The General Tennis Thread

Discussion in 'Sports' started by kidbourbon, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    I agree with this.
     
  2. LawVol13

    LawVol13 Chieftain

    It was nice to see Del Potro play well again. Dude has big time talent if he can stay healthy. He's really about the only one in the Top 10 that can actually legitimately challenge the Big 3 when healthy. I think Murray has proven he can't and neither can Ferrer or Tsonga.
     
  3. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    I completely agree. Delpo is the 4th best player in the world, imho. He has that extra gear -- that nobody else has -- to play with the big 3 and actually beat them. And I actually think he is a better hard court player than Nadal, and on par with both Fed and Djoke. I think he is the only guy that has beaten Fed on an indoor hard court in like six years.* He's definitely a guy that you don't want to see out of the game with injuries. He brings things to the table.

    *Fed is ABSURD on indoor hard courts. Bummer for him that they only play one tournament of significance on indoor hards.
     
  4. LawVol13

    LawVol13 Chieftain

    Delpo's forehand is like a god damn rocket launcher.
     
  5. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    It never ceases to amaze me.
     
  6. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    Vegas odds on semifinal matches:

    Novak Djokovic-180
    Roger Federer+150

    David Ferrer+800
    Rafael Nadal-1200
     
  7. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    I think I may go in on Djoker.
     
  8. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    Is there a way to bet in how many or fewer sets a guy will win?
     
  9. hallowed_hill

    hallowed_hill Active Member

    Yeah on 5dimes I know you can bet on total sets, sets won for each guy, etc. Not sure about other sites.
     
  10. LawVol13

    LawVol13 Chieftain

    Good choice. I just caught it on CourtCast, but it appeared Fed just laid down and died. Djoker will actually have to win the match from Nadal instead of just sitting back and watching him give the match away as Fed did today. Pathetic performance.

    In the final, I think Nadal wins it in 4. I think Joker takes the first, and Nadal hammers the next 3.
     
  11. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    I have a guy, but there are tons of prop bets. Games, sets, etc.

    The ovr/und on Ferrer #games was 12.5. He got 5.
     
  12. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    I went in for 2 hundy.
     
  13. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    Will be tough to get a set off Nadal.
     
  14. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    Line is up:

    Djokovic+275
    Nadal-350

    Bigger than I expected.
     
  15. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    He didn't lay down. Djoker returned serve really well.
     
  16. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    That 44 shot rally Djok just won in the first game of the fourth was unreal.
     
  17. kptvol

    kptvol Super Moderator

    Nadal is going to lose if they don't break for rain.
     
  18. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    Annoyed by the break.
     
  19. kidbourbon

    kidbourbon Well-Known Member

    Why was Nadal pissed? He was fixin' to lose.
     
  20. fl0at_

    fl0at_ Humorless, asinine, joyless pr*ck

    Nadal wanted it called an hour earlier. He stopped even making an effort second game in the 4th set.

    He'll finish it, though.
     

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