3GamesToLove Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 3, 2016 -> 07:53 AM) Isner in another marathon match at Wimbledon. Fitting it's against Tsonga. 2 guys who are middle of the rankings forever and haven't taken that net step to the top. 5 years ago, I would've guessed Tsonga would be up there with Djokovic and Nadal. Tsonga's played his share of marathons as well. I was there for the match he played against Querrey in '14 over two days. It was 14-12 in the fifth, though due to the fact that both of those guys have giant serves it was "only" 3h39m I see what you mean on Tsonga/Isner, though I kind of think Isner has done what you could expect of him. There isn't a proven record of college guys coming through and becoming elite top-ten types. I think it's still just the one Masters final (Indian Wells in '12; it's he beat Djokovic in the semis and that's what launched him into the top ten) and the one major quarterfinal at the USO in '11. On tour I'd argue he's performed to expectations: 10 titles is actually fairly high for what his ranking has typically been, though 8(!) of those have been at US-based tournaments where the fields aren't always to the same standard as 250s elsewhere. Tsonga? I guess on a whole he has underperformed. Easy to forget he made his maiden major final at the same tournament Djokovic did in Oz in '08. Since then he's made a handful of semis, at least, and was ranked #5 for a time and has won a couple of Masters. In the end I think he's just another example of a guy who was unlucky to be playing in this era. The dominance of the big four is staggering compared to previous eras when even guys like Sampras didn't compete for titles each and every week. over the years you'd see "random" slam winners all the time. Not so much in this era. If you'd asked me three years or so ago, I'd've told you that while the big four were clearly ahead of everyone else guys like Tsonga, Ferrer, Berdych and Delpo were clearly in that next tier with separation from the pack. Tsonga's been in and out since then, Ferrer finally dropped off while Berdych is the same guy as ever. Of course Delpo has had his injuries and Stan broke into that their out of nowhere, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Great match between Cilic and Federer. Cilic had him on the brink a few times but Roger has clawed back against 3 match points. Now it's tied at 9 in the tiebreaker Edit: and we head to a 5th set right when I have to leave for work, damnit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Never a doubt Roger would comeback after being down 0-2. ANY other men's player would've been done IMO. He's unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Damnit Tsonga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Pretty sure I won't be able to see any matches until the semis again. Have barely seen any tennis this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 09:59 AM) Never a doubt Roger would comeback after being down 0-2. ANY other men's player would've been done IMO. He's unreal. It was 3-3 in the 3rd with Roger serving, Cilic was up 0-40. That was his chance, and next thing you know Roger won it 6-3. Three match points in the 4th set too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Tsonga with clutch breaks in the 4th. Murray rattled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Roger going down...to a Canadian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 10:32 AM) Roger going down...to a Canadian? He choked horribly in the last game of the 4th set when he should have easily sent it to a tiebreak. He was up 40-0, lost a point and then double faulted on back to back points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 What a dominant match by Serena, that serve was nasty. Kerber was great but had no chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Raonic not providing a very memorable match here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 10, 2016 -> 10:42 AM) Raonic not providing a very memorable match here 2 sets decided by tiebreak is pretty competitive. I just don't like Murray though. Didn't have to face Djok. Didn't have to face Fed. And he's a crybaby on the court. Edited July 10, 2016 by Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Eh, with his serve hell rarely get broke but he was not very competitive when Murray served and that showed I the tie breaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Missing my first US Open after 2 straight years. Very jealous tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I enjoy watching Andy Murray lose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Was hoping Delpo would take it. Still good to see him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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