Early AO talk

[Carol]

Roger seems that he feels very confident and like always with a lot of 'humility' :snicker
He says: "I don't think that any of the favorite players want me in the third round. It's not so important to me because if I play my best I can win it doesn't matter against who I play". But he says at the same time: "I'm surprised how well I'm playing but I need five or six tournaments to get my best level" :huh:

 

[the AntiPusher]

Roger seems that he feels very confident and like always with a lot of 'humility' :snicker
He says: "I don't think that any of the favorite players want me in the third round. It's not so important to me because if I play my best I can win it doesn't matter against who I play". But he says at the same time: "I'm surprised how well I'm playing but I need five or six tournaments to get my best level" :huh:

WAIT..WAIT..I said that The Goat would make Andy and Novak have sleepless night at the beginning of last week but herios made lite of my post and it was liked by Sid, fiero and mr K. Well at least I know now that great minds think alike(Roger and Me)..:laydownlaughing..it's time to get it. On..

 

[Kieran]

Roger seems that he feels very confident and like always with a lot of 'humility' :snicker
He says: "I don't think that any of the favorite players want me in the third round. It's not so important to me because if I play my best I can win it doesn't matter against who I play". But he says at the same time: "I'm surprised how well I'm playing but I need five or six tournaments to get my best level" :huh:

Yeah, in other words, he said feck all. "I'm playing great, I'll be impossible to beat, but of course when I lose, it's obvious I need five or six tournaments before I start owning all of these simple bass turds again...!" :ras:

 

[El Dude]

That's one way to look at it. Or he's just saying what he said: he's playing surprisingly well and will be dangerous for anyone, but still has some kinks to work out.

 

[sid]

Draw in 48 hours; 10 a.m. local time on Jan 13th (or 8 p.m. EST on Jan 12th).

I don't expect that a Fedal match will be on the cards in R3. The chances of that are
12.5% as Rafa is just one of 8 different projected players Fed could draw in R3.

However, there is a serious chance of Fed drawing Andy or Novak in R4.
The chances that he draws one of them in R4 is 25%

But, there is a very serious chance of Rafa drawing Andy or Novak (or Fed if
Fed defeats one of them in R4) in quarterfinals. The chances that he draws one of
them in QF is 50%.

In the uk that will be 11pm gmt.
cheers gsm.

 

[Shivashish Sarkar]

So, the draw will be here in another 5 hours. I can't wait. I am excited, worried all at the same time. But more excited than worried because what I want is Federer makes an impact in the slam with some great performances. One big victory will be great for me. Tough to ask more than that. but, I will still hope for better.

 

[mrzz]

That's one way to look at it. Or he's just saying what he said: he's playing surprisingly well and will be dangerous for anyone, but still has some kinks to work out.

Dude, don´t be so biased. It is obvious that is better to draw Federer than some random guy ranked somewhere around 25 in the world. Top players can not sleep in fear of those guys. They always preferred to draw someone with a lot of titles and that has been to a slam semi a few months ago.

 

[the AntiPusher]

So, the draw will be here in another 5 hours. I can't wait. I am excited, worried all at the same time. But more excited than worried because what I want is Federer makes an impact in the slam with some great performances. One big victory will be great for me. Tough to ask more than that. but, I will still hope for better.

For the past 5 years , some of my non TF board Rafa's fans have gotten me to take more notice of the draw which for the past few years hasn't made any impact on Rafa Nadal because of his inability to be competitive for whatever reason. Take a look a Novak's USO draw last year. It was deemed to be a difficult path but the results was he only played 3 or almost 4 matches., the draw at times can be speculative.

 

[Fiero425]

So, the draw will be here in another 5 hours. I can't wait. I am excited, worried all at the same time. But more excited than worried because what I want is Federer makes an impact in the slam with some great performances. One big victory will be great for me. Tough to ask more than that. but, I will still hope for better.

For the past 5 years , some of my non TF board Rafa's fans have gotten me to take more notice of the draw which for the past few years hasn't made any impact on Rafa Nadal because of his inability to be competitive for whatever reason. Take a look a Novak's USO draw last year. It was deemed to be a difficult path but the results was he only played 3 or almost 4 matches., the draw at times can be speculative.

