Awesome. I think if Berdych doesn’t withdraw I’ll still go with Del Po for upset cuz his forehand is still there and he’s del Po and all plus Berdych won’t be at a high level if he plays considering how bad he played at DC with those errors and the injury. VAMOS DEL PO!!
Nice! Thanks augusta 🙂
I’m experiencing the ususual pain of tennis withdrawal. Davis Cup will comes just in time. Tennis Channel better carry it. Vamos Delpo!
does anyone think delpo has a realistic shot at winning a slam next year providing he stays healthy? this year was too soon after such a long time out of the game but surely next year he has a chance. he beat all of rafa, nole and andy this year and if he keeps improving regarding stamina, fitness and increased match play then he must be in with a shout now that competition is so scarce. would love to see him win a slam. shout out for rg maybe?
RG? No way! He’s better on quicker courts, I don’t think that Delpo is so good on clay that he can win the FO when he can’t even win a Masters on clay or at least reaches the final in a clay Masters.
His forte is always the HCs and he’s definitely better on the quicker ones. I still think his best bet is the USO but Cilic is also very good there too.
I hope for Rafa to win them all even though it’s not likely, so my bet is for Rafa to win the FO (better still if he can win the AO). AO should be hotly contested by Djoko/Murray/Stan (and hopefully Rafa). FO – very likely by a fit Rafa; if Rafa is off form then Stan, followed by Djoko. Wimbledon – Murray/Djoko/Raonic/Cilic; USO – Delpo/Cilic/Djoko/Murray.
delpo can play really well on clay! ie really stretching rafa at the dc final, pushing fed to the limit at rg….i too hope for rafa to win rg. don’t hold out any hope for ao as first major tourney back after injury. delpo beat rafa nole and pushed murray on a slow hard court at the olympics so don’t see why he shouldn’t have a shot at the ao. if he isn’t seeded and meets nole or murray early he could take either one of them out thus going a long way towards determining the eventual winner.
Olympics is not a slow court; Delpo also ran out of gas in the final, and that’s BO3 matches until the final (which is BO5). Delpo always had this fitness and stamina issue at the slams when he’s being stretched to go the distance, the recent USO was an example.
The DC final in 2011 – Rafa wasn’t at his best form after the year he had; as for Fed at the FO, well Fed was struggling throughout the tournament in 2009; in 2012 no doubt both Fed and Delpo were in good form so their matches were always close that year regardless of surfaces.
Unless Djoko really falls off the cliff, I really doubt that he’s going to lose to Delpo at the AO when AO is Djoko’s favorite slam. Murray has been reaching the AO final every year from 2010 (with 2012 and 2014 being the only exceptions), and he’s in the best form of his life, he’s not going to lose early there and to Delpo. AO is the slam where Djoko and Murray could grind their way to a win in their matches, Delpo is not going to outlast them.
I don’t know that Delpo can win a slam in the upcoming tennis year. He had a great result at the Rio Olympics, but as lucky said that was B03 matches with the exception of the final. Delpo’s backhand is not what it was, given his wrist surgeries. He has that formidable forehand. He has shown encouraging signs of a resurgence in the matter half of this year, but winning a slam is a whole other thing entirely.
I don’t see Novak and Murray going anywhere. They should both be in contention at the 2017 AO. I don’t know if Rafa will be ready to make a serious run at the AO. I think RG may be more realistic.
I still would love for Rafa to win the AO and get the double career slam.
Delpo can be dangerous when he’s on his game, but I don’t think he’s as physically fit as
Novak and Murray.
So a healthy Rafa can win RG, but a fit Roger is not even among the favourites to win Wimbledon.
Seriously?
And what about Muzz at RG? He has really improved his clay court game .
My list of favorites for next year GS (considering all are fit and on game)
AO- Nole/Muzz/Stan
FO- Nole/Rafa/Muzz
Wimby- Nole/Fed/Muzz
USO- no particular sequence of favourites. I guess it is the most unpredictable slam for now.
Fed imo is not fav at Wimbledon as I see Raonic, Cilic,Djoko even Murray beating him there. Fed had his narrow escape against Cilic due to Cilic choking big time but Cilic is getting better at the big events when he could hold it together to beat Murray at Cincy and Djoko at Paris.
