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Sevengill 09.10.15	My money is on Djokovic, but I dearly hope to see Federer win this thing.
Artuma 09.10.15	djokovic is so annoyingly good. i absolutely adore wawrinka's playing style so i hope he wins
ShadowRemains 09.10.15	like pretty much every straight canadian male i have a crush on eugenie bouchard, sucks that she got hurt since it looked like she was finding her stride again
tommygun 09.10.15	go the swiss wizards, really want fed to win but if stan gets through then also happy his backhand ~~~~~ fuck the rest
tommygun 09.10.15	yea what the fuck happened to him? injuries blah blah but he always bounced back before now it just seems like he doesn't give a fuck anymore rip hard
ShitsofRain 09.10.15	STAN THE MAN, best game so far was nadal vs fognini and halep is so cute
Sinternet 09.10.15	I really like Djokovic, seems like a nice genuine guy.
MO 09.10.15	how could you actually hate Djokovic? like that makes no sense, he's pretty much top 2 best in the world and seems like a pretty swell dude. what's to hate?
RadicalEd 09.10.15	He's such an arrogant twat. I hope Wawrinka will just magician his way to another title, but I figure he will won't be able to beat Djoko
Artuma 09.10.15	djokovic's playing style is kind of... dull. he just happens to be near-perfect in everything
RadicalEd 09.10.15	I still remember that one final where he pretend to be injured to steal the other guys mojo.
PappyMason 09.10.15	That was against Andy Murray wasn't it? I like Novak though, the dude is an insane player. A great all-rounder.
RadicalEd 09.10.15	Against murray he did something similar this year, but I was talking about a final a few years back against Nadal.
bakkermaarten007 09.10.15	"yea what the fuck happened to him? injuries blah blah but he always bounced back before" Remember the fuentes case? After that his form started to drop severely.
JWT155 09.10.15	Men's game has a lot of young talent and fun players to watch; some of my fav are Cilic, Isner, Monfils and Tsonga.
Sevengill 09.10.15	"why hate djokovic tho he seems like a cool dude" My impression of Djokovic is still the 2008 version who tanked matches, complained when the crowd cheered for the other player, insulted the US Open audience in his post-match interview, and, oh yeah, beat my tennis idol in three straight major finals. He's certainly matured and he's the best player in the world, but man he pisses me off.
DoctorDoom 09.11.15	That rules, I have a lot of cool connections in the tennis world and got to be Venus' warm up partner for a tournament in Florida a few years back. Cool experience.
Calc 09.11.15	people hate djokovic because he started beating federer and nadal all the time in majors. i hope federer wins though of course
benkim 09.11.15	Seriously, what's to hate about Djokovic?
Thibs 09.11.15	i don't dislike any tennis players tbh. nadal's face when he looks like he's gonna start crying makes me wanna slap him though money is always on djoko
ShadowRemains 09.11.15	feds is just so damn fluid on the court
TheCrocodile 09.11.15	Djoko is best tbh...
TheCrocodile 09.11.15	I don't even think he gets to the final... As a general rule, if Stan is still there in the second week and in good shape, shit gets real difficult for anyone that is playing against him. Obviously, Fed will have to try and disrupt Stan so that he can't get his momentum going...
ShitsofRain 09.11.15	halep lost :(
ShitsofRain 09.11.15	vivia l'italia
TheCrocodile 09.11.15	"no way he loses to stan imo" Problem for Fed going against Stan (or for that matter Djokovic) is that he can't maintain his game for the whole duration of three sets... When he's on point he's still pretty much the best player out there and it's usually as if his opponents can't even catch their breaths, but the problem is he usually let's them get back into the game in the second set. If you look the Stan vs Fed matches for the past two years, you'll notice that Stan looses in Maters tournaments, but will win the Majors as Stan has more time to get back in the game and overpower Fed with his amazingly powerful shots (arguably the best one handed backhand in the game and if not, definitely the strongest). tl;dr idk opinions I guess...
PappyMason 09.11.15	It'll be a great match-up for sure. Stan's no slouch in these situations. Sometimes I forget that he has won two majors.
TheCrocodile 09.11.15	Well Stan did nail Fed at the French ;)... as for this tournament he and Fed both faced powerful servers and Fed had a much harder time against Isner than Stan against Anderson (who bested Murray).
