2016 Rogers Cup (Masters 1000) 7/25-7/31

[nuraman00]

We had an even more active one at CBS a few years ago before they slimmed down. This one could still use more faces so spread the word.

Why did you leave CBS?

 

[nuraman00]

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Donald Young (USA) has the potential to be a competitive match.

 

[ill]

Hi @ill. What episode is your avatar from?

Marge Be Not Proud, when Bart stole the popular video game he wasn't allowed to have

Marge Be Not Proud

 

[nuraman00]

Marge Be Not Proud, when Bart stole the popular video game he wasn't allowed to have

Marge Be Not Proud

Thanks. I don't remember that one. I remember the episode before and after it.

I'll have to try to watch it then.

 

[ill]

Thanks. I don't remember that one. I remember the episode before and after it.

I'll have to try to watch it then.

Milhouse has always been my favorite character. I haven't watched the show in years, but he had some of the most memorable lines for me

 

[Old Lion]

Why did you leave CBS?

They slimmed down to just individual team boards for sports with no threads and got rid of all the other boards. Everyone pretty much left. ESPN did the same thing.

 

[ill]

They slimmed down to just individual team boards for sports with no threads and got rid of all the other boards. Everyone pretty much left. ESPN did the same thing.

me and probably 5 or 6 others just migrated here from sports-boards.net, which is basically dead. I think many of those guys came from the old ESPN boards.

 

[Eco]

Do you have a favorite match by each of them?

Probably not each. The most recent ones that I really enjoyed was Sock vs Cillic in the Davis Cup, and Tsonga vs Murray at Wimbledon. While Tsonga lost, and the 5th was awful, the 3rd and 4th sets were unreal.

Last year's Rogers Cup win by Tsonga was also fantastic, and despite his ties to GA, I just can't get into Isner.

 

[nuraman00]

Probably not each. The most recent ones that I really enjoyed was Sock vs Cillic in the Davis Cup, and Tsonga vs Murray at Wimbledon. While Tsonga lost, and the 5th was awful, the 3rd and 4th sets were unreal.

Last year's Rogers Cup win by Tsonga was also fantastic, and despite his ties to GA, I just can't get into Isner.

Thanks.

 

[nuraman00]

They slimmed down to just individual team boards for sports with no threads and got rid of all the other boards. Everyone pretty much left. ESPN did the same thing.

So you mean they kept team boards for leagues like the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, but got rid of tennis, right?

I was from ESPN, but didn't like the tennis board too much. It was better for other sports.

Then when they re-formatted it in summer 2011, it had too many usability problems.

 

[ill]

Probably not each. The most recent ones that I really enjoyed was Sock vs Cillic in the Davis Cup, and Tsonga vs Murray at Wimbledon. While Tsonga lost, and the 5th was awful, the 3rd and 4th sets were unreal.

Last year's Rogers Cup win by Tsonga was also fantastic, and despite his ties to GA, I just can't get into Isner.

The Tsonga-Murray match was good. I am not a Murray fan, so watching him go down to Tsonga would have been nice. Shame that 5th set was such a let down.

 

[Eco]

The Tsonga-Murray match was good. I am not a Murray fan, so watching him go down to Tsonga would have been nice. Shame that 5th set was such a let down.

I agree - I got amped up for the 5th and Tsonga just kind of went M.I.A.

Disappointing really.

Some good matches going on currently, as Lucas Pouille is fighting the unknown Emilio Gomez, still in the first set.

14th seeded Benoit Paire fell earlier today, as did one of the best teenagers in the game, Zverev, who fell to Yen-Hsun Lu

 

[ill]

I agree - I got amped up for the 5th and Tsonga just kind of went M.I.A.

Disappointing really.

Some good matches going on currently, as Lucas Pouille is fighting the unknown Emilio Gomez, still in the first set.

14th seeded Benoit Paire fell earlier today, as did one of the best teenagers in the game, Zverev, who fell to Yen-Hsun Lu

kind of a microcosm of Tsonga's career. I remember him coming up and being pumped about him being the next big player...then nothing.

 

[Eco]

My man Pouille pulled out a tough one! Nice to see him and Monfils not screw up in the first round!

 

[Old Lion]

So you mean they kept team boards for leagues like the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, but got rid of tennis, right?

I was from ESPN, but didn't like the tennis board too much. It was better for other sports.

Then when they re-formatted it in summer 2011, it had too many usability problems.

Yes. You could not create threads anymore

 

[bksballer89]

Berdych a game away from a tough 3 set win over Coric

 

[bksballer89]

Really like the new posters on this board. We needed some more frequent posters on this board

 

[bksballer89]

Disappointed to see Stevie go out in straights

 

[Eco]

Damn, was really hoping that Coric would pull it off, but it just wasn't meant to be.

Sooner or later these young guys are going to need to step up and beat one of these top players.

 

[Eco]

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) (7-5,6-3)
Jaoa Sousa (POR) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) (6-3, 6-3)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Vasek Pospisil (CAN) (7-6, ret)
(14) Benoit Paire (FRA) vs Radek Stepanek (CZE) (6-1, 6-3)
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Donald Young (USA) (7-6, 6-4)
(15) Steve Johnson (USA) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) (6-4, 6-4)
Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Ivo Karlovic (CRO) (6-7, 7-6, 6-2)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs Dennis Novikov (USA) (6-4, 6-3)
Emilio Gomez (ECU) vs (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) (6-7, 6-4, 7-5)
Jared Donaldson (USA) vs John Millman (AUS) (6-4, 4-3)
Rajeev Ram (USA) vs Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (6-4, 6-2)

SECOND ROUND
(5) Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Borna Coric (CRO) (6-4, 1-6, 4-6)
(2) Stan Wawinka vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (7-6, 7-6)


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