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[Dejan]

ESPN o "nameštanju" žrebu.

ESPN analysis finds top two seeds had easier first rounds than statistically probable

[Liv]

Sad su nasli da se zale kad je Novak No1.

[Delester]

ali smesni su majke mi
sad se neki nonejmeri bune sto su naleteli na federera u prvom kolu, kao da feki ne bi prosao nekog 123 puta jaceg, a oni izgubili od tog 123 puta jaceg
ja mislila sad ce da kazu razloge zasto viktor od 234 poslednja meca igra protiv novaka u 200, zasto je novak u federerovoj polovini od kad je sveta i veka i slicno, a oni se bave prvim kolima i to nazivaju lakim zrebom za prva dva sidera

[unagi]

Gledao sam skoro za sve slemove za zadnjih 10 godina kakav je bio zreb za prva cetiri i izgleda da ovi sa US opena najvise namestaju

Evo kojih godina je bilo ukrstanje 1-3,2-4, godine koje nisu napisane je bio zreb 1-4, 2-3

AO 2000,2002,2003,2006,2008
RG 2000, 2002,2003, 2006,2009
W 2004,2005, 2007,2008,2009,2010
US 2003, 2004, 2005

Kao sto sam napisao US open je najsumnjiviji i vec 5 godina zaredom je zreb bio 1-4,2-3 tako da nas ove godine ocekuje sigurno 1-3,2-4 posebno posle ovog istrazivanja ESPN-a , tj ocekuje nas Novak-Fed, Rafa-Endi.

[Maki]

Sad ce Goca da dodje i da vam malo pojasni o namestanju.

Liv,ljubomorna sam,hocu i ja te smajlice.

[ivana23]

Liv,ljubomorna sam,hocu i ja te smajlice.

http://www.laie-smileys.com

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[Goca_64]

...tj ocekuje nas Novak-Fed, Rafa-Endi.

Ih, bas sam iznenadjena, otkud sad Fedja kod Noleta u zrebu, obicno nije na tvrdim i na travnatim podlogama

Sad ce Goca da dodje i da vam malo pojasni o namestanju.

Da, bre, Maki, resili oni da ja kupim nov merac pritiska pa to ti je.
E, stvarno mi je muka od ovih slucajnih zrebanja. Nije da se sad nesto posebno bojim NJKV-a, ali traume iz proslosti se tesko resiti, jbg.

[Dejan]

Patrick Mouratoglou:

Djokovic in a New York state of mind

The Montreal Masters was very surprising in some ways, but in others confirmed what we already knew.

It gave us a lot to digest ahead of the final Grand Slam of the season. In the men's draw, I was surprised to see Roger Federer lose to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - even if the Frenchman must be given a lot of credit for the victory.

The Swiss, back in great shape since Roland Garros, lost for the second time in a row against Tsonga. Already victim of a 'Rafael Nadal complex', I fear the same could happen with regards to Tsonga.

Without taking anything away from Jo, Roger worried me with his resignation; however matches of this type are essential if he is to get back to the top and start winning Grand Slams again.

Roger needs intense matches, challenging ones, in order to turn around the big ones when it matters most. It's the only thing he lacks right now - but he often refuses to enter into such fights.

Does Jo impress him? Maybe; he certainly should do. Such an attacking player, combining efficiency and power, is rare on the ATP Tour. Michael Llodra, Ernests Gulbis can hold their own in this way - but not at the same level as Jo in the last few weeks.

The slower surfaces have standardised an approach that was at first based on a solid baseline game; however he also takes risks, which can disturb any player.

Jo is constantly going for shots. His first serves always hurt so he can protect himself with this shot: he goes for a winner on every second serve while returning and comes to the net as soon as he can. This means the opponent is less free to play, and becomes afraid of this aggression. They know the set or match may be over if they are broken.

