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The 2016 In Between Grand Slam Thread

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    #662
    lostcat
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭lostcat


    Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »
    So what does that mean for Goffin ?

    well, for a man who played like he had just been dragged out of bed (which may well have been the case I suppose) he collected 100k for agreeing to be on the 'on call' list and I assume another 100k at least for playing the match...


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    #663
    Halloween Jack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Halloween Jack


    Murray wins first set vs wawrinka, qualified for the semi's, wawrinka now needs favours from cilic to qualify I think.


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    #664
    Halloween Jack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Halloween Jack


    Murray breaks in game 1 of set 2

    Haven't been able to watch but has sounded like a good match, wawrinka sounded particularly good early doors


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    #665
    RosyLily
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    Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares will finish the year as the No.1 doubles team after Kontinen/Peers defeated Mahut/Herbert. Shocking tournament from the French pair - 3 losses and only managed to win 2 sets. Murray & Soares are undefeated in the group. They'll play the winners of Lopezs vs. Ram/Klassen in the SFs.

    The other Murray still has a chance to hold onto the top spot. He's through to the SFs after a straight sets win over Stan.


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    #666
    walshb
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    Raonic srrving for set 1...


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    #667
    lostcat
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭lostcat


    Good stuff from Raonic here I have to say...


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    #668
    walshb
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    Murray wins!


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    #669
    Halloween Jack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Halloween Jack


    walshb wrote: »
    Murray wins!

    Couldn't watch but sounds like the gnarliest of Andy Murray wins, following a scoreboard is nail biting.

    In saying that, he's probably toast tomorrow, after 3:40 on court today


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    #670
    lostcat
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    Not the most high quality match but at this stage Murray is dogging it out big time, can't argue with that.
    Raonic is twice the player he was 12 months ago and while I doubt he has the physique to be a long term no 1 he is going to win slams, soon.


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    #671
    lostcat
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭lostcat


    Cripes djokpvic nishikori is going to be over in half a hour..
    Nishikori is a difficult man to back...


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    #672
    Halloween Jack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭Halloween Jack


    lostcat wrote: »
    Cripes djokpvic nishikori is going to be over in half a hour..
    Nishikori is a difficult man to back...

    Ominous for Murray tomorrow I'd say, Shane in a wAy, both well rested its a coin toss for me right now...


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    #673
    lostcat
    Registered Users Posts: 695 ✭✭✭lostcat


    djokovic must have the edge tomorrow after todays matches, murray will be tired and the hard yards to get to no 1 over the past few months are catching up with him.

    djokovic looks like a man happy to have his fate back in his own hands.

    its a nice end to the season anyway with a lot to play for tomorrow (no I don't count the davis cup final as the end of the season)


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    #674
    walshb
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    Match of the year on now. Would love to see Andy finish the season as number 1.


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    #675
    Halloween Jack
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    Djokovic looking strong


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    #676
    walshb
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    Murray too!


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    #677
    Halloween Jack
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    Should have broken there

    Although previously he would have lost his own serve after the bad call by the Lino on djokovic's 2nd serve


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    #678
    walshb
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    Get in there, Andy.


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    #679
    Halloween Jack
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    Don't recall Andy playing too much better than this vs Djokovic, length and accuracy on his ground strokes....

    Djokovic looks like the confidence/mental issues he's been having not quite gone away?


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    #680
    mickmackey1
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    Djoker a shadow of his old self, at the end of that first set anyway.


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    #681
    Halloween Jack
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    ****ing brilliant from Andy


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    #682
    Floppybits
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    Great start to the second set for murray


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    #683
    Floppybits
    Registered Users Posts: 7,558 ✭✭✭Floppybits


    What a miss from djokovic. Murray has this just has to hold his head.


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    #684
    Halloween Jack
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    Floppybits wrote: »
    What a miss from djokovic. Murray has this just has to hold his head.

    Bad dip in last game there from Murray, let Djokovic back in


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    #685
    RosyLily
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    I've been so impressed with Murray this year. I've always been a fan but new found respect for him now. What a brilliant way to end his season!


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    #686
    walshb
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    RosyLily wrote: »
    I've been so impressed with Murray this year. I've always been a fan but new found respect for him now. What a brilliant way to end his season!

    Not over yet. Murray has a habit of screwing up leads...


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    #687
    walshb
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    FFS, Andy. Close the show.


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    #688
    Floppybits
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    Thought he was a goner there when djokovic started coming back in the second set.


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    #689
    RosyLily
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    walshb wrote: »
    Not over yet. Murray has a habit of screwing up leads...

    You gotta believe!;)

    Looking at the rankings, Murray and Djokovic are miles ahead of everyone else. Can't see anyone catching them for a good while.


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    #690
    Jan_de_Bakker
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    Murray deserves it, but what a shame that boring grinding pushing tennis is set to dominate the game for the forseeable future.
    No wonder the game is dying and has no new fans, it's a horror show ..


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    #691
    Halloween Jack
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    Absolutely ****ing thrilled for Andy, answered every question asked of him at this stage, the amount of guts it must have taken to keep plugging away with those three guys ahead of him....

    Thought Novak was very gracious in defeat, reminded me a little of the recent version of nasal today, lacking a bit of the belief of old and mistrustful of his own technique a little


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