Shanghai Rolex Masters, ATP Masters 1000

[teddytennisfan]

Tsonga takes out the younger Zed but Mischa is having a good tournament.

hehe -- let the OLDER brother have his nice week too !! hehe.

 

[teddytennisfan]

I found it was a very ordinary effort from Rafa, something we're not used to seeing. It was like he was trying to muster up some care, but befuddled at the same time as to what was going wrong. I don't think he played that bad, it just lacked any passion until the end. He mustered up a little towards the end, but it was too little too late, IMO.

i also think that just like with DEL POTRO -- or anyone that has had a string of injuries -- it seems to really take time to get real confidence back - no matter how good their game is.

lack of matches, looking for that ''habit'' of winning - but again we are reminded -- his opponent was in the SAME situation also...lack of matches, even that ban, then injuries of his own perhaps, ..

AND meanwhile -- as they struggle -- they see all around them their rivals doing so well..with NEW fresh faces -- oops...the crowd got thicker...

that's hard....

 

[teddytennisfan]

quick --- quick --

a ''trick'' question but one that IS history , facts -- and demonstrates why TENNIS is NOT existing all by itself in the ether -- but RELATED to global events -- as i ALWAYS have said for years now, lol ...(including preditting in tennis websites - like tennis,com. etc...since 1999 that banned me from 'political stuff" -- that ONE DAY THEY will themselves be FORCED to pay attention to the CONNECTIONS one way or another, and i am , as usual, CORRECT, lol) --

here's the question :

WHAT IS COMMON between NOVAK DJOKOVIC THE GREAT --
BELGRADE
AND CHINA?

no? no answer? ok -- i won't WAIT...LOL



NOLE
1998 (correct me mastoor) - BOMBING OF SERBIA BY NATO ''humanitarian democracy war" OF USA...

practicing as merikkkan/nato bombs rain on serbs to make them SUBMIT to ''democracy" ...

CHINESE EMBASSY -- showing SUPPORT for SERBIA against attacks on serbian sovereignty -- BOMBED ''by mistake" by the USA airforce...(no apologies until today)

and THAT'S CHINESE SOVEREIGN TERRITORY according to international law in a host country of Seriba...

SOUNDS FAMILIAR WITH THE USA'S air force bombing ''by mistake" of SOVEREIGN SYRIA IN DEIR-EZ-ZOR ain\'t it

HUH merkkkans? such a HABIT merikkkans have ot making ''mistakes" - goes all the way to vietnam gulf of tonkin, sinking its own ship to get into war with north korea in the korean war of the 1950's....heck all the way BACK to blowing up its own ship off the port of SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO in 19th century to get into war with a weakened Spanish empire and of COURSE know to take puertor rico -- hey!!

no wonder NOLE IS SO POPULAR IN CHINA !! THE chinese REMEMBER

THIS TALENTED CHAMPION grew up in his country under AMERICAN /NATO BOMBS where THEIR embassy was TARGETED BY A guy named RAPIST BILL CLINTON and GENERAL WESLEY CLARKE to make

NOLE AND HIS COUNTRYFOLK KNEEL to the AMERICAN 'NATO EMPIRE!

oh -- yhou better not make a mistake about that -- PEOPLE have LONG MEMORIES -- and the CHINESE KNOW who they SHARE experience WITH FROM certain ''western"

SERIAL BOMBERS....

AND THE CHINESE KNOW -- AND SHOW -- NOLE 'you're one of us"!!

ok -- QUIZ over....

LOL...

 

[Tennis Fan]

i also think that just like with DEL POTRO -- or anyone that has had a string of injuries -- it seems to really take time to get real confidence back - no matter how good their game is.

lack of matches, looking for that ''habit'' of winning - but again we are reminded -- his opponent was in the SAME situation also...lack of matches, even that ban, then injuries of his own perhaps, ..

AND meanwhile -- as they struggle -- they see all around them their rivals doing so well..with NEW fresh faces -- oops...the crowd got thicker...

that's hard....

I agree, Teddy. You have to look at it from a humanistic POV and understand that they're people and not machines. Why wouldn't they have doubts and struggles like we do? At least that's how I see it. Tennis is a sport of skills, talents, numbers and statistics, but we are human and prone to human feelings. I think a lot of sports fans forget that and focus only on numbers and results.

Oh, and a great reminder. People give del Potro time to recuperate without pressure. For Rafa they act like it's the end of the world.

And Sock getting the win over Raonic. I enjoy tennis when everyone can get a slice of the pie.

