Mutua Madrid Open ATP1000 02-11 May 2014

[Murat Baslamisli]

Waay too many errors from MIlos. He is forcing the issue when he does not need to. Some great shot making in that match though.

 

[kskate2]

3 MP's for Kei

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

NiKo closes the deal. Well done. 2 TB sets. He is still my favourite to make the final.

 

[kskate2]

Bird-Grigor was on ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO stadium. Does that mean players are allowed to talk to their boxes for a minute before deciding to challenge a shot or cause a stink?

Who did that?

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Bird-Grigor was on ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO stadium. Does that mean players are allowed to talk to their boxes for a minute before deciding to challenge a shot or cause a stink?

Who did that?

Nobody
If you are not familiar with Arantxa S Vicario, you will not get the joke.
She was notorious for consulting with her entourage before causing a stink with the umps.

 

[Denis]

Good stuff! Hoping for a Gulbis - Nishikori semi.

 

[Denis]

Bird-Grigor was on ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO stadium. Does that mean players are allowed to talk to their boxes for a minute before deciding to challenge a shot or cause a stink?

Who did that?

Nobody
If you are not familiar with Arantxa S Vicario, you will not get the joke.
She was notorious for consulting with her entourage before causing a stink with the umps.

I only remember her losing to Graf all the time. Apparently her entourage took all her money, so karma got her back there.

 

[kskate2]

Bird-Grigor was on ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO stadium. Does that mean players are allowed to talk to their boxes for a minute before deciding to challenge a shot or cause a stink?

Who did that?

Nobody
If you are not familiar with Arantxa S Vicario, you will not get the joke.
She was notorious for consulting with her entourage before causing a stink with the umps.

Not that familiar w/ Sanchez, so that one definitely went over my head.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Nice fight from Niemenen in the second but all good things....0-40. 3 match points for Rafa.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Bird-Grigor was on ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO stadium. Does that mean players are allowed to talk to their boxes for a minute before deciding to challenge a shot or cause a stink?

Who did that?

Nobody
If you are not familiar with Arantxa S Vicario, you will not get the joke.
She was notorious for consulting with her entourage before causing a stink with the umps.

I only remember her losing to Graf all the time. Apparently her entourage took all her money, so karma got her back there.

Lol is that really karma? Sounds like an uneven trade to me. Her offense was that she consulted her entourage. Not exactly sportsman-like but hardly the biggest offense in the world. In return, they robbed her for every penny...A bit excessive if you ask me!

 

[brokenshoelace]

Still unimpressed with Nadal. Though if he keeps playing himself into form in this tournament and wins, I suspect things will start looking better as Paris approaches.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Still unimpressed with Nadal. Though if he keeps playing himself into form in this tournament and wins, I suspect things will start looking better as Paris approaches.

Yeterday, he started bad, picked it up later. Today, he started great, slowed down in the second. So tomorrow he will either play great for two sets or suck for two sets. I love how unpredictable he is these days.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

If Murray things he can be passive and wait for Giraldo to hand it to him, I am not sure it is happening. Giraldo is not a classic clay player. He goes for it, avoids long rallies.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Giraldo, come on! That's not even close to the real mark...!

 

[kskate2]

RBA takes the opener over Kubot 6-4

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Murray is a smart fellow. He saw it quickly that sitting back is not going to work, so he is initiating more now. He is a break down but he can turn it around with the right mentality.

 

[Moose]

If you are not familiar with Arantxa S Vicario, you will not get the joke.
She was notorious for consulting with her entourage before causing a stink with the umps.

Ah, one of the many things she was known for. I loved that she always wore a ball holder. And how her mom always had her dogs in a pocketbook as she in the box watching ASV's matches.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

What a great point from Giraldo. He is playing correct tennis. 3 set points for the Colombian...and he takes the very first one with very positive tennis.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rZKpe_cGyo[/video]

 

[Denis]

Giraldo is a break up in the second, but Im not confident he'll close it out. He looks way too nervous, Rafa would crush him for it.