Sim Australian Open Warm-Ups

[Otlichno]

I beat Kiensabeq 3-6 7-6 7-6. I saved 4 match points At the beginning I thought I was an idiot for choosing Bishop because Cannon was at full stamina and was overpowering me completely. But as the match progressed I began to put more balls into play and found a nice rhythm. When I was serving at 5-4 in the third I was down 0-40 but I came back only to save another match point. I guess Cannon isn't completely unbeatable if you use you'r player correctly.

[VillaJ100]

I beat Kiensabeq 3-6 7-6 7-6. I saved 4 match points At the beginning I thought I was an idiot for choosing Bishop because Cannon was at full stamina and was overpowering me completely. But as the match progressed I began to put more balls into play and found a nice rhythm. When I was serving at 5-4 in the third I was down 0-40 but I came back only to save another match point. I guess Cannon isn't completely unbeatable if you use you'r player correctly.

i've only beaten one cannon, that was apathetically, over one set, and just really picked on the forehand, and was lucky to win that, if apathetically returns were on i'd probably have been bashed.

[Otlichno]

Otlichno def Kiensabeq 3-6 7-6 7-6

97% 1st Serve % 87%
64% Win on 1st Serve 68%
40% Win on 2nd Serve 72%
2 Aces 1
0 Double Faults 0
53 Winner 42
10 Unforced Errors 14
2/6 Break Points 3/17
113 Points Won 118

[TomBs]

Just played VillaJ, me using Striker, him using Burns.
He beat me 6-4 6-4, he broke me twice in each set, I broke him once in each. A pathetic 3rd game in 2nd set cost me dear, fell behind 1-4, clawed one break back, but couldn't do any more.


Afterwards we played a 1 set Striker vs. Striker.
Went one serve until 5-5. I started struggling with my serve and missed some 1st volleys. He took advantage and went to 15-40. I got rid of those 2 breakpoints, only to face a third as he got advantage. What then followed was absolutely ridiculous. S&v as usual, but then my volley caught him wrong-footed, however it was close enough to his body for him to hit a shot behind his back I then missed the volley... He served out to win 7-5.

[VillaJ100]

Yeah both were close matches, burn's serve you was crushing with the return, that surprised me i expected to get a lot of easy points. playing with burns then striker i noticed while my burns's serve is is only 7 mph slower, it has a lot less weight behind it than strikers.

and THAT shot, well i dunno. never done that before, probably never will again sorry! not the fairest way to break!

[Otlichno]

Lost to Alex in Sydney 6-2 6-1. Enough said. With that kind of form it's no wonder he's 8-0 in SIM matches. My prediction is either him or Djarvik will win the Australian Open.

[Josenylund]

Alex just beat me in the finals of medibank.

He used House as usuall and me as Gray.

First set: No Breaks , both served well and held pretty comportably.
In the Tiebreaker i took a early lead to go up 4-1. However i made a error and me went back on even terms at 5-5. at 5-5 me serving he landed a risk return , that i was able to put back into the court but he put killed the ball after a few exchanges. he won 7-5.

Second set He got a breakpoint early but i saved it and we held on to 4-4 when i broke him and then served it out.

Third set: Every game was very tight. He had a break point at 1-0 40-30. I served an absolutly inch perfect serve with the angle and every thing but he got the return back and it landed about 1 meter infront of the net and right on the side line. It had like no pace so i could't track it down before it had bounced two times. Frecking ridicolous.
The remaning games were all tight , i got to 0 - 30 in two of his service games but he clawed back everytime.
Eventually he would serve it out at 5-3.

Final score 7-6 4-6 6-3.

Congratz to alex for another title.

[alex13090]

Alex just beat me in the finals of medibank.

He used House as usuall and me as Gray.

First set: No Breaks , both served well and held pretty comportably.
In the Tiebreaker i took a early lead to go up 4-1. However i made a error and me went back on even terms at 5-5. at 5-5 me serving he landed a risk return , that i was able to put back into the court but he put killed the ball after a few exchanges. he won 7-5.

Second set He got a breakpoint early but i saved it and we held on to 4-4 when i broke him and then served it out.

Third set: Every game was very tight. He had a break point at 1-0 40-30. I served an absolutly inch perfect serve with the angle and every thing but he got the return back and it landed about 1 meter infront of the net and right on the side line. It had like no pace so i could't track it down before it had bounced two times. **** ridicolous.
The remaning games were all tight , i got to 0 - 30 in two of his service games but he clawed back everytime.
Eventually he would serve it out at 5-3.

Final score 7-6 4-6 6-3.

Congratz to alex for another title.

Seriously my heart was pounding that 3rd set, you were returning very well, and i was in danger on each and every service game. i think only against you i end up being a punching bag, you have mastered risk shots and its very difficult to win a ralley, any weak shot gets smashed, crazy.
And yea that return was just weird, lucky me

[brgerflipr]

Sounds like a great match between 2 of the tour's best players. Well played gentlemen! I hope I never play either one of you ever again.

[VillaJ100]

Sounds like a great match between 2 of the tour's best players. Well played gentlemen! I hope I never play either one of you ever again.

And me. Alex played a great semi against me. 1st set, i was getting pummeldled. for some reason when i held R1 and x to move forward after the shot, he just plain REFUSED. I meanm, take 2 pathetically slow steps, then stand on the T line as the ball flies past, majorly pissed about that. 2nd set was much better for me, served much better and took my BP chance. The final set was close, but I was very annoyed he used 4 lobs in a game the final set to break me, but i should have read them better, its so difficult though.

[petrelli83]

Alex just beat me in the finals of medibank.

He used House as usuall and me as Gray.

First set: No Breaks , both served well and held pretty comportably.
In the Tiebreaker i took a early lead to go up 4-1. However i made a error and me went back on even terms at 5-5. at 5-5 me serving he landed a risk return , that i was able to put back into the court but he put killed the ball after a few exchanges. he won 7-5.

Second set He got a breakpoint early but i saved it and we held on to 4-4 when i broke him and then served it out.

Third set: Every game was very tight. He had a break point at 1-0 40-30. I served an absolutly inch perfect serve with the angle and every thing but he got the return back and it landed about 1 meter infront of the net and right on the side line. It had like no pace so i could't track it down before it had bounced two times. **** ridicolous.
The remaning games were all tight , i got to 0 - 30 in two of his service games but he clawed back everytime.
Eventually he would serve it out at 5-3.

Final score 7-6 4-6 6-3.

Congratz to alex for another title.

@Alex,your second consecutive title in sim
u starte new season very well
good job

@Jose,I'm glad u began to post on the forum...u r a top player...u "must" do it
congrats to u too for the final

[Q. Reese]

What is with the PS3 tour? You guys have some tight and interesting matches. I love it!!

[VillaJ100]

ps3 tour is very strong now, especially the sim, matches have many ups and downs and often come to the wire. i'm just pleased i took a set off alex, whos is the big form player in sim right now

[Q. Reese]

Yea. I have been noticing that. Great stuff. Congrats on your set win!

[tonedawg1]

Played otlichno and won 6:1 6:2 great match filled with tons of rallies