2016 Tennis Season - Discussion Thread

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30-0

 

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great return...UE, 30-15

 

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well wide DF down the T, 30-all

 

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nice volley at the net after Roger fails to do anything with a 2nd serve, 40-30

 

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brilliant point by Roger off a tough 1st serve, deuce

 

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big serve sets up another SP

 

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Raonic winner & 1st set.

 

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Federer 2 pts from 1 set all.

 

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DF at 0-30

3 BP/SP.

 

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deuce, Roger showing his age

 

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huge bh winner, 4th BP/SP chance

 

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he had a 2nd serve to do it, but failed.

 

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3-3 in the tb, and Raonic DF. Roger wins the subsequent 3 pts to win the tb 7-3.

 

[KJ]

Pretty impressive that Fed didn't lose one pt on serve in that TB

 

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Pretty impressive that Fed didn't lose one pt on serve in that TB

Impressive for him to win the set at all given his 1st serve %...

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Player to serve first has won both sets so far: Raonic serving first in the 3rd set.

 

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0-30

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4 straight pts to hold.

 

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Didn't realise Roger is 10-0 in SF @Wimbledon.

Seems like a stat to set up a bloodbath for the bookies. Not facing Murray this time round to off-set his old/er age.

 

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Roger DF @40-30

horrible.

 

[KJ]

Roger dodged one there

 

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So far Raonic has lost the lottery that is a tiebreak. Nothing about anything else says Roger should be the fave the live odds have him.

 

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40-15, Raonic serving 1st in the set, and he's still plus money.

 

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2nd serve ace, 3-2 lead.

 

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The only thing that holds me back, is he's never made a Slam final. If he had that experience in the bank, I'd get on him. Don't care he's facing Federer. Roger would just be a passenger to Raonic beating himself via nerves. Nerves were imo the reason he lost the tiebreak. Fell off badly after that DF at 3-3.

 

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at 15-30 a poor 1st serve, then an even poorer decision to come to the net off not a short ball, allowing Roger an easy passing winner

15-40

 

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absolutely horrific bh, Roger breaks

 

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n e r v e s

 

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15-40

Raonic's game has slowly but surely come apart this set.

 

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good serve, 30-40

 

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solid play from 15-40, holds for a 3-2 lead

 

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U/O backers on the edge of their seats.

A tiebreak will deliver the Over, but Raonic is having to save BP in the 9th game.

 

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Raonic holds. Needs 1 more hold for Over to cash.

 

[edou1x]

always amazing how good fed is to get break points opportunities but how bad he is to convert few of them. he didn't had this issue in 2004-2007

that's what cost him us open 2015 vs djoko in final. looks like he is waiting most of the time an hypothetic unforced error from his opponent that rarely come from the base line. He should try to take his shot by trying to hit a winner even if it results in an unfirced error. no way he can win long rallies constantly at its age

 

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0-15

U/O backers back to the edge of their seats

 

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0-30

 

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nice winner from nerves boy, 15-30

 

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nerves boy with his first decent 1st serve, 30-all

 

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another big 1st serve, 40-30

 

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Over cashes

 

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Massive turn of events. Even if Raonic had won this set in a tiebreak, Roger would've served first in the 5th.

Raonic breaks Roger's serve from 40-0 down, so he will now serve first in the 5th.

 

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Now even if Roger wins the match he'll head into the final off 2 x 5-setters: given his age and physical issues, it's quite possible losing that 4th set has cost him his chance to win the final even if he makes it.

 

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huge ace at 40-30 leads to a hold for nerves-boy, 1-0.

 

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BP Raonic

 

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Roger down for the count, called for the trainer.

Back on court, but has to serve 'cold'.

 

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excellent serve leads to the easy put away.

 

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Raonic breaks, Roger's poor play from having a game point kills his chances.

 

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Roger somehow avoids going down a double-break.

 

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Milos serves an ace as his answer to missing on those 2 previous BP chances.

 

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3 mp

 

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Roger's last chance ever to make a Wimbledon final has come & gone.