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Post by janie on Mar 16, 2013 19:41:23 GMT -5
Aww, Delpo won! What fun! I want all the top guys to be afraid of Delpo.  |
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Post by Old Hag on Mar 16, 2013 19:41:25 GMT -5
A Del Pony type is needed in the big 4. I approve.
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Post by janie on Mar 16, 2013 19:46:52 GMT -5
Oh, tennis! I should follow this tournament. You can follow the men's final, at least! That could get you in the mood for the upcoming SNE (Sony Not Ericsson) Open in Miami, in the somewhat more Russia-friendly Eastern Time Zone (Daylight Saving Time). |
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 16, 2013 22:23:23 GMT -5
Del Potro was so good the last two matches. He's hitting the ball like it's 2009.
Nobody can hit a forehand as hard as him, can they?
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 16, 2013 22:24:45 GMT -5
Rafa def. Tomas 6-4 7-5  Tomas had a *5-3 lead in the second but framed a smash on BP down and that was that. That was at 5-5. Rafa broke him pretty decisively to love at 5-3. |
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Post by Traveling Man on Mar 17, 2013 2:17:17 GMT -5
Delpo delivered! I'll be happy with whoever wins the final. |
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Post by lexpretend on Mar 17, 2013 4:57:34 GMT -5
So happy that Delpo's challenging the Big Four. I hope he wins the final.
I thought IW was meant to be the slowest court ever and impossible for him to hit through defenders on, though? Or was that just basher fans whining.
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Post by Old Hag on Mar 17, 2013 13:05:27 GMT -5
The conditions are very dry with no elevation so it plays slow, but it's a high bouncing court. Probably favors bug servers the most.
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Post by DBBN on Mar 17, 2013 16:52:04 GMT -5
I thought it was a weird mix of slow, grainy court + thin desert air. Actually it almost sounds like truly fair court conditions. The only other place I can think of where literally any game style has a shot is Melbourne.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Mar 17, 2013 17:00:27 GMT -5
Bamos. From 3-0 it's now tied at 4-4 in the 1st.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Mar 17, 2013 17:05:42 GMT -5
Pony's bludgeon forehands are a bit too much for Rafa now - he's about to serve for the set! Bit of a collapse from 3-0 up, 2 BPs.
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 17, 2013 17:06:32 GMT -5
I was thinking JMDP would win this before the match started. At 0-3, I repented for my foolishness. But man, have the tables ever turned.
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 17, 2013 17:11:21 GMT -5
You know, it's matches like this which make this era so great. They happen every tournament!
The big man is on fire right now. Rafa is doing his greatest of all time defending but it's not working right now.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Mar 17, 2013 17:11:39 GMT -5
God, three totally insane points to end the set (two won by Nadal). Men's tennis.
In awe.
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Post by DBBN on Mar 17, 2013 17:49:36 GMT -5
Delpo broke for 1-0 but now Rafa has a BP for 5-3...but saved...
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Post by DBBN on Mar 17, 2013 17:51:05 GMT -5
He gets the break and will serve for Set 2!
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Post by Denise49IQ on Mar 17, 2013 17:57:59 GMT -5
Third set! Pony sloppy at the end. Tiredness? Hopefully not.
Rafa slightly more aggressive too there.
Tough to call. Could be 62 to either player I feel.
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Post by janie on Mar 17, 2013 19:22:40 GMT -5
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Post by DBBN on Mar 17, 2013 20:11:34 GMT -5
This. But it's great to have Rafa back (yes, he's BACK!!!!11112) and it's great to have Pony make a big run at a big event. |
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 18, 2013 0:56:20 GMT -5
That was a truly impressive comeback from Rafa, I thought he was going down for sure.
Three consecutive titles. Not half bad.
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Post by lexpretend on Mar 18, 2013 3:11:34 GMT -5
Wish I'd seen any of the weekend's matches. Damn dinner parties. Delpo  I hope to hear no more doom-mongering about Rafa, though. Really superb comeback. I didn't realise Nole was actually 3-0 up in the third set over Delpo. Only a break, but you'd expect him to close from there. |
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 18, 2013 14:43:06 GMT -5
Wish I'd seen any of the weekend's matches. Damn dinner parties. Delpo I hope to hear no more doom-mongering about Rafa, though. Really superb comeback. I didn't realise Nole was actually 3-0 up in the third set over Delpo. Only a break, but you'd expect him to close from there. Yeah. He wasn't very Djokovic-like at the end, either. The final game got back to 30-30 and Novak made an error on a rally ball backhand slice. I was shocked. I can't remember the last time he made a dumb error at such a critical point. |
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Post by lexpretend on Mar 18, 2013 15:03:04 GMT -5
DFs on BPs in every set he lost in last year's RG final, IIRC? Something like that.
Sometimes I think what sets the top players apart isn't how badly/well they play on big points, but if they hit a dumb error or their non-elite opponent hits a great winner on what we think is a big point, the top player can put it behind them and go on to carve out another, bigger point, and do so a lot more often.
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