Murray Strong In Opener; Djokovic, Nadal Wednesday In Madrid

Interesting hmmm
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May 10th, 2017 at 6:44 am

Dmm it, Almagro saving a bunch of BP this last games. Djoko unable to break and close the match.

May 10th, 2017 at 9:10 am

And he loses second set. Some of his shots lacks power although, Almagro when he wants he spanks the ball

May 10th, 2017 at 9:22 am

Almagro has been off the map for awhile now ranked a lowly 76. Now he’s up an early break in the third. Djoker better take of business from here or he’s out another tournament.

May 10th, 2017 at 9:41 am

Now that’s the old Djoko back, breaking back, 2-3. Let’s see if he compose himself and close this match now that he leveled third set after being own 0-3

May 10th, 2017 at 9:43 am

Cannot see the match, but ATP might introduce OCC. Nole would have the opportunity to ask Pepe for help

May 10th, 2017 at 9:44 am

VP,
Nastase was in the stands…with attractive dark hair woman, little bit younger though;)

May 10th, 2017 at 10:22 am

Nole answering in Spanish at the oncourt interview.
Spanish crowd sometimes call him fondly “Jesulin”, for his resemblance with a famous spanish bullfighter, Jesulin de Ubique
:)

May 10th, 2017 at 10:22 am

The only consistency that Nole is showing this year is that there is no consistency during the match, he can’t keep the focus and level (high) of play for longer than one set.

May 10th, 2017 at 10:26 am

Haha WB, perhaps was his actual wife, Brigitte.

May 10th, 2017 at 10:31 am

Actually, you are right, I goggled his wife and it was her, and I judged the years ok, she is 40..and gooood loking:)

May 10th, 2017 at 10:34 am

A very bottoxed lady :)

May 10th, 2017 at 10:35 am

Yeah, that too:) it looks like it is bottox epidemic in eastorn Europe, I noticed same in Belgrade last year, their lips are all pumped up, didn’t like it.

May 10th, 2017 at 10:40 am

Well WB, I guess each big vity in Eastern Europe owns it’s sillicon valley :)
Yep, botox looks very unnatural.
Always liked Meg Ryan, was disappointed, that she also used it.

May 10th, 2017 at 10:47 am

Well VP, Belgrade definitely has silicone valley, and literally so, one street in the heart of the city (Dorćol) is nicknamed “silicon valley” I am not going to explain why, there are kids reading TX too:)

May 10th, 2017 at 10:52 am

I can see Rafa got broken, come on Rafa, when I wake up I want to see that you won. Ajde Rafa! Time for bed, it’s 1am.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:01 am

Ajde Halep too, good night:)

May 10th, 2017 at 11:03 am

Awww!Nice words WB!Thank u so much!!Have a good night sleep!

May 10th, 2017 at 11:04 am

At last. a good fight win. Had he lost to Almagro which is one of the biggest mental cases on tour he would be toasted.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:09 am

Foggy was 3-1 and had 3 BP’s. Once Nadal saved that game was clear Foggy would get broken right after. Now 3-3 and Nadal serving. Order restored.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:10 am

WB,

Have been in Beograd in 2010, so know about that, thats why I used the expression.:)
Thanks for the Info on Nole.

Good night!

May 10th, 2017 at 11:17 am

Again, after Foggy lost set point, knew he would get broken serving for the set.

Moya talking like crazy to Nadal in the stands, guess he learn Tony way quickly.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:35 am

0-40 and Fognini doesn’t break. Nadal closing the set 7-5 next game.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:39 am

Nadal playing too tentatively.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:43 am

I think he is still nervous at times.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:44 am

Hey M!Yoohoo!Can u see me at the bottom now?Hope you’re enjoying yourself up there M!

May 10th, 2017 at 12:18 pm

Wow fognini still not folded! Intresting.

May 10th, 2017 at 12:28 pm

Nadal can’t even put a decent return of fognini’s first serve.

