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  1. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Don't expect many, if any, responses but do any here follow Davis Cup tennis? Finally Australia made it back to the World Group, been out of it for seven years and it has been a long wait to get back to the elite level. Very happy that we managed to win the tie on clay since that is our worst...
  2. Troy

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    Well played Stan the Man. First ever Grand Slam semi-final for him and he gets there beating last's years champion, Murray, in three. He is up against Novak next and I think he can push him, don't expect a win but expect a four setter. They had an awesome match at the Australian Open this year...
  3. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Haven't been able to watch much of the Open since each day starts at 2:30am. Tomic bombed out against a qualifier in the second. Hewitt had a strong run including beating Del Potro. Had his chances against Youzhny to make the quarter finals but gave up a 4-1 and 5-2 lead in the last. Good...
  4. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    US Open started two days ago. Great first win for Bernard Tomic, actually showed some fight which is nice especially after his horrible performance against Roddick last year. Stosur did what only Stosur can do and lost first round to a lowly ranked player. Ashleigh Barty managed to make it to...
  5. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Surprise retirement. Good time to go though after finally breaking through and winning her first grand slam tournament. Fair call for her to go if she is injured and has to constantly play through pain, can't be fun but the $2+ million cheque from Wimbledon would make retirement easier. Also...
  6. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Sam Stosur picked up her fourth WTA title and her first in two year's (her last was her US Open win in 2011). For a player like Stosur who has been entrenched in the top ten for so many years she should have so many more than four titles but unfortunately she is 4-12 in Finals. Still good to see...
  7. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Surely it couldn't be as bad as our PM, Julia Gillard, when Stosur won the US Open in 2010. She called her up and opened with "I didn't watch any of the game but well done." Nice to know that she didn't even care enough to watch even part of the match but was happy to milk it and say that she...
  8. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    :D Have they already started campaigning for it? I think that it should wait until he has actually retired and then they can knight him, which they will.
  9. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Good on Murray for winning, that is a ton of pressure off his back and he is now set for life with that win. Will be able to cash in on that for decades to come. I am also sure that he will be knighted as soon as possible, just like Wiggins was immediately after his Tour de France win.
  10. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    She definitely has the game to challenge for grand slam wins in the future and presumably if she makes another one she won't be as nervous as she was this time. This experience should help her. Odd stat about Bartoli's win, she was seeded 15th but didn't have to face any opponent ranked higher...
  11. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    I can't remember the last time I saw a player as nervous as Lisicki was in the Final. She was a nervous wreck whereas Bartoli was completely focussed and on song. As you said she was the best player on the day. Bit disappointed that Barty and Dellacqua couldn't get the win but still a great...
  12. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    That was easily the best match I have seen this year. Five hours and it was worth it, Djokovic got the job done in the end but full credit to Del Potro for pushing the number one player so hard. Janowicz managed to take a set off Murray but Murray did it pretty comfortably in the end, this was a...
  13. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Del Potro has done it and come back from 4-6 in the tiebreak to take the set and send it to the fifth. Awesome match
  14. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Far out Del Potro has one hell of a forehand. 120 MPH or 195 KPH and he was stretching and hit it cross court! Another tiebreaker in the fourth.
  15. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    That was back in 09 though so it has been four years since his last. I thought that Djokovic had him there after breaking and being 30-0 on serve, great fight again from Del Potro to break back.
  16. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    They are so evenly matched today, only going to take one bad service game to cost one of them the set and possibly the game. I hope that he wins and then wins the title, mixes things up for a change.
  17. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    It would be incredible if he can win this but the longer this goes the more it favours Djokovic. The guy is a machine that can play for hours on end whereas I think Del Potro will struggle due to his injury if this drags on.
  18. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Impressive from Del Potro to save the set after he was 0-40 but he didn't save it for long as Djokovic takes the third in a tiebreak. Hoping that this goes for five sets.
  19. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    I just can't see Janowicz causing any issues for Murray. He has done extremely well to get this far in only his second appearance on the main card at Wimbledon but let's be honest his run has been very soft thanks to Federer and Nadal being knocked out before they reached him. Djokovic vs. Del...
  20. Troy

    General Tennis Discussion Thread

    Murray hasn't looked good at all this tournament, not being aggressive enough when the opportunity presents itself and his second serve has been way off. Did well to come back against Verdasco and he is lucky that he only has to make Janowicz to get to the final, even though he isn't in top form...
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