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Shanghai Rolex Masters

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• Shanghai Rolex Masters

  rustee1 > 11/10/2013, 17:10

  quarter finals:
  
  2 R. Nadal 7 6
  8 S. Wawrinka 6 1
  
  1 N. Djokovic 6 6 6
  G. Monfils 7 2 4
  
  6 J. del Potro 6 6
  15 N. Almagro 3 3
  
  7 J. Tsonga 6 6
  F. Mayer 2 3

• RE: Shanghai Rolex Masters

  RussyRover > 12/10/2013, 14:34

  Djokovic played Tsonga in the first semi earlier this morning and despite getting a bit huffed over some line calling and umpiring decisions he came through in straight sets 6-2, 7-5.
  
  Djokovic twice broke to love in the first set and won it in relative ease in 34 minutes.
  Tsonga was seeking to pass Roger Federer in the quest for an automatic spot in next month's World Tour finals but he was eventually beaten in 93 minutes.
  
  
  Del Potro and Nadal are currently playing their semi, and Del Potro has decimated Nadal in the first set, breaking twice to take it 6-2. He's had Nadal running round like a blue arsed fly, but it's not all one way at all, it's a fair ole cracker of a match
  
  The first 2 games of the second set went to serve then Del Potro managed to break to take a 2-1 lead and has just held his serve to take it to 3-1...
  
  It's not looking promising for the world #1...
  
  Make that a 6-2, 6-4 win for Del Potro as the remaining games go with serve, although each service game was hard fought...
  
  Del Potro in this form will beat Djokovic, let's hope he can actually play this way when they meet...

• RE: Shanghai Rolex Masters

  rustee1 > 12/10/2013, 15:10

  del potro just won the second set and the match. he played huge the whole match. the forehands he was hitting were massive and just too powerful for nadal to handle.

• RE: Shanghai Rolex Masters

  RussyRover > 13/10/2013, 10:33

  So it's time for Djokovic and Del Potro to slug it out, and so far Del Potro hasn't... Djokovic has just taken the first set 6-1, and Del Potro is certainly not playing as he did yesterday against Rafa..
  
  78% of 1st serves won for Djokovic vs only 57% for Del Potro, and it's 60% vs 27% for the 2nd serve, thems they key stats... must do better Juan Martin...
  
  Del Potro's serving first in the2nd set, so this will be a crucial game to hold... and it's gone to deuce, but he's managed to hold on with 2 aces to serve it out, can he take it to the 3rd set?
  
  
  Mmmmm, a break of serve and another service hold to 30 with another ace and it's 3-0 to Del Potro... game on...
  
  Another break and it's 4-0, then a little slip by Del Potro lets Djokovic back in and it's 4-2 all of a sudden and 0-40 with another break looming to make it 4-3, but Del Potro digs deep and takes that 7th game to make it 5-2, then 5-3, and Del Potro has a love game to take the 2nd set 6-3.... onto the decider...
  
  
  Djokovic serves first in the 3rd set and the first two games go with serve 1-1...
  and it goes with serve for the set although plenty of chances for both to break, and it's a tie breaker... which Djokovic wins 7-3, and takes the match 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 - a cracker of a final, especially the 3rd set, well done guys, entertaining...

• RE: Shanghai Rolex Masters

  rustee1 > 13/10/2013, 22:07

  after a very one sided first set the level of play was very good and competitive. the one thing djokovic has that nadal doesn't against del potro indoors is flatter groundstrokes, it stops del potro being quite as effective.
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