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It's weird how Andersen beat Fed after going down two sets to love, meaning he had to beat Fed in three straight sets on grass and then he actually did.

I guess this is me saying it's not over yet.

It's definitely over for Fed.

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07-15-2018 , 10:52 AM

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Heroball

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

It's definitely over for Fed.

-2016

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07-15-2018 , 10:56 AM

#1829

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Hmmmmmmmmm

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07-15-2018 , 11:02 AM

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Anderson needing to pump his fist after every winning point is tilting me a bit.

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07-15-2018 , 11:06 AM

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Oh ****

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07-15-2018 , 11:25 AM

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“Tell them to shut the **** up.” https://t.co/ET8oIrGTh1

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07-15-2018 , 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Melkerson

I don't understand why they even play sets. Why not just first to X number of points? Can you explain that?

Tradition, I guess.

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While you're at it, why does the scoring go 15-30-40? WTF is the logic behind that? I'm not even sure why we have games, but if we must, why not just 1-2-3? Or at least 15-30-45 to keep it at multiples of 15?

WTT used a different scoring system. I don't hear anybody complaining about the current 15-30-40-game system though.

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07-15-2018 , 11:28 AM

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people who don't like djokovic are bad at life

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07-15-2018 , 11:32 AM

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gg Anderson. gj/ge.

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07-15-2018 , 11:40 AM

#1836

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Originally Posted by TimM846

people who don't like djokovic are bad at life

people that think hes the GOAT are worse

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07-15-2018 , 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PokerHero77

Tradition, I guess.

Great. Now insert that reason for why we don't have a 5th set tiebreak at Wimbledon.

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07-15-2018 , 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by younguns87

people that think hes the GOAT are worse

He has GOAT equity tho.

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07-15-2018 , 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TimM846

He has GOAT equity tho.

Very little. Wasted these last few years. Past his prime, age gonna catch up to him. Already struggling with injuries. Young players will eventually step up and hit their prime too

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07-15-2018 , 12:32 PM

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So far:

Fed over Cilic in Australia.
Nadal over Thiem (youngs!) in France
Novak over Anderson in England.

I guess the year of the Youngs is not exactly happening just yet. But when Grigor beats Shapolov in the final for the US Open in NYC...

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07-15-2018 , 01:36 PM

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Very little. Wasted these last few years. Past his prime, age gonna catch up to him. Already struggling with injuries. Young players will eventually step up and hit their prime too

Federer was washed a few years ago and now he's crushing again at 36 years old. Granted that's why he's the GOAT and I agree that career path is highly unlikely to be replicated by anyone...but if Djokovic gets healthy and Federer/Nadal finally fade, it's not totally out of the question that he wins several more majors.

Tennis is unlikely to remain as good as it has been this generation, we've all been so spoiled, but I really hope you're right about young players stepping up. It would also be cool if some of the older guys like STAN and lolMurray could get healthy and start competing again.

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07-16-2018 , 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Feldman

What if we say out of the following groups (note: I moved Delpo), which set has a player win a GS title first?

Group 1
-Thiem
-Zverev
-Raonic LOLOLOL
-Dimitrov
-Shapovalov
-Kyrgios

Group 2
-Novak
-Murray
-Wawrinka
-Cilic
-Nishikori
-Delpo

Group 2 wins.

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07-16-2018 , 04:05 AM

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Excited to see a fully fit Andy Murray back in action at the end of this month. Hoping he can win a title before end of season.

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07-30-2018 , 03:26 PM

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Just read that Olga Danilova is the first lucky loser to win a WTA tournament. She is also the first winner born in the 2000s.

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07-31-2018 , 09:53 PM

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el oh el

https://deadspin.com/angry-french-te...ium=socialflow

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08-01-2018 , 09:55 AM

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lol Serena. Lost 0-6, 1-6 to someone. Ouch.

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08-01-2018 , 10:44 AM

#1847

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Bet it wasn't Sharapova.

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08-01-2018 , 06:06 PM

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Murray and Edmund on TV right now. Just started the 2nd set. Very interesting.

ElShapo just rattled off 5 straight games ina row from 4-1 down in the 3rd set to beat Medvedev. 3-6 6-1 6-4