He is also more and more relaxed, playing with a good deal of spontaneity, which reminds me of Pete Sampras and Pat Rafter. And he is a respected player - it's a pity he had to give up in his semi-final against Novak Djokovic. He was tired after playing both the singles and doubles - with Stanislas Wawrinka - in Canada.

But now he knows where he stands as the US Open nears: he feels that the best players fear him and that he can beat them all. He'll arrive in New York with the best possible situation.

Not like Rafael Nadal, beaten by Ivan Dodig in the second round. With his five losses to Djokovic, his mental game has been hurt. His best ability is the way he plays the key points in full gear, without mistakes, and pushes the other player into errors. But today, Rafa is missing those key points and is unable to go for the kill when he has an opportunity.

His confidence was not an act - it was built on results. He was winning nearly everything and on clay he was unbeatable. He still has the same physical abilities, but he's not the same player. Nadal is special in the sense that he reached the top level without having learnt to lose. It gave him huge power, for sure, but the consequences can now be seen. Nadal is shaken by the losses Djokovic inflicted on him.

Yet Djokovic is not just anybody. He has just won his ninth title of the year and his fifth Masters of the season - a first in the tennis history. In his behaviour, he hasn't changed at all: in the players' lounge you can see him playing ping-pong with Viktor Troicki and he always looks chilled and happy. His self-belief is huge. He beat Mardy Fish in the final without really playing his best, but that's one of his abilities: finding a way to win even when he's not at his best.

Fish isn't on the same page as the very top players, but two things are interesting in the American who is now a top-10 player. First, he has lost a lot of weight. Tennis is a speedy game, with constant changes of direction - being overweight really hampers a player's balance and game. That is why a lot of players have lost weight these past few months.

For Fish it was a decision: it's a new proof that a sincere and accepted choice made by a player, at the right time, can help him reach new heights.

Those unable to do that are staying still: Andy Murray is one player suffering from that, reliving the same disappointments season after season without taking the necessary decisions to change things.

There was another failure in Montreal this week, where he lost his first match against Anderson. And again he said he didn't play his best... but all the top players know how to also win on bad days - ask Djokovic if he play dream-like tennis every day.

A word now on Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet. Monfils is still playing too defensively: when things aren't going his way, he struggles to hang in there and fight. But he's still moving forward because he was already doing good things and now is doing them better and better. His natural abilities are huge. But the way to the top is still closed for him because he lacks the ability to play the key points at 100 per cent.

Gasquet is looking comfortable working with Sebastien Grosjean. I hope that after the US Open he will build a schedule allowing him to out together a winning streak, even if it means playing in the smaller events.

[Keimaak]

When I wrote here after Miami that Novak will be number 1 before September, I had a million Nadal and 2 million Federer fans throwing they Rolex watches and Nike t shirts at me, now its al ready "New York state of mind?
Where are all "experts" with predication how "Nadal will be back 100%, and how Federer will find his way to be number 1 again?
But most of all, where is Mats Willander telling us how Andy Murray will be number 1 this season?????
Only Boris Becker after AO said:"Djokvic looks like he could win it all"...
Uh, I guess we will al stop baying Rolex and start looking at the "swatch" ?
Nike will have to change name and Swiss credit debt will become just another chocolate factory...

From dimateo35 on Wed Aug 17 12:07AM

Одличан и шаљив коментар на Муратогловој теми!

[Gama]

After withdrawing from Toronto and Cincinnati with a viral illness, Venus Williams has turned down a wild card into the tournament in New Haven, which begins on Sunday, TENNIS.com has learned

The 31-year-old Williams has only played five tournaments in the past 13 months due to a variety of injuries including knee, hip and abdomen. She just returned to play after five months off at Eastbourne and Wimbledon, where she fell in the fourth round. She hasn't played since then. Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic did accept a wild card into New Haven, which also features top ranked and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki.

