Shanghai Rolex Masters 2019, ATP Masters 1000

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thiem can still win but Federer more likely to beat Djokovic but not court on it, as these days Djokovic just has to look at Federer and crumbles in fear? lol.

Crumbles in fear yeah? Is that what you call it when a 38 year old holds 2 match points against the 6 years younger world number 1 in his prime at Wimbledon? You should really look up who has won most of the recent matches between your beloved Nadal and Djokovic before spouting crap.
 

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Fognini-Murray in ~16 hours!
De Minaur vs Isner tonight looks great too, Alex def. Opelka in Atlanta. speedster vs servebot
 
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Crumbles in fear yeah? Is that what you call it when a 38 year old holds 2 match points against the 6 years younger world number 1 in his prime at Wimbledon? You should really look up who has won most of the recent matches between your beloved Nadal and Djokovic before spouting crap.
first of all Djokovic is not he's prime at all, second Federer could not even beat a average Djokovic even with two points at Wimbledon you can cry all you about the[ choke points] the fact is he's lost 5 matches in a row against Djokovic. finally I have looked at Djokovic-nadal matches [2017 1-1] [2018 1-1] [1-1 2019] as you can see even all three seasons plus most Djokovic wins have come on hard courts hardly counts being his best surface.
 

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Ramos Vinolas beat Cilic.

That is a good news bad news situation for Fed. All the media hyped that Fed will play Cilic in the opener and that is a tough draw for Fed. Finally, Cilic could not even make it there. That is the good news part. The bad news part is that the person who beat Cilic, Ramos is a player who has beat Fed in Shanghai in exactly the same round few years ago.

However, due to that having happened earlier, Fed will not take him lightly and so will come out victorious.
 

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Ramos Vinolas beat Cilic.
Cilic is not focused on tennis this whole year. I have a feeling that he is content with what he has achieved and will not sacrifice so much anymore to challenge top guys. Also found out a few hours ago that his wife is pregnant.
 

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That is a good news bad news situation for Fed. All the media hyped that Fed will play Cilic in the opener and that is a tough draw for Fed. Finally, Cilic could not even make it there. That is the good news part. The bad news part is that the person who beat Cilic, Ramos is a player who has beat Fed in Shanghai in exactly the same round few years ago.

However, due to that having happened earlier, Fed will not take him lightly and so will come out victorious.

Cilic is wildly inconsistent. This is why I find him impossible to like. The USO...whatever. Agreed, though, that I don't think Fed will under-estimate Ramos Viñolas. He'll probably beat him.

Cilic is not focused on tennis this whole year. I have a feeling that he is content with what he has achieved and will not sacrifice so much anymore to challenge top guys. Also found out a few hours ago that his wife is pregnant.
I'm with GSM...sort of weird that you have the within hours news of Cilic's wife's pregnancy. :lulz2:
 
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Djokovic is playing doubles. I guess he really isn't worried about his shoulder.
 

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Yeah, it sounded like I knew about the baby before Cilic did :lulz1: My brain is still fighting with literal translations from croatian to english.
 

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Mr Vavrinec beat RV, Hurcack
 

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Why can’t Murray and Fognini both lose? Disgusting behaviour. Now I understand why I don’t miss Murray. Shouting at everyone including ball boys. He is so weak mentally that’s why he was left behind by the big three.
 
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Murray lost a heartbreaker over the Fog...super-tight, expect the 2nd, which Murray won.
 
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Let's go Shapovalov and Auger Aliassime! :ptennis:

Would be an amazing story if they beat Djokovic and Tsitstipas in the next round. :good:
Go Canada! :pompoms::drums::dance2:
 
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Coric lacks WMD.

His groundies aren't strong enough to play so far behind the baseline! I've always been a proponent of standing close if not "on" the baseline to take time away from an opponent! Players like Coric and Goffin don't have much in the way of a weapon besides their scrambling ability, and it only works so much due to the hard work needed to get thru the simplest of matches! :whistle: :nono: :facepalm: :eek: :rolleyes:
 
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Murray lost a heartbreaker over the Fog...super-tight, expect the 2nd, which Murray won.
That’s a shame..Murray’s level of play is inspirational..Andy movement looks very good..I hope he can continue his career and ascend back to the top twenty or higher..