Djokovic vs Murray?

Hurls · 01-25-12, 05:59 PM

i have never bet tennis before but I enjoy watching it, is it all ML's?

caboman · 01-25-12, 07:06 PM

I don't think there is any way that Djokovic loses to Murray. He outclasses him in every way.

I am on the Djoker for 5 units. Let's get 'em!!

Bbr · 01-25-12, 07:41 PM

Murray all the way!

PLF · 01-25-12, 08:41 PM

Djoker will take this. Fed will probably beat Nadal and the two will meet for an epic final!

EaglesPhan36 · 01-25-12, 09:24 PM

Couple things here. #1, weather will be much warmer tomorrow than the past two days - not the bubbling 90 degree weather, but the sun will be beating down on these guys. #2, this isn't a pressure cooker spot for Murray. This isn't a final. It's a semifinal. No pressure on "can he win his first Slam" during the match. All the pressure is on Djokovic, Murray can play as freely as he'll allow himself. I don't think from the last two matches that you can say that Djokovic is entirely invincible here. We've see that good returners have been able to get at his serve and break him. Murray will be even a step better than both Hewitt and Ferrer who are excellent returners. Of course the problem is Djokovic has raised his game a level when he has gotten broken and been able to get back into the set pretty quickly if he falls behind a break and of course, he's been great with the critical points in sets and tie breaks.

End of the day, I don't think Murray's ground strokes beat Djokovic, unless Djokovic is making a lot of errors in rallies. Still, I think Murray is going to push Djokovic. I think Lendl has Murray playing as confidently as he has played in a bit and he seems to have a little edge to him as far as keeping his shit together so far. I think this match is far more intriguing than some might think because I think you are going to see the impact Lendl is having on Murray in this one. Will it be enough to pull off a monster upset? Doubtful, but it's not as unthinkable as it would have been last season.

SlimZ · 01-25-12, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by EaglesPhan36

Couple things here. #1, weather will be much warmer tomorrow than the past two days - not the bubbling 90 degree weather, but the sun will be beating down on these guys. #2, this isn't a pressure cooker spot for Murray. This isn't a final. It's a semifinal. No pressure on "can he win his first Slam" during the match. All the pressure is on Djokovic, Murray can play as freely as he'll allow himself. I don't think from the last two matches that you can say that Djokovic is entirely invincible here. We've see that good returners have been able to get at his serve and break him. Murray will be even a step better than both Hewitt and Ferrer who are excellent returners. Of course the problem is Djokovic has raised his game a level when he has gotten broken and been able to get back into the set pretty quickly if he falls behind a break and of course, he's been great with the critical points in sets and tie breaks.

End of the day, I don't think Murray's ground strokes beat Djokovic, unless Djokovic is making a lot of errors in rallies. Still, I think Murray is going to push Djokovic. I think Lendl has Murray playing as confidently as he has played in a bit and he seems to have a little edge to him as far as keeping his shit together so far. I think this match is far more intriguing than some might think because I think you are going to see the impact Lendl is having on Murray in this one. Will it be enough to pull off a monster upset? Doubtful, but it's not as unthinkable as it would have been last season.

Thanks for the awesome write up buddy

much appreciated

PLF · 01-25-12, 11:48 PM

Even with all those factors considered, I personally don't see Nole losing to Murray even with Lendl in his corner. Unless he picks up an injury or something, I see him progressing to the final and either easily dispatching Nadal or having a tough match vs. Federer where anything can happen. Most likely the latter.

Mikail · 01-25-12, 11:52 PM

I think Murray will battle it out and it will be closer than many think but the value on Djokovic is undeniable.

SlimZ · 01-25-12, 11:58 PM

Lines have moved to Djokovic-245 now

Allure · 01-26-12, 12:05 AM

Murray.