hockeyville88 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Tomic with some great shots though He's going to be a fantastic player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Last night just proved my point that, Raonic won't be a top 10 player unless he works on his rallies and footwork. Raonic's serve can only take him so far that once a player breaks his service game, he's pretty much in trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Last night just proved my point that, Raonic won't be a top 10 player unless he works on his rallies and footwork. Raonic's serve can only take him so far that once a player breaks his service game, he's pretty much in trouble. Agreed His tall frame can either be used to his benefit or his detriment depending on how he structures his game. But he has to cut out a lot of unforced errors. Right now he's at the point where if he's broken on serve he's pretty much done. Doesn't have the consistency and movement to be able to break back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) That being said, I have to give a lot of credit to Hewitt, when I found out Raonic was going to play Hewitt. I thought Raonic would destroy him with his serve. That was probably Hewitt's best tennis in 3-5 years. Edited January 22, 2012 by shiznak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Agreed His tall frame can either be used to his benefit or his detriment depending on how he structures his game. But he has to cut out a lot of unforced errors. Right now he's at the point where if he's broken on serve he's pretty much done. Doesn't have the consistency and movement to be able to break back. Actually, when Hewitt broke him, Raonic broke right back in commanding fashion. Not to mention Raonic fought off two match points in long rallies. Though I agree with his unforced errors, too many of those. Just remember, this is only Raonic's second year on the tour. He has actually played 1 year, as this is the beginning of the second year. Not to mention he only played HALF the first year, and still gets up to the 25th rank. Saying he won't be a top 10 player, is a little uneducated. It wouldn't surprise me if he is top 10 by the end of the major season. Edited January 22, 2012 by Roger Federer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Actually, when Hewitt broke him, Raonic broke right back in commanding fashion. Not to mention Raonic fought off two match points in long rallies. Though I agree with his unforced errors, too many of those. Just remember, this is only Raonic's second year on the tour. He has actually played 1 year, as this is the beginning of the second year. Not to mention he only played HALF the first year, and still gets up to the 25th rank. Saying he won't be a top 10 player, is a little uneducated. It wouldn't surprise me if he is top 10 by the end of the major season. Strong claim. I wouldn't be surprised if he ISN'T top 10 by the end of the season either. He either needs to bump up his first serve % or become a smarter baseliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Well the top 5 spots are pretty much a lock with Joker, Nadal, Federer, Murray and Ferrer. 6-10: You could see various players like Tsonga, Soderling, Del Portro, Fish, Berdych, Tipsaravic, Monfils, Dolgopolov, Roddick (if healthy), and Simon. Then there's guys who I think play a better all around game then how Raonic plays . Tomic, Lopez, Verdasco, Wavrinka, Gasquet, Karlovic, just to name a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Wow, Federer was just way too good. Tomic will be a great player, but not good enough yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Actually, when Hewitt broke him, Raonic broke right back in commanding fashion. Not to mention Raonic fought off two match points in long rallies. Though I agree with his unforced errors, too many of those. Just remember, this is only Raonic's second year on the tour. He has actually played 1 year, as this is the beginning of the second year. Not to mention he only played HALF the first year, and still gets up to the 25th rank. Saying he won't be a top 10 player, is a little uneducated. It wouldn't surprise me if he is top 10 by the end of the major season. Ya good point I don't know about top 10. I look at the versatility of players like Tsonga, Del Potro, Dolgopolov, Monfils, etc. and I think it'll be hard for Raonic to beat them. But then again maybe he'll start to get on a roll and play more consistently and that might help him reach his full potential. If he goes on a run it'd do wonders for tennis in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Ugh Edit: Serena out and now Tsonga out Tsonga has all the makings to be a top 5 player but he just doesn't bring it often enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y0shi Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 aand Tsonga is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm glad serena is out. The way she acts pisses me off so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm glad serena is out. The way she acts pisses me off so much. She's such an incredible athlete. But yeah her antics and attitude are a bit much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Sharapova moves on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 And the world #1 on the Womens side, Caroline Wozniacki, is now out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Clijsters is on to the semi finals! Wozniacki battled back from 5-2 down in the 2nd set to force a tiebreak but Clijsters his some fantastic shots and prevailed in straight sets. Love her style of play and her character too. And with that loss Wozniacki will lose her #1 ranking. IMO it's a good thing though. No one felt she deserved it in the first place. Now she can focus on her game and not have to defend herself against that ranking anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Clijsters is on to the semi finals! Wozniacki battled back from 5-2 down in the 2nd set to force a tiebreak but Clijsters his some fantastic shots and prevailed in straight sets. Love her style of play and her character too. And with that loss Wozniacki will lose her #1 ranking. IMO it's a good thing though. No one felt she deserved it in the first place. Now she can focus on her game and not have to defend herself against that ranking anymore And that sucks for Wozniacki, because she really does deserve the rank, because she does play all the tourneys and accumulates the points. The only bad part that people ragged on Wozniacki for, was because she hasn't won a Grand Slam, which isn't fair IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Pretty good match going on between Rafa and Berdych. Line judges have been awful. Berdych hit a ball, it was called out, but it was clearly in and then Rafa told Berdych that it was in. Saved him a challenge. Edited January 24, 2012 by oh captain my captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Another bad call leads to set point for berdych, when it should have been set point Rafa. Rafa thought it was called out so he didn't challenge, and when he realized it was called good, it was too late to challenge. Set to berdych. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dKs89 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yeah, the linesman have been absolutely awful this match. Ruining what otherwise is a great match so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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