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The 2017 In Between Grand Slam Thread

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    #392
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    I see Wozniacki lost her 6th final of the year yesterday. She's having a great year and at the same time having a terrible year :)


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    #393
    Floppybits
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    Wozniacki is so frustrating. She is not going to win playing on the counter attack, she needs to an attack part to her game. I cant believe she still hasnt made that change. Madness. I would love to see her win a slam.


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    #394
    NoviGlitzko
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    Floppybits wrote: »
    Wozniacki is so frustrating. She is not going to win playing on the counter attack, she needs to an attack part to her game. I cant believe she still hasnt made that change. Madness. I would love to see her win a slam.
    She's likable so I hope she wins a slam too but her game is devoid of any weapons. Much the same as in Andy Murray actually but he's just better at that type of game.

    As for Federer - I'd be happy if he skipped Cinci at this stage and focused on the USO to get back to full recovery.


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    #395
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Floppybits wrote: »
    Wozniacki is so frustrating. She is not going to win playing on the counter attack, she needs to an attack part to her game. I cant believe she still hasnt made that change. Madness. I would love to see her win a slam.

    She's back up to 5th in the world today. I think she's in the running for year end #1. Going into the US Open, no Serena, no Azarenka, probably no Sharapova, she has as much chance as the rest of them.


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    #396
    yerwanthere123
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    NoviGlitzko wrote: »
    She's likable so I hope she wins a slam too but her game is devoid of any weapons. Much the same as in Andy Murray actually but he's just better at that type of game.

    As for Federer - I'd be happy if he skipped Cinci at this stage and focused on the USO to get back to full recovery.

    Murray? Devoid of any weapons? Really?

    So excited about Zverev, only 20 and second masters of the year. Finally we have someone able to step up. Being able to cut it over best of five is the next hurdle, but I absolutely believe in him. Big contender for the US Open!


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    #397
    mickmackey1
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    Fed out of Cincy.


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    #398
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    Fed out of Cincy.

    Nadal returns to #1 as a result.


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    #399
    jr86
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    I'm really not sure why federer played Canada in the first place. 3 big tournaments in a few weeks was extremely ambitious

    If this injury carries through to the us open it really could be a free for all. I'm still expecting murray to withdraw


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    #400
    NoviGlitzko
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    yerwanthere123 wrote: »
    Murray? Devoid of any weapons? Really?
    Not in the traditional sense like a big Forehand/Backhand/Serve. I guess you could call his return of serve and change of direction weapons.
    So excited about Zverev, only 20 and second masters of the year. Finally we have someone able to step up. Being able to cut it over best of five is the next hurdle, but I absolutely believe in him. Big contender for the US Open!
    I hope some others step up before Zverev does (most notably Kyrgios), his game is far too passive and safe for me to call it entertaining. I'd prefer his brother Mischa's game so much more than his.


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    #401
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Sharapova given WC for US Open. Hasn't played since before the French, I think? Will be interesting to see of her injury clears up by then.


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    #402
    jr86
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    NoviGlitzko wrote: »
    I hope some others step up before Zverev does (most notably Kyrgios), his game is far too passive and safe for me to call it entertaining. I'd prefer his brother Mischa's game so much more than his.

    There's something a bit meh about zverev alright, that I can't really place

    I'd love a personality like kyrgios to start winning big events


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    #403
    NoviGlitzko
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Sharapova given WC for US Open. Hasn't played since before the French, I think? Will be interesting to see of her injury clears up by then.
    Definitely the right call. She will attract much more of a crowd & viewership and aside from the drug scandal is a very popular player. No brainer.

    I'll be keeping a close eye on Muguruza's progress and see if she can step up her hard court game. I was a fan of hers for a few years but after Wimbly I can see myself really root for her after hearing more of her press conferences.


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    #404
    Floppybits
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Floppybits wrote: »
    Wozniacki is so frustrating. She is not going to win playing on the counter attack, she needs to an attack part to her game. I cant believe she still hasnt made that change. Madness. I would love to see her win a slam.

