Hot off the heels of an amazing French Open, the men and women now turn to the grass courts of Wimbledon. Can Rafa continue with his momentum, or can Novak wrestle it back? Can Federer rise up and collect another slam? Can Murray get a breakthrough slam in front of his home crowd? Will there be a darkhorse shocker like Tomic :side: to come through and take the world by storm?
I'm thoroughly looking forward to this event, it's my favourite slam and I'm really hoping to see some great tennis on display. As far as the ladies go, you'd have to think Sharapova, Kvitova, Serena, Azarenka etc will all be in the mix, Stosur a slight chance provided she doesn't choke it up in monumental fashion, and well, who knows with the women, Wozniacki might even break through and break her duck.
What a match between Del Potro and Federer. High quality. Really happy that Federer's through (and so were the crowd!), although I don't see him having much left in the tank for Nadal tomorrow. Either way, great confidence booster for him to get through. I'm sensing the Nadal/Djokovic final most people predicted.
This is really the best chance Nadal has to win the WTF, I don't think he will have a better chance than this. Djokovic's hasn't been looking very good so far so Nadal has a really good chance to win.
Novak's been doing enough to win and keeping it in the tank for the last two matches. Beating Del Po & Federer not at his best isn't bad is it? He's on a 20 game unbeaten run and I'd be amazed if he doesn't win the whole thing.
Saying that I'm really torn. I really want Stan to win because it's Stan but it HAS to be a Rafa/Novak final. The best two in the game right now, numbers 1 & 2 in the world. Bring it on!
Loved what Andrew Castle said too during the Rafa match about the tribal fans arguing about Rafa & Federer, who's the best of all time. "I don't understand it. Just shut up and enjoy the tennis." Quite right.
So we have the predicted Nadal/Djokovic final. I think so far, Djokovic has looked pretty unbeatable so I do expect him to win in the final tomorrow. In fact I expect Djokovic to regain the number one ranking later on next year. Once Nadal has points to defend I think it'll be pretty difficult for him to keep all the points he's won since his return this year. This time next year, Djokovic will be number one in the world again.
I do agree that Nole will end up as #1 next year, but i think you forget that rafa hasn't played a full season this year. he has zero to defend in Australia
Anyway, Stan wasn't at his best today. Too many UE's, but Djokovic was a wall so it would have been a Djokovic win even if Stan played well.
Either way i am pleased with Stan's performances in the WTF's. Showed good mental strength against Ferrer & Berdych to recover, showed that he can trouble Nadal (Could have easily gone either way) and made the semis on his first appearance. Hope to see him at the O2 again next year, with Jo hopefully joining him this time
I do agree that Nole will end up as #1 next year, but i think you forget that rafa hasn't played a full season this year. he has zero to defend in Australia
Very true, but he then does have an absolutely huge amount to defend afterwards. He's almost reached all the finals since his return, and won the majority of them, including two grand slams.
Djokovic was in beast mode tonight in terms of letting barely anything get past him. Playing against a wall like that is beyond frustrating. Tomorrow promises to be fantastic. It's the only two it should be in the final but I'd still be amazed if Novak doesn't win.
He's said he'll only play in Australia if he think's his back ready, and thinks he can win which is very sensible. I hope he's ready to play, but if not, his return and the rest of his year will be very interesting.
Apologies for the double post but Novak was a boss tonight. Losing the number one spot was the best thing that could happen to him. 21 games unbeaten since. It's woken him up. You can see how much it meant to him & his team after. Going to be a fun year 2014!
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