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Post by nuraman00 on Jun 25, 2021 13:39:26 GMT -8
Men's Draw:
Djokovic's Quarter:
Djokovic vs. Kevin Anderson 2nd round: I hope it's a good match. I haven't seen Anderson in a while so I'll say Djokovic in 3.
Djokovic to the SFs.
Tsitsipas' Quarter:
No one looks scary here.
I don't think Andy Murray will get to the QF, but I don't know who will, so I'll just say he does.
Tsitsipas vs. Murray QF: Murray, coming back from injury, is unlikely to be ready for Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas in 3.
Zverev's Quarter:
Berrettini vs. Isner 3rd round: Isner gets the edge on grass. Isner in 3.
Isner vs. Zverev QF: Rooting for Isner, but it will probably be Zverev in 3.
Medvedev's Quarter:
Cilic vs. Medvedev 3rd round: Might be a reach, but I'll say Cilic in 4.
Cilic vs. Federer QF: Federer in 3.
Djokovic vs. Tsitsipas SF: I hope it's a good match. I will say Djokovic in 5, although it will probably take only 4 sets.
Zverev vs. Federer SF: Federer in 3, because of the mental edge.
Djokovic vs. Federer Finals: I think Djokovic wins this in 3, but I don't want to pick against Federer, given that I want another resurgence. So Federer in 4.
Don't let it get to tiebreakers, please. Because he sucks in tiebreakers against Djokovic. But sadly there will probably be a few. And this is where he will likely lose it.
Women's Draw:
Barty's Quarter:
Barty vs. Andreescu QF: Andreescu hasn't been past the 2nd round of any major other than her US Open win. Barty in 2.
Svitolina's Quarter:
Gauff vs. Serena 4th round: Gauff in 3.
Gauff vs. Svitolina QF: Gauff in 2.
Kenin's Quarter:
Karolina Pliskova vs. Kvitova 4th round: Pliskova in 3.
Pliskova vs. Kenin QF: I think I'm wrong, but I'll go with Pliskova in 2.
Sabalenka's Quarter:
Swiatek to the SF.
Barty vs. Gauff SF: I think Gauff will play well, Gauff in 2.
Pliskova vs. Swiatek SF: Swiatek in 3, but hope I'm wrong.
Gauff vs. Swiatek Finals: I think Swiatek could run away with this one. But I'll say Gauff in 3.
Gauff has shown enough promise the last few years, that I think she'll play in a GS Finals soon, at least within a few years.
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Post by thee on Jun 29, 2021 8:52:26 GMT -8
At least you know the names. Can you throw some current ratings of these guys and gals?
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Post by nuraman00 on Jun 30, 2021 21:55:37 GMT -8
Haven't been able to watch sports in a few days.
I'm behind on the DVR.
When I catch up, I'll post the seeds of the remaining players.
It will probably be after this coming weekend.
Happy early 4th of July if I don't post for a few days.
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Post by thee on Jul 11, 2021 14:03:49 GMT -8
Looks like you missed on Berretini. Djokovic was right.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 12, 2021 11:22:22 GMT -8
Looks like you missed on Berretini.
Djokovic was right. Yes, because I had one of my guys Isner beating him (which was a long shot, but I like rooting for Isner). Isner is 36 now though and doesn't play a full schedule, taking more breaks to spend time with his 2 kids.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 12, 2021 11:24:15 GMT -8
As for the topic of seeds, it's rare for a Womens draw to feature the top 3 or 4 seeds in the Finals.
It's rare for a # 1 seed to win a major. Doesn't happen very often.
So with # 1 seed Barty winning, it was a less frequent occurence.
After Gauff was eliminated, I was rooting for Pliskova, since she's never won a major.
I'm glad she took it to a 3rd set in the Finals. But wish she could have won.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 12, 2021 11:36:50 GMT -8
As for the Men's Finals, I don't think it was well played.
So many missed first serves, and unforced errors into the net. Both players missed a lot of first serves.
However, the result was important, with Djokovic now having 20 majors, which ties him with Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.
The fact that 3 guys can have 20 majors, in this era, when the next highest was Pete Sampras' 14, which seemed like a large total, 19 years ago, is amazing.
Athetes today have longer careers, in all sports.
Tennis, NBA, etc. Players are more into nutrition, fitness, rehab, diet. They have longer careers.
In the NBA, guys like Larry Bird and Isiah Thomas only played 13 years. Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan all passed that, in terms of years. Russell Westbrook is already at 13 years.
Only Stockton and Malone, in the past few decades, had career lengths comparable to today's athletes.
Back to tennis, if you look at the next most important tournaments, outside the 4 majors, they are the Masters 1000 tournaments.
Those are a field of 64, and worth 1000 rankings points to the winner. A major is worth 2000.
Djokovic has won all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments.
Federer hasn't won Monte Carlo or Rome.
Nadal hasn't won the Miami Open or Shanghai. Nadal has been to 5 Miami Open Finals, and 2 Shanghai Finals.
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