Miami 2012 Semifinal: Djokovic Monaco

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:29 am

Nole cruising, already 4:0 up.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:31 am

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:37 am

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:37 am

It is starting to look like your man may win this one

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:38 am

eugh, terrible set from Monaco. No first serves and errors galore, just don't see how he's going to win a game here playing like that.

Djokovic looks sharp though. Interestingly the court looks a lot quicker in the evening matches, does anyone know when the final is scheduled for?

by Jahu Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:39 am

Whats with Monaco? How did he come to SF? He should be slapped by umpire and sent home to farm cattle. What a joke. Not even a training session for Djoko.

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:39 am

I think the final is sometime in the early afternoon local time.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:45 am

Monaco takes a game! Djokovic with some lousy returning and it's enough for Monaco to cash in. Novak needs to be a little careful he doesn't get dragged down to Monaco's level a bit here...

by Tenez Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:46 am

Imagine the poor crowd who was pleased to have semi's tickets! Miami 2012 Semifinal: Djokovic Monaco 1347041234

by lags72 Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:47 am

Oh dear. At this rate Novak might have to charge JM for the lesson. Shades of the sort of treatment meted out to poor Juan by Fed in that lightning-quick USO encounter last year ........

Here's hoping he can make a fight of it in the second .....

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:50 am

Tenez wrote:Imagine the poor crowd who was pleased to have semi's tickets!

Well, in their infinite wisdom they split the semis into two separate sessions, so you have to buy a separate ticket for each semi. Luckily, both semifinals have had similar amount of drama today, so it makes little diffrence which one you have the tickets for.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:52 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:eugh, terrible set from Monaco. No first serves and errors galore, just don't see how he's going to win a game here playing like that.

Djokovic looks sharp though. Interestingly the court looks a lot quicker in the evening matches, does anyone know when the final is scheduled for?

12.30 PM

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:52 am

has anyone hit a winner yet this set? Shocked

Novak really dipping in that game, he's been doing this a bit recently, almost trying to "bully" (I mean that in a nice way) his opponents out of the match early on, but if they stick with him he seems to drop his level a bit.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:53 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:has anyone hit a winner yet this set?

Novak really dipping in that game, he's been doing this a bit recently, almost trying to "bully" (I mean that in a nice way) his opponents out of the match early on, but if they stick with him he seems to drop his level a bit.

he's doing it the easy way. Wait for the 3:all.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:54 am

noleisthebest wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:eugh, terrible set from Monaco. No first serves and errors galore, just don't see how he's going to win a game here playing like that.

Djokovic looks sharp though. Interestingly the court looks a lot quicker in the evening matches, does anyone know when the final is scheduled for?

12.30 PM

thanks

so slower conditions, which you'd think favours Djokovic, but also hotter, which favours Murray I think. Also Murray is more used to the early afternoon slot (Djokovic's last two matches at least have been evening, whereas Murray hasn't had the evening slot all tournament).

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:56 am

who is the moron commentating for Sky that's just said": that's the world number one " after Nole netted that volley

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:57 am

nice FH from Djokovic in that game (I won't mention the attempted drop volley Wink

), but this set has been pretty ordinary from both so far...

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:00 am

Not sure who to root for on Sunday. Early on, I used to root for Andy in their matches as I think he is capable of having a bit more variety to his game. However, over the years he has annoyed me with how defensively he often chooses to play, so lately I have been more on Nole's side.

by Jahu Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:04 am

Root for Andy, and secretly hope Djoko wins.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:07 am

well there's the break, Djokovic hitting with good depth and just patiently waiting until Monaco misses, which he duly does. This one will be over in a few minutes, thank goodness...

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:07 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:nice FH from Djokovic in that game (I won't mention the attempted drop volley ), but this set has been pretty ordinary from both so far...

You need two to tango.... Wink

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:10 am

noleisthebest wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:nice FH from Djokovic in that game (I won't mention the attempted drop volley ), but this set has been pretty ordinary from both so far...

