Indian Wells 2015

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger and Seppi warming up. Let's see who will have the honors to meet Sock.

 

[Kirijax]

Grigor will wonder what happened here today for a while...

Unfortunately, Grigor has had way too many matches like that. :nono

Maybe we should call him Baby Monfils instead....

 

[Carol]

I remember when Robredo beat Federer at the USO 2013, he played sooo well!

 

[herios]

Oh my dear lord, what did you do Grigor?
:cry

I was going to be sad in either case, because I like them both, and both had such disappointing season so far.
Tommy with this win just turns it around, but Grigor has a lot to still live up to.

 

[herios]

Grigor will wonder what happened here today for a while...

Unfortunately, Grigor has had way too many matches like that. :nono

Maybe we should call him Baby Monfils instead....

That "Baby" thing is really annoying and tiresome. If I am going to see it again, I swear I will puke

 

[nehmeth]

Grigor will wonder what happened here today for a while...

Unfortunately, Grigor has had way too many matches like that. :nono

Maybe we should call him Baby Monfils instead....

:nono No. Dimitrov doesn't make horrible shot selections that make coaches either suicidal or homicidal.
He just inexplicably goes away at key moments in a match.

 

[mrzz]

Is it just me or someone else noticed something different with the tennis balls on this tournament? I have a long list of little evidences...

I have noticed they did not go where Nadal wanted them to go today, but that is about it...

Tell us.

Well, serve stats seem to be generally worst. Checked a few matches and the highest one I found was, for first serve, was around 75%. A lot of guys around 50%. Seems bellow average to me.

I'm seeing a lot of guys miss some first serve by meters (maybe it is always like that and I never notice?).

Balls seem to get some huge side spin... looks like everyone learned the Nadal banana ball.

Even on the Dimitrov Robredo match, they showed a RPM figure from Dimitrov and it was huge...

 

[Carol]

I think you should give some credit to Robredo, he lost the second set "thanks" to his bad serve but he has played excellent like a great player he still is

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

umpire on feds match seems really loud.

 

[Moxie]

Oh my dear lord, what did you do Grigor?
:cry

I was going to be sad in either case, because I like them both, and both had such disappointing season so far.
Tommy with this win just turns it around, but Grigor has a lot to still live up to.

I didn't see the match, either. Same question. I love Tommy, but what goes on with Grigor, in terms of trying to take the next step? Seems there are a lot of young guys that might step right over him, if he's not careful.

 

[herios]

umpire on feds match seems really loud.

I recognize his voice, he is always this loud and I actually like it.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Is it just me or someone else noticed something different with the tennis balls on this tournament? I have a long list of little evidences...

I have noticed they did not go where Nadal wanted them to go today, but that is about it...

Tell us.

Well, serve stats seem to be generally worst. Checked a few matches and the highest one I found was, for first serve, was around 75%. A lot of guys around 50%. Seems bellow average to me.

I'm seeing a lot of guys miss some first serve by meters (maybe it is always like that and I never notice?).

Balls seem to get some huge side spin... looks like everyone learned the Nadal banana ball.

Even on the Dimitrov Robredo match, they showed a RPM figure from Dimitrov and it was huge...

You might be right but all those things can be attributed to the racket tension and string choices as well. Maybe a combination of both?

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

umpire on feds match seems really loud.

I recognize his voice, he is always this loud and I actually like it.

mohammed leylandi or something.

 

[mrzz]

You might be right but all those things can be attributed to the racket tension and string choices as well. Maybe a combination of both?

I see, but for everyone?

Anyway maybe it is just a coincidence about the serve stats and the rest is due to the fact I'm paying more attention...

 

[herios]

Oh my dear lord, what did you do Grigor?
:cry

I was going to be sad in either case, because I like them both, and both had such disappointing season so far.
Tommy with this win just turns it around, but Grigor has a lot to still live up to.

I didn't see the match, either. Same question. I love Tommy, but what goes on with Grigor, in terms of trying to take the next step? Seems there are a lot of young guys that might step right over him, if he's not careful.

It seems to me that his "next step" is a few backwards....The issue today was a horrible lack of focus when serving to stay in the match and bring it to a deciding TB:
at 15 even he threw 2 DF back to back, then missed the first serve again, and the MP went to Tommy who managed to win the point in a short rally, because he was more aggressive.
Overall, he has too many lapses of focus when playing.
Plus, I came to the conclusion, he is more instinctive, rather than thinker. He lacks I think a winning strategy. I would like him to change to a coach who will teach him how to win matches with less effort.

 

[Moxie]

Oh my dear lord, what did you do Grigor?
:cry

I was going to be sad in either case, because I like them both, and both had such disappointing season so far.
Tommy with this win just turns it around, but Grigor has a lot to still live up to.

I didn't see the match, either. Same question. I love Tommy, but what goes on with Grigor, in terms of trying to take the next step? Seems there are a lot of young guys that might step right over him, if he's not careful.

It seems to me that his "next step" is a few backwards....The issue today was a horrible lack of focus when serving to stay in the match and bring it to a deciding TB:
at 15 even he threw 2 DF back to back, then missed the first serve again, and the MP went to Tommy who managed to win the point in a short rally, because he was more aggressive.
Overall, he has too many lapses of focus when playing.
Plus, I came to the conclusion, he is more instinctive, rather than thinker. He lacks I think a winning strategy. I would like him to change to a coach who will teach him how to win matches with less effort.

Thanks for the analysis, herios. I wonder if his problem isn't having too many options...mistaking a full bag of shots for an actual game plan.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger finally converts a bP and will serve for the set. he is not sharp though.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

BP for Seppi now...but he goes long.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftB5EB1SZI8[/video]

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger closes the set out with an ace. Not a clean set. I am sure more errors than winners for both players right now.