DikkoZinner 09.11.15	Serena ousted? Didn't see that happening.
jagride 09.11.15	crocodile on point itt, stan's shown that he can raise his game at this stage of slams whereas in the last few years fed tends to have mental lapses or get ground down..consequences of age. close one to call
Sevengill 09.11.15	I expect Djokovic to win and it makes me very sad. I would be happy if Stan wins, thrilled if Fed wins, and disappointed if Cilic wins. Gotta play favorites or it's no fun.
ShitsofRain 09.11.15	and there goes the first set
Sevengill 09.11.15	Yeah that was an ultra beatdown.
ShitsofRain 09.11.15	like fed against gasquet
Sevengill 09.11.15	this is absolutely brutal. and McEnroe just called it a "beatdown" also.
TheCrocodile 09.11.15	Calgary Stampede.
Sevengill 09.11.15	that was an absolute slaughter.
ShitsofRain 09.12.15	what a man
MO 09.12.15	wil be a great final between him and novak, kinda rootin' for Feds tbh
MO 09.12.15	holy shit anyone catch Sean Connery in the crowd!? he doesn't look half bad all things considering, sweet
ShitsofRain 09.12.15	what a short day lol
TheCrocodile 09.12.15	yeah same was quite disappointed. Hopefully the final will be longer than both matches combined...
TheCrocodile 09.12.15	Got schooled as much as Stan did haha
TheCrocodile 09.12.15	He looked like a guy who was realizing shit wasn't going according to plan.
Sevengill 09.12.15	Who is Stan Wawrinka the guy Federer pulled out of the stands to give a tennis lesson to?
jagride 09.13.15	i feel like this'll be closer than wimbledon but still people should bear in mind how good federer looked in that SF against murray and how that crumbled away in the final. djokovic won't be spraying shots like wawrinka was
bakkermaarten007 09.13.15	Federer will have to win the first set, or otherwise his physique will fail against Djokovic's
jagride 09.13.15	djokovic not even playing well but he doesn't have to so far
jagride 09.14.15	fed stinking up the joint
bakkermaarten007 09.14.15	well, it's down the drain already
bakkermaarten007 09.14.15	Wow, the way Federer grabbed that second set. But I still doubt he'll have the energy to go on to match points.
jagride 09.14.15	3/17 break points yeesh
Sevengill 09.14.15	yeah fuck this. I turned off the TV after the third set. too painful to watch.
ShitsofRain 09.14.15	go fed
ShitsofRain 09.14.15	nah
TheCrocodile 09.14.15	:D
Sevengill 09.14.15	can I delete this list now
OmairSh 09.14.15	Fuck djokovic. Feeling bad for Federer. he threw away so many chances
Sinternet 09.14.15	Face it Federer is way past his prime. Djokovic is the best player in the world by a mile.
Sevengill 09.14.15	I'm facing it and it's really upsetting.
OmairSh 09.14.15	Every year he reaches a final I think, this is his last chance to get another slam, and he ends up reaching finals again. He reached 2 this year at 34. It's amazing @futures: yeah albeit Stan was never in top form this tournament. But straight sets is still domination
Sinternet 09.14.15	Well compare him now to when he was pretty much dominating from 2008-2011-ish. He's still fucking beast a lot of the time but he's not as good as he was.
OmairSh 09.14.15	His form coming into the final was remarkable, but today his game fluctuated yet again. You can't do that against Djok
Sevengill 09.14.15	you mean 2004-2011-ish
Sevengill 09.14.15	yeah he probably doesn't even have the tennis channel, what a loser how can you watch 1 Minute Clinics if you don't eat your meat, uh I mean have the tennis channel?
Sinternet 09.14.15	look if you have nothing better to do than to try and start shit in comments section why bother? I simply stated an opinion, don't see what the fuss is about, especially since you're the one getting all up in arms about it*
Sevengill 09.14.15	I laughed and moved on. Dude's not a pro, it happens.