If Cilic choked the in QF, so did Fed in SF ( though I wouldn’t really call it Cilic choking. He had already beaten Fed at a slam before).
I only see Djokovic as real threat to Fed at Wimby
Rest of them, Fed can manage as long as he is healthy.
If Cilic wasn’t choking then I don’t know what is! Losing from a winning position because of one’s own nerve is choking, esp when you have MP.
You also forget that Murray struggled his way to the FO final in 2016, it’s not like he’s beating his rivals comfortably; on clay Rafa, Djoko and Stan are all ahead of him. He may be the fourth fav after them, at the FO.
I agree about Cilic choking in that match. That was a match that he should have won. Hopefully, he is working on his mental strength and focus in these types of matches. He has the game, the shots. Now he needs that other piece of the puzzle.
Fed got lucky in that match. As far as his prospects at Wimbledon in 2017, that remains to be seen. He needs to work on getting his ranking up. That would be the goal.
I think it’s hard to make these kinds of predictions before the new year is even upon us. It can be a harmless exercise, fun at times, but there are some things that cannot be foreseen.
As always, Cilic’s form can fluctuate so much and so often within a match; I’m glad he came through in the end, if it, Croatia will have a hard time ahead as I doubt Ivo is going to beat Delpo.
Honestly it was like Sampras out there (with a bigger serve of course) after falling down 0-3 in the TB. Delpo will win this one but could may well go to 5.
Karlovic is 37 now and he is very agile at the net. The guy is fighting hard here.
I see Milos, Federer, Cilic and Delpo going deep in slams next year but if Nole, Andy and Stan are on top form (or close to it), one of these 3 will win. Rafa? Need to see which Rafa returns.
We also need to see which Fed returns too! Not forgetting he’s returning as no.16 or 17 so may be meeting the top guys a bit earlier than the QFs or SFs.
I agree about Fed. We have to see how he does being outside the top ten. This is a very different situation for him.
I hope to see him back healthy again. That is the most important thing. Both he and Rafa will have to deal with tougher draws. There are young players who have stepped up and will continue to do well.
I do think Murray will come into 2017 and continue his winning ways. We have to see how Novak looks, but I would not write him off.
Not really sure Fed being no.16 or 17 spells trouble for him or other top players.
I’m sure the other top players will not be happy to see Fed (or Delpo) as early as R16 or R32.
It is a 2 edged sword
But, given the present scenario, I think Fed would be the one with low (or no) expectations. He could play more freely.
Sky Sports, Dec. 21, 2016: ¤¤ Juan Martin del Potro set to miss Australian Open.
Juan Martin del Potro is unlikely to be fit to play in the 2017 Australian Open, in January.
The former US Open champion also cast doubt on whether he would play in the Davis Cup first-round tie at home to Italy in February when Argentina begin the defence of their title.
“What I need is to have someone get me physically fit enough to last the whole year,” he said.
“There’s a fortnight to the Australia Open and I’m unlikely to make that objective.
“We’re looking at what the priority is. If tennis waited for me for two years, Australia can wait for me for one more.” ¤¤
Read more: http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10703824/juan-martin-del-potro-set-to-miss-australian-open
Delpo page back up
Go get em at IW, Del Po!! VAMOS!!
Del Po got a qualifier first round. If he wins he plays Berdych round two. VAMOS JUAN!!
Berdych will likely WD. Delpo could go Q and then LL all the way to the third round. Amazing.
Awesome. I think if Berdych doesn’t withdraw I’ll still go with Del Po for upset cuz his forehand is still there and he’s del Po and all plus Berdych won’t be at a high level if he plays considering how bad he played at DC with those errors and the injury. VAMOS DEL PO!!
Vamos Delpo!!
Dani Vallverdu is now working with Delpo?
Wimbledon: “For the first time since 2013, Juan Martin del Potro is back at Wimbledon – with Dani Vallverdu watching on:”
https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/745200587235598336
Rio 2016:
https://twitter.com/Delpounicorn/status/761207782653632512/photo/1
Delpo just got a wild card into Shanghai.
Delpo arrives in Shanghai!
http://en.shanghairolexmasters.com/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/16SRM%20-%20SRMdelpo01.jpg
rc,
Thanks for posting this!
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Dani Vallverdu is working with Grigor.
