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Australian Open 2017

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  • #272
    EagererBeaver
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    Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »
    W0w !!!!

    IF Stan wins this , he will have a real shot at the title on sunday

    Lol, cracking insight there :)


  • #273
    Floppybits
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    Federer having a medical time out now.


  • #274
    Floppybits
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    They are playing at some speed here. 4 sets in 2 and half hours. How long was Nadal's 3 sets yesterday, 3 hours?


  • #275
    walshb
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    Bit of an advantage for Fed to be serving first in the decider.


  • #276
    walshb
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    Floppybits wrote: »
    Federer having a medical time out now.

    Returning the gamesmanship that Stan brought.


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  • #277
    NoviGlitzko
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    Finally up to speed with the match having to do an errand earlier so had to record. Wow, bloody heart is in my mouth here. Love Stan be I'd be devastated if he doesn't get it done after winning the first two sets. 😥

    Break point to Stan here now again...


  • #278
    Jan_de_Bakker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭Jan_de_Bakker


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    Lol, cracking insight there :)

    No need for sarcasm - as in if Fed wins its basically 100% guaranteed Nadal will win, he owns Federer in slam finals..


  • #279
    walshb
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    Jan_de_Bakker wrote: »
    No need for sarcasm - as in if Fed wins its basically 100% guaranteed Nadal will win, he owns Federer in slam finals..

    He owns Federer in general...


  • #280
    walshb
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    Very good hold from Stan to level it 2-2...

    Paddy now has him slight favourite.


  • #281
    SlickRic
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    Of course Stan is favourite. I've no idea why Fed was ever favourite.


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  • #282
    walshb
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    SlickRic wrote: »
    Of course Stan is favourite. I've no idea why Fed was ever favourite.

    Past form/H2H results and the fact that Federer has been playing well this tournament. I have no real issue with him as favourite. I would have chosen Stan, but by the slimmest of margins.


  • #283
    NoviGlitzko
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    Match is actually going exactly how I predicted. Stan to win in 5 because Federers physicality will deteriorate in the final set. Hope he can still do it though. Cmon Fed!


  • #284
    walshb
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    NoviGlitzko wrote: »
    Match is actually going exactly how I predicted. Stan to win in 5 because Federers physicality will deteriorate in the final set. Hope he can still do it though. Cmon Fed!

    Fed has two break points now...

    Leads 4-2 now....

    Fed is 9-1 on!


  • #285
    Jan_de_Bakker
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    Fed has the vital break ....


  • #286
    [Deleted User]
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    Stan double faults to hand Fed the break - that could be it...
    He cracked.


  • #287
    NoviGlitzko
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    What a crazy match!


  • #288
    walshb
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    9-7 Stan to win it....


  • #289
    Shane St.
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    Wow. Swingy match. That injury break for Stan gave him new lease of life. Hoping Rafa can do the business 2mrw and give everyone the final we want! And the Williams sisters too. Like we'v gone back in time


  • #290
    Jan_de_Bakker
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    And now Fed will practice some black magic or vodoo to get Dmitrov to beat Nadal ...


  • #291
    NoviGlitzko
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    Just January and already one of the matches of the year. Match kept swinging momentum towards either player. Feel sorry for Stan he tightened up on that break when I felt the match was on his racquet. Federer was clutch though.

    Nice words from Roger there.


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  • #292
    SlickRic
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    I'm so glad I was wrong. Fed, you god.

    Incredible he's doing this at 35 after a good while out with injury.


  • #293
    NoviGlitzko
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    Forgot to mention I'm ****ing delighted :D


  • #294
    [Deleted User]
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    5 sets and all but 50 unforced errors by Fed I see. If it's him and Nadal in the final that sort of statistic could prove costly. Especially where Nadal is likely to force you into "unforced" errors with his competitiveness and the likely length of rallies.
    Haven't watched any of Dimitrov in the tournament -although he has beaten a few top 10 recently so is in form. He has always been a bit mentally fragile - Nadal will test that.


  • #295
    Royale with Cheese
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    I just bet the (admittedly small) contents of my PaddyPower account on Nadal to win the tournament so it can ease the pain of Federer getting beat on Sunday.


  • #296
    runnerholic
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    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    She's already there.

    Should Serena make the final!


  • #297
    Chivito550
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    Royale with Cheese wrote: »
    I just bet the (admittedly small) contents of my PaddyPower account on Nadal to win the tournament so it can ease the pain of Federer getting beat on Sunday.

    Haha, I did the same, but got on board when Rafa was 7/2. You won't get much value now.


  • #298
    runnerholic
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    runnerholic wrote: »
    Should Serena make the final!

    Apologies, I stand corrected.


  • #299
    EagererBeaver
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    runnerholic wrote: »
    Apologies, I stand corrected.

    :)

    I was about to be snarky too!


  • #300
    Jan_de_Bakker
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    Royale with Cheese wrote: »
    I just bet the (admittedly small) contents of my PaddyPower account on Nadal to win the tournament so it can ease the pain of Federer getting beat on Sunday.

    What odds you get ?


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  • #301
    Royale with Cheese
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    Not great odds. I had €8 in there and stand to get €19 back, as much as I love Federer he has a terrible record against Nadal. But I guess it's a good while since these players were competing against each other at this level so who knows???

    Dimitrov to win now so.


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