2014 Roland Garros SF: Djokovic vs. Gulbis

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nehmeth

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They're talking about Ernie's toss on serve and how it's coming with a trajectory more like that of someone Isner's size. Guess playing Milos was good practice.
 

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Yep. Ernie could help himself w/ a higher serve %. It's pretty bad right now, in the 30 percentile.
 

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Had a feeling the BHDTL could be effective against Ernie's forehand. The few times Novak's used it have worked well.
 

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for the most part, they tested each other's BH for a few early rallies. Ernie still hasn't settled in where Novak has the last couple of games
 

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kskate2 said:
Yep. Ernie could help himself w/ a higher serve %. It's pretty bad right now, in the 30 percentile.

They showed him talking to his box, making signs that the legs aren't working well. :snigger Big events and they feel like lead. Not fun.

Set point.
 

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looks like Novak is breaking down the Gulbis forehand
 

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nice play there by Djoko. He looks sharp.
 

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Well against Djokovic or Nadal, you definitely don't want to come into a match with out your legs working well.
 

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1972Murat said:
Didn't know Nole was only one behind Rafa in slam semis made. I expected a wider gap but there it is.

Nadal has taken 2 long breaks during his career so he missed a few majors and his early exits at Wimby haven't helped either.