Brassrubber Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hibsed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Farce the draw that Djokovic has had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 On 9/8/2016 at 6:38 AM, Parklife said: I think that the No.1 spot being out of reach is what disappoints me most about the result. Tour finals and retaining the Davis cup will be the number 1 priorities now. Be good if he could win the finals at the o2. It isn't necessarily out of reach. Murray has added around 300 points to his total (as he only reached 4th Round at US Open last year). If Djoko loses the final he will drop 800 points as he won the US Open last year so theoretically Murray could haul back over 1000 points on Novak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 great doubles title win for Jamie Murray adding to his Aussie Open win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 2 hours ago, EddardStark said: great doubles title win for Jamie Murray adding to his Aussie Open win. Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Brilliant for Jamie, a double slam year, he'll be able to rib his bro about that! I see Stan took Novak apart in the final. The lower half of the draw was certainly a bit more competitive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Incredible performance by Stan. Playing at his very best, there's not a player around who can live with him. That backhand is the most beautiful shot in the sport, technically flawless. When he's on his game and he's also striking the forehand with power and accuracy, there's no better player to watch. For someone who wasn't in great form throughout the tournament, to play like that last night is testament to his ability to rise to the occasion. Even Djokovic and his usual medical time out at a key time couldn't knock Stan off his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Parklife said: For someone who wasn't in great form throughout the tournament, to play like that last night is testament to his ability to rise to the occasion. He's certainly the man when it gets to the final, 11 wins in a row! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boynze Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 far too inconsistent though. Having seen him live he absolutely leathers the ball, much hard than Andy for example. But how many finals.and semis has he made? His only bit of consistency is that he usually goes out prematurely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, Boynze said: far too inconsistent though. Having seen him live he absolutely leathers the ball, much hard than Andy for example. But how many finals.and semis has he made? His only bit of consistency is that he usually goes out prematurely. In the last 12 slams (since he won his first) he's won 3, reached 3 semi finals and 3 quarter finals. Not a bad performance timeline IMO. Until then he was definitely an underachiever. I think the fact that he's never done much at Wimbledon means many people in the UK have a very different perception of him to the rest of the tennis world. He's won 3 of the 4 slams and the Davis Cup. Not a bad career... He doesn't have the weekly consistency of Murray or Djokovic though, i agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Parklife said: In the last 12 slams (since he won his first) he's won 3, reached 3 semi finals and 3 quarter finals. Not a bad performance timeline IMO. Until then he was definitely an underachiever. I think the fact that he's never done much at Wimbledon means many people in the UK have a very different perception of him to the rest of the tennis world. He's won 3 of the 4 slams and the Davis Cup. Not a bad career... He doesn't have the weekly consistency of Murray or Djokovic though, i agree. I think their respective earnings would back that up. It's possibly not even weekly consistency that's his issue, but more game by game. He really should have gone out earlier this week but dug deep and pulls out a display like that for the final. Well done to him, great to watch, and a very likeable lad to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Angus_Young said: He really should have gone out earlier this week Right enough, forgot about Dan Evans' match point. How history is defined by small margins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 13 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Right enough, forgot about Dan Evans' match point. How history is defined by small margins! Indeed, but as I say, fair play to him for kicking on and winning the tournament from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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