THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Monday, January 30, 2012

When is an almost six hour match not too long?

By Tangotiger, 09:28 PM

When it was Nadal-Djokovic, that’s when. It’s not the quantity, but the quality.

I was also shocked how little commercial time there was as well. In that fifth set, it seemed they were resting alot, and each time, I thought they’d cut to commercial, but they didn’t. Hats off to everyone involved for keeping the pace of the game so tense.

Imagine if they allowed each player’s coach to come on the court, and talk strategy. The only thing fans care about is the players. Not the coaches, not the officials, none of that.

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#1 Sam (see all posts) 2012/01/30 (Mon) @ 21:59

They probably didn’t have many commercials because they ran all the ads that had been sold. It wasn’t expected to go six hours. The same thing happened in the 6 OT game between UConn and Syracuse a few years ago in the Big East tournament. No commercials in overtimes 3-6.

#2 Harveywall (see all posts) 2012/01/30 (Mon) @ 22:54

Truly an epic match. For the most part, each point was a brutal rally with amazing “gets”. To keep that up at that level for six hours is incredible. Both guys had to be dog tired; yet each point was played as if they’d just started. There have been a lot of incredible tennis matches over the years, and this has to rank near the top. And the Federer/Nadal match was not far behind.

#3 (see all posts) 2012/01/30 (Mon) @ 22:55

If anything, Djokovic-Murray was actually better. More back and forth, with each one alternating as who seemed to be getting a second (or fifth) wind. A number of points where there were five shots which you thought were winners and were somehow saved. Two of the loveliest matches it’s been my pleasure to watch (and a sleep disorder let me watch live).

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When is an almost six hour match not too long?

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