Dubai Duty Free Championships, UAE, ATP 500

[Carol]

Two bubbles heads in action...Monfils vs Verdasco :cover:nono

 

[Puppet Master]

Every time I watch Verdasco, I get surprised by how crazy he is. Such an emotional player. But he has a chance to reach a final here in Dubai. The surface obviously suits his game.

 

[Carol]

El Dude are you saying 2009 Rafa wins the 2017 AO over this version of Roger..

Doubt it. Roger's backhand now is WAY better than before. Imo if he'd used that bigger racquet years ago he may have won more slams by now. Rafa had no answer for Roger's backhand or level of aggression in general. He won 2 sets mainly due to Roger's lack of focus. To quote a poster from Youtube which sums things up very well:

"coaches before matches against Federer: "hit it to his backhand" coaches at AO 2017: " .... "

Yeah....lack of focus....that was exactly why he lost yesterday against Donkoy and not because this one played so well....jzzz and the others always are looking for excuses_

 

[El Dude]

El Dude are you saying 2009 Rafa wins the 2017 AO over this version of Roger..

I want to respect kskate and not turn this into another Fedal discussion, but very briefly: Maybe, but it is hard to say. As a general rule, absolute peak of any of Roger, Rafa, and Novak will beat a non-peak version of the others. But as Front said, Roger worked to eliminate one of his exploitable weaknesses, so who knows.

 

[mrzz]

There is in fact one thread specifically made for Fedal´s, thanks to Murat:

http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3873&highlight=ultimate+fedal+thread

Answering Carol´s post... watch at least the highlights... lack of focus is the least I can think of. But, (as I said earlier) full credit to Donskoy. One of his returns down MP was one of the best returns I´ve seen in ages.

 

[Carol]

There is in fact one thread specifically made for Fedal´s, thanks to Murat:

http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3873&highlight=ultimate+fedal+thread

Answering Carol´s post... watch at least the highlights... lack of focus is the least I can think of. But, (as I said earlier) full credit to Donskoy. One of his returns down MP was one of the best returns I´ve seen in ages.

I saw the highlights and I think Donkey played very well and better according the match was advancing. Unless they have an injury there are not excuses to lose. If they can't keep the focus or the confidence or the strength or their best it's not their opponent fault, it's just because no one can't play the best every time

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Sir Andy should win Dubai, I wish him good luck

Andy is #1 ranked. Also, the other two contenders Rog and Man have already gone home. So, Andy is doubly favorite now to win.

So, you know what will happen. Andy will lose to someone or other not being to handle the pressure of being favorite. :devil

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I hardly finished posting the previous remark and Sir Andy is down a set against Kohly.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Roger retains his top ten ranking with the loss of La Monf.

 

[herios]

Nervous indeed, but Fernando scored his first win over Monfils.
Two good wins back to back.

 

[mrzz]

There is in fact one thread specifically made for Fedal´s, thanks to Murat:

http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3873&highlight=ultimate+fedal+thread

Answering Carol´s post... watch at least the highlights... lack of focus is the least I can think of. But, (as I said earlier) full credit to Donskoy. One of his returns down MP was one of the best returns I´ve seen in ages.

I saw the highlights and I think Donkey played very well and better according the match was advancing. Unless they have an injury there are not excuses to lose. If they can't keep the focus or the confidence or the strength or their best it's not their opponent fault, it's just because no one can't play the best every time

It is not an excuse, it was a comment. One guy won, the other lost, period.

 

[Carol]

Wow, Muzz having a hard time, losing the first set and now the tiebreak of the second ......12-12

 

[kskate2]

Is Muzz trying to lose this match? He is making some of the most stupid errors for a pusher I've ever seen.

 

[Carol]

18-18, another Mahut-Isner match?

 

[kskate2]

As I say that finally at 20-18 he takes the 2nd set breaker? 38 points were needed to win the final game of this set? :cover

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Murray blows up seven set points and Kohly blows up 7 match points in the marathon second set tie breaker. Finally Murray wins tie braker at 20-18.

 

[Nekro]

lol that 2nd set tiebreak!!!!

Mug match btw i mean the Andy-Kohli one

 

[GameSetAndMath]

As expected Kohly goes away in the third set. They played 34 points in the entire third set, in comparison to 38 points in the tie breaker alone of the second set.

 

[Front242]

El Dude are you saying 2009 Rafa wins the 2017 AO over this version of Roger..

Doubt it. Roger's backhand now is WAY better than before. Imo if he'd used that bigger racquet years ago he may have won more slams by now. Rafa had no answer for Roger's backhand or level of aggression in general. He won 2 sets mainly due to Roger's lack of focus. To quote a poster from Youtube which sums things up very well:

"coaches before matches against Federer: "hit it to his backhand" coaches at AO 2017: " .... "

Yeah....lack of focus....that was exactly why he lost yesterday against Donkoy and not because this one played so well....jzzz and the others always are looking for excuses_

Who may I ask is making excuses? Not me anyway.

 

[Carol]

Usually when a low ranking player beats a top player he loses the next match
The winner of this Tourney? I would give a 80% to Muzz