Jump to content

Foo_Fighter

Regular Members
  • Posts

    438
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Foo_Fighter

  1. 2 minutes ago, Fader said:

    I thought that would be the case for Judd against Hawkins too. Dunno, maybe. We shall see. He's still making alot of mistakes. 

    Hawkins is very elite. Very few seem to notice this. I thought it was an impressive win for JT. I didn't like Trump's performance against Day though. 

  2. 1 hour ago, four-leaf said:

    Alcaraz withdraws from Aussie O and I'm happy because it means only Iga Schwiontek to win AO is valid from now on and I got the odds 7.00 on that to happen which is now down to 2.60 so pretty happy about Alcaraz withdrawing.

    I hope you win but Iga struggles to control her ball flight with these lighter balls.

  3. On 5/3/2022 at 9:17 PM, Foo_Fighter said:

    Unreal achievement. A living legend. Surely has to be BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December unless England somehow wins the World Cup - inevitably Harry Kane would be in the spotlight for the prestigious award.

    Ronnie is officially in the same bracket of elite legends of sport as Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan etc. 

    Is he the most prolific sportsman we've ever seen so far? I would say YES.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/sports-personality/63960611

     

  4. 2 hours ago, CzechPunter said:

    In the end, it's Canada against the Aussies...won't be easy for the Canadians physically.

    Depends on the pairs I guess. If Shapovalov plays De Minaur then it's good news for Australia. De Minaur is 4-0 vs Shapovalov. Doesn't necessarily mean it'll be 5-0 though. The Canadian will grab a win against de Minaur at some point... FAA beat De Minaur quite comfortably (6-3, 6-2) in 2022 Cincinnati (outdoor hard). He also beat him in straight sets (7-5, 6-3) 5 years ago (2017), in Drummondville, Canada (indoor hard). 

    My gut says Canada wins 2-0 and becomes Davis Cup Champion ? for the first time in history.

  5. 13 minutes ago, Swiss Maestro said:

    Cilic 100%. Capable of the best and also the worst. I was very confident Croatia was going to win this, but I thought they were going to need Mektic/Pavic to close it. 

    yeah.. the doubles kind of worked as insurance premiums; I purchased Croatia exactly because of Mektic/Pavic, as I thought it would be extremely hard for Spain to win both singles. 

     

    On 11/21/2022 at 10:41 PM, Swiss Maestro said:

    Spain vs Croatia. I think the only way for Spain to win this is winning the 2 single points, which is unlikely to happen. Mektic/Pavic are so much better than Granollers/Pedro..., so if Cilic or Coric get a point then Mektic/Pavic should finish the job with ease. 

    We had the exact same mindset.

  6. 4 minutes ago, Swiss Maestro said:

    Good choices. This is how I see the matches.

    Spain vs Croatia. I think the only way for Spain to win this is winning the 2 single points, which is unlikely to happen. Mektic/Pavic are so much better than Granollers/Pedro..., so if Cilic or Coric get a point then Mektic/Pavic should finish the job with ease. 

    Italy vs USA. Tiafoe and Fritz are the favorite against Sonego and Musetti. They even are the favorites for the doubles point... cause I think Sock/Paul are better than Fognini/Bolelli.

    Germany vs Canada. Shapo and Auger are the favorites against Struff and Otte. Germany has a really good doubles pair (Krawietz/Puetz), so things can get ugly for Canada if the germans get a point in the singles. If that happens, I expect Shapo and Felix to play the doubles cause they have demonstrated a really good chemistry. As I said, the germans will need to get a point in the singles but that won't be easy. If they can do that, then I think it will be a 50/50. 

    Australia vs Netherlands. 50/50.

    So we basically agree on all four QFs. 

  7. what's your thoughts on this year's DC in Malaga?

    Quarterfinals:

    Italy vs USA

    Germany vs Canada

    Australia vs Netherlands 

    Croatia vs Spain

     

    My picks in bold. I leave the tie between Australia and Netherlands as a pure toss-up.

    I think Germany without Zverev has less than 15% chance to advance to the semifinals. Canada with FAA on its squad is an awfully strong team, especially on indoor hard, which is the surface this tournament is played on. It's a shame Sascha is unavailable, I'm sure many fans would anticipate a blockbuster match between him and FAA.

    Spain has been hit hard by the withdrawal of Alcaraz due to his latest injury. Can Carreno, RBA, Fokina(?), Ramos(?) defeat the likes of Coric, Cilic and Mektic/Pavic? I highly doubt it. RBA's decline is massive. Carreno Busta is a reliable player, but I don't think he fancies these fast indoor hard courts... Fokina might actually be a better choice for the hosts. 

    Italy won't have Berrettini and Sinner as they're both injured. Their team consists of Sonego, Musetti and Fognini/Bolelli. Now, unlike Italy, Team USA has plenty of extremely formidable players. Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Taylor Fritz & Jack Sock will probably be on their final squad. Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz have had career-best seasons. Sock is one of the best doubles players in the world. It's just hard to imagine the current Italian team defeating this team of America.

×
×
  • Create New...