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28 Aug 12
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1.05 in danger. getting exposed as the over rated fraud that he is at the moment. .by a clay court donkey from colombia 
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NEVER HAS THE PHRASE "AMAZING SCENES" BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE THAN NOW FOR THIS MATCH
WHY IS HE PLAYING LIKE THE WTA IN JUST PUSHING THE BALL BACK .. THIS GUY WILL NEVER COME OFF MY BLACK LIST
the Raonic hype machine is going to struggle to explain this one away. the reality is he is getting worse a a player not better
hopefully he gets hearthattack on court. Useless pathethic monto negrian ****
big test of character now if he can come back in the 4th. has been totally outplayed for the last hour
V.Hanescu 28 Aug 12 18:09
hopefully he gets hearthattack on court. Useless pathethic monto negrian ****
whether you like him , hate him etc what sort of comment is this? very sad person
hopefully he gets hearthattack on court. Useless pathethic monto negrian ****
whether you like him , hate him etc what sort of comment is this? very sad person
he didnt even try there. what the hell is wrong with him??
im tempted to stop betting on this tournament, so far it has been an absolute disaster, and its only day 2!!
im tempted to stop betting on this tournament, so far it has been an absolute disaster, and its only day 2!!
sorry diarssonf but i am in agreement with Hanescu. US Open is once a year and to tank first round against a clay court medicority is unforgiveable
so you want him to have a heart attack because you lost a bet?
he cant even do that lolodecroix, thats the issue
this was meant to be part of Andy's nightmare draw 
raonic isn't tanking.
he's trying to play slow court tennis on this slower court which is idiotic given his opponent
he's trying to play slow court tennis on this slower court which is idiotic given his opponent
Giraldo spinning in his second serve at WTA levels. Raonic still backing up a mile behind the baseline ala Gasquet.
too much pressure on the kid. that's the problem with over-hyping someone- he's supposed to be so good that this is easy, and when he struggles, he gets far too frustrated and negative. look at the body language... probably five examples of this this year.
Raonic running around to his forehand way too much, doesn't have the foot speed to do effectively do this often.
exactly horangi.
he's not playing his game, which given the match situation is incredible.
you can understand his getting it wrong early doors, but it's sh1t or bust now, and he's still playing as though he thinks he's on clay.
he's not playing his game, which given the match situation is incredible.
you can understand his getting it wrong early doors, but it's sh1t or bust now, and he's still playing as though he thinks he's on clay.
giraldo tightening up a little it seems. cant see it making much difference though, raonic so far off the pace today its embarassing
Raonic is playing like crap and an idiot tactically but he is still trying, give him that.
good point singero. thats why the right coach is so important in tennis, help keep their guy focused mentally and deal with pressure
Raonic wins this 3-2 surely
Giraldo made a clear statement that he is unable to finnish this match when he got broken the last game.
Very insecure and inconfident, only waiting for Raonic to miss.
Giraldo made a clear statement that he is unable to finnish this match when he got broken the last game.
Very insecure and inconfident, only waiting for Raonic to miss.
if he can get more than 50% fs in, and build on easy service games, this will turn into a whole other match.
dunno about that nando, giraldo to his credit has played a solid match, a wobble on serve in the 4th set doesnt mean he should be written off, and the way Raonic is playing even if he scraped through to a TB you wouldnt bank on him coming through it. although if he does youd expect him to take the 5th
what do you think now?
im telling you, that game told me giraldo simply doesnt have it in his pants.
Only way he wins this is IF Raonic loses it for him, now way Giraldo can win the match.
im telling you, that game told me giraldo simply doesnt have it in his pants.
Only way he wins this is IF Raonic loses it for him, now way Giraldo can win the match.
market believes in Rao, although it is clear Giraldo gifted last set
yeah you are most likely right mate. cant believe we have seen 4 sets featuring raonic and not a single Tie break!
I dont like the value, however. It's getting tiring for both of them so it is becoming more of a mental battle. Raonic the better player with the better tools should somehow prevail of course but im out of this one with a small profit on both rather.
first serve got him out of jail there. thats not going to help giraldos confidence
Well his confidence depends where are his money in this "Matched: USD4,524,434"
i was under impression you have to play old style here, 2 games lead after 6?
I think there is one here. Isn't the US the only slam with a 5th set tiebreak?
no not in grand slam. they just keep playing until there is a two game victor. they could be out there for a long time!
Just google something like 'US open 5th set tiebreak' loads of hits will come up
The US is the only one, and people always moan about it. I knew there was one slam with final set TB, but just couldn't remember whether it was this one.
The US is the only one, and people always moan about it. I knew there was one slam with final set TB, but just couldn't remember whether it was this one.
Raonic is going to top my reaction to Razzano retiring last night if he doesn't win this after this game.
yeh you are right. 5th set TB here we come then!
Raonich had the match in his hands right there. horrific shots on BP
Holding emphatically though now (double fault aside), Giraldo will probably crumble, as he has been doing a lot lately.
kin yanks couldn't organise a proverbial piss up
tie breaker 5th set
anyway come on santiago
tie breaker 5th set
anyway come on santiago
I don't mind it, adds a bit of flavour to differentiate the slams
hes saving an awful lot of break points for someone likely to crumble
wouldnt be suprised to see Raonic get broken here
I based that comment on a few of his recent matches e.g. vs ERV where there were an embarassing number of breaks and break points
why is he playing sooooo far back in court when receiving ????
haha comedy explosion there from giraldo! i think you may be right smb, he has lost it mentally now
Aug 28, 2012 -- 7:30PM, smb360 wrote:
Holding emphatically though now (double fault aside), Giraldo will probably crumble, as he has been doing a lot lately.
Raonic is still a one trick pony.. Don't rate him at all
"Matched: USD5,951,692" Colombia is buying another submarine today.
drwankenstein80 28 Aug 12 18:16
sorry diarssonf but i am in agreement with Hanescu. US Open is once a year and to tank first round against a clay court medicority is unforgiveable
what a tank that was
sorry diarssonf but i am in agreement with Hanescu. US Open is once a year and to tank first round against a clay court medicority is unforgiveable
what a tank that was
And then Raonic finally did it, but it it could have been nice if he had broken Giraldo earlier
what can i say diarssonf these are the ups and downs of tennis trading. an empotional roller coaster ride
well that was a mad game, up and down all the way, Raonich's major fault was that he played so deep behind the base line the entire match, Giraldo was able to boss him for those 2 sets, even 2nd serve he wouldn't come in, don't know why but he got away with it in the end.
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