[Gama]

JOHN McENROE: Ryan Harrison to me has always been a guy that you know he’s going to be a Top 10, top 15 player, but can he get to that top elite game? That remains to be seen for me. But I like him for what he’s bringing to the table now, and he loves to be out there competing and he’s learning.
He’s going to get up there. It’s just how much is he going to develop his own sort of personality and game would be my question.
PATRICK McENROE: I agree with John on Harrison. I mean, I think Harrison got a lot of upside, he’s got a lot of swagger. He still can improve a lot in his game, and that’s a good thing because he’s winning matches pretty consistently now. The other question is how much will his game develop in the next year and a half, two years.

[Delester]

slazem se, za njega se potencijalno lomi u sledece dve godine, a najvise u domenu karaktera i mentaliteta
on fizicki potencijal ima, jako kompaktan igrac, skoro komprimovan, pravi mali napalm
jos ne mogu da se nadivim debljini njegovog vrata, mogao bi i boks da proba
interesntan govor tela, vrlo je drcan, ali vise onako kao da ga je napujdao neko drugi da je great nego sto to dolazi od njega prirodno. malo mi je iritantna ta americka skola koja isijava, kao da pritajeno salje poruku_nista od mene na duze staze

[NadjaM]

Meni se dopada mali Harison.Slazem se da ima sve udarce(bh skripi),servis cak sta vise odlican,agresivan je,ne libi se da napada.Deluje arogantno,sto se trazi,ali ne bezobrazno(kao Dolgopolov recimo).
Meni malo deluje kabasto(ne bas kao Wava) ali je na granici.Na sve to ide njegov babyface,kao dobar zacin,ako ovako nastavi bice dobar reklamni materijal.
Sta znam,valjda ce prestati da histerise sa godinama,najvaznije je da prestane da srlja u poenima i da kontrolise agresiju.Verovatno jos uvek previse obraca paznju na ono sto se desava van terena,publika,trener...

[M.S.]

Kod njega mi se najviše dopada što daje znake neke kompletne teniske igre jedini uz Dimitrova, a pritom nije arogantan na njegov-ja sam novi Rodžer-način, već je po mom mišljenju esktremno nestrpljiv da napravi prodor u veliki teniski svet (nesporno da misli da mu je to i pisano). Ja ga baš uporedih sa Tipsom po tome što je malo četvrtast, više bih volela d aje vižljastiji.

Kad su Amerikanci u pitanju, u poslednje vreme su baš utanjili sa istinskim nadama i autentičnim igračima. Jedina pravilnost je da stidljivi i introvertan Amerikanac ne može ništa da uradi u tenisu. On mora da bude il Konors, il Mek, ili Rodik, ili je Kveri. Zato Rajan ima neke šanse.

[jabukamen]

Meni se dopada mali Harison.Slazem se da ima sve udarce(bh skripi),servis cak sta vise odlican,agresivan je,ne libi se da napada.Deluje arogantno,sto se trazi,ali ne bezobrazno(kao Dolgopolov recimo).
Meni malo deluje kabasto(ne bas kao Wava) ali je na granici.Na sve to ide njegov babyface,kao dobar zacin,ako ovako nastavi bice dobar reklamni materijal.
Sta znam,valjda ce prestati da histerise sa godinama,najvaznije je da prestane da srlja u poenima i da kontrolise agresiju.Verovatno jos uvek previse obraca paznju na ono sto se desava van terena,publika,trener...

Joj meni se uopste ne dopada. I meni deluje arogantno. I bezobrazno. Njegova faca (i kompletan stav) me podseca na one tinejdz filmove gde je glavna glumica u vezi sa glavnim bajom u skoli, koji je kapiten ragbi ili kosarkaskog tima i obavezno je u koledz jakni u pratnji nekoliko ulizica i po pravilu nije neki covek, a na kraju mu nas glavni junak koji je novi u skoli skine ribu. Harison me neodoljivo podseca na tog koji na kraju ostane kratkih rukava.