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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: May 30, 2014, 7:08 pm
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there is no such thing as a jinx.
hard to believe so many people fall for the concept.
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: masterclass
Date: May 31, 2014, 3:15 am
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General, Maybe because some people "fail" so often, they think
they are a jinx? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Who was that sports reporter that almost always picked the
opposite?
Simon something can't remember. :)
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: May 31, 2014, 3:14 pm
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
;D
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: May 31, 2014, 3:17 pm
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here are the key battles for tomorrow.
who will be brave enough to pick a general masterclass upset of
the day?
I might take a shot:
SUNDAY, 1 JUNE 2014
Singles - Fourth Round
[13] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
[18] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs. [4] Roger Federer (SUI)
[6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. [10] John Isner (USA)
[8] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Doubles - Third Round
[5] Michael Llodra (FRA)/[5] Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs. [11]
Julien Benneteau (FRA)/[11] Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
Jack Sock (USA)/Joao Sousa (POR) vs. Andrey Golubev
(KAZ)/Samuel Groth (AUS)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs. Marin Draganja
(CRO)/Florin Mergea (ROU)
I think Tsonga might have a shot at an upset if he can keep his
head together and play smart tennis at key/clutch moments.
I say Tsonga in 4 tomorrow.
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: thetruth
Date: May 31, 2014, 3:33 pm
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--- Quote from: masterclass link ---
>
> yep, no upsets on the men's side in the bottom half. Lady TT,
you've got the woman's side going to I see, good work... :)
Thought for sure Simon was going to do it when he went up 2 sets
to 1. Maybe he thought the same and that was the problem. Give
credit to Milos for hanging in and turning it around.
Bautista-Agut was a stab in the dark searching for another
upset. He got one set, but was outplayed for the most part by a
fairly solid Berdych.
>
> Let's see what happens to the top half tomorrow. Hey, when
you pick upsets, you don't really expect them to win, you just
think the potential is there, and sometimes some people pick
them for the "jinx" effect. :)
>
> Respectfully,
> masterclass
>
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Yeah, I watch the women too. But, I need to start checking out
the H@Hs, although, like you I see predicting simply as
possibilities and potential.
I didn't vote for Stosur to get through because she isn't as
competitive as a Cibulkova, but come to find out Dominika has
struggled with Sam, now five straight. I would've never guessed
that. The same with Ivanovic, I had no idea that Lucie had her
number to that extent, but they said this was the fifth time in
a row that Lucie beat Ana. What's weird about that is that they
don't seem to play very often so now that H2H I will remember.
That jinx thing? I didn't know that was real. I can't believe
people will do something so silly.
I thought for sure Simon was going to win that match, especially
with a 2 set lead, but credit to Raonic he is maximizing his
potential and it's good to see. That's why I think he will
probably strike first, but not necessarily be the breakout star
of his generation. He's being very wise and prudent, while the
other young guns don't appear to be viewing the present in terms
of the long run.
I voted Berdych with my heart. I thought Agut had a good chance
to win that match, but Tomas is pretty serious about his game
too, and he hasn't been taking his career for granted. Remember
how he used to go away all the time? Now, he actually thinks he
can win a slam.
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: masterclass
Date: May 31, 2014, 6:51 pm
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[13] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
[18] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs. [4] Roger Federer (SUI)
[6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. [10] John Isner (USA)
[8] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Marcel Granollers (ESP)
At this stage, any player can be upset. :)
I'm going to go out on a limb and give Gulbis the nod. Federer
has looked good on serve, but his ground game has not been so
good. If Federer's serve falters due to pressure on his ground
game, then Gulbis has a shot. But he has to do well and not
suffer any of his infamous implosions, so this is certainly not
a big chance, but it's there. Let's see how interested Federer
is in going further at Roland Garros, which has been said not to
be a priority, or packing his grass bags for Halle and
Wimbledon.
I'd like to see Tsonga overcome the pressure at his home slam
and get the win over Djokovic after that sad loss he had a
couple of years ago to him, when he really should have won it.
But I don't know. Tsonga has only just recently started playing
much better. I'm not sure he can contend with Novak over 5
sets. I think his biggest chance is to blitz Nole in 3 sets.
The longer it goes, the worse for Tsonga.
Raonic keeps exceeding my expectations. Granollers has been
playing well. He has a shot on clay.
Berdych hasn't lost to Isner on clay in their two meetings on
the surface, and I don't think John's high bouncing second serve
will bother the tall Czech player. I think Isner's best chance
is to use his big wing span and go for the net. But he just
doesn't do it enough to make me confident that he can succeed,
and one can never be sure about Isner's fitness, especially as
the rounds wear on in a major. But you never know. If Isner
gets hot on serve, he can be damn difficult to break, and if you
can't break, you can't win. So I still have to give him a
chance for a minor upset.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: thetruth
Date: June 1, 2014, 6:43 am
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--- Quote from: masterclass link ---
>
> [13] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
> [18] Ernests Gulbis (LAT) vs. [4] Roger Federer (SUI)
> [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs. [10] John Isner (USA)
> [8] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs. Marcel Granollers (ESP)
>
> At this stage, any player can be upset. :)
>
> I'm going to go out on a limb and give Gulbis the nod.