Is there a live stream for the DC Final starting tomorrow? There doesn’t appear to be on on the ITF website.
The Davis Cup has its own official live stream:
https://secure.daviscup.tv/buy
http://www.tvpublica.com.ar/vivo/
The DC Final is on Eurosport at 1pm tomorrow.
It’s probably on British Eurosport (= not International).
All dressed up for the official dinner:
https://twitter.com/DavisCup/status/801535469381177348/photo/1
Nice! Thanks augusta 🙂
I’m experiencing the ususual pain of tennis withdrawal. Davis Cup will comes just in time. Tennis Channel better carry it. Vamos Delpo!
IPTL and Exhos to the rescue soon.
One can only hope with the tennis channel!
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DC is on the schedule, Nny.
Delbonis v Cilic followed by Delpo v Karlovic 😉
rc,
I only just saw your response now!
Thanks for the update!
does anyone think delpo has a realistic shot at winning a slam next year providing he stays healthy? this year was too soon after such a long time out of the game but surely next year he has a chance. he beat all of rafa, nole and andy this year and if he keeps improving regarding stamina, fitness and increased match play then he must be in with a shout now that competition is so scarce. would love to see him win a slam. shout out for rg maybe?
RG? No way! He’s better on quicker courts, I don’t think that Delpo is so good on clay that he can win the FO when he can’t even win a Masters on clay or at least reaches the final in a clay Masters.
His forte is always the HCs and he’s definitely better on the quicker ones. I still think his best bet is the USO but Cilic is also very good there too.
I hope for Rafa to win them all even though it’s not likely, so my bet is for Rafa to win the FO (better still if he can win the AO). AO should be hotly contested by Djoko/Murray/Stan (and hopefully Rafa). FO – very likely by a fit Rafa; if Rafa is off form then Stan, followed by Djoko. Wimbledon – Murray/Djoko/Raonic/Cilic; USO – Delpo/Cilic/Djoko/Murray.
delpo can play really well on clay! ie really stretching rafa at the dc final, pushing fed to the limit at rg….i too hope for rafa to win rg. don’t hold out any hope for ao as first major tourney back after injury. delpo beat rafa nole and pushed murray on a slow hard court at the olympics so don’t see why he shouldn’t have a shot at the ao. if he isn’t seeded and meets nole or murray early he could take either one of them out thus going a long way towards determining the eventual winner.
Olympics is not a slow court; Delpo also ran out of gas in the final, and that’s BO3 matches until the final (which is BO5). Delpo always had this fitness and stamina issue at the slams when he’s being stretched to go the distance, the recent USO was an example.
The DC final in 2011 – Rafa wasn’t at his best form after the year he had; as for Fed at the FO, well Fed was struggling throughout the tournament in 2009; in 2012 no doubt both Fed and Delpo were in good form so their matches were always close that year regardless of surfaces.
Unless Djoko really falls off the cliff, I really doubt that he’s going to lose to Delpo at the AO when AO is Djoko’s favorite slam. Murray has been reaching the AO final every year from 2010 (with 2012 and 2014 being the only exceptions), and he’s in the best form of his life, he’s not going to lose early there and to Delpo. AO is the slam where Djoko and Murray could grind their way to a win in their matches, Delpo is not going to outlast them.
I don’t know that Delpo can win a slam in the upcoming tennis year. He had a great result at the Rio Olympics, but as lucky said that was B03 matches with the exception of the final. Delpo’s backhand is not what it was, given his wrist surgeries. He has that formidable forehand. He has shown encouraging signs of a resurgence in the matter half of this year, but winning a slam is a whole other thing entirely.
I don’t see Novak and Murray going anywhere. They should both be in contention at the 2017 AO. I don’t know if Rafa will be ready to make a serious run at the AO. I think RG may be more realistic.
I still would love for Rafa to win the AO and get the double career slam.
Delpo can be dangerous when he’s on his game, but I don’t think he’s as physically fit as
Novak and Murray.
So a healthy Rafa can win RG, but a fit Roger is not even among the favourites to win Wimbledon.
Seriously?
And what about Muzz at RG? He has really improved his clay court game .
