China Open 500

[kskate2]

Yeah. But Berd has been showing up lame since RG.

 

[herios]

Berdych was eliminated

 

[Mile]

I suppose Djoker is only favorite here in China.

I wish Djoker vs Nadal in final. I miss Nadal, tennis needs him.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9IFCPOYaxQ[/video]

 

[Riotbeard]

I suppose Djoker is only favorite here in China.

I wish Djoker vs Nadal in final. I miss Nadal, tennis needs him.

More than anything we need young players to step up. A nadal resurgence could only keep tennis afloat another year or two. All the top guys are too old to rest hopes on too much for more than a season or two. Competition needs to come from below!

 

[herios]

I suppose Djoker is only favorite here in China.

I wish Djoker vs Nadal in final. I miss Nadal, tennis needs him.

More than anything we need young players to step up. A nadal resurgence could only keep tennis afloat another year or two. All the top guys are too old to rest hopes on too much for more than a season or two. Competition needs to come from below!

I agree. That is why I think it would be so much more exciting to see Sock in the final than Rafa. (I know many will not be on the same page, but whatever)

 

[Puppet Master]

I somehow forced myself to watch the Nadal vs Pospisil highlights. His forehand is atrocious, as well as his shots on the run, but HIS SERVE is beyond pathetic. Pains me to watch. Why would you try to play with so much topspin when you obviously can't trouble a decent opponent, is beyond me. How the mighty have fallen...

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

I suppose Djoker is only favorite here in China.

I wish Djoker vs Nadal in final. I miss Nadal, tennis needs him.

Darth would SO agree with you

 

[Carol]

Then talking about young players it would be more exciting to watch the final between Sock and Coffin but we should ask the crowd to whom they prefer to watch, isn't?

 

[Kieran]

I'm kinda torn in this event. Rafa is playing better but not good enough to beat Novak, and I don't want Novak to get yet another cheap win off a below par Rafa. He's got about seven wins already against a Rafa who was injured, or was struggling to regain form after injury...

 

[kskate2]

As Nadal appears to be a confidence player, I don't think another whipping to Novak will help his form any.

 

[Kieran]

Yeah, Novak has a lot of them cheap easy wins against a sub-par Rafa. But I don't think Rafa would be thrown off by a defeat to him, I just don't like the H2H being skewed this way. I'm not saying Rafa should tank, lord knows he would never think that way, and anyway, I dunno how tanking works, it's usually Novak fans bring that to the table. Still, long as Rafa is improving, that's the main thing...

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGXEuO19GEc[/video]

 

[herios]

Then talking about young players it would be more exciting to watch the final between Sock and Coffin but we should ask the crowd to whom they prefer to watch, isn't?

Sock and Goffin were on the same side of the draw, a final was never going to happen here between them.

 

[herios]

Cuevas upsets Karlovic

 

[isabelle]

Will we have another Nadal / the Fog ??? it seems possible, can't wait

 

[Kieran]

Good! Bring it on. Rafa has a few monkeys to shift off his back, let's start with FFS!

 

[Kirijax]

Thursdays Results!

Round 2
(1) N Djokovic (SRB) bt Z Zhang (CHN) 6-2, 6-1
(6) J Isner (USA) bt J Millman (AUS) 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
F Fognini (ITA) bt (7) D Goffin (BEL) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
P Cuevas (URU) bt I Karlovic (CRO) 7-6(5), 7-6(7)

QF match ups:

Djokovic vs Isner
Ferrer vs Lu
Nadal vs Sock
Fognini vs Cuevas

We're only one round away from another Nadal-Foginini match? Oh boy...

 

[Carol]

Unless Isner would have some discomfort or injury (it wouldn't be any surprise) he vs Novak match could be very interesting

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Yeah, Novak has a lot of them cheap easy wins against a sub-par Rafa. But I don't think Rafa would be thrown off by a defeat to him, I just don't like the H2H being skewed this way. I'm not saying Rafa should tank, lord knows he would never think that way, and anyway, I dunno how tanking works, it's usually Novak fans bring that to the table. Still, long as Rafa is improving, that's the main thing...

Don't worry, Rafa will have no need to tank. Fog is waiting for him at SF. :devil