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And a nice little breadstick for Benneteau.
 

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Dammit, almost forgot about that. Yeah that was pretty terrible allright. But it looks okay at IW.

"Okay" - he's been stuck at okay for some time. Becker hasn't even gotten it to where it's "good". :)

Fair enough. That said, those two volleys in the first game were just very good. That's why I probably brought it up.

He's worked on the volley so much, he should be able to hit some good ones when there's no pressure. In the heat of a match, when the pressure is on?? It's been another story. He will never be a natural with the volley, but hopefully it continues to improve.
 

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Glad to hear it's not a good match 'cos I haven't been watching. Will watch the later match though for sure.
 

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What I meant was I don't feel bad missing it now if it's not a great match, not that I'm happy you're all being subjected to torturous viewing :D
 

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Glad to hear it's not a good match 'cos I haven't been watching. Will watch the later match though for sure.

You just want to see if Stern Ern freaks out on the giant... :snigger
 

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What I meant was I don't feel bad missing it now if it's not a great match, not that I'm happy you're all being subjected to torturous viewing :D

Benneteau is defintely not rising to the occasion. I don't mind it too much though.

I'd like to see Ernie go nuts too :grin:
 

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I expect Novak wants to get through this one quickly as possible - with a semi tomorrow and the final on Sunday.
 

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I expect Novak wants to get through this one quickly as possible - with a semi tomorrow and the final on Sunday.

The draw has been great so far. It's been good to get some confidence and all.
 

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Denisovich said:
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What I meant was I don't feel bad missing it now if it's not a great match, not that I'm happy you're all being subjected to torturous viewing :D

Benneteau is defintely not rising to the occasion. I don't mind it too much though.

I'd like to see Ernie go nuts too :grin:

Go? Methinks it's a permanent condition.
 

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I expect Novak wants to get through this one quickly as possible - with a semi tomorrow and the final on Sunday.

The draw has been great so far. It's been good to get some confidence and all.

I'm glad he had that match with Cilic. Marin played some very good tennis that first set and it made Novak step up and they hit a lot of balls - which was very good for him.

If he plays Isner there won't be any rhythm. If he plays Ernie, that will be a fun match. Fed will probably be waiting in the final.
 

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nehmeth said:
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Glad to hear it's not a good match 'cos I haven't been watching. Will watch the later match though for sure.

You just want to see if Stern Ern freaks out on the giant... :snigger

Sure do. I hate watching Isner but I love watching Gulbis so I hope he wins. Nothing more boring than Isner except maybe Karlovic. But Karlovic is at least a funny guy. His twitter page has some hilarious stuff.
 

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Front242 said:
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Glad to hear it's not a good match 'cos I haven't been watching. Will watch the later match though for sure.

You just want to see if Stern Ern freaks out on the giant... :snigger

Sure do. I hate watching Isner but I love watching Gulbis so I hope he wins. Nothing more boring than Isner except maybe Karlovic. But Karlovic is at least a funny guy. His twitter page has some hilarious stuff.

Isner is a nice guy too. And I am not American.

With Ernie I wouldn't be surprised if one day he wins a slam. He reminds me of Ivanisovic (childhood hero of mine, together with Agassi and Bruguera).
 

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He reminds me of Ivanisovic (childhood hero of mine, together with Agassi and Bruguera).

Bruguera has not aged well. :nono

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nehmeth said:
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He reminds me of Ivanisovic (childhood hero of mine, together with Agassi and Bruguera).

Bruguera has not aged well. :nono

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WOW, that's ugly! :dodgy:
 

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nehmeth said:
Did Fowler say Nole's 3 of 14 on break point conversion? Not good.

He is 3/14, yes. Benneteau has a good serve though.

+ he doesn't need to be better here. It's almost over.