Miami Masters 2015 (Men)

[Carol]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

I don't think it will be more matches today, we have a heavy rain and wind but tomorrow hopefully is going to be sunny and not so hot like today.
I was told and I've read that Rafa has played well, his movements much better than these past months. Hope he is finding his best game, it's about time!

 

[pavlik89]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Nicolas Almagro‬ vs ‪‎Rafael Nadal‬ FULL MATCH HD ‪Miami 2015

http://www.tennishdhighlights.com/atp-masters/miami-open-2015/

 

[Moxie]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Disappointing but not surprising from nico...

Almagro has great weapons, but a tendency to fall apart. And he did, in the 2nd set. Nadal, however, looks good. Obviously, movement isn't an issue, given the ankle roll the other day. And he does handle wind better than most.

Rafa is also a great wind player..something that is often overlooked.

I mentioned that. His spin helps a lot, and his mental calm, as well. He beat Murray at IW a few years back on a crazy windy day, by a big margin. But Murray figured out how to deal with wind, and I think it helped him win the USO in 2012.

 

[tented]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Saturday, March 28, 2015 (Revised due to Fri rain-out)

Stadium Start 11:00 am

Kaia Kanepi (EST) v [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

Tim Smyczek (USA) VS Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

[1] Serena Williams (USA) VS Monica Niculescu (ROU)

[9] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

Not Before 8:00 pm

[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Martin Klizan (SVK)

Not Before 9:30 pm

[7] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) v [31] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

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Grandstand Start 10:50 am

[4] Kei Nishikori (JPN) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

Not Before 1:00 pm

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) v [9] Andrea Petkovic (GER)

[WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) v [22] John Isner (USA)

Not Before 4:30 pm

[16] Venus Williams (USA) v [23] Samantha Stosur (AUS)

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) v [5] Milos Raonic (CAN)

[19] Pablo Cuevas (URU) v Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)

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Court 1 Start 11:00 am

[12] Gilles Simon (FRA) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

[21] Fabio Fognini (ITA) VS Jack Sock (USA)

Federico Delbonis (ARG) v [6] David Ferrer (ESP)

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) v [16] Tommy Robredo (ESP)

[14] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v [WC] Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP)

[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) v Benjamin Becker (GER) / Scott Lipsky (USA)

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Court 2 Start 12:00 pm

Tatjana Maria (GER) v [6] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Gael Monfils (FRA) v Filip Krajinovic (SRB)

[31] Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

[18] David Goffin (BEL) v Borna Coric (CRO)

Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Leander Paes (IND)

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Court 6 Start 11:00 am

[26] Lukas Rosol (CZE) v [Q] Alexander Zverev (GER)

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) VS James Duckworth (AUS)

[Q] Alejandro Falla (COL) v [20] Ivo Karlovic (CRO)

[Q] Steve Darcis (BEL) v [30] Gilles Muller (LUX)

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Court 7 Start 11:00 am

[22] Alize Cornet (FRA) v [12] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) VS Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

Ernests Gulbis (LAT) VS Juan Monaco (ARG)

Kurumi Nara (JPN) v [WC] Daria Gavrilova (RUS)

Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) v Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Max Mirnyi (BLR)

Lisa Raymond (USA) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Alexandra Panova (RUS)

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Court 8 Start 11:00 am

[8] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v [26] Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Not Before Noon
[11] Sara Errani (ITA) VS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

Simone Bolelli (ITA) v [32] Viktor Troicki (SRB)

Jerzy Janowicz (POL) v [13] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)

[7] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) v Eric Butorac (USA) / Sam Groth (AUS) OR Ryan Harrison (USA) / Rajeev Ram (USA)

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Court 9 Start 11:00 am

Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Jelena Jankovic (SRB) v Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) / Salvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)

Not Before Noon
Heather Watson (GBR) VS Angelique Kerber (GER)

[4] Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU) v Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Florin Mergea (ROU)

[WC] Alize Cornet (FRA) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) v [4] Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

[8] Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) v [WC] Monica Puig (PUR) / Heather Watson (GBR)

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Court 10 Start 1:00 pm

Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) v Julia Goerges (GER) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)

[WC] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Karin Knapp (ITA) v [WC] Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) / Simona Halep (ROU)

Olga Savchuk (UKR) / Maria-Teresa Torra-Flor (ESP) v [5] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) v Kiki Bertens (NED) / Tatjana Maria (GER)

 

[Carol]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Watching the replay through ESPN3, Rafa doing great shots and Almagro complaining about the wind, saying bad words and smashing his racquet, maybe he was the only one with the wind around? :snicker

 

[GameSetAndMath]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Almagro's serve is often underestimated. He is actually a very good server. I don't remember the
stats off the top of my head. But, he will be in top 10 on few important serve categories, I think.

 

[Luxilon Borg]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Almagro has great weapons, but a tendency to fall apart. And he did, in the 2nd set. Nadal, however, looks good. Obviously, movement isn't an issue, given the ankle roll the other day. And he does handle wind better than most.

