed has lost trust in his weaponry to an extent....what else would explain his defensiveness.
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