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Postby djarvik » Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:38

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fedfan wrote:Kim to win, I love the ball striking and movement she produces. Henin looking superfit though, plus she is playing Sydney next week.

Very dissapointing from Ivanovic though, she threatens to be the next Hantuchova, even though she didn't win a slam she was a Top 5 player being touted as the next big thing and has ended up being a 15-30 player at best.


Hantuchova at best is a 15- 30 player?? :weirdo

The reason her ranked has lowered from No.8 at 2008 was because she had a stress fracture on her foot that took her out of the game for some time, but her form is slowly coming back though. She isn't the most mentally strong player out there but at her best she is definitely one of the biggest forces to be reckoned with on tour. Minus the choking.


That right here, applies to 90 out of top 100 WS players :lol:
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Postby NARCOSIS2009 » Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:42

Applies to Mrs E. Gulbis too :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby fedfan » Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:58

Otlichno wrote:
fedfan wrote:Kim to win, I love the ball striking and movement she produces. Henin looking superfit though, plus she is playing Sydney next week.

Very dissapointing from Ivanovic though, she threatens to be the next Hantuchova, even though she didn't win a slam she was a Top 5 player being touted as the next big thing and has ended up being a 15-30 player at best.


Hantuchova at best is a 15- 30 player?? :weirdo

The reason her ranked has lowered from No.8 at 2008 was because she had a stress fracture on her foot that took her out of the game for some time, but her form is slowly coming back though. She isn't the most mentally strong player out there but at her best she is definitely one of the biggest forces to be reckoned with on tour. Minus the choking.


It wasn't meant to be an insult (maybe 10-15 was more apt) but she has only won 3-4 titles on tour, her record against Top 10 players isn't great (although I haven't checked that so I could be wrong). She certainly hasn't been a permanent resident of the Top 10. Her strokes are great but I think her lack of natural speed and defense has ultimately hurt her, as it seems to for Ivanovic.
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Postby Coolhand Texas » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:06

berdych up 5-0 on roddick in the first set :shock:
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Postby picachu211 » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:47

OMG，what's wrong with all these lanky Europeans?
Good ball strikers, unfortunately, with no brain... :cry:
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Postby jayl0ve » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:24

I actually think tennis would be easier if you didn't have a brain. Davydenko pretty much plays without use of his brain, and he does fantastic.
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Postby ati4850 » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:32

picachu211 wrote:OMG，what's wrong with all these lanky Europeans?
Good ball strikers, unfortunately, with no brain... :cry:


:lol: :lol:

Sad but true. Unreal to see Berdych play such fantastic tennis a set and a half, and then: Total meltdown.
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Postby jayl0ve » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:41

I don't want to start a thread about this, but...has anybody watched the Hopman Cup mixed doubles finals (GBR vs ESP)?? Laura Robson just hit a 95 mph forehand winner!! Why does she moonball and counterpunch so much in singles (from what I've seen of her)??
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Postby fedfan » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:31

jayl0ve wrote:I don't want to start a thread about this, but...has anybody watched the Hopman Cup mixed doubles finals (GBR vs ESP)?? Laura Robson just hit a 95 mph forehand winner!! Why does she moonball and counterpunch so much in singles (from what I've seen of her)??


I've seen some of this, she didn't look like she had progressed much since winning the girls titles at Wimbledon but she has potential.

Was surprised Murray lost to Robredo after winning first set 6-1, he really should be knocking players like him off in straight sets.
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Postby fedfan » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:14

Great first game in the Henin-Clijsters match, looks like it could be a good one.
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Postby NARCOSIS2009 » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:16

jayl0ve wrote:I don't want to start a thread about this, but...has anybody watched the Hopman Cup mixed doubles finals (GBR vs ESP)?? Laura Robson just hit a 95 mph forehand winner!! Why does she moonball and counterpunch so much in singles (from what I've seen of her)??


Robson is crazy good, Lacking in confidence and probably need to get alot fitter.
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Postby Moralspain » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:29

NARCOSIS2009 wrote:
jayl0ve wrote:I don't want to start a thread about this, but...has anybody watched the Hopman Cup mixed doubles finals (GBR vs ESP)?? Laura Robson just hit a 95 mph forehand winner!! Why does she moonball and counterpunch so much in singles (from what I've seen of her)??


Robson is crazy good, Lacking in confidence and probably need to get alot fitter.


Spains wins... honestly don´t know anything about that Hopman Cup, why was a España vs Great Britain "battle"?, they went through several rounds like in the Davis Cup to get there and play the final? or what?
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Postby NARCOSIS2009 » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:30

Round robin, then the winners of each group play final.
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Postby Vieira151 » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:31

THey both played eound robin matches previously. The each finished top of their group to play each other in the final.

It was strange because in all the previous matches, murray won, robson lost and they won the doubles. In the final robson won, murray lost and they lost the doubles :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Moralspain » Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:33

Ok thanks guys
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