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Adrian

Adrian

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AnfieldEd said:
Federer 18/1 to win the Aus Open. Just had to have a few quid on that as that is obscene odds.
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The odds make sense, he's old now and not the same player at all.

As a Serb myself I'm delighted to see Nole have quite an easy run to the final.
 
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zanela

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Not liking Rafa's chances against the Bulgarian. The latter has ran him close the few times they 've faced off, and he's on a hot streak atm. Rafa, meanwhile isn't playing his best, and is also dealing with blisters on his left hand. Not confident at all. :(

Delighted for Stan, though. My elated scream following match point, put my mom in discomfort. :p
 
AnfieldEd

AnfieldEd

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Only way Nadal definitelu won't win this tournament is if he faces Murray in the final. Any other opponent he has 99% chance of winning. If it is Murray I'd drop that percentage to around 65% mark.

However I don't see Murray beating Federer because he isn't in peak condition and is just coming back from a major injury so that's why I give Federer the advantage.

However I also believe the days of Murray's mental fragility against the big 3 are over. So he won't lose because of that reason. I just think this Slam is 1-2 months early for him.

So I'd be shocked if Murray won tomorrow and I'd be even more shocked if Nadal doesn't win this slam now.
 
desoe

desoe

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zanela said:
Not liking Rafa's chances against the Bulgarian. The latter has ran him close the few times they 've faced off, and he's on a hot streak atm. Rafa, meanwhile isn't playing his best, and is also dealing with blisters on his left hand. Not confident at all. :(
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Wow, that's funny because I'm a bulgarian and even I don't believe Grigor could win this :lol:

I mean, I think he's capable to beat Rafa in 2 from 3 (like he almost did few times as you mentioned), just like he won against Djokovic in Madrid, but I don't think he's ready to beat the Top 4 guys in 3 from 5. I think Rafa will go through with a 3-1 win, maybe.

But still a great tournament for Grigor. He's progressing in an awesome speed since he started working with Roger Rasheed - first title in his career and few months later a first 1/4-final in Grand Slam. The impact of coaches to tennis players is just phenomenal, it's all about finding the right one for you. And I think Grigor found it, which is very good because he's freakishly talented. And I really mean freakishly, just look at the things he does on the court sometimes
 
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zanela said:
So the Aussie Open kicks off tom. And Rafa has been drawn to play B.Tomic in the first round. :shakeshead: Del Potro, Murray, Fed in his draw, whilst the Serb has the mighty Ferrer on route to the final. The draws in recent years 've been relatively easier for the #2, I wish Rafa'd stayed there. :p

Just give the trophy to the Serb, and save us all the trouble.
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Just get it over with, and support Federer, he is much much cooler
 
desoe

desoe

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I didn't watch the match, but doesn't look like "easing through" to me - losing the first set and then winning the 2&3 with a tie-break. Grigor is always giving him a fight. Give him one or two years more and he will start winning some of these nights. Just like Mouratoglou wrote in Twitter once - "the big four must continue winning against Grigor, because once he realize that he's able to beat them - they are in trouble" :D

He was always technically superb, just lacked the mental and physical preparation. And this is exactly what Roger Rasheed is fixing now.
 
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