EPT2014 U.S. Open
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GrandInquisitor
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fishbowl
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
 Men's Singles: http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/index.html?promo=subnav | ||
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
Raonic should do good as well. Canadian tennis...thats a real thing! | ||
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fishbowl
United States1575 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
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fishbowl
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schmutttt
Australia3856 Posts
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zeo
Serbia6336 Posts
I'm thinking Djokovic - Federer finals. Might just watch the finals.. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
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TheMusiC
United States1054 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
Monfils was just destroyed mentally; Federer outlasted him. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
Finals will probably be another Djok vs. Fed rematch! http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/r6s1.html | ||
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BakedButters
United States748 Posts
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Mataru
Norway356 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
First Asian to ever reach any Grand Slam Final, apparently. Didn't know that. gogo Federer! Now's your chance!!! | ||
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BakedButters
United States748 Posts
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Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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Dante08
Singapore4140 Posts
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On September 07 2014 05:53 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Mwahahahaha!!! http://www.nbcsports.com/tennis/nishikori-upsets-djokovic-reach-us-open-final First Asian to ever reach any Grand Slam Final, apparently. Didn't know that. gogo Federer! Now's your chance!!! Technically Michael Chang was the first male "Asian", but he was from the US (born and raised). And Li Na was before this, multiple times. But yeah, Nishikori is the first male who is from an Asian country to be in a Grand Slam final. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18624 Posts
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Advantageous
China1350 Posts
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ZapRoffo
United States5544 Posts
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Valhalla44
Bosnia-Herzegovina983 Posts
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esdf
Croatia736 Posts
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Dingodile
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Mattes
Germany1116 Posts
On September 09 2014 18:29 Dingodile wrote: I've heard many times about the "big 4". Where is the 4th? I dont think the 4th earns (he deserves it?) the same respect as federer, nadal and djokovic. Andy Murray is regarded as the 4th. Though many people dispute his position as a big 4, [quoted shamelessly from wikipedia from here on] Murray's total of nine Masters titles, five consecutive Major semifinals in 2011–2012, three consecutive Major finals in 2012–13, and victories at the 2012 Olympic Games, 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon (defeating Djokovic in both major finals), as well as being ranked no. 2 on numerous occasions have led to him being reported as definitively part of the Big Four since 2010 I personally agree though, that Murray isnt quite on the same level in terms of success as the other three, but the whole Big4-theme is mostly used to show that they won pretty much everything in the last 5 years, be it grand slams or masters1000s - without Murray in the equation this wouldnt nearly look as dominating as it is. | ||
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On September 09 2014 20:48 Mattes wrote: Andy Murray is regarded as the 4th. Though many people dispute his position as a big 4, [quoted shamelessly from wikipedia from here on] Murray's total of nine Masters titles, five consecutive Major semifinals in 2011–2012, three consecutive Major finals in 2012–13, and victories at the 2012 Olympic Games, 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon (defeating Djokovic in both major finals), as well as being ranked no. 2 on numerous occasions have led to him being reported as definitively part of the Big Four since 2010 I personally agree though, that Murray isnt quite on the same level in terms of success as the other three, but the whole Big4-theme is mostly used to show that they won pretty much everything in the last 5 years, be it grand slams or masters1000s - without Murray in the equation this wouldnt nearly look as dominating as it is. The "big 4" was less about Grand Slam wins, and a lot more about how any tournament with the four of them would ultimately have them representing the semi-finals. Basically it was about consistency in their placements, and a large skill barrier for anyone else. | ||
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