You need two to tango....

I don't disagree. The first set Novak was very good, Monaco awful. Second set both have been pretty poor. Monaco with a 0-30 opportunity, hopeless FH error Doh

by Jahu Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:12 am

Sabatini in the crowd, got so old and ugly.

by kemet Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:14 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:nice FH from Djokovic in that game (I won't mention the attempted drop volley ), but this set has been pretty ordinary from both so far...

You need two to tango....

I don't disagree. The first set Novak was very good, Monaco awful. Second set both have been pretty poor. Monaco with a 0-30 opportunity, hopeless FH error

That forehand is definitely not a thing of beauty and has been a liability so far.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:14 am

Monaco "earns" a BP, but three more loose errors give Novak the 4-2 lead.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:15 am

kemet wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:
noleisthebest wrote:
Mad for Chelsea wrote:nice FH from Djokovic in that game (I won't mention the attempted drop volley ), but this set has been pretty ordinary from both so far...

You need two to tango....

I don't disagree. The first set Novak was very good, Monaco awful. Second set both have been pretty poor. Monaco with a 0-30 opportunity, hopeless FH error

That forehand is definitely not a thing of beauty and has been a liability so far.

Nole's forehand is awesome!

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:19 am

erm I was talking about Monaco's. Better game this one, some great shots from both players.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:21 am

and Monaco takes it to keep the match (just about) alive...

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:21 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:erm I was talking about Monaco's. Better game this one, some great shots from both players.

that's a relief Very Happy

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:22 am

Monaco's clearly partied last night....normally he can play some decent tennis, esp on clay.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:28 am

seriously, 16 bounces before a SECOND serve? works though, and as long as you get away with it...

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:30 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:seriously, 16 bounces before a SECOND serve? works though, and as long as you get away with it...

Is there a rule against bouncing 16 times?

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:31 am

pretty sure they're rules on time-taking, yep.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:32 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:pretty sure they're rules on time-taking, yep.

time 16 bounces then, less than 6-7 seconds.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:36 am

second serve should follow the first immediately isn't it? 16 bounces is in no way immediate, sorry.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:37 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:second serve should follow the first immediately isn't it? 16 bounces is in no way immediate, sorry.

where does it say that?you're just being jealous.

by kemet Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:39 am

Can Novak tempt fate again and escape unscathed?

by Jahu Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:39 am

Djoko choking on argentine beef.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:39 am

12 secs between serves
30 secs between points
34 secs between points
34 secs between points and 10 secs between serves

need I go on?

by kemet Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:40 am

Oh Monaco, that forehand... again

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:42 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:12 secs between serves
30 secs between points
34 secs between points
34 secs between points and 10 secs between serves

need I go on?

cooo, you're really desperate, aren't you...don't forget to time Murray tomorrow, too.

by Mad for Chelsea Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:43 am

not really, just pointing out that your "he's not doing anything wrong" argument doesn't hold water when he's breaking the rules on every point...

by Jahu Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:44 am

Break Monaco 5:5

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:45 am

noleisthebest wrote:time 16 bounces then, less than 6-7 seconds.

Let's face it, he is not the speediest one there. Timed him on the first three points and he was taking 31/36/35 seconds. That is right up there with Nadals of this world.

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:45 am

Mad for Chelsea wrote:not really, just pointing out that your "he's not doing anything wrong" argument doesn't hold water when he's breaking the rules on every point...

no he isn't. you're just a sore Murray fan.

by kemet Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:45 am

kemet wrote:Can Novak tempt fate again and escape unscathed?

Novak dodged the bullet seven times and finally broken at the eigth time of asking.

by Jahu Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:46 am

MfC all the world knows Djoko is slowest player. Save your energy buddy.

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:46 am

wow, who would have expected this

by noleisthebest Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:49 am

Oh Nole....giving the crowd value for money, such a gent Cool

by summerblues Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:50 am

Monaco now almost looks like he can play tennis. He also successfully managed to bore Djoko to sleep. So they are playing almost on even terms now.

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