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Posted on 1/30/22 at 8:51 am to
Posted by barry
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Posted by reggierayreb
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:12 am to
What a match.

I’m a huge Med fan but gotta respect what Rafa just did. Still about 2 years away from this tournament becoming a Med/Sasha/Stefanos/Berrettini championship every year. I also expect Rublev to make a run to the finals eventually. Hopefully Fritz can but he’ll need upsets in his draw. Just doesn’t have the whole court game yet.
Posted by barry
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:17 am to
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till about 2 years away from this tournament becoming a Med/Sasha/Stefanos/Berrettini championship every year.


Well i said that like 2 years ago
Posted by Eat Your Crow
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:17 am to
I wonder if Thiem will ever make it back. He's starting to become forgotten.
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:19 am to
That’s true



Posted by udtiger
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:22 am to
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Don't get me wrong, I am happy for Nadal. He's great and deserves the praise.

I just fricking hate what Australia did (and has been doing).
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:25 am to
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I wonder if Thiem will ever make it back. He's starting to become forgotten.


I just think his game is a bit limited. He hits every ball literally as hard as he can. He has no Plan B.*



*And believe me, I know something about Plan B...if yaknow whada meeaaaaan
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:25 am to
So, even though I'm pretty sure Novak will end up with more than 21, I am currently reveling in the reality that Smug will finish with 20.
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:26 am to
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I just fricking hate what Australia did (and has been doing).


I was on team #freedjoker, but Rafa can only play the guys in the draw.
Posted by Eat Your Crow
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 9:32 am to
Obviously Djokovic is king in Melbourne, but it's not like Medvedev isn't the best or second-best hardcourt player on earth and the eventual #1 player in the world this year.

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Posted on 1/31/22 at 7:07 am to
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Required Listening


#fact

They played it at the end...of course. I mean, this is what they do.
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 7:24 am to
Rafa: all 21 major match points:

LINK
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 7:33 am to
Daniil super salty about the Aussie crowd.

I still like the guy, though.

LINK
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:41 am to
Bunk, where do you find those composite images with all the major victories? Have they made one yet for Rafa?

Here is an article with good images from each one: LINK
Posted by MidnightVibe
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:42 am to
Interesting question: if all 21 of these Rafa's played a tournament, which one would win?

I think I might go with 2013 US Open version, but it's certainly debatable.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:43 am to
Ha, some Rafa fanboy will usually make that type of thing over at Talk Tennis. I'll take a look over there later today.
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:44 am to
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 12:50 am to
Posted by Eat Your Crow
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 6:33 am to
And that wasn't even when he was facing triple break point on his serve in the third set. It was probably more like 1 or 2 % at that point.
Posted by BK Lounge
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Posted on 2/8/22 at 7:00 am to
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I wonder if Thiem will ever make it back. He's starting to become forgotten.




I really feel for Thiem.. i have the exact same wrist injury he has (google TFCC wrist injury) and though im just a tennis hack, who’s at least 15 yrs older than him, that particular injury , a lot of times, takes months to heal and in a lot of cases never feels right as long as you live, becuase there isnt a lot of blood flow to that ulnar pinky side of the wrist.. i cant imagine how difficult it must be for an elite player with a power game to play through it.. and in a lot of cases, surgery makes it worse, which is probably why Thiem elected to not have surgery.. still, the prognosis is not good .
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