OmairSh 09.14.15	Guys relax, hyperbole is thrown around on the internet all day, everyday. After looking at Federer's form at the US open, I genuinely believe he has one more slam in him. Maybe Wimbledon. And I dread having to think about him retiring, but I feel next year might be his last
OmairSh 09.14.15	Well I was so happy Wawrinka was in top form against Djokovic to stop him from getting the calendar slam. But there's a real possibility of Djokovic creeping up on Federer's record, and Federer needs one more to have that slightest extra cushion.
jagride 09.14.15	lol shut the fuck up futures federer's been in his twilight years longer than his prime years now and saying that isn't shitting on the guy, he's 34 ffs, his absolute prime level was like 05-07
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.14.15	this is not a sports site
tommygun 09.14.15	fed fucked this one big time lads, just like the wimby final blew all those break points + so many unforced errors looked mentally weak especially compared to ice cold novak shit is heartbreaking to watch
OmairSh 09.14.15	shit is heartbreaking to watch [2]
jagride 09.14.15	he's won one slam in the last 3 years and was well past his best back then too. forehand, ground game, movement, consistency are a shadow of what they used to be, nowhere near as clutch etc. its a testament to the guy that his current level is still good enough to school most of the tour and he's a model example of a player aging well and readjusting his game but yeah he's undeniably way past his prime. saying "he still Owns!!" and being belligerent doesn't make you any less of a clueless nooblord so go away
RadicalEd 09.14.15	hate to break it to you futures, but that dude is 100% correct. Federer IS past his prime. Being past your individual prime just does not have the meaning you seem to think it has. Federer was stronger a few years agon than he is now, he was basically untouchable for a few years (except when he played on sand against nadal). Now he's still easily in the top 4 of the world and can still beat anyone on a good day but he's nowhere near as dominant as he once was. He's still way closer to his peak-form right now than any 34 year old player has the right to be, so i understand the urge to defend him from being ridiculed just because he lost against djokovic who is about as dominant right as Federer was in his absolute prime.
TheCrocodile 09.14.15	He'd face Nadal and still loose though smh... Edit: God Futures, the only argument you trow out is that he's number 2 in the world which has nothing to do with what they're saying!
TheCrocodile 09.14.15	He'd still beat him. Had his number his whole career... actually that might just jumpstart him lol
ShadowRemains 09.14.15	futures has no clue who jagride is lmao
Sevengill 09.14.15	I cry for Rafa. The man is the reason I picked up tennis seriously in '04.
RadicalEd 09.14.15	"lol past his prime but he is by far the 2nd best player in the world at 34 hmmm yeah makes total sense. try actually watching some tennis you might learn something dudes" Try actually reading what other people say and you might enter a real conversation instead of flipping your shit and just repeating the same stuff.
RadicalEd 09.14.15	You reached your peak skillwise, and then you fail to consolidate that peak and instead drop off. Now granted (and I never debated this) Federer past his peak-condition is still above 99,999% of other professional players. But it's still not his prime anymore. past your prime means: after the best, most successful, most productive stage And you wanting it to mean: "Gone down the shitter", doesn't make it so, I'm afraid.
Sevengill 09.14.15	like Iron Maiden, for instance.
RadicalEd 09.14.15	Except Iron Maiden is meh. (Don't kill me)
Sinternet 09.14.15	Exactly what I was trying to say, although worded a lot better.
bakkermaarten007 09.14.15	"except when he played on sand against nadal" Lol, I'm picturing Nadal's quicksand empire; ofcourse you mean gravel.
bakkermaarten007 09.14.15	I personally don't beleive he can't take on Djokovic anymore. He was victorious in the Cincinnatti final after all, in an impressive manner too. I think Federer has a bad case of self-fulfilling prophecy every GS final. It seems to me- but ofcourse I'm speculating here- that he so badly wants to prove he can still play like in his glory years, that he just freezes up in the moments of truth. The breakpoints in yesterday's final hint that direction as well. He almost played a flawles tournament, yet in the last match he fails to capitalize on the many break chances he had (only 3 out of 15) Federer didn't ever have the iron mentality that Djokovic has. Back when he was so dominant, it was because he technically was superior, way above anyone else except on gravel. If he had Novak's mental strength I believe he would still be head and shoulders above all the rest. Novak isn't a technically gifted player like Federer is, however with his willpower and just the right amount of professional tennis playing capabilities he can make every opponent feel desperate.
