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Looking forward to Novak vs. Rafa. Hopefully it will be more competitive than the last five matches, which not only did Novak win all of, but he didn't drop a set. So consider this: Novak's won their last 11 sets. You have to go back to 2014 Roland Garros to see a Rafa-won set and match.

Rafa's going down in straight sets. Probably something like 6-3, 6-2.

Hope I'm wrong, but I highly doubt it.
 

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Saturday, March 19, 2016 Day 13

STADIUM 1 STARTS AT 11:00 AM

(15) David Goffin VS (12) Milos Raonic
(1) Novak Djokovic VS (4) Rafael Nadal

NOT BEFORE 4:00 PM / WTA - DOUBLES FINAL
Julia Goerges / Karolina Pliskova VS Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe

NOT BEFORE 5:00 PM / ATP - DOUBLES FINAL
(6) Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock VS (7) Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
 

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So it's 11am there now, right? So Rafa-Nole will take place in about two hours?
 

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Perfect. I might actually get to watch this one! :)
 

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Ugh ... it's not personal, but I just can't get any kind of enthusiasm going for Milos. I'm rooting for Goffin, but I suspect Milos will win.
 

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Ugh ... it's not personal, but I just can't get any kind of enthusiasm going for Milos. I'm rooting for Goffin, but I suspect Milos will win.

Squirrel-Hill-Tunnel-2.jpg


Picture taken by 5'4" photographer looking up inside one of Raonic's nostrils.
 

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^ Ha! I know you know, buddy, but for everyone else, that's about 5 minutes from where I live.

(The tunnel, I mean, not Le Nostril.)
 

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Watched about 1 minute and turned it off. Goffin's return of serve isn't good enough to make a match of it so it's torturous viewing. Has anyone watched Raonic v Isner ? :laydownlaughing
 

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Front242 said:
Watched about 1 minute and turned it off. Goffin's return of serve isn't good enough to make a match of it so it's torturous viewing. Has anyone watched Raonic v Isner ? :laydownlaughing

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4abiHdQpc[/video]
 

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Front242 said:
Watched about 1 minute and turned it off. Goffin's return of serve isn't good enough to make a match of it so it's torturous viewing. Has anyone watched Raonic v Isner ? :laydownlaughing

You spoke to soon; break at love! :angel: :p
 

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Fiero425 said:
Front242 said:
Watched about 1 minute and turned it off. Goffin's return of serve isn't good enough to make a match of it so it's torturous viewing. Has anyone watched Raonic v Isner ? :laydownlaughing

You spoke to soon; break at love! :angel: :p

Yay! Another new smilie: :reel:
 

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Well, the main thing is to hold his own serve 'cos Raonic usually throws in a crud game here and there. Still couldn't bear to watch it.
 

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Marty McFly breaks again. Sweet. I starting watching a bit on and off :p
 

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Well done, Marty. Pathetic returning by Raonic though it must be said.