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  • canefanC Offline
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    #99

    Kyrgios in a mammoth tussle right now. Down a mini-break in the 4th set tie breaker after taking the first 2 sets

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    Am I the only one up watching this 5 set thriller?

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    I love watching him play, his variation and trick antics just make them match a great watch. Imagine if all top players played that way. Be amazing

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    #102

    @Baron-Silas-Greenback If Kyrgios and Monfils were both to win they'd meet in the next round - which could be about as entertaining as it gets....

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    #103

    Nadal Kyrgios is starting to shape up as a classic. Good Nick is out in force tonight, the full repertoire of slices trick shots trick grunts, all here but so far Nick hasn't lost his shit. Yet. Just broke a racquet though, seemed like it was for effect. One set each and 3rd set tie break

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    #104

    Great effort by Kyrgios. He is awesome to watch. Nadal just had a bit too much in the tie breaks.

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    #105

    this summer has been all about Kyrgios in Australia, a complete redemption arc.

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    #106

    Watched Federer tonight after work. He was gone for all money in the 3rd. Couldn’t run for shots, just sticking his racket out, feet weren’t moving so just throwing the racket at the ball. 4th was all about the mental game. Just making enough points to win service games and tie breaker - 7 match points saved. The commentators said he has never quit a match he has started (not turned up for about 4 or something like that - with injury). Amazing. Then the fifth he started to move and game, set and match. At the end he knew he was lucky Sandgren got the yips. But Federer is still all class at the end of his career. Great respect for Nadal (great guy who is looking good) but still love the grace and beauty of the Fed and his single handed backhand.

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    @kev said in Tennis:

    Watched Federer tonight after work. He was gone for all money in the 3rd. Couldn’t run for shots, just sticking his racket out, feet weren’t moving so just throwing the racket at the ball. 4th was all about the mental game. Just making enough points to win service games and tie breaker - 7 match points saved. The commentators said he has never quit a match he has started (not turned up for about 4 or something like that - with injury). Amazing. Then the fifth he started to move and game, set and match. At the end he knew he was lucky Sandgren got the yips. But Federer is still all class at the end of his career. Great respect for Nadal (great guy who is looking good) but still love the grace and beauty of the Fed and his single handed backhand.

    That really was a great watch. 7 match points saved and only took him one to win it.

    Great interview afterwards too saying he didn't deserve it and assumed he would be skiing the Swiss Alps. Also went on to say that if he plays like that in the semi he definitely will be off skiing.

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    #108

    Has this been posted?

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    #109

    @jegga said in Tennis:

    Has this been posted?

    I wonder who the four semi finalists were.

    Agassi?

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    #110

    Wow! I could have been guessing all day and I doubt I would have picked one of them

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    #111

    @Hooroo said in Tennis:

    Wow! I could have been guessing all day and I doubt I would have picked one of them

    Who was it? The little Aussie twat?

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    #112

    @jegga said in Tennis:

    @Hooroo said in Tennis:

    Wow! I could have been guessing all day and I doubt I would have picked one of them

    Who was it?

    3 Argentinians and Tim Henman. Two Argentinians that I don't recall in the final. Only Argentinian I remember from the 3 is Nalbanian

    Fed was out fourth round to Gustavo Kuerten. He was a French Open specialist if I remember correctly

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    replied to Hooroo on last edited by
    #113

    @Hooroo Coria would be my guess and I mentioned Gaudio earlier in the thread as one of the few that has won a slam outside of the big 3 (and no I wouldn't have got it either).

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    @Snowy said in Tennis:

    @Hooroo Coria would be my guess and I mentioned Gaudio earlier in the thread as one of the few that has won a slam outside of the big 3 (and no I wouldn't have got it either).

    I think you're are bang on the mark. (Without going back and checking)

    That year there was an Argentinian in each of the quarter finals.

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    #115

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12304095&&ref=recommended

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    #116

    @jegga not meaning to be all woke n all but jeez that's a dumb article - even for the Ferald

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    @dogmeat said in Tennis:

    @jegga not meaning to be all woke n all but jeez that's a dumb article - even for the Ferald

    I think it’s a cut and paste from an Aussie paper . It’s the usual four tweets on a single topic makes a news story garbage we see so much these days .

    Still she is fine .

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    replied to jegga on last edited by
    #118

    @jegga no disputing the quality of the eye candy - but how many journo's does the Herald actually employ and what's the ratio to interns trolling social media FFS?

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