OmairSh 09.14.15	Federer is past his prime for sure, but he's still showing (in patches) displays that are on par with when he was in his prime. His form in the US open was great until the final. @bakker: Lots of valid points there. When he was dominant he was not only technically superior, but he induced fear into his opponent. And for opponents overcoming that mental battle was part of the whole match. Now players like Nadal, Wawrinka, Djokovic, etc. don't fear him because he doesn't have that aura of invincibility anymore. Djokovic is a ridiculous player. I was getting so frustrated when Federer was hitting the ball long or the net, while Djokovic was hitting impossible angles. I mean running around the court and reaching the ball is one thing, but to not only return the ball, but to hit winners is just ridiculous. Federer did freeze up in crucial points, especially the break points, where he messed up some easy shots at times. Whats extra frustrating is how well Federer played throughout the tournament, only to make mistakes in the final. It's still a testament to his incredible tennis ability and physical fitness that he's able to go toe to toe with younger players in their prime, at 34
jagride 09.05.16	rooting for delpo
Calc 09.05.16	why do people hate joker so much?
ShitsofRain 09.05.16	Pouille - Nadal was the best match so far
ShitsofRain 09.05.16	rooting for del potro [2] he's a gentle giant on the court. great that he's back.
jagride 09.05.16	most people had already sided with fed or nadal by the time djokovic came on the scene. early on he had a bad rep for retiring early/calling strategic injury timeouts, some of its a hangover from that. accusations of him being inordinately arrogant or whatever look like bs to me
ShitsofRain 09.05.16	another final set tiebreaker. good start but the refs r really bad lol
Futures 09.05.16	who isn't rooting for del po lol
Futures 09.05.16	think karlovic has a decent shot at taking out nishikori here he has looked pretty bad this tournament
ShitsofRain 09.05.16	halep still in it!! fy
Snake. 09.05.16	https://67.media.tumblr.com/98ce0352f9ccbdd44cdeae0d786826a4/tumblr_od1sdmI09X1qg6nd8o1_540.png
ShadowRemains 09.05.16	thought that was nick kyrgios when i saw the first name at first lol
MO 09.05.16	"like pretty much every straight canadian male i have a crush on eugenie bouchard, sucks that she got hurt since it looked like she was finding her stride again" I mean I guess she's kinda cute, but holy shit is her skill overrated. just because she's all canada has with regards to women tennis players on the world stage everyone blows her abilities way out of proportion
Futures 09.06.16	super overrated but super hot tbh
ShadowRemains 09.06.16	she was decent for awhile, but now she looks to be going the way of anna kournikova
jagride 09.06.16	kournikova had a solid career when u look back at her record and the players she was up against. bouchard's looking like a 1 season wonder
Futures 09.06.16	2014 she was amazing. since then absolute garbage. she is still 22 tho she can turn it around
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.06.16	It's the WTA. Fucking Bartoli won a slam. Anything can happen at any time. They're mental cases.
Futures 09.06.16	and now bartoli weighs like 20 pounds lol
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.06.16	And it's the only sport where female athletes get monetary respect. As in, more $ than the men per set played (which is retarded, but yay female empowerment or something). If a woman without an athletic bone in her body can win on the highest stage I'm gonna phone up Mr. Williams and have him hit tennis balls at my future daughters starting at two months of age. They'll thank me later when they're crying about it into their piles of cash.
ShadowRemains 09.06.16	leave it to you to needlessly bring in a gender debate
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.06.16	Debate? Clean the maple syrup off your glasses homie you're seeing things.
Sevengill 09.06.16	oh hey this is my list I didn't even realize that uh fuck it, all my guys are out (Nadal, Raonic, Zverev) Del Potro for the win I guess
PappyMason 09.06.16	Murray's had such a great season. Hoping he can win this one as well. Some of his play has just been brutal.
Sevengill 09.06.16	Monfils looking like he's putting together one of his runs. If he can just keep his concentration and shot discipline he's as good as anyone in the world.
ShitsofRain 09.07.16	del potro vs. stan the man. hot hot hot. pls no injury surrender again.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.07.16	Not against Nole he ain't.
Futures 09.07.16	NISHIKORI
Futures 09.07.16	about to be a 5th set tune in fellas
ShitsofRain 09.07.16	that stop just was so bad... anyway, it's close
ShitsofRain 09.07.16	jesus
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.07.16	Kim is too good for Andy.
ShitsofRain 09.07.16	not over yet
Futures 09.07.16	well damn
ShitsofRain 09.07.16	quality of the match wasnt that high tho
Futures 09.08.16	leggo del po!
Sevengill 09.08.16	that butterfly is my favorite player left in the draw
ShitsofRain 09.08.16	stan's backhand :love: sadly halep lost
Futures 09.09.16	damn monfils coming back. looked like he was not trying the first two sets
Sevengill 09.09.16	that was a mild shock. hopefully Djo keeps cramping up.
