US Open Day 11 Thursday

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Hope it's OK to get this going. Just the two men's quarters to think about today. While Fed and Berdych must be seen as favourites to win, it could be that an inspired Monfils could take out Rog, while Cilic is not without hope against Tomas.

kingraf wrote:I called him boring twelve hours ago. This is one of those times it pays to read the entire post.

So the fact is Federer losing excites you and not Monfils winning, which is fair but people should not get confused.

.... :facepalm:

Anyway... Two break points.

This is not even the best of Monfils, he is actually playing in mid gear and can raise his game 2 notches up, Fed just has no plans to play this game and peeing on pants for no reason, he could have rather withdrawn from this game, which would make Monfils vs Cilic more interesting.

Two sets to love

Monfils to win 3rd set is 3.5 odds, so who ever wanna gamble gamble now.

Monfils to win match is still 1.85

Monfils, without a coach is currently the only player not to have dropped a set... Coach to the stadium and all that

KR is there any decent stream? all my streams are sucking like Fed's game today.

kingraf wrote:Monfils, without a coach is currently the only player not to have dropped a set... Coach to the stadium and all that

May be Fed can coach Monfils then

Well there's a break back at least.

Jeez, sorry guys, I'll be dropping any attempt at balance for this match. Don't want Federer to go out!

Watching on the TV, IC

Federer breaks first game.

I can confirm this match is fixed, and I suspect Fed is involved in it, where was this Fed all 2 sets? and how come all of sudden he could play like King Fed.

I am losing interest on Tennis , f the gamblers.

Oh come on he is now making Monfils look like a club level player, now don't say me he suddenly realized his form.

"Don't know about you but I feel Monfils has to hold. If he doesn't hold here the set is gone"... thank you captain obvious... I didn't realise being a double break down against federer is a bad thing.

The day is total screwed for me I guess

1]TV is fcked not working suddenly
2]Streams are screwed not showing up properly
3]Even if I try to catch some action in btw Fed is screwing my day further with no show.

Federer getting amped.

Monfils breaks. Back on serve

kingraf wrote:"Don't know about you but I feel Monfils has to hold. If he doesn't hold here the set is gone"... thank you captain obvious... I didn't realise being a double break down against federer is a bad thing.

Rather than being sarcastic always be objective sometimes.

Roger might be losing his mind.

It's stupid commentating. And the comment is made at 40-0..

Roger now back up a break

OMG now Monfils joins the action, double faults on the crucial moments, Monfils well played

Can't think of a match worst than this atleast in the last few years of GS.

Le Monf is trying to make this match interesting by his own ways, he did that on Dimitrov match and now doing it here again.

Gotta agree one thing the amount of shots in Monfil's armory has gone up 10 folds up. He was never this good say like a year and half back.

Even though Federer is having a bad day, there is something so satisfying about watching him really dig deep

That's true enough, Lionel. Good to see you posting, by the way

Lionel Hutz wrote:Even though Federer is having a bad day, there is something so satisfying about watching him really dig deep

Yup its still so much fun watching him when he tries to give his best, the result doesn't matter, if he can give a fight here without any compromise it would be one awesome site.

@ Lionel, I guess the last time I saw you on Tennis forums was like 5-6 years back on 2008-2009 in 606

I am still not excited Papi don't show your fist pumps unless they really make some meaning in the match, I will let you do a fist pump if you go double break up in the decider.

Pop quiz hotshots

Highest ranked player that Federer had come from 0-2 down against?

Should he Berdych in some AO recently

or Rafa in Miami or Roddick or Hewitt.

I post on here the odd time. I was on MTL until it folded. When these matches get tense, i always come back. Lol

I'll go Berdych AO'09 for 500, HB.

Did he not come from two sets down to beat nalbandian one time?

Federer is seriously amped up for this.

Lionel Hutz wrote:When these matches get tense, i always come back. Lol

This match only got tensed from 3rd set, which Monfil gifted with a double fault.

del potro in French Open 09

invisiblecoolers wrote:

Lionel Hutz wrote:When these matches get tense, i always come back. Lol

This match only got tensed from 3rd set, which Monfil gifted with a double fault.

I got tense when Monfils went up a break in the second

Monfils is losing his mind, yeah?

Thats the shot of the match

gonna play skyrim. Or maybe portal

Go with Portal, quality game. Maybe not the best for 3:30am though...

He earned this break, that jumping backhand volley from behind was unreal.

wonderful. i was gonna to say a prayer and go to bed and tentatively look up the score in morning. Whatever happens, glad I didnt

Silver wrote:Go with Portal, quality game. Maybe not the best for 3:30am though...

yeah bit much to keep concentration on that and the match at this time.

Oh Monfils please focus on the ways to win the match and not to get claps from the crowd.

A close tight game, well played Monfils for the break.

Can't see how Fed can survive this, he is struggling to even hold serves against Le Monf.

Monfils tried to help Fed by gifting 2 double faults yet Fed could not take it.

Don't think Hewitt or Roddick ever mentioned to get 2-0 up against Federer. (Hewitt once himself came back from 0-2 against Fed, Davis Cup.

Berdych was seeded 20th at the AO when Federer came back from 0-2 down to beat him

Nadal 29th at Miami (although he got to about 3 a couple of months later as I recall) when Federer beat him from 0-2.

None of those are the right answer though..one last chance for guesses...