N. Djokovic - M. Raonic IW final

[nehmeth]

Is anyone watching this? Raonic is 0-8 on second serve points and getting killed out there. 3-0 Novak.

 

[Carol]

Raonic is playing like a 38 years old man and his serve has too much noise but not effective at all :nono

 

[tented]

Is anyone watching this? Raonic is 0-8 on second serve points and getting killed out there. 3-0 Novak.

If anyone has the skills required to expose the limitations of Raonic's movement, it's Novak, especially on this surface.

It's now 4-0 -- this could be a bagel.

 

[Fiero425]

Is anyone watching this? Raonic is 0-8 on second serve points and getting killed out there. 3-0 Novak.

If anyone has the skills required to expose the limitations of Raonic's movement, it's Novak, especially on this surface.

It's now 4-0 -- this could be a bagel.

It's like people can't recall history! There's a reason only 4 or 5 players take Masters and Majors! It's a lot easier to reach a semi or final than to win it! I just roll my eyes whenever people try to underestimate Nole's ability to keep the rest of the players at bay; even if not playing well! uzzled :nono :angel: :dodgy:

 

[nehmeth]

Raonic gets a volley and Novak is like, "Shoot, I wanted that bagel." Raonic 's one service game goes over 8 minutes and he finally gets on the board.

 

[nehmeth]

When Raonic is playing, the boards be like.....

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoiV7c46C1A[/video]

 

[Carol]

Besides to play so badly then also an injury? well, maybe because that....too much.....:nono

 

[Carol]

This is pathetic, Milos not even can move, what he is still playing?
Congrats Novak, you have not played so well but your opponents one by one have help you a lot

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Big guys always get hurt.

Did anyone else hear that? The guys on tv said if you take out all of Nole's Grand Slam points, he would still be number 1 ! Holy crap...

 

[nehmeth]

Big guys always get hurt.

Did anyone else hear that? The guys on tv said if you take out all of Nole's Grand Slam points, he would still be number 1 ! Holy crap...

:snicker He was fine... until Nole made him run for a few balls. Okay a few dozen.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Big guys always get hurt.

Did anyone else hear that? The guys on tv said if you take out all of Nole's Grand Slam points, he would still be number 1 ! Holy crap...

:snicker He was fine... until Nole made him run for a few balls. Okay a few dozen.

I just got home to turn the tv on, so I don't know how bad it has been for Milos, but I think he is dealing with the same issue from AO. But who knows...

 

[tented]

Raonic stats from Wikipedia (this doesn't include today):

Titles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runners-up)

Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–5)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (8–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting
Indoor (5–3)
Outdoor (3–5)

Overall vs. Top 10: 20–42 (32%)
By Surface: Hard court: 19–29 / Clay: 1–10 / Grass: 0–3

To summarize, he's best on an indoor hard court, at 250s, when not facing Top 10 opposition.

 

[shawnbm]

Milos shall eat a bagel, courtesy of the world number one--well, maybe a breadstick. We shall see. Novak is an impenetrable fortress at present.

 

[shawnbm]

Actually, could be a bagel after all!

 

[Fiero425]

Raonic stats from Wikipedia (this doesn't include today):

Titles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runners-up)

Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–5)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (8–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting
Indoor (5–3)
Outdoor (3–5)

Overall vs. Top 10: 20–42 (32%)
By Surface: Hard court: 19–29 / Clay: 1–10 / Grass: 0–3

To summarize, he's best on an indoor hard court, at 250s, when not facing Top 10 opposition.

Here and other sites had Raonic actually competing against NOLE; dolts! :nono :angel: :cover

 

[nehmeth]

:laydownlaughing:lolz:

Was that Milos attempting a lob??!! 0-5

 

[nehmeth]

Four unforced errors for Nole - in the match. Well done lad.

 

[Front242]

Wow, I just turned on to see Novak raising his arms and saw the score. Wtf? 2 games conceded against a serve bot? Unreal. That just shows how slow this court is. Congrats to Novak. Very impressive going by scoreline at least. Didn't watch a minute of it.

 

[Front242]

Ah, I see Raonic was hurt. Back, leg, the recurring foot injury?

 

[nehmeth]

Ah, I see Raonic was hurt. Back, leg, the recurring foot injury?

Nole was returning his serves and making him run, something the big guy cannot do without injuring himself. :cover