Caledonian Craig Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Murray solid in beating Kachanov in straight sets. Moving better, serving better and has some confidence back as well. Anything else from here on in for me is a bonus considering how things looked pre-tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Had Murray to win and under 33 games at 11/10. Not sure about backing him any further though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Next up he will play either Nishikori or Verdasco. Both of those have given Murray trouble in the past so it will be a tough match whoever he plays but I am more hopeful now than I was a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 13 minutes ago, killiefaetheferry said: Had Murray to win and under 33 games at 11/10. Not sure about backing him any further though. 8 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: Next up he will play either Nishikori or Verdasco. Both of those have given Murray trouble in the past so it will be a tough match whoever he plays but I am more hopeful now than I was a week ago. Murray will beat either of them (i suspect it'll be Verdasco). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 24 minutes ago, Parklife said: Murray will beat either of them (i suspect it'll be Verdasco). Nishikori leads two sets to one after over two hours of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Nishikori steam-rollering Verdasco in the fourth set and leads 4-0 and looks certain to face Murray in the QF's. Edited June 5, 2017 by Caledonian Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 19 hours ago, Parklife said: Great stuff. Dedication Got to say, Wimbledon is a far more pleasant experience when just on ground passes. It's busy but RG is on another level. Do Ground Passes just basically mean you can wander between all except the show courts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: Nishikori steam-rollering Verdasco in the fourth set and leads 4-0 and looks certain to face Murray in the QF's. What a prediction from me Just now, Fairbairn said: Do Ground Passes just basically mean you can wander between all except the show courts? Yeah. All except Chatrier, Lenglen and Court 1. However, queues on courts 2 and 3 can be massive (we waited 2 hours for Court 2 on Thursday (although that was to see the ever popular Del Potrro...) before abandoning it and going to Court 6, which we got on right away). On Saturday morning we had Court 1 tickets but actually went to Court 2 to see Edmund and conclusion of Wozniacki's match. We were there for 10am and walked right on and waited for the match to start at 11 (we actually watched Khachanov practice from 10-10:30 on Court 2). Only thing is, if you need to leave the court to go to the toilet or whatever, you lose your seat and will have to join the queue. If you're buying ground passes, get there early, secure your spot and minimise your liquid consumption to avoid having to leave the court. Pointless piece of info... We actually arrived on Chatrier on the Friday at about 10:40am and didn't leave the court for the toilet or anything until after 8pm, when we went to court 2 to see Wozniacki. The amount you sweat in the heat certainly reduces your need to pee significantly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thiem giving Djokovic a lesson here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, min said: Thiem giving Djokovic a lesson here. Getting his arse on a plate it appears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thiem as available at 2.75 today. Easy money. I didn't think it'd be that easy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govanhill Jacobite Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 what's up with Djokovic at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Is he eating gluten again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govanhill Jacobite Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, ParisInAKilt said: Is he eating gluten again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govanhill Jacobite Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Djokovic will drop out of the world's top two for the first time since July 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, Govanhill Jacobite said: Djokovic will drop out of the world's top two for the first time since July 2011 Could go behind both Djokovic and Wawrinka (Wawrinka would need to get to the final, Nadal has already done enough to get ahead of him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Scotsman showing its high journalistic standards again today. Article about Murray never moving to a tax haven to avoid paying taxes on his income and saying half the world top 20 live in one. 7 in Monte Carlo, 1 in Dubai, 2 in Switzerland. That'd be Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka then. Who're both Swiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 48 minutes ago, Govanhill Jacobite said: what's up with Djokovic at the moment I think Rafa might have stole his drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 56 minutes ago, Parklife said: Thiem as available at 2.75 today. Easy money. I didn't think it'd be that easy though Good prediction,sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govanhill Jacobite Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Orraloon said: I think Rafa might have stole his drugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 To me it has been all like a snowball effect for Novak since last year's French Open. He always said how important it was for him to win the French Open and last year, after coming close so many times, he finally did it to complete the calendar slam. He has openlt admitted that a few dayys after that win when the euphoria had died down he found himself asking 'Now what?'. His get up and go was less so and practising and training became more of a chore and it knocked on into his on-court demeanour and performance. He began to lose matches he'd use to win with comfort, confidence dipped and the invincibility aura slipped away. He has never really returned to that vewry best form since and mentally he is nowhere near the rock he once was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govanhill Jacobite Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 34 minutes ago, Caledonian Craig said: To me it has been all like a snowball effect for Novak since last year's French Open. He always said how important it was for him to win the French Open and last year, after coming close so many times, he finally did it to complete the calendar slam. He has openlt admitted that a few dayys after that win when the euphoria had died down he found himself asking 'Now what?'. His get up and go was less so and practising and training became more of a chore and it knocked on into his on-court demeanour and performance. He began to lose matches he'd use to win with comfort, confidence dipped and the invincibility aura slipped away. He has never really returned to that vewry best form since and mentally he is nowhere near the rock he once was. Aye that all makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 In Rome Djokovic lost one game against Thiem.Looked as though he stopped trying today.Thiem was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bannannan said: In Rome Djokovic lost one game against Thiem.Looked as though he stopped trying today.Thiem was excellent. Where Djokovic is mentally and confidence-wise it was key he won that first set. Once that slipped away it just saps at the already low levels of self-belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Murray and Nishikori will be underway in the next few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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