US OPEN, Flushing Meadows, NY, USA, GRAND SLAM (Men)

[Billie]

Nole hold now please!!!!

 

[Moxie]

If Joe doesn't pressure Novak, he's not going to win toe-to-toe. And he loses the first set, with Novak not even serving that well. I'm not feeling it for Tsonga. He doesn't appear to be, either.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

does Tsonga even have a hope?.

 

[Moxie]

does Tsonga even have a hope?.

If he goes back to serving smoothly, relaxes, and probably gets some donations from Novak.

 

[Billie]

They are both playing below their potential, sloppy at times.

 

[Moxie]

Certainly not inspiring, thus far.

 

[Moxie]

How does Joe think standing so far behind the baseline and batting them back to Djoker is going to work for him?!

 

[Moxie]

That overhead and combo was brave from Tsonga.

 

[Moxie]

What a pass!

 

[Billie]

A patch of nice tennis. A bit more of that, please!!!

 

[Moxie]

Whatever was wrong with the wrist seems to be over.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

Djokovic patrolling the baseline like a roman guard goose.

 

[Billie]

Whatever was wrong with the wrist seems to be over.

He is hitting his backhand normally, so I would say that it is OK for now. He did say that it was much better than at the start of the tournament.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

and approaching the net abit too, but guard gooses don't approach the net too much so I didn't say it.

 

[Billie]

I like what Brad said, that Tsonga doesn't manage his dips during a match as well as the very best guys.

 

[Carol]

The worrying thing is that Rafa is making a habit of losing matches when he's in control, or where he would have previously closed out. He's still lacking some confidence when he's pressed. (And @Carol: It's not Nadal's curse. It's his head.)

When I said Nadal's curse I wasn't referring to him but some of his opponents which after to beat him they lose the next match

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

lol..that point was mental..Djokovic in the zone........again.

 

[Billie]

Tsonga made a lot of errors with his backhand.

 

[Billie]

Tsonga is having his left knee looked at, that's too bad.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

6-3. 5-2..if Tsonga is going to make a match of it he needs to be in fedwimby2011qfmode.