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Author:  danielitsa [ 9. October 2008 20:13 ]
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hopefully del potro withdrawn from vienna.wise decision
Author:  ever_the_optimist [ 14. October 2008 17:46 ]
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ATP Tour Rankings, as of 13th October 2008

1. (1) Rafael Nadal 7000
2. (2) Roger Federer 5930
3. (3) Novak Djokovic 4725
4. (4) Andy Murray 2995
5. (6) David Ferrer 2315
6. (5) Nikolay Davydenko 2260
7. (7) David Nalbandian 2175
8. (8) Andy Roddick 1970
9. (9) Juan Martin Del Potro 1685
10. (12) Fernando Gonzalez 1645
11. (11) James Blake 1625
12. (10) Stanislas Wawrinka 1520
13. (13) Fernando Verdasco 1440
14. (15) Richard Gasquet 1415
15. (16) Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 1410
16. (17) Gilles Simon 1390
17. (18) Nicolas Almagro 1305
18. (28) Gael Monfils 1283
19. (20) Tommy Robredo 1255
20. (19) Igor Andreev 1240
Author:  danielitsa [ 16. October 2008 17:36 ]
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i had heard about gulbis-talent.
i saw him first time on tv on tuesday against nadal.oh man this young is really good.
his forehand especially is something to watch.nadal by far from his best,too many ue's
btw the madrid crowd was awfull,cheering on gulbis double faults.
Author:  asj001 [ 16. October 2008 22:44 ]
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MUTUA MADRILENA MASTERS MADRID 2008
QUARTER-FINAL LINE-UP

Nadal [1] v Lopez
Karlovic [14] v Simon
Monfils v Murray [4]
Del Potro [9] v Federer [2]

Some interesting quarter-final matches, particularly Murray v Monfils and Federer v Del Potro.
Looks very likely that Nadal will get to the final as there is no real threat on his side with Djokovic going out to Karlovic. :shock:
I think it's a close-call between Murray and Federer on the other side of the draw. Could well be another Nadal v Federer Masters Series final.
Author:  chungwit [ 16. October 2008 23:13 ]
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With Karlovic's serve he can beat anybody, especially in a best of three sets match. Djokovic had more bps but Karlovic just boomed down a serve to erase them. A lot of Karlovic matches come down to the tiebreak and it's just a couple of points that decide the match and that's what happened against Djokovic. Karlovic beat Federer in Cincinnati without breaking Federer by winning two tiebreaks (that's the only match Federer's lost without being broken) and Nadal only beat Karlovic at Queens after three tough tiebreaks.
Murray's the only player that's able to deal with Karlovic's serve and he'll stand a few metres behind the baseline and get his returns low down at Karlovic's feet.

Gulbis has had so many close matches with top players: Djokovic at Roland Garros, Murray at Queens, Roddick at the US Open and Nadal at Wimbledon and Madrid, but never quite gotten the win. With his talent and more experience he should do really well next year.
You can understand why Berdych shushed the crowd when he beat Nadal here in 2006.
Author:  danielitsa [ 17. October 2008 09:51 ]
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well said chungwit.karlovic's game style breaks my nerves.monsterous serve and ace or poor return coming on net volleying
federer vs delpotro should be good match
karlovic vs simon :lol: :help: :wall:
Author:  ever_the_optimist [ 17. October 2008 10:39 ]
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You have to hand it to Karlovic for making the most of his, well, one weapon and being a pretty successful player by all accounts. He somehow sits in the top 20 and has been there for a while, if only the rest of the game would just take note from Murray and stand the hell back a bit lol

Scott
Author:  danielitsa [ 17. October 2008 14:59 ]
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at my opinion and only karlovic is defamation for tennis
i dont have something with karlovic as person,ok?
Author:  danielitsa [ 17. October 2008 17:51 ]
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federer from past
Author:  chungwit [ 17. October 2008 23:36 ]
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if Daniela served like Karlovic, she'd be invincible in the WTA.

Simon did well to come back from a break down in the final set to beat Karlovic and he won the tiebreaks easily, but I can't see him doing anything against Nadal.
Author:  krima [ 18. October 2008 18:40 ]
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Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
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Singles - Semifinals
[1] R Nadal (ESP) - G Simon (FRA) 6:3 5:7 6:7 (6)
[4] A Murray (GBR) - [2] R Federer (SUI) 3:6 6:3 7:5

Singles - Final
G Simon (FRA) - [4] A Murray (GBR)
Author:  kallur83 [ 18. October 2008 20:09 ]
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lol that's a shocker

Federer and Nadal both out on the same day :shock:
Author:  kallur83 [ 25. October 2008 23:20 ]
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ROME (AP)—Federico Luzzi, a former top-100 tennis player, has died of leukemia. He was 28.

Luzzi died at a hospital in Arezzo, the Italian Tennis Federation said Saturday. He had been there for a few days after retiring last weekend from an Italian league match citing a high fever.

Luzzi reached a career-high ranking of No. 92 in 2002 before a shoulder injury that affected him the rest of his career.

He had a 2-2 record with Italy’s Davis Cup team. In 2001, Luzzi beat Ville Liukko of Finland 14-12 in the fifth set after 4 hours, 35 minutes—the longest Davis Cup match ever played by an Italian.

In February, Luzzi was suspended for 200 days and fined $50,000 by the ATP for betting on tennis.

Luzzi is survived by his parents, Paola and Maurizio, and his sister, Francesca.
Author:  kallur83 [ 25. October 2008 23:22 ]
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Horrible... :(
Author:  ever_the_optimist [ 26. October 2008 16:13 ]
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Really sorry news about Luzzi, my condolences to his family

Scott
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