Rafa is also a great wind player..something that is often overlooked.

I mentioned that. His spin helps a lot, and his mental calm, as well. He beat Murray at IW a few years back on a crazy windy day, by a big margin. But Murray figured out how to deal with wind, and I think it helped him win the USO in 2012.

agree it is the spin and the mental approach..he was trained to overcome any obstacle..regardless....

problem solving..and being calm..the key to playing in the wind because lord knows it can drive you out of your mind. you have to accept you are not going to play your best. period. just play less bad than the other guy/gal.

 

[rafanoy1992]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Rafa is also a great wind player..something that is often overlooked.

I mentioned that. His spin helps a lot, and his mental calm, as well. He beat Murray at IW a few years back on a crazy windy day, by a big margin. But Murray figured out how to deal with wind, and I think it helped him win the USO in 2012.

agree it is the spin and the mental approach..he was trained to overcome any obstacle..regardless....

problem solving..and being calm..the key to playing in the wind because lord knows it can drive you out of your mind. you have to accept you are not going to play your best. period. just play less bad than the other guy/gal.

Nadal and Federer are probably the two best wind players out there. Murray is up there too. As for Djokovic, he has improved his tennis play under the wind but if he plays those three players under a windy conditions, he will be in trouble.

I think another important thing in playing in windy conditions is footwork. If you have great footwork, you will excel in playing under windy conditions. Nadal, Federer, and Murray's footwork during windy conditions is beautiful to watch. It's like they are gliding with the wind...

 

[the AntiPusher]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

I mentioned that. His spin helps a lot, and his mental calm, as well. He beat Murray at IW a few years back on a crazy windy day, by a big margin. But Murray figured out how to deal with wind, and I think it helped him win the USO in 2012.

agree it is the spin and the mental approach..he was trained to overcome any obstacle..regardless....

problem solving..and being calm..the key to playing in the wind because lord knows it can drive you out of your mind. you have to accept you are not going to play your best. period. just play less bad than the other guy/gal.

Nadal and Federer are probably the two best wind players out there. Murray is up there too. As for Djokovic, he has improved his tennis play under the wind but if he plays those three players under a windy conditions, he will be in trouble.

I think another important thing in playing in windy conditions is footwork. If you have great footwork, you will excel in playing under windy conditions. Nadal, Federer, and Murray's footwork during windy conditions is beautiful to watch. It's like they are gliding with the wind...

Great point made by all, playing in very windy conditions is a painful

 

[TennisFanatic7]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Almagro's serve is often underestimated. He is actually a very good server. I don't remember the
stats off the top of my head. But, he will be in top 10 on few important serve categories, I think.

Yeah I noticed that he was a year or two back. Top 10 servers had your Andersons, Isners and Raonic, with Almagro up in there too looking rather out of place.

 

[pavlik89]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc5DLvNC0CI[/video]

 

[nehmeth]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

An American wins a 25 shot rally? Sock goes up a mini-break against Fog in the first set tiebreak.

 

[herios]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Players who progressed to round 3 today: Simon, Mannarino, Rosol, Nishikori.

 

[nehmeth]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Sock up a set and 3-1 against the Fog. Tim Smyczek just won the 2nd set against Jo.

 

[herios]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Sock won in straight sets. There seems to be a different level of maturity in this young man, after he came back from the surgery layoff.
I also heard that his brother was facing some life threatening illness, and Jack was dedicating his win to his brother at IW.
It is clear that when you face suddenly adversities in your young life, the process of maturity will be expedited and you will skip some phases in the process.
Not to speak about his success in doubles surely plays a big role also as a confidence builder.
I just hope USA media will not jump on his back with the hype machine.

 

[golds girl]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Sock won in straight sets. There seems to be a different level of maturity in this young man, after he came back from the surgery layoff.
I also heard that his brother was facing some life threatening illness, and Jack was dedicating his win to his brother at IW.
It is clear that when you face suddenly adversities in your young life, the process of maturity will be expedited and you will skip some phases in the process.
Not to speak about his success in doubles surely plays a big role also as a confidence builder.
I just hope USA media will not jump on his back with the hype machine.

Nah...they're busy hyping the women at this point:s

 

[Front242]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

^ In fairness a 15 year old winning 2 matches at a Masters 1000 (CiCi Bellis) is worthy of attention.

 

[Kirijax]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Great to see Sock get another good win! He plays Thiem next. Could win that one. He's getting close to finally cracking the Top 40. Would be great to see him go against Wawrinka in the 4th round.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i6NkMLXEaM[/video]

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Workmanlike effort from Milos. Good win.

I am hearing Jack Sock is getting more RPMs on his forehand this tournament than even Nadal. That is nuts. His forehand, when on, is deadly. He can flatten it out too, here and there.