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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 6:27:39 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 6:27:39 GMT -5
Nole-Rafa underway
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 6:33:52 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 6:33:52 GMT -5
Thanks, janie, for opening a thread!
Novak is playing so well, don't see Rafa winning this.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 6:55:14 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 6:55:14 GMT -5
Nonetheless, early break for Rafa. What's with Nole's serve? 105?
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 6:55:50 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 6:55:50 GMT -5
Okay, I have to do something about this fetus-face.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 6:58:54 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 6:58:54 GMT -5
Turns out you can get rid of the fetus by choosing "uploaded/linked". I wanted to put a photo up but haven't figured that out yet.
Nole barely played in that Rafa serve game. What gives?
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:07:37 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 7:07:37 GMT -5
Set to Rafa 6-4, makes me happy since I was worried he's gonna lose it in straights and that would have beeen embarrassing.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:11:37 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 7:11:37 GMT -5
Now commentators are rewriting history that Rafa won last year without playing well. When in fact he played some of his best tennis all though the tournament, but had a bad patch during the final in the 3rd/4th set before the rain came.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:12:05 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 7:12:05 GMT -5
Set to Rafa 6-4, makes me happy since I was worried he's gonna lose it in straights and that would have beeen embarrassing.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:40:38 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 7:40:38 GMT -5
Missed the 2nd-set break. Will see if Nole can get it back this time - and he does! Even steven.
I'm rooting for Rafa but want it to be a tough and entertaining match, not a routine rout.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:50:04 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 7:50:04 GMT -5
What?? A SEWTA-like DF from Rafa gives Nole BP!
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:51:45 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 7:51:45 GMT -5
And the break! Nole 5-3 and looking danged sharp now, unlike late in set 1.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:52:56 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 7:52:56 GMT -5
Such great tennis! John McEnroe: "You've gotta love this. PLEASE go five sets!"
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:54:02 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 7:54:02 GMT -5
WTF? I left to do some work at 3*-2 2nd set, Rafa with a break and I come back with Novak being 5*-3 up! I knew it!!
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 7:57:18 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 7:57:18 GMT -5
This time you were right, Lady. Nole really stepped up and Rafa made a couple of mistakes. But 3 sets to go. I can't even begin to figure out how this one will play out. First person to say "NID" after this match, I will kill because I tell you it is very ID.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:05:23 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:05:23 GMT -5
This time you were right, Lady. Nole really stepped up and Rafa made a couple of mistakes. But 3 sets to go. I can't even begin to figure out how this one will play out. First person to say "NID" after this match, I will kill because I tell you it is very ID. I have seen too many finals between those 2, unless Nole falls apart, I expect him to win it.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:13:27 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:13:27 GMT -5
Do they use Hawkeye for TV just to confuse viewers? (and apparently commentators) Hawkeye makes mistakes! In fact it has a margin of error written in its description, how can anyone blindly believe it?
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:16:01 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:16:01 GMT -5
Rafa is leading 3-0 Novak left the court for some reason... and he's back
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:20:41 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 8:20:41 GMT -5
John McE: "Not a good effort at all. He looks weary." 0-4
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:22:36 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 8:22:36 GMT -5
Nole has given up on the set. "See, he didn't even move for that." Understandable but not so entertaining for the fans.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:24:08 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:24:08 GMT -5
Novak looked the same way before when losing, he'll get his strength back as soon as THE COMEBACK!!11!! starts (painful flashback to Tsonga's match at RG'12 and Stan's match at AO'13)
Rafa is 5-0 up though, so this set should be his unless he majorly fucks it up.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:29:14 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 8:29:14 GMT -5
Ha, Nole accidentally holds serve for 1-5. Oops!
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:30:45 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:30:45 GMT -5
Ha, Nole accidentally holds serve for 1-5. Oops! LOL, I actually thought he remembered that it's better to serve 1st in the next set, so he upped his level.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:32:08 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:32:08 GMT -5
A point penalty on set point for Nadal for time violation. File that one for future reference when someone will try to argue that they'd never do it against Nadal/Djokovic in a big match or something like this.
Luckily for him Novak wasn't planning on fighting for this set anyway.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:33:51 GMT -5
Post by janie on Jun 7, 2013 8:33:51 GMT -5
That was funny, though. Set point! Hope they'll start timing both guys for the rest of the match.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:37:03 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:37:03 GMT -5
A love game for Novak at the start of the 4th. HE'S BACK!!11!!!
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:42:15 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:42:15 GMT -5
What a point!!!! How many net cords were there? Fantastic serve by Novak 2-1
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:50:02 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 8:50:02 GMT -5
Ok, doesn't matter, 3-2
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 8:50:30 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jun 7, 2013 8:50:30 GMT -5
Hope Rafa can close it out in the 4th. Sad that he didn't hold on to the break advantage in the second.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 9:00:34 GMT -5
Post by Traveling Man on Jun 7, 2013 9:00:34 GMT -5
YES! He has the break. Hope he can close it out now.
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Day 13
Jun 7, 2013 9:03:26 GMT -5
Post by Lady on Jun 7, 2013 9:03:26 GMT -5
YES! He has the break. Hope he can close it out now. So did I, so did I. Unfortunately Novak breaks right back.
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