    She's back up to 5th in the world today. I think she's in the running for year end #1. Going into the US Open, no Serena, no Azarenka, probably no Sharapova, she has as much chance as the rest of them.
    I can't see her winning the US Open she just doesn't have the power or the weapons to trouble the top players.  She is not going to grind the top players down.  I like Wozniacki, she is good for the game and I would love her to win a Slam but her faults have been plain to see for a few years now and she hasn't improved, nor has she made the backroom changes that need to be made to add that missing pieces to her game.  The fact she has brought Serena's hitting partner on board this year is good but she really needs to bring in a coach to add a little something to her game.


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    #405
    jr86
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    Delighted to see kyrgios playing great stuff again. Declined Nadal no match for a fully firing Nick on hard. Hope he takes the title now

    An interesting return to form for Ferrer it must be said. Interesting indeed


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    #406
    Rjd2
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    Top stuff by Mugu.

    Also fair play to Dolgo, around 1/5 or so he opens up at and goes off close to 7/4 today, nothing to see here obviously. :pac:

    Plenty of commentary on twitter about it.


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    #407
    Rjd2
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    Amazing scenes, Dolgo lost. :pac:

    Very interesting to see what happens here though as it did not look good at all for Dolgo.


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    #408
    jr86
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    Youd have to be very naive to think match fixing isnt rife in tennis

    Anyhow first masters for dimitrov. Sadly I cant see it affecting his mentality v big 4 at all though :(


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    #409
    Floppybits
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    What happened in the Women's final in Cincinniti?  Was Halep injured or ill or something?


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    #410
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Floppybits wrote: »
    What happened in the Women's final in Cincinniti?  Was Halep injured or ill or something?

    I think she just flopped. She was playing for the #1 ranking, again, it doesn't seem to agree with her.


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    #411
    Floppybits
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Floppybits wrote: »
    What happened in the Women's final in Cincinniti?  Was Halep injured or ill or something?

    I think she just flopped. She was playing for the #1 ranking, again, it doesn't seem to agree with her.
    The number 1 ranking doesn't seem to agree with a lot of the top women players who are not called Serena.


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    #412
    Rjd2
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    jr86 wrote: »
    Youd have to be very naive to think match fixing isnt rife in tennis

    Anyhow first masters for dimitrov. Sadly I cant see it affecting his mentality v big 4 at all though :(

    I think most are aware fixing happens in tennis, but feel its mainly lower level stuff. The atp/wta fixes are normally rare and much more subtle than what we seen last night.
    Its been investigated, nothing I assume will come of it as Dolgo will have covered his tracks.

    https://twitter.com/stu_fraser/status/899595500474839040

    A pretty good explanation of what went down last night for those unfamiliar with the story.

    https://twitter.com/sportdw/status/899380804899545090


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    #413
    yerwanthere123
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    US Open thread here.


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    #414
    Chivito550
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    Sharapova not exactly covering herself in glory here.

    https://twitter.com/scienceofsport/status/908448934732984320


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    #415
    Rekop dog
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    Jana Fett looks an up and coming star. Seen her earlier in the season and was impressed, then went quiet for a bit but playing top stuff again in Tokyo.


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    #416
    Rob2D
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    Just watched the Fed/Nadal doubles match there. Entertaining stuff!

    They wouldn't hold up against a proper team but still it's something I'd like to see more of.


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    #417
    yerwanthere123
    Registered Users, Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,345 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Very pleased with how Ostapenko has fared since winning RG, she's backed it up pretty well. Still not a world beater or anything, but a Wimbledon QF, Seoul title and now Wuhan QF's at least is good enough for me. Excited to see what she can do in Singapore!


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    #418
    mickmackey1
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    Zverev beaten by Dzumhur in Shenzen (that's a lot of z's)... maybe he's overhyped after all


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    #419
    yerwanthere123
    Registered Users, Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,345 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    Zverev beaten by Dzumhur in Shenzen (that's a lot of z's)... maybe he's overhyped after all

    Or maybe it's the end of the season and he hasn't scheduled very well. He was playing Laver Cup last week, and is playing in Beijing and Shanghai in the next couple of weeks. He had no business being in Shenzen this week.


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    #420
    yerwanthere123
    Registered Users, Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,345 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Halep finally gets a win over Sharapova


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    #421
    RosyLily
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    Dan Evans received a 1 year ban for testing positive for cocaine yesterday. It's been backdated so he can play again from 24th April 2018.

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/03/dan-evans-banned-for-year-positive-cocaine-test


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