tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post5835408329257057430..comments2023-07-25T10:37:32.127+01:00Comments on Tennis Is Served...: Melbourne: Palookaville.Zafarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909444215193865334noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-44759554290860683302010-01-31T15:25:06.553+00:002010-01-31T15:25:06.553+00:002Hander
I believe Palooka is a boxing term coine...2Hander <br /><br />I believe Palooka is a boxing term coined for a clumsy easily beatable fighter - I don't know if you can remember that far, but travolta called Bruce willis' character a Palooka in Pulp Fiction when he threw his fight.<br /><br />I think the term's wholly appropriate for JW given he's being compared to Mohammad Ali all the time.<br /><br />Doots -<br /><br />ToldyasoToldyasoToldyaso!<br /><br />Seriously now, aside from that third set which he should have won, not a bad match from Mandy.<br /><br />Fed did everything too well from the get go - with only a slight lapse in concentration evident at the beginning of the third set.<br /><br />Further thoughts to follow.Zafarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909444215193865334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-43884186086759646632010-01-31T13:33:04.443+00:002010-01-31T13:33:04.443+00:00Topspin, you were RIGHT.
I had THE BEST NIGHT OUT...Topspin, you were RIGHT.<br /><br />I had THE BEST NIGHT OUT. Words fail me right now. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-35407084540017189712010-01-31T13:32:07.044+00:002010-01-31T13:32:07.044+00:00Please excuse my ignorance, but what does palooka ...Please excuse my ignorance, but what does palooka mean?2Handerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694468226012362282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-91791665524275993322010-01-31T04:04:19.749+00:002010-01-31T04:04:19.749+00:00Oh I think you underestimate Mandy, Topspin.
If h...Oh I think you underestimate Mandy, Topspin.<br /><br />If he can't win a slam playing like this at the age of 23, just when will his time come?<br /><br />I'd love for you to be right about Carnage Fed though. I'd have a fab night out if he ends up winning today.dootsiezhttp://allineedisapicketfence.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-73640411631821532482010-01-31T00:24:07.854+00:002010-01-31T00:24:07.854+00:00Doots -
You're right, Tsonga going Palooka h...Doots - <br /><br />You're right, Tsonga going Palooka helped Fed look great, which in turn further shoved Tsonga in his shell.<br /><br />I was just mighty impressed with Fed right out of the blocks - carnage usually follows him, in form like this.<br /><br />If Muzz 0.7 shows up, Fed wins in three or four.<br /><br />Suppose, JUST suppose Fed-Long-Shanks shows up - Murray wins in five.Zafarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909444215193865334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-54479515665321930252010-01-30T22:34:02.875+00:002010-01-30T22:34:02.875+00:00I'm not sure that Federer's form in the se...I'm not sure that Federer's form in the semis was so much his doing as Tsonga's undoing. A bit of both I guess. <br /><br />Though I'm going to be cheering Federer until my voice goes hoarse today, I'm picking Muzz to win. But so much depends on the serve. If Muzz's first serve percentage is anything less than 55% today, I expect Roger to come through because Mandy's second serve is probably the biggest weakness in his game.<br /><br />Similarly, if Roger brings the kind of serve he had against Andreev or Davydenko for a set and a half, I expect it to be over very quickly for him.dootsiezhttp://allineedisapicketfence.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-10076877609559338532010-01-30T13:45:09.829+00:002010-01-30T13:45:09.829+00:00This is what I'm debating - did Andy really ge...This is what I'm debating - did Andy really get thru Marin without playing his best - or was he just lazily lapsing into his old ways?<br /><br />If he plays like that in the final - it could be over very quickly.<br /><br />Fed may have the odd shaky patch - but if this performance is anything to go by - will play a focused pithy matchZafarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909444215193865334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8948801468516043822.post-37079434061870259012010-01-30T08:12:50.259+00:002010-01-30T08:12:50.259+00:00I really hope it's not a repeat of the 2008 US...I really hope it's not a repeat of the 2008 US Open final, which was a tennis lesson for Andy Boy. BTW, I like the way you cited my quote, fully referenced n all!!! Maybe the blog world's answer to Harvard referencing! :P<br /><br />As Fed said, Andy came through against Marin without playing his best tennis - a sign of greatness. I think Fed has a bit more the 'nothing/less to lose/prove' (feel free to use interchangably) mindset, which perhaps is making the momentum swing his way.<br /><br />That said, it's all there for the taking for Andy Boy. Let's hope it's a good, close match...2Handerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694468226012362282noreply@blogger.com