May 10th, 2017 at 12:40 pm

AM we’re up and down like yo yos! Swapped places now.
Meanwhile Rafa is really off and Foggy had had about 12 million break points and converted 1!

May 10th, 2017 at 12:47 pm

Now i fear an upset. Unless nadal improves his play he may very well lose.

May 10th, 2017 at 12:47 pm

I am sensing an early break for fognini.

May 10th, 2017 at 12:50 pm

Hey M!..Yeah!..1 minute i saw your legs dangling joyously up there..and next thing i knew,my legs at the top of your head now!lol!!

Bout Rafa vs foggy…as usual lol!lol!lol!lol!lol!…urgh!My sexy chest hurt!!

May 10th, 2017 at 1:06 pm

Finally fognini gifts the break to Nadal. I still sense a not so go service game from Nadal and fognini braking back.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:13 pm

*not so good

May 10th, 2017 at 1:13 pm

Nadal so far served good in this set. I just hope he doesn’t drop his level.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:18 pm

As i thought Nadal starting nervously. Missing first serves

May 10th, 2017 at 1:22 pm

well its getting out of hand from Nadal.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:24 pm

Now the chances for nadal losing are more than he winning. He still is playing very nervously.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:26 pm

Match point Nadal. I would be very sad if Nadal loses from here.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:30 pm

Match point no 2

May 10th, 2017 at 1:33 pm

One good return please Nadal

May 10th, 2017 at 1:33 pm

Yay Nadal won.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:33 pm

2h.57min. Bravooo! How different the 3 sets matches from Nole and Rafa, IMO.
Nole breezing in spite of the tight score. Rafa struggling and sweating a lot.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:33 pm

If he plays like this vs Nick, the result wont be the same i fear.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:34 pm

Another match Foggy pushed Nadal but come short after 3 hours.

He broke Nadal when Nadal served for the match but lost serve like this. Doube fault when game point ager saving 1 MP was crucial.

Madrid showijg again that Nadal will have a hard time.
Tomorrow is Kyrgios who has a much better serve than Fognini. Let’s see which Kyrgios qill show up.

May 10th, 2017 at 1:35 pm

Well done nadal under the circumstances with an ear infection it was a brilliant performance anyone else would have retired half way through the match. keep up the excellent work and determination.

May 10th, 2017 at 2:18 pm

How awful was Novak? No depth and power in his groundies, thankfully it was Almagro at the other end. Doesn’t even look fit enough for best of 3, no way he is ready to play best of 5.

May 10th, 2017 at 8:31 pm

Agree JM01, he can play one set on top level, as he did first set, serving nicely, opening the court, good old groundies landing at oponents shoelaces, hitting corners and lines, deadly return, great positioning.
In second set after that 26 shots point, that he won on his serve, he couldn’t get his breath back for another five minutes and Almagro, who is much heavier was ready for the next point in no time.
He is shanking due to not being able to bring his body in the position for BH or FH, Almagro, who is not quickest player on tour was reaching all Nole’s shots, that old Nole would make winners, but this one is without pop in his shots.

May 10th, 2017 at 9:02 pm

The only stats that is better than usual, is second serve winning percentage, it was close to his good old days, and that got him over the line.

May 10th, 2017 at 9:13 pm

BTW, what was Muratoglou doing in Nole’s box, is he new “big” name coach, since Serena will be out for a while:)

May 10th, 2017 at 9:18 pm

Appreciate the news on Muratogluu, WB.
I haven’t seen Novak play in Madrid yet, and maybe I need to be sure to see him play by watching the next round, but at MC it was as you said about Madrid. Novak can’t hit outright hard winners like he used to, his stamina is down and I don’t know if he has the mental strength and confidence on top of that to be “old Novak” again.

May 10th, 2017 at 9:51 pm

No probs CF1, he probably was just a guest, and I tried not to pay attention on Nole’s box, but you never know.

