2015 250-500 Tournaments Thread

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A thread intended for discussion of the smaller tournaments of the year. First up, its Doha.

[It Must Be Love]

Get in !
Lovely forehand that, like a bullet. Djokovic will regret the double fault a point earlier.

[summerblues]

Yes!!!

Great last point from Rog but Nole threw up all over himself in this game.

[Jahu]

Get the rocket out, ace ace ace

[summerblues]

I don't see any reason as to why what tennis was played like in the past would influence what I find entertaining now.

I never suggested you should - suggest you reread my post.

[Jahu]

Fed again with silly stuff, he just cant close this.

[Jahu]

Serve saving the day hahahaah go go goooo

[Jahu]

Match pointttttt

[It Must Be Love]

I don't see any reason as to why what tennis was played like in the past would influence what I find entertaining now.

I never suggested you should - suggest you reread my post.

I never suggested you suggested it

However I do think that line was relevant, given what I said just after that.

[Jahu]

Double fault haahah

[Jahu]

Deuce, crazy stuff.

[Jahu]

MP MP MP MP

ACE NOW!!!

[Jahu]

Yessssssssss FEDDDDDDDD YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[It Must Be Love]

Superb finish from Federer, big serving when he needed it

I also think if not for his injury in the Australian Open this year, he would have had 50% chance of winning the tournament.

[Guest]

Woohoo

Federer wins Dubai without losing a set.

Number 7 baby.

[Jahu]

Good fight from both, a lot of mistakes from both too.

Medium to good match, not bad from the senior guy.

[summerblues]

Yes! So cool. No need for three sets - and luckily too as Fed was not winning the third set.

[Jahu]

7 Dubai, 7 Halle, 7 W.

[summerblues]

It was closer than the scoreline suggests, Nole could have easily won it. From 3:3 0-30 through 5:5 40-0 it was all Nole and Roger was just barely hanging in.

[HM Murdock]

I didn't get to watch the match but you have to give respect to Federer - the years pass but he keeps on getting the wins.

At the end of 2011, the h2h was 14-10 to Federer.

In 2015, after 3 years of Novak's prime, it is 20-17 to Federer. Novak has closed the gap by just one!

From Novak's perspective, I don't mind too much. It has to be all about the slams now for him but it's still disappointing to lose to a rival, especially as I gather he lost his serve rather cheaply at the end of the second set?

[Jahu]

That set point will hurt Djoko, maybe help Fed a little for next few months.

[TRuffin]

Murray said it a couple/few year ago at Dubai- if hard courts on tour were still quick like Dubai (as they were in the past) "roger would still be #1 and would be for years to come"

Great win- certainly cements his continued relevance and ranking as the 2nd best in the world- at a ripe old age :-)

It's interesting to see DJoko's Serbian fans on the ATP site, etc.. People think Fed and Nadal fans are extreme- yikes! Nothing like this. Lots of talk of god like, some Messiah words thrown in. Federer only knows how to duck Djokovic..lol., 6-1,6-0 predicitons..smh..
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[Jahu]

David Mercer, is he a cousin of these Royals? Always there, I like him

9,000 aces for Fed.

[bogbrush]

Missed it myself, I'm off abroad for a week, but nice to see the old guy can still do it.

The break point stats are very un-Fedlike!

[laverfan]

Good win for Old Man. #85 and Aces.

[Guest]

Makes those people who accused Federer of ducking Djokovic at the end of last year look pretty silly.

[Guest]

Fleming talking so much Poopie.

Federer better than he ever was apparently.

After winning a 500.

Where do they get these people from?

[bogbrush]

H2h goes 20-17. It's a rather stubborn lead, I thought it would have been reversed a while back.

Fleming comment - it's like they're on a bonus to ramp the standard. Makes sense, they are in the selling business.

[HM Murdock]

It was closer than the scoreline suggests, Nole could have easily won it.  From 3:3 0-30 through 5:5 40-0 it was all Nole and Roger was just barely hanging in.

Novak got broken from 40-0 up?

Dear oh dear.

[slashermcguirk]

Djokovic looked pretty disinterested. Slams are what matter at this stage between these two, not ATP 500 matches. Will take the oz open over Dubai!!

[summerblues]

Fleming talking so much Poopie.

Federer better than he ever was apparently.

They sell the game. That is what they are paid to do. So they want the match on the screen to be bigger and better than it is.

