Talk About Tennis 2.0

Looking ahead (why not )

For the 10 people left:

- All 10 have Nadal left
- Only Ron has Fritz left
- 8 have Krygios left - only Fastbackss and Ron have used him
- 7 have Garin left - only Andre, Naughtyboiosu, and Ron have used him

So looks like Ron can't beat the draw. 3 people will have only one choice if they save Nadal - which of course is no guarantee. Interesting to see tomorrows picks for those of us that survive today (3 or 7 of us will.)

I think the split Norrie/Goffin was kind of odd. A very close match, but Norrie is ranked higher and playing at home.

I was the only one who got to freely pick from that match. Everyone else had used Norrie or Goffin already.

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 5:42 pm I was the only one who got to freely pick from that match. Everyone else had used Norrie or Goffin already.

Aaaaaahhh... Got it.

Good match Goffin pickers. Hell of a match. Thanks Norrie

And then there were three.
Belgium beers at the Pub. There plenty of good ones.

Wait… I’m against ajstew and pjstew in the final three?

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:43 pm Wait… I’m against ajstew and pjstew in the final three?

Needless to say, you are cooked!

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 11:43 pm Wait… I’m against ajstew and pjstew in the final three?

Man you're stewed.... whoops I mean screwed.

All Canadian final three too

Day 10 Pick Summary

Start 3
No Pick 0
Left 3

Kyrgios 3

Alive 3

I guess by now, the path is clear. Whomever they have left for the Kyrgios match, then Novak. Good luck, gang.

It's only clear if Fritz wins. Then we all just have Djokovic left.

If Nadal wins .. we have to give real thought to if we think Nadal can beat Krygios or not. Before today I wasn't worried about it, but right now going to be hard to pick Nadal with much confidence. I still may go Nadal if he wins, but it's not a clear choice for me at least.

A Nadal loss guarantees we three all "win" the SP (assuming we type Djokovic in the semis thread) but it means we can't beat the draw. A bit torn over what to hope for

You are faced with that Faustian choice. Good luck!

Nadal closed strong and looked "better" by end of the match, so I'm back leaning towards choosing him. But it's not a slam dunk.