Nadal needs play near the net more.
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Oh Rafa, you screwed it.Comment -
Or not, Rafa takes the 2nd, up 4-1 in the TBComment -
he did play it well that game... still not enough.
would love for Rafa to finish off this tiebreaker, although my Nadal -6 is far out of reach. now I'm just pulling for him because I can't stand BerdychComment -
Well you're definitely a male because your comprehension skills are lacking.
Your argument makes no sense woman, get back in the kitchen or bedroom, you are arguing that it is unfair to use eagle eye completely since not all courts have it but that its somehow fair to half use it
I understand that technology can occasionally mess up but these linesmen are screwin up half the calls this match and the players are depending almost completely on eagle eye anyway to correct them, they screwed up so bad they just brought in a new crew of linesmen to replace them
3.6mm I mean c'mon Shari these linesmen are blowin calls by inches 3.6mm is like an 1/8 of an inch I mean do you think some linesmen standing 20 feet away is gonna be more accurate than an 1/8 of an inch, Id be happy if the linesmen in this match could keep it within a couple inches
Your initial question asked why the f do they still have linesmen. I responded that it was to keep it fair as not every court has access to Hawk-eye hence why they limit the number of unsuccessful challenges and the majority of the decisions still fall to the linesmen and the Chair Ump even on courts using Hawk-eye. Hawk-eye isn't perfect by any means. Neither are linesmen. But the fact that for most tournaments, only the "big names" even have access to the courts where Hawk-eye is used - and that a prestigious tournament like the French refuses to use it at all - should let you know the actual purpose is for it to be there: So the crowd can ooh and aah and get excited waiting for the replay to be displayed and the TV audience gets riled up. It might be accurate the majority of the time, but conversely the majority of the time the linesmen tend to get the calls right. And the players - the ones who are closer to the ball than anyone - know that as well which is why you don't see them challenging every call.Comment -
remember that Nadal was up on the tiebreaker last time and lost it... looks like deja vu....
Berd's wide shots are BRUTAL tonightComment -
There is NO REASON for them not to have the Hawk Eye on every court at every Grand Slam. They make a fortune just from the TV revenue from around the world, the amount of money is absurd!
There is also no reason for them not to spend the $ to put a roof on at least the main court at the US Open, they don't want to spend the $. CBS has gotten extremely angry because of the delays the last few years because CBS pays a lot of $ to broadcast the tournament and they have lost a lot of $ due to the delays and having the mens finals on monday afternoonComment -
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LMAO, Rafa hit the sack you tool.Comment -
rather lose a little money now on rafa and open my eyes to see his skills have declined than lose a lot on a big play laterComment -
Berdych is going to take this one, he seems very confident and cool. He also looks in great shape, his serve is getting better and better.Comment -
Anyone grabbed Nadal at +140?Comment -
you guys doing any in-play wagers right now? Berdych at +190, not badComment -
You bet on one of the best players in the world who came into this tournament with injury concerns. Yet he displays more heart in 2hrs on a tennis court than you might have done in 10 years.
Not sure why you're pissing and moaning about your bet. If you don't understand Rafa, and his ability to fight through anything, then I can only assume you've never watched a tennis match before. And for that reason alone, you probably shouldn't lay chalk in sport you know nothing about. I'd feel much more confident with a Nadal bet than a Berdych one right now. Then again, I belong in the kitchen so wtf do I know. GL.Comment -
Shari, you are ignoring my reports aren't ya?Comment -
Cant believe Im up watching tennis but id rather watch a game like this over baseball any day lolComment -
At Bet365 when Berd had the tiebreaker lead 6-5, berd was actually -160 or -170 at that pointComment -
I'd like to take Berdych, especially considering he's guaranteed to dominate every time he serves, but I wouldn't be surprised if Rafa pulls it off in 5...
guess I'll stay away and take the small loss for Nadal -6Comment -
Nadal is done.Comment -
Berdych backed at 1.90Comment -
Oh FFS, BerdmanComment -
What's with all the Rafa's done, berdych is done comments??
Anyone willing to let the game play out??? These matches are never done until the end!Comment -
This match was never going to be pretty no matter who won, but the pre match odds reflected that and also why I've preached for 2yrs on here about how posters should decrease their bet size/avoid betting favourites in latter rounds of tourneys, especially Slams. No Tennis Forum regular laid the pre match chalk on the Nadal ML and there's a reason for that. I have 22 SBR points on Berdych and $15 on Nadal -110. That's the extent of my confidence in this one but I'll back Nadal over Berdbrain any bloody day. If Nadal's not dead, he'll fight a la the Ferrer match last year when he was crippled.
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Shari look Im not gonna go off on you but you are not demonstrating male level intelligence, I am going to respond to you but this may not all make sense due to your lack of reasoning skills.Well you're definitely a male because your comprehension skills are lacking.
Your initial question asked why the f do they still have linesmen. I responded that it was to keep it fair as not every court has access to Hawk-eye hence why they limit the number of unsuccessful challenges and the majority of the decisions still fall to the linesmen and the Chair Ump even on courts using Hawk-eye. Hawk-eye isn't perfect by any means. Neither are linesmen. But the fact that for most tournaments, only the "big names" even have access to the courts where Hawk-eye is used - and that a prestigious tournament like the French refuses to use it at all - should let you know the actual purpose is for it to be there: So the crowd can ooh and aah and get excited waiting for the replay to be displayed and the TV audience gets riled up. It might be accurate the majority of the time, but conversely the majority of the time the linesmen tend to get the calls right. And the players - the ones who are closer to the ball than anyone - know that as well which is why you don't see them challenging every call.
#1 They've been challenging CONSTANTLY this match, I mean literally challenging or thinking about challenging on nearly every point
#2 The reason they dont have it at the French Open is bc its played on clay, in other words wherever the ball hits it tends to leave a mark in the clay that you can then point out and have a point overruled anyway
#3 I am still willing to give you some at the next SBR bash so dont worry
#4 These linesmen are godawful terrible, whatever the flaws of an 1/8 of an inch with technology I assure you it is trusting these blind linesmen over state of the art technology that is a gimmick like we're living in 1950 when you dont have any other option but trusting linesmen
#5 Yes if the system is really screwing up one match I can see someone saying lets shut it off and use linesmen, that's an exceptional circumstance where the system is temporarily screwing up and they have no choice but to go back to only linesmenComment
