Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:04 am
A bagel for RBA in set 1
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'22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
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Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:36 am
I thought when Fritz was playing the ATP that he is playing so much better than as recent as one year. I am a bit surprised that he bagelled RBA, but I felt he was the favorite.
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:41 am
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:43 am
Almost agree..she win win the second then go crazy again in the third..should be fun!
You have to say, at least, how many DF's Aryna will make.Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:06 am
Mostly right. I don't think Aryna was resigned to losing, though. The opposite - she fought. Gotta give it to her for winning three rounds serving so poorly. She served better this match, though. Rennae pronounced her serve yips to be over, Pam disagreed.ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:43 amAlmost agree..she win win the second then go crazy again in the third..should be fun!
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:11 am
As I wrote yesterday we were too quick writing off Sabalenka. Now someone will have to play really well to get past her.
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:40 am
I'm watching Cressy vs O'Connell. Watching Cressy playing serve and volley game is so weird. Right now he's up 4-2. I hope Ponchi can see the match.
Oh.. O'Connell has called for the trainer.
Oh.. O'Connell has called for the trainer.
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:43 am
She even joked about her double faults in the on-court interview, so she is not seeing it as too terrible a problem. Kanepi is not an unsurmountable obstacle, and other than the serve, the rest of her game is clicking. She is absolutely creaming the ball. So yes, she will not be an easy out.
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:49 am
^ Or she will self-destruct again, as she has a history of doing (long before the service 'yips' came along).
^ Ponchi's not the only one who misses the serve & volley game - I very much miss it, too - especially the contrast it provided to the baseline game.
I watch Cressy as much as I can now. He not only serves and volleys, but he also often chips and charges!
I hope he climbs high enough in the rankings to have an influence not only on other pro players, but also on the kids coming up.
Serve & volley is a very physical game, though...
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:57 am
I was posting the Day 7 OoP and looked up to watch a point. My first thought was "why is this guy playing like Sampras?"
The danger is that when he comes in he gets passed.
The danger is that when he comes in he gets passed.
Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
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Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:20 am
Sampras was one of Cressy's influences, not surprisingly.
He played the Final vs. Nadal a week or so ago - and played really well in that final - 7-6, 7-5, Nadal, I think it was... He's rising pretty quickly in the rankings now, which is great. It remains to be seen if A) his success is due mostly to the novelty of his playing style, and if the advantage of that unconventional game will vanish once the players get used to playing him, and B) if serve & volley can survive as a viable style of play these days inside the top 30 in the rankings.
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Re: '22 AO Day 6 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:32 am
No lies seen.Deuce wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:20 amSampras was one of Cressy's influences, not surprisingly.
He played the Final vs. Nadal a week or so ago - and played really well in that final - 7-6, 7-5, Nadal, I think it was... He's rising pretty quickly in the rankings now, which is great. It remains to be seen if A) his success is due mostly to the novelty of his playing style, and if the advantage of that unconventional game will vanish once the players get used to playing him, and B) if serve & volley can survive as a viable style of play these days inside the top 30 in the rankings.
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They're playing a second set TB and O'Connell just broke him and is up 3-1.