Miami Open, Florida, USA, ATP Masters 2017

[Front242]

What are you talking about? are you kidding me? you, who can't read anything about Roger that is not the way you are thinking and then you are jumping like a spring and always criticizing Rafa? don't make me laugh mister, it's enough :laydownlaughing
By the way, how many Rafa's fans are around here, two or three? you know that the "union make force" but I don't give a damn, I've just give my opinion same like you do

I can accept no problem if someone says something negative about Federer if it's true but that's the thing, most of the hor$e$h1t coming from you is nowhere near the truth and you make up excuses for every Nadal loss or that Federer is lucky when he wins. Don't pretend you don't.

The problem is that most of the times I'm right and that is what bother you more. And come on, how you can talk about excuses? when have you give some credit to Rafa? NEVER. If you don't like when I said that Rafa played awful in IW it's your problem, of course just Roger's fans don't want to see it, but who cares, the fact is fact, you can deny whatever you want, nothing is going to change . I've never said that Roger is playing bad, on the contrary he deserves a lot of credit but I also see how the other players are doing, I'm not blind like you sir

Most of the time you're right? LOL! That says it all. I'm sorry but you're 100% delusional and there's probably no cure. Read my post here http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5377&pid=250783#pid250783
I've given plenty of praise to Nadal actually. You're just too busy being angry all the time at Federer and his fans to notice. And, no, Nadal did not play awful in Indian Wells or he wouldn't have made the final. If you're referring to how he played in the final, well, newsflash, he wasn't allowed to play because Federer played about as well against him as he has since the 2010 WTF. There was literally nothing Nadal could do 'cos Federer played so well he didn't allow Nadal to play at all, taking all his time away from him, not allowing him to rally and firing winners everywhere. He played even better than he did in the AO 2017 final, proving that was no fluke and that the nonsense that you Nadal fans spouted about Nadal being tired there was, indeed, just that, nonsense, since he got beaten even worse this time round, or are you going to tell us he was tired again? Maybe he had a sore tummy, runny nose, broken finger nail or his "very bad knee problems his whole career" made him lose.

Federer's massively improved backhand is causing havoc to not only Nadal but practically EVERYONE on tour. Nadal has no answer for how to beat Federer right now if Federer plays up to his current level because his boring forehand to backhand routine is no longer working...

And that's the truth. You just can't accept it. For the record though, if they meet here I'd pick Nadal to win based on the horribly slow court. There, see? I praised Nadal. I think he'll beat my "beloved" Roger here, yes. Good chance neither guy makes the final or at least one of them loses next match anyway imo but we'll see.

 

[Carol]

Don't try to find the excuse if your loved Roger would lose "because the horribly slow court". First at all the court s not more slow than IW, fact, but the high humidity which doesn't make too much effect to the surface but makes the balls more heavy so don't blame the surface. He is doing pretty well and I don't see he has too much trouble playing on this surface until now

 

[Moxie]

Would it convince you if I said I contacted Samson on this matter and he said it's the best HC for Rafa's game?

All joking aside I am just giving my opinion, and on this matter a strong opinion. Speed of the court isn't as important to Rafa as the height of the bounce and of all the HC tournaments I watch during the year I think Miami has the highest bounce easily. Again I am not stating that as though it's fact, just going off what I'm seeing. I think it's lazy thinking to go off of what a player has won and not won and automatically say that his game is better on the surface he's won on. I think with Nadal that his game is better on the HC's of Australia compared to the USO even though he's won 1 title at AO and 2 at USO. It's just one of those things. I definitely think Roger's game is much more suited towards the first indoor masters event of the Fall (Madrid previously and now Shanghai) than it is at IW but he's had much more success at the latter.

That was a good one, T.

Look, I even agreed with you that it's odd that Rafa hasn't won Miami. Mostly I was saying that the commies were saying that the court was faster. I thought it was odd how long it took Roger to get a title in Paris/Bercy. Just one of those things, as you say. Agreed on the bounce for Rafa. And, as it seems Miami and IW aren't that far off on speed, (per Nekro's stats,) the relative aridity/humidity is probably an equalizer. So the bounce would be a differential. I'll just add this because I think it's interesting: Paul Annacone often says that he thinks Rafa does better on some faster courts because it forces him to be more aggressive. An interesting theory.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Nick vs Sasha..who ya got...I a, sticking with Nick

 

[Moxie]

For Roger's standards that was a very long match and he did plenty of running with lots of mental/emotional energy spent. For it being a 3 set match that was a brutal one for Fed.