Federer has looked good on serve, but his ground game has not
been so good. If Federer's serve falters due to pressure on his
ground game, then Gulbis has a shot. But he has to do well and
not suffer any of his infamous implosions, so this is certainly
not a big chance, but it's there. Let's see how interested
Federer is in going further at Roland Garros, which has been
said not to be a priority, or packing his grass bags for Halle
and Wimbledon.
>
> I'd like to see Tsonga overcome the pressure at his home slam
and get the win over Djokovic after that sad loss he had a
couple of years ago to him, when he really should have won it.
But I don't know. Tsonga has only just recently started playing
much better. I'm not sure he can contend with Novak over 5
sets. I think his biggest chance is to blitz Nole in 3 sets.
The longer it goes, the worse for Tsonga.
>
> Raonic keeps exceeding my expectations. Granollers has been
playing well. He has a shot on clay.
>
> Berdych hasn't lost to Isner on clay in their two meetings on
the surface, and I don't think John's high bouncing second serve
will bother the tall Czech player. I think Isner's best chance
is to use his big wing span and go for the net. But he just
doesn't do it enough to make me confident that he can succeed,
and one can never be sure about Isner's fitness, especially as
the rounds wear on in a major. But you never know. If Isner
gets hot on serve, he can be damn difficult to break, and if you
can't break, you can't win. So I still have to give him a
chance for a minor upset.
>
> Respectfully,
> masterclass
>
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Here's mine. I started on it last night, but yesterday I was too
exhausted to post it.
I expected Verdasco to finish off Gasquet. For some reason
Richie can't seem to put together two great back to back
performances.
Day 8: Sunday, 1 June
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)[18] vs. Angelique Kerber (GER)[8]2.
Ernests Gulbis (LAT)[18] vs. Roger Federer (SUI)[4]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)[13] vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[2]
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) vs. Pauline Parmentier (FRA)
Tomas Berdych (CZE)[6] vs. John Isner (USA)[10]
Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) vs. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)[14]
Milos Raonic (CAN)[8] vs. Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Samantha Stosur (AUS)[19] vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS)[7]
Murray vs. Kohlschreiber
Verdasco vs. Gasquet
While I think Gulbis is a possible upset, I don't think he'll
have the composure needed at this point of the tournament I
think and I feel that Federer wants to make a statement.
I pegged Tsonga as a possible upset too, because he's playing
well and this is the round where he'd still feel free enough to
hit out. The closer he gets to the finish line, the more his
chances diminish IMO, due to the home court pressure.
I woke up to Berdych finishing off Isner. For some reason my DVR
decided to stop recording the tournament ;).
I think Raonic has the momentum, so I'm choosing him over
Granollers, although Granollers surprised me in the last round.
Sam has nothing for Maria. She's too intimidated by her. If she
played her game, she'd have a chance, but she always seems to
freeze in Maria's presence.
Andy and Kohli are at 9-8 deuce, but I expect Andy to raise his
level any minute and remove Kohli from the facilities.
#Post#: 15394--------------------------------------------------
Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: masterclass
Date: June 1, 2014, 10:51 am
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I didn't see the finish of the Murray match, but I saw that he
snatched it. Congrats to him and his team, and condolences to
Kohli and his team.
Federer was upset as I expected, going down in 5 to a hard
striking Ernests Gulbis. After winning an up and down 1st set
in a tiebreaker, Federer botched an easy chance for a 2 set to
0 lead when at 5-3 and 40-15, on a short lob smash, he went out
of his way to twist his body to one side to hit it straight to
Gulbis camped in the backhand corner, when the slam dunk to the
forehand side was a much easier shot. Federer didn't look the
same after that for quite awhile, while Gulbis got re-energized,
and Ernie won the second set in a tiebreak and the 3rd set
easily with some strong serving and hitting, especially on his
backhand wing. Federer finally recovered a bit and took the 4th
set eventually, but was delayed when Gulbis mysteriously went
off the court with a MTO with Federer about to serve at 5-2.
Gulbis finally came back after maybe 8 minutes, and played like
a whirlwind, breaking Federer and getting it back to 5-4.
Federer managed to seal the set 6-4, but then was broken early
in the 5th, and that was all Gulbis needed as he served quite
well and maintained the break advantage to the end.
Congrats to Gulbis and his fans, and commiserations to the
Federer fans.
Gulbis will play Berdych, and Federer will prepare for the grass
season start in Halle.
Respectfully,
masterclass
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Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: June 1, 2014, 11:36 am
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roger got in a bit of a hole early on in the 3rd set and was not
able to climb out of it.
gulbis played composed tennis in the business end of the last
set. his big serve kept him out of trouble and he would hang on
to his lead.
#Post#: 15398--------------------------------------------------
Re: Masterclass 2014 Upset Picks of the Day
DIR By: Clay Death
Date: June 1, 2014, 11:42 am
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this would be only the 3rd time in the past 40 majors that roger
would not make the quarterfinals.
tough loss for him and for his fans.
he looks quite fit. could be a huge factor on grass.
roger struck 42 winners and 53 errors in this match.
gulbis would hit 53 winners and 53 errors. this is his first
quarterfinal in 6 years.
he is 12-0 in france this year.
congrats to gulbis and his fans.
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