[Haddie-nuff]

Not really

different set of circumstances :-)

[Jahu]

slash, doing a classic Djoko loss control

[HM Murdock]

H2h goes 20-17. It's a rather stubborn lead, I thought it would have been reversed a while back.

I made a similar point earlier.

Hopefully people thinking that Federer was lucky not to have Novak around in 04-07 will notice that that the h2h is not shifting throughout Novak's prime and Federer's later years.

[Guest]

Djokovic looked pretty disinterested. Slams are what matter at this stage between these two, not ATP 500 matches. Will take the oz open over Dubai!!

I don't think so.

Djokovic is desperate to beat Fed every time they play, particularly in a final. He certainly didn't look disinterested when he started shouting and flailing his arms.

[summerblues]

Dear oh dear.

Nole had far more chances to break Roger than vice versa. While I thought it was pretty close the first 1.5 sets, from 3:3 through 5:5 40-0 Nole looked like he finally found the gears that Roger could not match. He had Roger on the ropes in back-to-back games - Roger was down 15-40 at 3:4 and at 4:5 - while he himself was holding comfortably.

Then from 40-0 he made a couple of cheap errors, later a DF and before he knew it he was broken.

[Jahu]

Djoko needs some credit, he gets the best out of Fed always, sure Djoko can get magical with Fed matches too.

Probably the best match-up for last 5-6y.

[Guest]

I didn't get to watch the match but you have to give respect to Federer - the years pass but he keeps on getting the wins.

At the end of 2011, the h2h was 14-10 to Federer.

In 2015, after 3 years of Novak's prime, it is 20-17 to Federer. Novak has closed the gap by just one!

From Novak's perspective, I don't mind too much. It has to be all about the slams now for him but it's still disappointing to lose to a rival, especially as I gather he lost his serve rather cheaply at the end of the second set?

And don't forget three of Djokovic's victories came in 2013, when Federer had his worst season since 2001!

[summerblues]

And don't forget three of Djokovic's victories came in 2013, when Federer had his worst season since 2001!

2015 is already better than 2013 - two tournament wins and the year is still young.

[Guest]

And don't forget three of Djokovic's victories came in 2013, when Federer had his worst season since 2001!

2015 is already better than 2013 - two tournament wins and the year is still young.

LOL,

yeah 2013 was a nightmare.

[HM Murdock]

Dear oh dear.

Nole had far more chances to break Roger than vice versa.  While I thought it was pretty close the first 1.5 sets, from 3:3 through 5:5 40-0 Nole looked like he finally found the gears that Roger could not match.  He had Roger on the ropes in back-to-back games - Roger was down 15-40 at 3:4 and at 4:5 - while he himself was holding comfortably.

Then from 40-0 he made a couple of cheap errors, later a DF and before he knew it he was broken.

Better than I expected then!

Novak has looked a bit patchy this week,and I half expected him to take a bit of a drubbing. So I'm pleased it was an alright performance, albeit not one  reflected in the scoreline.

The only aspect that bothers me is that it seems we had some more of the losses of concentration that we saw in the Berdych match too. I was hoping that this had subsided.

[summerblues]

That is it for me, but before I go, let's not forget:

Good Luck, Carlos!

[Guest]

That is it for me, but before I go, let's not forget:

Good Luck, Carlos!

Carlos?

Is he playing in some challenger in a god forsaken part of the world?

[Jahu]

No Miami for Fed this year.

[Jahu]

That is it for me, but before I go, let's not forget:

Good Luck, Carlos!

Carlos?

Is he playing in some challenger in a god forsaken part of the world?

Who cares where, hope he beats Nadal

[Guest]

Not a word of congrats from a single non-Federer fan?

[Jahu]

How did Harrison manage to get double bageled on set 2 and 3 after winning 6:4 first set

[Guest]

Thank goodness for HM

[Jahu]

Not a word of congrats from a single non-Federer fan?

Funny enough HMM never watches matches where Djoko loses to Fed

[It Must Be Love]

Not a word of congrats from a single non-Federer fan?

Well I was supporting Federer throughout the match, so probably a more positive sentiment than simple congratulating him after he's already won, but either way- who really cares if non-Federer fans congratulate him or not ?

[HM Murdock]

Not a word of congrats from a single non-Federer fan?

Not quite sure who we are supposed to be congratulating but my first comment on the result was to compliment Federer and highlight how the h2h is not shifting.

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