When I saw the pre-tournament interviews when Federer was expressing how at home he was feeling in Dubai since he has a home there and how convenient it was to go from his apartment to the courts, I thought "Uh-oh, he sounds too laid back" and I definitely felt that he could suffer an early upset but I must be honest, of the people I thought would take out Federer, I never even thought of Donskoy!

C'est la vie, it can happen.

 

@Soapsuds Since I've seen many improvements to Tiafoe's game, I believe that, at some point, the serve will be bumped up on the list of priorities for improvement. His footwork, was the one, I think in most need and he has vastly improved that. Also, his backswing definitely looks much improved. The fact that he's 19 and I'm seeing multiple improvements makes me hopeful.

 

About Delpo, this is only his 2nd tournament of the year! Delray Beach was his first back in several months, he hasn't had the benefit of playing since end of December/early January, like the rest of the ATP.

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

In all honesty, I don't believe Delpo fully trusts his wrist. I'm like that with my left knee. I won't let myself do a true burpee as I don't trust my knee. I think Delpo has a mental block because we've seen what he can do. 

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by ChitHappens

1 minute ago, ChitHappens said:

In all honesty, I don't believe Delpo fully trusts his wrist. I'm like that with my left knee. I won't let myself do a true burpee as I don't trust my knee. I think Delpo has a mental block because we've scene what he can do. 

 

Since he came back last year, he's been tentative with that backhand, which still lacks the power it used to have (Tiafoe was able to exploit that a few times and race on into the net). 

 

When he first returned last year at Delray Beach, he seemed to be a bit scared that the wrist would flare up again and there were some 'tender' moments after playing back to back matches but as the season progressed and he iced and did post match recovery protocol, he seemed to gain confidence and the backhand became a bit more sure but I definitely agree that it's a still a trust issue.  

 

It reminded me of Serena for a couple of seasons with her knee after her surgery. There was a time when she favored it and for awhile you could tell it would ache a little toward the end of a lengthy match. Now, we hardly remember she had surgery, or maybe these days, Serena doesn't make it as obvious if the knee still bothers her. 

Andy vs Maria

 

Hmmmm......I see Andy got those gloves out....LOL

 

 

Genie Bouchard loses again....LOL   I have to come to the realization that she is another Anna Kornakova ....just full of herself and her looks and not a very good tennis player at all.

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by Soapsuds

I agree with Andy.  SugarPimp should not get wildcards. She should work her way back up and play qualifiers. 

3 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

I agree with Andy.  SugarPimp should not get wildcards. She should work her way back up and play qualifiers. 

Well, I think he feels this way because she was playing dirty and got caught. If she had been out because of injury he would be alright with it.

Exactly and I agree!  SugarPimp's dirty doings caused her absence so she shouldn't get wildcards. 

Roger in shock after loss. I guess he thought he was invincible after his Aussie Open win.

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by Soapsuds

Looks like Donald Young got Klobbered by Kyrgios in that 1st set. Hopefully he can take the 2nd set, so they can at least have a 3rd set tussle. I enjoy watching Nick's game but I don't want to see Donald Young get blown off the court.

The shocker is David Goffin losing to the Jolly Green Giant.

Edited March 1, 20178 yr by Soapsuds

My goodness these bedroom noises from Coric, I am tempted to start calling him Porna Coric!

 

Meanwhile

Asked a lady who was traveling to switch from 24B to 17B so my fiancé and I could sit together. She said no and Im stuck by her. Next move?

— Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92) March 1, 2017

Edited March 2, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

My goodness these bedroom noises from Coric, I am tempted to start calling him Porna Coric!

 

Hahahaha...

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

 

Meanwhile

Asked a lady who was traveling to switch from 24B to 17B so my fiancé and I could sit together. She said no and Im stuck by her. Next move?

— Ryan Harrison (@ryanharrison92) March 1, 2017

I wouldn't be surprised if he called Trump.

 

 

 

Here we go again! TC pimping Sam because he beat David Goffin. Ugh......

 

 

LMAO at Steve Johnson.....only he could have injured himself that way....LOL

Djokovic avenges his Olympics loss to Delpo in three tight sets. 

11 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Djokovic avenges his Olympics loss to Delpo in three tight sets. 

 

I saw some of the match but didn't see the 3rd set at all. 

Brad Gilbert commented that he believes DelPo's match against Tiafoe the previous night must've taken some energy away from him.

That 2nd set tiebreak between Murray and Kohls... 😨😨😨😨😨