 

[Tennis Fan]

Great tennis day for me yesterday. It was so great to see Gilles get a good win and the elder Zverev. Mucho respect for Goffin too. I like the way he goes about his craft. He reminds me so much of Kafelnikov, same straightforward attitude and great ball striking. Pouille seems like a cool dude, but I enjoyed Andy showing him what defined The Big Four. These youngsters have to understand why history has given them that honorable distinction. Good stuff all around yesterday.

 

[Carol]

My commentators bag to disagree. Like me, they didn't see anything too bad in Rafa's game. Did you watch the match at all?

What your commentators have said today? didn't Troicki had good serve today or his opponent has played very good?

 

[britbox]

 

[Billie]

Top two players in the world offer words of support to bad Nick:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/te...-urges-Australian-not-waste-great-talent.html

 

[Billie]

OOP for quarter finals:

Friday, October 14, 2016
Day 7
Stadium 1:00 pm
QF (15) Roberto Bautista Agut VS (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Followed By
QF (1) Novak Djokovic VS (Q) Mischa Zverev
Not Before 6:00 pm
QF (11) David Goffin VS (2) Andy Murray
Not Before 8:00 pm
QF Jack Sock VS Gilles Simon

 

[Mastoor]

What your commentators have said today? didn't Troicki had good serve today or his opponent has played very good?

I have no idea, I didn't watch.

 

[Mastoor]

quick --- quick --

a ''trick'' question but one that IS history , facts -- and demonstrates why TENNIS is NOT existing all by itself in the ether -- but RELATED to global events -- as i ALWAYS have said for years now, lol ...(including preditting in tennis websites - like tennis,com. etc...since 1999 that banned me from 'political stuff" -- that ONE DAY THEY will themselves be FORCED to pay attention to the CONNECTIONS one way or another, and i am , as usual, CORRECT, lol) --

here's the question :

WHAT IS COMMON between NOVAK DJOKOVIC THE GREAT --
BELGRADE
AND CHINA?

no? no answer? ok -- i won't WAIT...LOL



NOLE
1998 (correct me mastoor) - BOMBING OF SERBIA BY NATO ''humanitarian democracy war" OF USA...

practicing as merikkkan/nato bombs rain on serbs to make them SUBMIT to ''democracy" ...

CHINESE EMBASSY -- showing SUPPORT for SERBIA against attacks on serbian sovereignty -- BOMBED ''by mistake" by the USA airforce...(no apologies until today)

and THAT'S CHINESE SOVEREIGN TERRITORY according to international law in a host country of Seriba...

SOUNDS FAMILIAR WITH THE USA'S air force bombing ''by mistake" of SOVEREIGN SYRIA IN DEIR-EZ-ZOR ain\'t it

HUH merkkkans? such a HABIT merikkkans have ot making ''mistakes" - goes all the way to vietnam gulf of tonkin, sinking its own ship to get into war with north korea in the korean war of the 1950's....heck all the way BACK to blowing up its own ship off the port of SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO in 19th century to get into war with a weakened Spanish empire and of COURSE know to take puertor rico -- hey!!

no wonder NOLE IS SO POPULAR IN CHINA !! THE chinese REMEMBER

THIS TALENTED CHAMPION grew up in his country under AMERICAN /NATO BOMBS where THEIR embassy was TARGETED BY A guy named RAPIST BILL CLINTON and GENERAL WESLEY CLARKE to make

NOLE AND HIS COUNTRYFOLK KNEEL to the AMERICAN 'NATO EMPIRE!

oh -- yhou better not make a mistake about that -- PEOPLE have LONG MEMORIES -- and the CHINESE KNOW who they SHARE experience WITH FROM certain ''western"

SERIAL BOMBERS....

AND THE CHINESE KNOW -- AND SHOW -- NOLE 'you're one of us"!!

ok -- QUIZ over....

LOL...

It did happen in 1999, but Chinese don't love No1e because of politic, I doubt they even know that what you said. They love him simply because he is successful tennis player and a good man.

 

[britbox]

15-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat 9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 6-3 6-4

 

[Mastoor]

What's going o with No1e? He's playing like drugged.

 

[britbox]

What's going o with No1e? He's playing like drugged.

Waking up now.

 

[Mastoor]

I'm not sure

 

[britbox]

I'm not sure

MIscha's playing out of his skin. Shades of McEnroe on that last volley.

 

[britbox]

40-0 Djoker to set point for Mischa.

 

[britbox]

Good save... great second serve. Surprised he didn't challenge one of the earlier first serves that was called wide.. I thought he aced it.

 

[britbox]

Ouch... missed volley from Nole. Set point Number 2

 

[britbox]

First set Mischa! Gotta say - he's playing great. Some of his defence has been top drawer and he's being aggressive when he gets the chance.