He said after his match Tues., that the day off is "gold." So I'm sure he wishes he didn't have to go so long today v. Berdych, since he'll pay a #NextGen tomorrow.

 

[Front242]

Don't try to find the excuse if your loved Roger would lose "because the horribly slow court". First at all the court s not more slow than IW, fact, but the high humidity which doesn't make too much effect to the surface but makes the balls more heavy so don't blame the surface. He is doing pretty well and I don't see he has too much trouble playing on this surface until now

I stand corrected, Indian Wells was listed as being slower than Miami this year but it certainly doesn't seem like it. The bounce is awful in Miami. Roger's not playing that great consistently here and mainly just going through the motions but it's largely down to the slow court. He can't hit as many winners. I didn't make any "excuse" in case he loses, that's all in your imaginary world. It's not an excuse if you believe a player who plays aggressive tennis and prefers fast courts has a higher chance of losing on a slow court, it's called being realistic. Your post above proves to everyone that you don't read or interpret posts properly. I'm saying because Roger won't be able to hit anywhere near as many winners, I'd favour Nadal to win on this court. Tell me, how in the name of hell is that an excuse? I'm merely pointing out the bleeding obvious facts...

 

[Front242]

Nick vs Sasha..who ya got...I a, sticking with Nick

I hope Nick. He's a much better player to watch. Too many silly errors from Sasha.

 

[Moxie]

Nick played two tweeners in that one point, and won it. Sasha duffed an easy put way. Too funny.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

lol nick hits 2 tweeners in same rally. zed is poor at net.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Man ..I am convinced we are watching Anakin Skywalker..Krygrios is so ridiculous talented..it will be interesting to see if he can harness his arsenal of shots...it's like he is watching he the game in slow motion...he is never in a hurry..

 

[Moxie]

lol nick hits 2 tweeners in same rally. zed is poor at net.

That first one he played he does well, and I think is a real shot for him.

Sebastien Grosjean is in the house, and there's some talk that he might be in line to coach Nick.

 

[Carol]

I think that Zverev can win this match, he looks focus and sharp

 

[Moxie]

Nick told Sasha to challenge that call, saying it was in. Then he said, "I want to see that on social media." Ok, Nick, very good sportsmanship.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Nick vs Sasha..who ya got...I a, sticking with Nick

I hope Nick. He's a much better player to watch. Too many silly errors from Sasha.

When Sasha gains confidence, his rise to the top will be meteoric..Nick doesn't needs added confidence, he is a looney Aussie

 

[Carol]

Unless the Kyrgios's serve could do miracles like has done before

 

[Moxie]

Flashy game from Nick for the break.

 

[Moxie]

Nadal will be well rested for the finals after getting through the cream puff draw. Him not winning here is a bit of a fluke because this is easily the best hard court on tour for his game.

Sorry, I had to come back to the "cream puff draw" comment. I said when the draw came out it wasn't a bad one for Rafa. But I've seen you look at draws by numbers of top 10 players with no regard to their current state of play or apparent health, so the draw, on paper, included Dimitrov, #3 Raonic and #2 Nishikori. That they all cream-puffed out is naught to do with Rafa. I'm not saying Roger didn't always have a rougher path, but complaining about the draw when it changes is a bit cheeky.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Unless the Kyrgios's serve could do miracles like has done before

I don't know if I would call it miracles but rather a gift ..he has no limits..he is a natural server.,it's all with his loose arms and the way he snaps his body like a whip...it's a has a lot of movement on it ..so basically you are at his mercy.. nothing an opponent can do..I know Roger is watching this trying to come up with some sort of counters

 

[DarthFed]

I wasn't complaining. I know upsets happen, just pointed out what is obvious. Rafa had an extremely easy path to the final assuming he gets there.

 

[Carol]

My bad, Kyrgios serve is not working so well but he is clearly in an 'artist mood'