Nitto ATP Finals 2017

[lake]

Mam nadzieję, że Gofę wyleczył się już z panadalowego kaca a i zdrowie wytrzyma.

[DUN I LOVE]

@Dawid, pytałeś się o Feda na żywo.
Może "zawiedziony" to zbyt mocne słowo, ale jakoś nie bylem pod mega wrażeniem jego gry w meczu ze Zverevem (może tez dlatego, że ten pojedynek bylem zmuszony oglądać z bardzo dużej wysokości trybun). Nie czuło się tej pewności uderzenia u niego, siła przeważała u Niemca, pierwszy serwis zbytnio nie siedział. Z pozytywów najbardziej chyba mi się podobała kontrola slajsa oraz gry przy siatce.
Pewnie gdybym trafił na jego rywala uderzającego nie tak mocno, jak Niemiec wrażenie byłoby lepsze. A tak jednak chyba trochę zbyt wygórowane oczekiwania przeważyły...

Tak czy siak Halle raczej nie odpuszczę w przyszłym roku.

Widzę, że dzień po powrocie entuzjazm opadł i znowu stałeś się taki ja koledzy wokół tutaj.

[Damian]

skysports

Thiem & Goffin Battle For Final SF Spot
Dominic Thiem and David Goffin face each other for the 10th time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry on Friday.

Spoiler:

Six days. Nine players. 24 singles matches by Friday’s end. And the fourth spot in the semi-finals of the season finale will come down to one match in Group Pete Sampras between fourth-seeded Dominic Thiem and seventh-seeded David Goffin on Friday afternoon.

There will be no counting sets or games involved — the winner moves on, and the loser goes home.

Both Thiem and Goffin have one victory each at this Nitto ATP Finals, and the winner between them will earn a semi-final clash against second-seeded Roger Federer, who finished with a perfect record in round-robin play on Thursday.

Perhaps that is why Thiem was so excited after his victory on Wednesday evening against Pablo Carreno Busta.

“I'm very happy and pleased that I get the chance to play for the semi-finals on Friday,” Thiem said. “We had some big, important matches in the past. Also in the deep rounds of [Grand] Slams. This one's going to be another one. We know each other very well. He played a very good match here, one very bad match. I don't know what to expect. I'm hoping that it's going to be a tough match, and I'm trying everything to go through to the semis.”

It certainly won’t be easy for Thiem, and the tough match he hopes for is likely what he is going to get. Goffin, who lost against Grigor Dimitrov in 74 minutes on Wednesday, leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 6-3, while also coming out on top of both meetings this season. The Belgian also leads the series 3-1 on hard courts, with his only loss coming in the form of a retirement while trailing 1-5 two years ago in Marseille.

Goffin has won two of three against his friend at Grand Slams, with both meetings coming on hard courts at the Australian Open the past two seasons. All three of their matchups at majors have also gone to four sets. There will be no surprises on the court at The O2.

“I know him really well,” Goffin said. “I practice really often with Dominic. I have already an idea with the tactics against him because I played so many times against him. We played a lot of good matches against each other. It's not going to be easy.”

Thiem says that Goffin, whom he first met 13 years ago, even spent some of this past pre-season with him preparing for what has been a banner campaign for both players. That also means that he’s plenty aware of how the Belgian can trouble him.

“He's taking the balls very early,” Thiem said. “He's giving me not much time. Especially on this little bit faster surface, it's tough for me. So I’ll try to be the first to hurt him and not the other way around.”

If Goffin wins this match, he will become one of three debutants to advance to the semi-finals, which has never previously happened at the Nitto ATP Finals. It is already guaranteed that there will be three players who make their final four debuts at the season finale, with Dimitrov, Jack Sock and the winner of this match advancing out of round-robin play. The last time that happened was in 2008 when Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Gilles Simon did it.

There is one person in particular who will pay careful attention to the Thiem-Goffin battle.

“Both great guys, good friends of mine on the tour,” Federer said. “I’m sure I’m going to watch that one tomorrow.”

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/zve ... s-thursday

[DUN I LOVE]

Poszedłem zmywać przy 3-0, a tu 4-6, ocb?

[no-handed backhand]

Na sporym farcie, ale jednak wyserwował Goffin, 6-4.

[DUN I LOVE]

Widzę, że coś z kolanem u DT?

[no-handed backhand]

Poszedłem zmywać przy 3-0, a tu 4-6, ocb?

W tym czasie Thiem wygrał jednego gema, a Goffin sześć.

