Cincinnati 2018

[Kiefer]

Jak dobrze, że Nowy Jork dorobił się w końcu tego dachu.

[DUN I LOVE]

Jeden dach to za mało, za mocno faworyzuje najlepszych (jeżeli trafią się jakieś przewlekłe opady).

[Barty]

[Federasta20]

Jeden dach to za mało, za mocno faworyzuje najlepszych (jeżeli trafią się jakieś przewlekłe opady).

I jest pewność, że fazy finałowe zostaną rozegrane po ludzku, a kibice nie kupią biletów na darmo W tym roku jednak dobudują więcej. Bardzo dobrze, bo to trochę wstyd, że taki kraj jak Ameryka w 2015 nie miała dachu.

[Damian]

Nie przed 23:45.

[DUN I LOVE]

Na TVP Sport mało optymistyczne obrazki.

[Damian]

Nie przed 0, na tę chwilę.

[DUN I LOVE]

Odpuszczam. Oby coś tam jeszcze dziś odbili.

[Damian]

Nie przed 00:30.

Próbują osuszać, jednak chyba nadal kropi

[DUN I LOVE]

Nie wiem, czy bardziej zaskakuje mnie jednak niezły poziom Stana czy dalsza sprzeciętnienie Nishikoriego. Jak krew z nosa idzie to wszytko Japończykowi.

Pajac jednak ogarnął, ale bajgla przyjął.

[Lleyton]

Gone In 37 Seconds, Kyrgios Blows Away Shot Clock

Spoiler:

Aussie's natural style of play perplexes opponents

As player after player has praised the implementation of a shot clock on the ATP World Tour in recent weeks, the mercurial Nick Kyrgios must have been laughing.

A shot clock, a device that's meant to speed up play and enforce the 25-second time limit between points?

His play and his motivation, self-admittedly, might vary from match to match and tournament to tournament. But receiving a time-violation warning has never been a worry for Kyrgios, who's one of the fastest servers on the ATP World Tour.

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For the Aussie, the stop watch is a reminder to do the opposite: slow down.

“Sometimes when the shot clock is not there, I'll just continually keep going and going and going. And with the shot clock there, I mean, I'm at the line with, like, 20 seconds to go. I'm, like, 'Jeez, I can relax and compose myself a little bit'. I don't even really notice it at all, to be honest,” Kyrgios said.

The 15th-seeded Aussie beat American Denis Kudla 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-6(9) in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Kyrgios was in a speedy mood.

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Despite the match going three sets, it took less than two hours, and at 1-1 in the decider, Kyrgios recorded what has to be one of his fastest services games yet. He hit two service winners and two aces in 37 seconds, faster than the world record for the 400-metre sprint (43.03 seconds) and the 100-metre freestyle swim (46.91 seconds).

“A quick game is a good game. I don't really need to think between points. I know what I'm going to do. I mean, I don't really think about it,” Kyrgios said. “Just go up and pick a spot, literally.”

His quick style of playing might come naturally, said Craig O'Shannessy, an analyst for ATPWorldTour.com, among other outlets, but it's also the right idea.

During those 25 seconds against Kyrgios, opponents have little to no time to think about what's working and what they should do next.

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“It stops the opponents from cycling through game plans to beat him,” O'Shannessy told ATPWorldTour.com. “When he takes that thinking time away, that game plan formation time away, he's robbing players of the ability to figure out how to beat him.”

Opponents, O'Shannessy said, might try slowing Kyrgios down. Maybe wander to the back of the court after points and saunter back to the baseline before he serves, or find a few more beads of sweat to wipe with the towel. Returners, however, must still play to the server's reasonable pace.

“He wants to play fast, he wants to win fast,” O'Shannessy said.

The style has worked for Kyrgios in Cincinnati. He reached his maiden Masters 1000 final here last year (l. to Dimitrov).

“I have been doing it my whole career,” Kyrgios said, “I like free points, and I don't like to rally too much.”

https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ky ... nnati-2018

[Damian]

[Damian]

Kolejne nie byle jakie nazwisko na rozkładzie Stana, choć pewnie znowu rywal w formie życiowej raczej nie był.

Spoiler:

[no-handed backhand]

Fajny turniej, bez kitu.

[DUN I LOVE]

Finał Shapovalov - Federer.

[Barty]

[Damian]

Cincinnati - Plan gier na czwartek:

Kort centralny - start o 17:
Milos Raonic (CAN) - Denis Shapovalov (CAN)

Nie przed 19:
[1] Simona Halep (ROU) - [Q] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) dokończenie od stanu 4-6 6-3 4-3
[4] Angelique Kerber (GER) - [13] Madison Keys (USA)
[10] Novak Djokovic (SER) - [5] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

Nie przed 1:
Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - [2] Roger Federer (SUI)

GRANDSTAND - start o 17:
[8] Petra Kvitova (CZE) - Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

Nie przed 19:
Hyeon Chung (KOR) - [4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)
[15] Elise Mertens (BEL) - [3] Sloane Stephens (USA)
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) - [WC] Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

STADIUM 3 - start o 17:
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) - Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

Nie przed 19:
[WC] Amanda Anisimova (USA) - [Q] Petra Martic (CRO) dokończenie od stanu 5-4
Karen Chaczanow (RUS) - [7] Marin Cilic (CRO)
[6] Kevin Anderson (RSA) - [11] David Goffin (BEL)
[5] Elina Svitolina (UKR) - [WC] Amanda Anisimova (USA)/[Q] Petra Martic (CRO)
[15] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) - Hyeon Chung (KOR)/[4] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)

Kort 10 - start o 17:
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) - [6] Caroline Garcia (FRA)
Robin Haase (NED) - [13] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)

[DUN I LOVE]

Jprdl, znowu trzeba czekać do 1...

[Kiefer]

Cieszą wygrane Stana, patrzę na jego powrót z coraz większym optymizmem, oby tak dalej.

Jprdl, znowu trzeba czekać do 1...

Znowu trzeba nagrywarkę załączyć.

[DUN I LOVE]

Ja pewnie na żywca zobaczę.

Stan, jeżeli pokona Fucsovicsa, wróci do setki.