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01-28-2018 , 07:15 AM
Fed is activating his beast mode

This could get interesting. Cilic is clearly outplaying him but Fed is feisty and Cilic might have some nerves.
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01-28-2018 , 07:15 AM
Well fed was in a much worse spot in the 5th last year. Some how he pulled that out, still feel like he needs to empty out the luckbox for this one.
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01-28-2018 , 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Melkerson
Well fed was in a much worse spot in the 5th last year. Some how he pulled that out, still feel like he needs to empty out the luckbox for this one.
A break down to Rafa in that fifth, I was already congratulating Rafa.
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01-28-2018 , 07:18 AM
Need more winners than relying on his errors
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01-28-2018 , 07:19 AM
These groundstrokes from Fed all look super weak.
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01-28-2018 , 07:19 AM
lol, my watch has just signalled that my heart rate is too high!
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01-28-2018 , 07:21 AM
LINO WTF
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01-28-2018 , 07:21 AM
Not sure fed has it in him to hold 4 more service games. His last few were struggles.
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01-28-2018 , 07:23 AM
Got to be more aggressive
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01-28-2018 , 07:24 AM
FFS is it too much ot ask for an easy hold roger?
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01-28-2018 , 07:25 AM
Well Cilic was just as badly off in the 4th set and he managed that one. Hopefully he'll lose the nerves by being behind.
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01-28-2018 , 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by kingweed
FFS is it too much ot ask for an easy hold roger?
I feel like these missed opportunities are more crushing for Cilic than if fed just GOATed through the last two.
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01-28-2018 , 07:27 AM
Need one more break here
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01-28-2018 , 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Melkerson
I feel like these missed opportunities are more crushing for Cilic than if fed just GOATed through the last two.
I guess so?
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01-28-2018 , 07:27 AM
Fed needs one more break. He's not gonna serve this out.
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01-28-2018 , 07:28 AM
Whats to stop a player from abusing the challenge system by challenging every time they hit a lob that is about to be smashed by the opponent and forcing the point to be replayed?
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01-28-2018 , 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Hellmuth was right
Whats to stop a player from abusing the challenge system by challenging every time they hit a lob that is about to be smashed by the opponent and forcing the point to be replayed?
a) If the ball is in you lose the point
b) You have a limited number of wrong challenges per set (3)
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01-28-2018 , 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Hellmuth was right
Whats to stop a player from abusing the challenge system by challenging every time they hit a lob that is about to be smashed by the opponent and forcing the point to be replayed?
There is a rule, that if it's clearly in you can't challenge it in that situation if the umpire deems it unsporting.

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Originally Posted by pokergrader
a) If the ball is in you lose the point
b) You have a limited number of wrong challenges per set (3)
This is actually.

I'm sure i read that on twitter, the ump can just ignore the players call too.
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01-28-2018 , 07:31 AM
Welp, I didn't see that coming. It's been a while since an easy fed hold.
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01-28-2018 , 07:32 AM
2 holds to go...
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01-28-2018 , 07:33 AM
Well I'm still proud of Cilic. It was fun watching the end of that 4th set. He just isn't good enough to maintain that level for long enough. This is where it would have been nice if he hadn't just given away the first set for nothing.
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01-28-2018 , 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by kingweed
2 holds to go...
ahem
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01-28-2018 , 07:36 AM
1 hold to go
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01-28-2018 , 07:38 AM
You take the pressure off Fed and this is where he excels.

Cilic needed to get it to 3-3, 4-4 in the 5th and wait for Fed to wilt. Just couldn't do it.

Congrats to Fed. He won a tough match against a quality opponent.
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01-28-2018 , 07:38 AM
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