May 10th, 2017 at 10:09 pm

@WogBoy yup, flashes of brilliance here and there and then back to being crap. Shaky ground strokes with no power or depth, getting tired after some rallies, that vegan diet is taking its toll on him. Absolutely zero chance he can compete in a best of 5 if this continues. He was playing at an okay level for set and a half and then same old pattern for 2017, getting broken while serving to stay in the set after failing to convert 1234456 break points. When was the last time he had a straight forward win? Oh and I felt like smashing my Laptop whenever they showed Lord Imaz and Marko on my screen, haha.

May 10th, 2017 at 10:15 pm

JM01,
I wouldn’t be surprised if we find out that Imaz and Marko are an item, which I don’t have a problem with, but why they sucked Nole into it and destroyed his career, isn’t enough that they all live like parasites on Nole’s expense, is that brothers love or pure jealousy from Marko’s part??

May 10th, 2017 at 10:40 pm

Haha, all I get is that Lord Imaz and Marko are not a good influence on Novak. Why did he had to change his winning formula and get Pepe into his team, like on what capacity is that clown there since the last year. You are from Serbia, you may know more as to what is going on in his camp? What is the media’s take on all this over there?

May 10th, 2017 at 11:09 pm

Now, now WB..Novak became a legend and achieved records while playing against some very fine players – not just Rafa, Fed, and Andy – so it is a career already distinguished and with half a decade, 3/4ths of a decade left, if he is lucky.
It is a career that can’t be destroyed by recent events. I just hope he can regroup and win a few big events. Get closer in “Slamcount” get some more Masters titles, and a ATP Finals win to tie Roger at 6 at the top of that events winners, leave the 5 trophy count wins tie Novak shares with Sampras and Lendl.

I want Djokovic to leave the game with dignity and prestige and not be remembered as the great player who collapsed after a year of winning the non-calendar Grand Slam, got into a weird cult and did crazy things and couldn’t play tennis for shit.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:12 pm

CF1,
Ok, I didn’t word it properly, what I meant is excatly what you said in your last paragraph starting with:

” I want Djokovic to leave the game with dignity …”

Nothing to add.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:31 pm

WB, To cheer you up…this could be Novak 6 months after being force fed m eat and bouncing Pepe le Peau like a medicine ball off the wall for 100 reps

http://d12gru76acl07x.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/scott-adkins-training-program.jpg

May 10th, 2017 at 11:38 pm

JM01,
I don’t live anymore in in Serbia, but go regularly there, check the press on daily basis, watch there TV channels, and most importantly talk with my friends (thank you viber), siblings and nephews and nieces.
They are in disbelief, sad, numb, but don’t hate him nor they are angry at him what I can’t say for Jelena and Marko.
Just year ago he would’ve won presidential election in Serbia with a landslide, now, maybe local council where he grew up.

May 10th, 2017 at 11:40 pm

^^
“their” not “there”

May 10th, 2017 at 11:44 pm

@Wog Boy Exactly how I feel too sad and disappointed with how things have panned out, But anyway he has had a great career and as @Chrisford1 put it nicely, want to see him bow out on a winning/ good note.

May 11th, 2017 at 12:06 am

JM01,
I don’t know if you ever had the chance to see him coming back to Belgrade after he won Wimbledon in 2011, and evrything was spontaneous, more than 100 thousand people greeted him at the main square in Belgrade and all the way from the airport to the square, spare three minutes and watch it, when ever I watch it I have goosebumps, literally so, picture says it all even if you don’t understand commentary:

https://youtu.be/bq3PkfgC67M

May 11th, 2017 at 12:27 am

I predict a difficult match for Nole today. All matches are difficult for him lately….
Rafa vs Nick should be a good one, but unpredictable for me.
Andy should win in 2.

May 11th, 2017 at 6:41 am

I like Angie, was a bit disappointed a bit yesterday, that she quit the game at 5-0. She should have played until 6-0. What was the difference?

May 11th, 2017 at 7:01 am

^^ sorry, was meant for WTA thread

May 11th, 2017 at 7:02 am

@Wog Boy, I have seen a video of that. What a reception he got. What a year 2011 was..

May 11th, 2017 at 1:11 pm