Futures 09.09.16	you have an irrational hatred of novak
Sevengill 09.09.16	it's more disproportionate than irrational
Futures 09.09.16	there is no reason to hate him. by all accounts he is a nice dude and pretty funny.
Sevengill 09.09.16	he's grown up a lot since he entered in '06-'07, back when he faked injuries, got angry at the crowd for cheering his opponent, and generally acted like a primadonna. now he's a nice dude who jokes around with the ballboys during rain delays and stuff. more importantly, I've endured person heartbreak watching him beat Rafa over and over throughout the years. the 2012 Aussie Open was the worst. I stayed up from 3am to watch every point of that and ended up dragging my sorry bleary-eyed carcass to class at 9am when it ended. I definitely broke things. I'm pretty sure I cried. it was a bad day.
Sevengill 09.09.16	it's just that my life would be better had Novak decided to be an olympic curler or something instead of a crippling roadblack to my sports hero.
Futures 09.09.16	lol i'm a big fed fanboy but i'm not butthurt
Sevengill 09.09.16	I have a lot of respect for Federer. I mean, he only crushed my dreams a couple times, like Wimbledon in 06 and 07, so there's that. But Djokovic kinda creeps me out. He's got that little dark smirk and grin when he loses and it's the same as when he wins and that's like borderline psychopathic behavior. I wouldn't want to have lunch with him. He'd just stare into my soul and I'd wither inside. And then he'd go joke with reporters and spend an hour with ill children.
Futures 09.09.16	like i said irrational
Sevengill 09.10.16	yeah it's a wound that's festered over the years
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	Just remember that Federer was super nice when he was top dog and then a total douchebag when he fell from the king spot. Claimed he was injured every time someone beat him, blamed illness, said he was having an off day. Dude never credited anyone until it was clear that he was not going to regain his crown, at which point he accepted his lesser position. Nole will be the same. He's nice now, but he'll get pissy when he begins to fall.
ZippaThaRippa 09.10.16	If it makes you feel better, my childhood sports hero was Lance Armstrong. I swore up and down the accusations were all bullshit.
Futures 09.10.16	fed has never been a total douchebag he is the most humble dude on tour
Sevengill 09.10.16	my childhood guy was Mike Piazza. there were some nervous days where I was waiting for someone to come up with evidence that he used steroids like everyone else in that era. I don't doubt that he did, but...a level playing field's a level playing field.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	Dude he was a dick when he lost the number one spot a few years back. Total dick. "Rafa was playing really well out there today." - "I mean, he was normal. I was just not feeling it." "His serve looked a lot harder than his match Wednesday." - "I just lost concentration a few times. That's all. I've been feeling a little under the weather." Did that shit for months.
Futures 09.10.16	those are completely fine statements
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	And remember his loss to Delpo in the US final? JESUS he went apeshit.
Sevengill 09.10.16	I remember him doing that until Andy Murray was purple in the face a couple times. Andy Murray getting pissed off is an amusing thing to watch. #roofgong
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	Doing what?
Sevengill 09.10.16	not giving him credit for outplaying Fed. I'd need to look up when it was. also this http://www.espn.com/tennis/aus16/story/_/id/14650456/roger-federer-says-bernard-tomic-comments-taken-bit-context
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	It's not fine if you always have an excuse and never ever ever credit your opponent. He didn't start saying "Yeah, he was just better out there" until it was obvious he wasn't going to get his revenge.
Futures 09.10.16	tomic is an absolute ass so who cares
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	Soderling was king asshole.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	Maybe Hewitt.
Sevengill 09.10.16	"tomic is an absolute ass so who cares" fair.
Futures 09.10.16	how about fognini lol
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	Have never really seen him do anything, but don't watch him play much.
Sevengill 09.10.16	fognini, what a waste. dude's got a nitro game but he just doesn't give a shit. and he's easy on the eyes, too.
Sevengill 09.10.16	I remember a French Open match between him and Monfils a few years ago. Thing got to the fifth and neither player wanted to be out there anymore. It was painful to watch.
Futures 09.10.16	lol fognini will openly throw his games when he's pissed and likes to throw rackets a lot
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 09.10.16	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7kS68T6ptA Forgot this fuck boi.
Sevengill 09.10.16	Nick Kyrgios is watching that with stars in his eyes