2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread
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Re: 2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread
You mean Karatsev, Monfils and Seppi?!! I was studying these matches last night before making my pick, and there were some stinkers to choose from. I ended up picking Roger but who knows if I’m too early with him or not
Edit: or too late with him
Edit: or too late with him
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Exactly. The winner of that match was an excellent pick because he gets Rafa. But that match was, to me, the definition of 50/50.
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Norrie has won 16 lost 4 this year on clay, including wins over Thiem, Khachanov (twice), Garin, Cuevas and Goffin,
Harris has only won 1 match on clay this year coming into the open. We really can’t look at that as a 50/50 match and I’m kicking myself for not picking him when I was 99% set to do so
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I didn't know those stats. If that was the case, indeed, you should have picked him.
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The best strategy for winning a pool is often forcing yourself to pick from those 50-50 matches because they are your long term best bet. But not always fun to do it!
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Re: 2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread
I took a gamble picking Norrie, but I weighed my options carefully. My other choices would have been Sinner or Fritz. Sinner seemed liked a slam dunk, but I was also thinking he might be good to have in a later round. I wasn't as certain about Fritz's chances, and given how his match ended, I dodged a bullet by not picking him.
I've been watching a lot of tennis the last few weeks and Norrie has had an excellent clay-court season, while Harris hasn't. It seemed like it was worth the calculated risk, especially with Rafa looming in the next round. I must admit I was a bit worried, though, when no one else picked him!
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Great stuff! I went through the same motions as you, I considered Fritz, wanted to save Sinner. I did decide on Norrie but changed my mind to Federer at the last minute, I think out of some kind of duty I felt to pick him just one last time!karlovicfanclub wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:27 pmI took a gamble picking Norrie, but I weighed my options carefully. My other choices would have been Sinner or Fritz. Sinner seemed liked a slam dunk, but I was also thinking he might be good to have in a later round. I wasn't as certain about Fritz's chances, and given how his match ended, I dodged a bullet by not picking him.
I've been watching a lot of tennis the last few weeks and Norrie has had an excellent clay-court season, while Harris hasn't. It seemed like it was worth the calculated risk, especially with Rafa looming in the next round. I must admit I was a bit worried, though, when no one else picked him!
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Re: 2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread
Another tournament that proves I know nothing about men's tennis
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2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread
I considered Norrie, and somehow ended up picking Karatsev. I obviously know nothing.
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Re: 2021 French Open Suicide Draw Pool: ATP results thread
Nishikori through via a Laaksonen retirement. I saw that the match had ended early, assumed it was yet another Nishikori injury, screamed the house down in anger, realised Nishikori actually won, did a little victory dance
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So Kei catches a break and does not have to play 5 sets today.
Still, in Nishikorian fashion, his one set went 7-5.
Still, in Nishikorian fashion, his one set went 7-5.
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