[Damian]

Alternates Marach/Pavic Win; Bryans Left To Wait

Spoiler:

Alternates win their lone appearance at 2017 season finale
Alternates Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic made the most of their first team appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals on Friday when they defeated four-time former champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in Group Woodbridge/Woodforde.
The Bryans, who finished with a 1-2 record, will qualify for the semi-finals on Saturday so long as defending champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers beat Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in tonight's evening session.
Marach and Pavic, who replaced seventh seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers for the final day of round-robin play, defeated the four-time former champions and fifth seeds 6-4, 6-4 in 69 minutes.
Marach and Pavic came close to taking a 3-0 lead in the first set, but at 30/40 on Mike Bryan’s serve, Bob Bryan crossed on a return for a backhand volley winner. Mike Bryan lost his serve at 3-3 in the second set.
The Bryans, who first qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in 2001, are now 38-24 on the season that includes two ATP World Tour titles. Mike Bryan is tied with Canada’s Daniel Nestor on 1,056 for all-time career doubles match wins in the Open Era.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/bry ... friday-atp

[DUN I LOVE]

Teraz już 2 - 8. Dno gra Austriak.

Bryany narobili sobie kłopotów.

[Del Fed]

Zejdź mi z oczu Thiem i niech Cię do Monte Carlo nie widzę.

[Mario]

Czyli Ty na poważnie grałeś? Myślałem, że jakiś troll, jak przypadkiem natknąłem się na wyniki.

Thiem beznadziejny jak od RG przez prawie cały czas. Nic dziwnego.

[DUN I LOVE]

Szwajcarzy w MTT to z reguły sabotażyści.

[Del Fed]

Czyli Ty na poważnie grałeś? Myślałem, że jakiś troll, jak przypadkiem natknąłem się na wyniki.

Thiem beznadziejny jak od RG przez prawie cały czas. Nic dziwnego.

Znam H2H, ale myślałem, że Goffin jakiś "zatajony jest", skoro 2 gemy od Dimitrova pobrał.

Nie martw się LOVE, w DC damy radę.

[DUN I LOVE]

I wspomnę jeszcze, że mogliby wreszcie przenieść się gdzie indziej, jeśli dobrze liczę, to już dziewiąty raz z rzędu w Londynie, zdecydowanie za długo.

Do 2020 zdaje się obowiązuje nowa umowa.

Dawać to do LA, najlepiej w tygodniu z LM:
21 - LM
23 - I mecz dnia
1 - NBA
5 - II mecz dnia

Nic, tylko brać wolne i delektować się sportem.

[Hankmoody]

Jakoś specjalnie mnie to dziwi, uszola i tak nic lepszego, niż Mladenovic, w życiu nie spotka, więc nie dziwne że korzysta ile wlezie.

[DUN I LOVE]

Myślę, że do młodego chłopaka o takiej pozycji w swojej profesji ustawiają się kolejki.

[lake]

Goffin

[Hankmoody]

Myślę, że do młodego chłopaka o takiej pozycji w swojej profesji ustawiają się kolejki.

Tych których same na siebie nie potrafią zarobić, to i owszem, ale to jeszcze nie powód żeby dawać się dymać Gufiemu.

[DUN I LOVE]

[Damian]

GOFFIN SWEEPS THIEM TO REACH SFS

Spoiler:

NITTO ATP FINALSTHE O2, LONDON | NOV 12-19
Nitto ATP Finals


GOFFIN SWEEPS THIEM TO REACH SFS
Story By: Jonathon Braden
02:57 PM GMT November 17, 2017
Goffin
© Thomas Lovelock
David Goffin is having one of the best runs of his career this week at the Nitto ATP Finals.

Four days after beating World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the seventh seed upset No. 4 Dominic Thiem on Friday 6-4, 6-1 in only 72 minutes. Now the Belgian debutant will play six-time champion Roger Federer on Saturday for a place in the title match of the Nitto ATP Finals.

“I have nothing to lose,” Goffin said. “He's playing so well.”

The 26-year-old became the fourth and final player to reach the semi-finals of the season finale. Goffin finished second in Group Pete Sampras, behind group winner Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Federer, the only unbeaten player in London, won Group Boris Becker, and American Jack Sock reached the semi-finals on Thursday night by beating Alexander Zverev.

It's the first time since 2008 that three players – Goffin, Dimitrov and Sock – are appearing in the semi-finals of the season finale for the first time. Nine years ago, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Gilles Simon also reached the semi-finals for the first time.

Goffin has never beaten Federer in their six-match FedEx ATP Head2Head. They most recently played last month in the semi-finals of the Swiss Indoors Basel. Federer won 6-1, 6-2 en route to his eighth Basel title.

But Goffin has checked off a number of “firsts” this season, and especially this week at The O2 in London. No Belgian had ever qualified for the prestigious season-ending championships, and Goffin had been 0-4 during his career against players ranked No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.

But on Monday, Goffin prevailed past Nadal to start 1-0 in London. He fell to Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday but Goffin, who's won two ATP World Tour titles this year, rebounded well on Friday afternoon.

After a slow start, the right-hander took 12 of the final 14 games to improve to 7-3 against Thiem in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Goffin seized the big points against Thiem, who was trying to become the first Austrian to reach the semi-finals, a feat countryman and former World No. 1 Thomas Muster could not achieve.

Goffin won five of his seven break points, while Thiem finished one for six in the key area. Thiem also struck 27 unforced errors, including six double faults, compared to only 11 winners

http://www.nittoatpfinals.com/en/news-a ... 017-friday