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TB Simon/Lorenzi, and this will be the longest match of the tournament so far.
US OPEN, Flushing Meadows, NY, USA, GRAND SLAM (Men)
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Lorenzi beats Simon to make his first 3rd round of a Major at 34 yrs old, or whatever. As soon as it was over, he started cramping. I think they hit the 5 hour mark. Murray will be laughing, as I think that's his next round opponent. Forza, Paolo, anyway!
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I hate to sound critical of the young guns but there was a lot of hype earlier in the year, especially Thiem and Zverev and they have fizzled out quite a bit as the season has dragged on (granted Thiem is still alive in this tourney). I think a lot of fans and even commentators want some new blood so badly that they prop these guys up. I do think Zverev especially has great potential but we've been saying the same about a lot of guys the past 5-6 years.
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Ferrer beats Fabio 6-4 in the 5th, with a full crowd on die-hards hanging in. BTW, Fognini could stand to lose 15lbs.
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Fog don't give a shit, he has Flavia to go home to 
Entertaining and talented player but in the end you know what you're getting with him.
Entertaining and talented player but in the end you know what you're getting with him.
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I do think it might be a bit harsh. Zverev is only 19 and about a year into his breakthrough. Thiem is older, but he's played (and won) a lot of tennis this year. (He's #5 in the YE points race.) And, as you mention, he's still in the tournament. We've been looking for break-through players for 5-6 years, but not the same ones. You're talking about the miscreants that we call the Lost Generation. There is a new crop with some real potential, in varying degrees, but they may take some time to season up to Major winning level. You've got to give them a little time. Hell, Dimitrov has been "the player to be named later" for something like 8 years now, and we're still wondering if he can win a Major. Tomic still gets talked about, ffs. Kyrgios is the real deal, if he can manage his head. And he's still in the tournament, too. I'd give it some time before I got discouraged about them. Superstar teenagers only come up once in a couple of generations, anyway.
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Actually, you never know which Fabio you're going to get, and that's what's so fun about him.Fog don't give a shit, he has Flavia to go home to
Entertaining and talented player but in the end you know what you're getting with him.
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i had to be outside during that -- but was GLUED to my cell-phone scores every half minute! with that match - and trying to imagine how it was.
but even with the score in the 4th set -- i was thinking:
"This evans kid must be something STEELY in fighting" ...wishing i was watching that. ! i better try to catch his next match on tv!
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one thing of the match against stevie johnson was that JM did NOT have to go all out in his playing actually --
just concentrated on playing CONSISTENTLY AND SOLIDLY and it was enough to win even against a very good effort by Johnson who is no slouch - as proven this season by stevie against other players.
and it MIGHT prove beneficial for JM -
SAVING energy - but also a good ''practice" in an aspect of the game that IS necessary -- consistency and solid, EVEN control. to keep the technique in good order..and knowing that as far as power and accuracy with power is concerned JM has a lot of that to come if necessary.
so - to me -- this was a good round.
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Maybe Ferrer will be tired from the long 5-setter last night. Regardless if DP plays like he has been lately he should get by Ferrer in 4 or less.
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Actually, you never know which Fabio you're going to get, and that's what's so fun about him.
Yes, he is predictably unpredictable. The one thing that is a certainty though is that he can usually only focus at most for a few games at a time.
What are the chances of Del Potro beating Murray should they meet in the semis?
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Maybe 25% if that. I actually didn't see DP vs. Djoker in the Olympics but I caught most of his other matches and I liked what I saw last night more. Greater consistency and his serve was excellent. DP naturally has a way tougher draw than Murray and Andy is clearly playing the best tennis the past few months.
I would say 50/50 .. del Potro have shorter season than Murray, he played just 27 matches this year against 57 played by Andy. Both of them have great form in last weeks, so the rest level can play a role ...
I am little divided about who to support in such semifinal match. I wish Murray to finish this season with another Grand Slam to put himself in clear contender position to Djokovic as next number one. But I also wish the win to delPotro, would be a great story, win US Open, then long lasting injury and then return on court and win US Open again
o.k. now back to reality, we are just in 3rd round, there is long road for both of them to be in semifinal
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Yup, I noticed he changed his positioning when serving from the ad side at the Olympics. Unfortunately he's still doing it.
As far as which side is the ad side and which one is the deuce side: Let's say the server is serving from "down" your screen. The ad side of the court is when he's serving from the left. The deuce side is when he's serving from the right. The first point of the game is always served from the deuce side, which means that every point at deuce will occur from that same side.
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I would say 50/50 .. del Potro have shorter season than Murray, he played just 27 matches this year against 57 played by Andy. Both of them have great form in last weeks, so the rest level can play a role ...
I am little divided about who to support in such semifinal match. I wish Murray to finish this season with another Grand Slam to put himself in clear contender position to Djokovic as next number one. But I also wish the win to delPotro, would be a great story, win US Open, then long lasting injury and then return on court and win US Open again
o.k. now back to reality, we are just in 3rd round, there is long road for both of them to be in semifinal
That high TPG? I'd give Delpo about a 25% shot... but a reasonable shout nevertheless.
Agree on the Del Potro story - I think most fans in the sport wouldn't begrudge Delpo taking the tournament...
THANK YOU SO MUCH, Brokenshoelace...
so ''down screen" the player is with his back to us looking at the TV...
deuce side is to our and his right...
ad side is to our and his left....
THANK YOU!! you gave me all that to understand all the years i was watching...
