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30th October 2014, 04:33 AM
#1621
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Originally Posted by
crimson king
Bercy is damn slow this year too. Might as well play it on the Roland Garros clay if it's going to be this way. The smaller courts seem to be fast but centre court is slow. Usually means that London too will be slow/medium. Fed fans can breathe easy
because Karlovic won't have the same impact on such a slow surface (he COULD meet Fed as per the draw if he beats Lucas Poulle). He was scary at Basel, which was lightning fast.
Very slow surface. Kind off feel its even worse than last year. Not against slow surfaces, but it's very odd, viewing indoor hard courts playing this slowly. And since the same surface is used at the WTFs, I seriously don't think there would be any improvement at O2. Nadal would have felt at home playing on this. Wonder if it would have been a better option for him to have gone for the surgery asap after Shanghai and hit the ground running for Paris. Wishful thinking. As for Federer, its going to be mighty difficult for him to grind his way to the title. Djokovic seems an easy pick considering the surface.
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30th October 2014 04:33 AM
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31st October 2014, 09:11 PM
#1622
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On the topic of court speed, this is what Wimbledon would look like too if the grass was still the way it was in those epic Becker-Edberg matches. And it's no wonder that the serve and volleyer Mahut beat Wawrinka here, who is a decent grass court player but primarily a baseliner and a bit uncomfortable when the ball stays so low.
It's a shame that it's only in such minor tournaments that we get to see something resembling grass court tennis the way it used to be for years and years (Halle is about the only reasonably high profile tournament that still plays the way grass is meant to and no prizes for guessing who's dominated the tournament in the last decade or so). Now that there will be an extra week between RG and Wimbledon, can they please make the grass a bit more slick again? And contrary to the popular argument, serve-bombers like Raonic and Karlovic won't necessarily become Gods once grass gets fast. Because the ball keeps so low, it would be very uncomfortable for giants to play on. Sampras wasn't a giant, not by today's standards nor even by those of the 90s. He just served brilliantly, which in itself is a skill and one that's been unfairly hammered. People should try tossing the ball up a few feet in the air and serving before mocking players who serve well as serve-bots.
Last edited by crimson king; 31st October 2014 at 09:17 PM.
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1st November 2014, 09:26 PM
#1623
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Milos Raonic beats Tomas Berdych (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) to reach the Paris Masters Finals.
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1st November 2014, 10:51 PM
#1624
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...and Kei Nishikori loses (2-6, 3-6) to Novak Djokovic in the other semi.
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2nd November 2014, 09:53 AM
#1625
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IPTL: Ticket sales begin for Roger Federer's matches in Delhi
"The tickets have been priced from Rs.3,240 to Rs.49,680".
http://news.oneindia.in/sports/iptl-...i-1549805.html
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2nd November 2014, 11:59 AM
#1626
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Unless Raonic can somehow beat Djoko, the no.1 ranking is all but wrapped up for Djoko now. Raonic has never won an ATP 1000, though, and pulling that off against the no.1 player and defending champion at Paris will be a very tough ask. Besides, cannot say I particularly want to see Raonic win anyway, and especially against Djoko. The slow surface helps Raonic stay with the big guys on points, otherwise his movement would be exposed. It's a paradox but most of these giant serve specialists (with the exception of Karlovic who is more in the Taylor Dent mould) are better on slow surfaces, especially slow hard courts rather than fast courts.
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2nd November 2014, 09:08 PM
#1627
Senior Member
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Novak Djokovic will remain #1, at least for now! Beats Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-3.
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2nd November 2014, 10:48 PM
#1628
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Novak wins Bercy as expected... ...as for the year end number race its squarely on Novak's racquet. The only way for Federer to be world number 1 is Djokovic tanking the WTF which I believe is close to impossible. All that Novak needs to do is win all the group stage matches in the WTF or get to the finals with just one. Hopefully we get a Djokvic-Federer final.
Last edited by Arvind Srinivasan; 3rd November 2014 at 08:06 PM.
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3rd November 2014, 06:01 PM
#1629
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Djokovic on top of the world after Paris win and fatherhood
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...w/45018477.cms
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3rd November 2014, 10:11 PM
#1630
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The ATP TOURS FINALs draw is out-
Group A-
Novak Djokovic
Stan Wawrinka
Tomas Berdych
and
Marin Cilic
Group B
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Kei Nishikori
Milos Raonic
“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
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