Indian Wells 2015 Thread

[bksballer89]

Looking like the 4ths et of their Aussie Open match all over again

 

[cezero]

nole is in better form now than in australia. baseline perfection combined with service return perfection.

otherworldly.

 

[bksballer89]

Waste of space Murray is

 

[cezero]

nole's level of play is crazy. he hasn't defended like this since 2011, and i think he's even better offensively right now than he was back then.

calling murray a wast of space is a staggering overreaction. he can play better, of course, but this would be a W for nole today even if murray came out serving 80% first serves.

 

[cezero]

murray hitting some really good first serves, and nole just destroying them. tennis fans have to be in awe of what they're seeing. murray can't get a 120+ MPH serve past him anywhere in the box.

wow.

 

[bksballer89]

Fed takes the first set from Raonic 7-5

 

[bksballer89]

Could be game set match if Fed breaks Raonic here

 

[Liberal Icon]

He might win another major off of clay, but I think it's very reasonable of people who understand tennis to be skeptical of it. For people who just go by their emotions/feelings, not so much. No matter what, I still like Rafa's chance of beating Fed in any final on any surface except indoor hard court.

Riiight. "People who understand tennis" my foot. I am sure "people who understand tennis" like the so-called "experts" at espn and here who fail in their spectacular predictions or insight. The arrogance and condescension is putrid. I remember in 2005 at the Australian Open where the so-called experts and "people who understand tennis" claim Serena was a "fat toad" and overweight who was never going to have an impact. They claimed she was done a la Pat Cash et al. She stunned them as she won the last set in 18 minutes crushing her fellow American Davenport 6-0 in the final. Experts and "people who understand tennis?" Okay.

 

[cezero]

non-tennis fans don't understand, and combine it with people who just go by emotions, and it's hopeless.

 

[cezero]

watched about 3 minutes of the first game of the women's final.

errors, double faults, and all around hideous tennis. wow. i predict tears.

 

[bksballer89]

I forgot this was on.

Too many better things on TV. Wake me up when the Men start

 

[bksballer89]

This would be an impressive title by Jankovic though. I never thoought she could win a big tournament like this one again

 

[cezero]

10 years ago, Tracy Austin absolutely and unequivocally said that Jankovic was going to win a major.

I remember it during a US Open broadcast back when it was still aired on USA Network. She was totally wrong, but boy was it fun to watch back then. ESPN just isn't the same.

 

[bksballer89]

Wonderful another set.....that much longer until Roger/Novak

 

[cezero]

If Nole plays close to what he did yesterday, it should be over in 2 sets no matter how good Fed is feeling.

 

[cezero]

I still can't get over what I saw from Djokovic yesterday. He made the court half size on his side of the net, and saw the ball 3 times as big as it was.

- Completely impenetrable from the baseline
- Virtually unbreakable with his own serve
- Returning 120+ MPH serves from everywhere in the box like they're WTA serves in the middle of the box

scary

 

[bksballer89]

Really don't get the point of having the coaches mic'ed up? Do we really need to hear all of that?

 

[bksballer89]

choke job by Jankovic

 

[cezero]

thank god it's over

anyway, on to the men's final

i'd love to see roger win this, but boy it'll be tough considering how great nole has looked most of this week

 

[sportingly]

Bring on the guys. May the best win. Love both of them, but wishing Roger can take it.