Elixir Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Tbf, it's only because Murray is Scottish I'd find it a travesty. It's strange because you would think the pressure he's been under at Wimbledon is as big as it will get for him, but obviously it's impossible to tell and being in five finals previously in Australia may have made him put extra pressure on himself compared to that of the public and media eye. Of course, part of what McEnroe was alluding to about burnout and him not really having much of a proper break could well have played its part too. In any case, he's still extended his lead in the rankings. I also agree he should be aiming to hit six or so slams. He fully deserves to be in that bracket of players who have won six/seven/eight. Couldn't agree more about Dimitrov too. Watching his match with Gasquet, there was a moment during one point where he called it 'bullshit' to the umpire, but at the end of the match spent a good bit of time with him and apologised. Seemed very genuine. Similarly, Raonic has always been very graceful and professional in defeat, so I'd have nothing against him winning. If Rafa does win, it'll be some run of players he'll have gone through to do it. Also, why is it that with Murray being such a good grass court player, which is generally the fastest surface, that one reason he perhaps struggled was because of the reported speed of the courts in Australia this year? Is there more to it than simply how quickly the ball plays, such as the bounce and other conditions etc? Likewise, why was it that up until a few years ago, Murray was relatively poor on clay courts, which generally favour baseliners like himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 13 minutes ago, Elixir said: Tbf, it's only because Murray is Scottish I'd find it a travesty. It's strange because you would think the pressure he's been under at Wimbledon is as big as it will get for him, but obviously it's impossible to tell and being in five finals previously in Australia may have made him put extra pressure on himself compared to that of the public and media eye. Of course, part of what McEnroe was alluding to about burnout and him not really having much of a proper break could well have played its part too. In any case, he's still extended his lead in the rankings. I also agree he should be aiming to hit six or so slams. He fully deserves to be in that bracket of players who have won six/seven/eight. Couldn't agree more about Dimitrov too. Watching his match with Gasquet, there was a moment during one point where he called it 'bullshit' to the umpire, but at the end of the match spent a good bit of time with him and apologised. Seemed very genuine. Similarly, Raonic has always been very graceful and professional in defeat, so I'd have nothing against him winning. If Rafa does win, it'll be some run of players he'll have gone through to do it. Also, why is it that with Murray being such a good grass court player, which is generally the fastest surface, that one reason he perhaps struggled was because of the reported speed of the courts in Australia this year? Is there more to it than simply how quickly the ball plays, such as the bounce and other conditions etc? Likewise, why was it that up until a few years ago, Murray was relatively poor on clay courts, which generally favour baseliners like himself? I think that was mainly down to his back. Ever since he's had surgery his results have improved hugely on clay, and he always said that was the surface where he felt his back the most. I feel the French Open is a real opportunity for him in the next couple of years, it's probably the surface where there are the least number of threats as the surface negates a lot of the bigger hitters or players who favour a more attacking style game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Diamonds has covered your clay question brilliantly, so I have nothing to add. As well as grass being the faster surface, it has a much lower bounce. Murray has the lowest clearance over the net of any of the top players. So when it bounces on the grass you really have to stretch down to make your shot. Other players aren't quite used to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I'll be rooting for Stan if his A game shows up over the next few days, he's been imperious in all 3 slam finals and I'd still go "all in" on him against anyone at any price when he's on top form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Looks like there may be another queen on the block. No one will beat Vandeweghe if she continues to play like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I think it's right now that Murrays loss hits home. The thought of a Murray v Fed QF this morning would have been delicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Diamonds has covered your clay question brilliantly, so I have nothing to add. As well as grass being the faster surface, it has a much lower bounce. Murray has the lowest clearance over the net of any of the top players. So when it bounces on the grass you really have to stretch down to make your shot. Other players aren't quite used to that. Hence players should be serve volley on grass but not very practical on clay. The low bounce of a serve on grass means the return is likely to come back higher... thus this really suits the server charging net for volley Nb though.. many grass courts have been slowed down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Federer showing exactly how to deal with this jobber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Far too easy for Fed. What the fuk was Murray doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Anyone giving Konta a chance tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 She has a great chance IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I reckon Wawrinka is going to destroy Federer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Konta and Stan are the winners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Serena being a bairny b*****d already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Serena wins on straight sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Konta didn't appear to believe she could win, the corners and lines came through virtually unscathed as she preferred to hit most shots fairly close to Serena, she'll learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Seems like she got a bit of a doing. Was expecting a close one. Another fantastic result for Dimitrov. Did anyone see his match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wot a chance that raonic looks like he will blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
List_of_Jericho Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Big Raonic doing nothing to shift the "Spineless Coward" tag today, absolutely useless in the big moments again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Big Raonic doing nothing to shift the "Spineless Coward" tag today, absolutely useless in the big moments again. Yup, utter shitebag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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