1. 06-26-13 12:39 PM #1
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    gulbis or verdasco? who do you think will win? opinions

    would love to hear some thoughts. they haven't played each other on grass, ever.

    verdasco playing very well, and has beaten him twice on clay, but gulbis just beat him in spain on clay
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  2. 06-26-13 12:50 PM #2
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    Hard to know how well Gulbis was playing today since Tsonga was injured mid-match. Verdasco though I think has played very well lately. Interested to see a line first.
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  3. 06-26-13 12:55 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by EaglesPhan36 View Post
    Hard to know how well Gulbis was playing today since Tsonga was injured mid-match. Verdasco though I think has played very well lately. Interested to see a line first.
    gulbis made a lot of forehand errors, but when he didn't make an error he was pretty amazing. he had good footwork and speed and was getting to some very tough tsonga serves, before the injury. after the injury, yeah that doesn't really count.
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    Quote Originally Posted by face View Post
    gulbis made a lot of forehand errors, but when he didn't make an error he was pretty amazing. he had good footwork and speed and was getting to some very tough tsonga serves, before the injury. after the injury, yeah that doesn't really count.
    Sounds like Gulbis spirit!

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  5. 06-26-13 01:19 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by face View Post
    gulbis made a lot of forehand errors, but when he didn't make an error he was pretty amazing. he had good footwork and speed and was getting to some very tough tsonga serves, before the injury. after the injury, yeah that doesn't really count.
    What game in the 2nd did Tsonga get hurt in?
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  6. 06-26-13 01:30 PM #6
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    not sure exactly, maybe someone else can check in and answer.
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    Ill be all over Gulbis.
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    I'm guessing he was hurt in the 6th or 7th game of the 2nd set
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    Quote Originally Posted by EaglesPhan36 View Post
    What game in the 2nd did Tsonga get hurt in?
    I'm fairly sure he didn't get injured at any specific point. It wasn't obvious from what I saw, although I might have missed something.

    After losing 2:nd he started bitching and called the trainer. He seemed affected by it thereafter to be certain!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hardcoar View Post
    I'm fairly sure he didn't get injured at any specific point. It wasn't obvious from what I saw, although I might have missed something.

    After losing 2:nd he started bitching and called the trainer. He seemed affected by it thereafter to be certain!
    yes, i think you're right. i'm not really sure he was all that hurt at all
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    I like Verdasco in this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by face View Post
    yes, i think you're right. i'm not really sure he was all that hurt at all
    I just now recalled hearing Tsonga telling the trainer who asked him how long he'd been having this problem (with his knee), and I think I heard Tsonga say "about a week". They didn't have a mic or anything but I'm fairly sure it was Tsonga's voice and it'd only make sense hearing the question and answer from those two people...
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    Quote Originally Posted by shari91 View Post
    I like Verdasco in this one.
    I tend to agree, I think. He must be back on his A.D.D. meds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EaglesPhan36 View Post
    I tend to agree, I think. He must be back on his A.D.D. meds.
    Must be the new racquet or else you're right, he's highly medicated. Something's definitely happened though. This sure ain't the guy I made a shit ton blindly fading for ages.
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    Well I started playing him from Madrid onward in a few spots because he had done an interview saying that he was dedicating himself to turn his season around starting with the "home" tournament. It's not like he's winning titles or necessarily making QFs left & right, but his motivation and play are definitely better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shari91 View Post
    Must be the new racquet or else you're right, he's highly medicated. Something's definitely happened though. This sure ain't the guy I made a shit ton blindly fading for ages.
    If he's taking Adderall which is what adults normally get prescribed for ADD, that's gonna hurt his game at some point. It might help mentally but physically its gonna take a huge toll on his body with the constant dehydration, almost nil appetite, and irregular heartbeat. At some point, it's gonna come crashing down physically for him.
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    I was mostly being facetious. I even think he said in an interview several years ago that he stopped taking meds for it because it made him hazy.
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    Two mental midgets, however Gulby is far more talented.
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    I like Gulbis in 4.
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    Gulbis a slight fav @ -130 right now. Considering putting 390 on him. Remember, before the "new" him, he did knock out Berdych at Wimby. I think he's more determined to make a run here than Verdasco is, plus, it's grass. Going to sleep on it.
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