My list of favorites for next year GS (considering all are fit and on game)
AO- Nole/Muzz/Stan
FO- Nole/Rafa/Muzz
Wimby- Nole/Fed/Muzz
USO- no particular sequence of favourites. I guess it is the most unpredictable slam for now.
Fed imo is not fav at Wimbledon as I see Raonic, Cilic,Djoko even Murray beating him there. Fed had his narrow escape against Cilic due to Cilic choking big time but Cilic is getting better at the big events when he could hold it together to beat Murray at Cincy and Djoko at Paris.
If Cilic choked the in QF, so did Fed in SF ( though I wouldn’t really call it Cilic choking. He had already beaten Fed at a slam before).
I only see Djokovic as real threat to Fed at Wimby
Rest of them, Fed can manage as long as he is healthy.
If Cilic wasn’t choking then I don’t know what is! Losing from a winning position because of one’s own nerve is choking, esp when you have MP.
You also forget that Murray struggled his way to the FO final in 2016, it’s not like he’s beating his rivals comfortably; on clay Rafa, Djoko and Stan are all ahead of him. He may be the fourth fav after them, at the FO.
I agree about Cilic choking in that match. That was a match that he should have won. Hopefully, he is working on his mental strength and focus in these types of matches. He has the game, the shots. Now he needs that other piece of the puzzle.
Fed got lucky in that match. As far as his prospects at Wimbledon in 2017, that remains to be seen. He needs to work on getting his ranking up. That would be the goal.
I think it’s hard to make these kinds of predictions before the new year is even upon us. It can be a harmless exercise, fun at times, but there are some things that cannot be foreseen.
Cilic and Delbonis on court now.
That was a great match between Cilic and Delbonis but I always thought Cilic had the edge.
As always, Cilic’s form can fluctuate so much and so often within a match; I’m glad he came through in the end, if it, Croatia will have a hard time ahead as I doubt Ivo is going to beat Delpo.
So gutsy from Dr.Ivo! the forehand he hit at 6-4 down in the T.B was SICK and now S&V on second serve. 6-6 it is! Respect!
OMG ivo out-lasted delpo in a long rally! the crowd’s going mad!
I love Delpo but Karlovic deserves to win this tie break
Honestly it was like Sampras out there (with a bigger serve of course) after falling down 0-3 in the TB. Delpo will win this one but could may well go to 5.
Karlovic is 37 now and he is very agile at the net. The guy is fighting hard here.
Love Karlovic. Del Po also amazing and I’m glad he won but much respect for Dr Ivo.
I see Milos, Federer, Cilic and Delpo going deep in slams next year but if Nole, Andy and Stan are on top form (or close to it), one of these 3 will win. Rafa? Need to see which Rafa returns.
We also need to see which Fed returns too! Not forgetting he’s returning as no.16 or 17 so may be meeting the top guys a bit earlier than the QFs or SFs.
I agree about Fed. We have to see how he does being outside the top ten. This is a very different situation for him.
I hope to see him back healthy again. That is the most important thing. Both he and Rafa will have to deal with tougher draws. There are young players who have stepped up and will continue to do well.
I do think Murray will come into 2017 and continue his winning ways. We have to see how Novak looks, but I would not write him off.
I hope for quality tennis and strong competition!
Not really sure Fed being no.16 or 17 spells trouble for him or other top players.
I’m sure the other top players will not be happy to see Fed (or Delpo) as early as R16 or R32.
I’m also sure Fed won’t be happy to meet the top guys so soon, esp if it’s Djoko.
^ Well said!
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It is a 2 edged sword
But, given the present scenario, I think Fed would be the one with low (or no) expectations. He could play more freely.
Sky Sports, Dec. 21, 2016: ¤¤ Juan Martin del Potro set to miss Australian Open.
Juan Martin del Potro is unlikely to be fit to play in the 2017 Australian Open, in January.
The former US Open champion also cast doubt on whether he would play in the Davis Cup first-round tie at home to Italy in February when Argentina begin the defence of their title.
“What I need is to have someone get me physically fit enough to last the whole year,” he said.
“There’s a fortnight to the Australia Open and I’m unlikely to make that objective.
“We’re looking at what the priority is. If tennis waited for me for two years, Australia can wait for me for one more.” ¤¤
Read more:
http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10703824/juan-martin-del-potro-set-to-miss-australian-open