Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart Open 2018, ATP 250

[DarthFed]

Kyrgios did well to hold there.

 

[DarthFed]

I can almost feel when Nick is going to go for one of those 130 MPH 2nd serves

 

[DarthFed]

Roger clearly outplaying him but this is some fast stuff, and it is still dead even.

 

[DarthFed]

Pathetic tiebreak from Roger. Down a set in a hurry. That's what happens when you don't convert opportunities against Nick.

 

[DarthFed]

59% first serves for Roger vs 80% for Nick. Not going to win like that.

 

[DarthFed]

Fed coming in on junk quite a bit this match.

 

[DarthFed]

Total donation from Nick. First game he doesn't serve lights out and he doubles two times in a row to hand Roger the break.

 

[DarthFed]

Kyrgios in full tank mode this set. Bizarre but this is the status quo for him. After 7 straight TB's in matches this looks like 6-2 for Fed

 

[DarthFed]

Roger has picked the serve up but the only thing from his game I like today is his ROS. Given what he's up against he's done well there, but groundstrokes have been erratic and net play has especially been poor.

 

[DarthFed]

Kyrgios seems dialed in again. Feels like this will be a loss at the end for Roger. His level has been pretty mediocre throughout, if Nick keeps his head he takes this.

 

[DarthFed]

Great pass there from Rog, best shot he's hit today. 5-5 15-15

 

[DarthFed]

Nobody else is commenting, it's like there is some big soccer tournament going on or something

 

[DarthFed]

Great shot from Nick to get the mini break and that's probably all he needs. But Roger had a chance to put it away, weak forehand gave him a chance to catch up to it

 

[DarthFed]

3-3 now

 

[DarthFed]

Nice S&V for Fed. 4-3

 

[DarthFed]

Fed just blew it

 

[Horsa]

Nobody else is commenting, it's like there is some big soccer tournament going on or something

It's not nice when you feel that you're talking to yourself. In my case I don't mind so much because I'm a bit of a writer (poetry, short stories & songs) so I think people aren't interacting because they are interested in what I've put. The transition from just writing to chatting too has been very hard for me because I can express how I really feel in rhyme spontaneously & can't really say anything wrong whereas with chatting you've got to consider what you have to say, how you're going to say it, how the other person may feel & what the other person may think or feel about what you have to say as well as how they may react. I'm not normally lost for words but get flustered sometimes & because of P.C. gone mad I sometimes don't know what to say anymore. I've really enjoyed getting to know people & making friends though. I think the world cup is on though I'm more into equestrian sports, tennis, swimming, gymnastics, rugby & ice-dancing. :0)

 

[DarthFed]

5-4 minibreak and he blew an easy forehand

 

[DarthFed]

But clutch match point. They each had one bad miss in the TB but that was well played. Fed gets the tough win

 

[Federberg]

Looks like our boy won. Was he clutch DF?