Well duh! uzzled There's a million permutations depending on who wins and if there's an upset or not! Only Stan has been trouble for Nole "down under" for some reason; losing a long 5 setter and winning QF match in 2014 when he won his 1st major over Rafa! :clap :angel: :dodgy:

 

[Carol]

Then Roger adds: "I think it would be better to play against the favs later because I would have a lot more energy after to play five or six matches in just two weeks. I think everyone (players) is waiting for the draw thinking 'oh I hope the #17 won't be in my draw', they are more concerned about me than me about them. I hope to be in perfect conditions for Wimbledon and the USO. I won with Wawrinka the GM in doubles, I'd like to win in singles too, it would be great to be in Tokio 2020 but still there is a long way"
Now my question is....is Roger smoking? :cover:nono

 

[the AntiPusher]

So, the draw will be here in another 5 hours. I can't wait. I am excited, worried all at the same time. But more excited than worried because what I want is Federer makes an impact in the slam with some great performances. One big victory will be great for me. Tough to ask more than that. but, I will still hope for better.

For the past 5 years , some of my non TF board Rafa's fans have gotten me to take more notice of the draw which for the past few years hasn't made any impact on Rafa Nadal because of his inability to be competitive for whatever reason. Take a look a Novak's USO draw last year. It was deemed to be a difficult path but the results was he only played 3 or almost 4 matches., the draw at times can be speculative.

Well duh! uzzled There's a million permutations depending on who wins and if there's an upset or not! Only Stan has been trouble for Nole "down under" for some reason; losing a long 5 setter and winning QF match in 2014 when he won his 1st major over Rafa! :clap :angel: :dodgy:

Nah..you are missing what I am saying..Yes the draw matters but in Rafa's case, it hasn't made a difference the past few years for Me..Stan is a very Bad matchup for Djokovic..Djokovic is a very Bad matchup for Rafa. Rafa is a very bad matchup for Roger. Roger is a bad matchup for Andy and until 3 to 4 years ago for Novak( Rafa had Novak's number also until 2011..all credit to Novak).

 

[sid]

So, the draw will be here in another 5 hours. I can't wait. I am excited, worried all at the same time. But more excited than worried because what I want is Federer makes an impact in the slam with some great performances. One big victory will be great for me. Tough to ask more than that. but, I will still hope for better.

For the past 5 years , some of my non TF board Rafa's fans have gotten me to take more notice of the draw which for the past few years hasn't made any impact on Rafa Nadal because of his inability to be competitive for whatever reason. Take a look a Novak's USO draw last year. It was deemed to be a difficult path but the results was he only played 3 or almost 4 matches., the draw at times can be speculative.

Well duh! uzzled There's a million permutations depending on who wins and if there's an upset or not! Only Stan has been trouble for Nole "down under" for some reason; losing a long 5 setter and winning QF match in 2014 when he won his 1st major over Rafa! :clap :angel: :dodgy:

Maybe this time different Nole does not have the number 1 in the draw this time.

 

[sid]

Guys have we a link for the live draw?

 

[sid]

I take it there is no live links for the draw.

 

[sid]

ok I think it will be on atp site

 

[sid]

Andy's route:
R1: Marchenko
R2: Lu/Qualifier
R3: Querrey
R4: Pouille
QF: Nishikori/Federer
SF: Wawrinka
F: Djokovic

 

[sid]

Djokovic:

R1: Verdasco
R2: Istomin/Qualifier
R3: Carreno Busta
R4: Dimitrov/Gasquet
QF: Thiem
SF: Raonic
F: Andy

 

[sid]

Raonic:
R1: Brown
R2: Fritz/Muller
R3: Simon
R4: Bautista Agut
QF: Monfils/Nadal
SF: Djokovic
F: Andy

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Federer gets Berdych in R3, Samurai in R4 and Andy in QF

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Here is the projected round of 16, if seeds hold

Andy Murray vs. Lucas Pouille
Berdych vs. Samurai

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Stan the Man vs. Bad Boy
Boxer vs. Cough Drop

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La Monf vs. Beast
RBA vs. Missile

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Thiem vs. Goffin
Baby vs. Djoker

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