Anybody interested in seeing a man choke on live television tomorrow???

[RunMaker]

Just a heads up.

Tomorrow Anderson plays Nadal. Nadal is regaining his form and is coming back to life.

Anderson, on the other hand, is mentally AWOL right now and not into it for Paris. He tried to choke away his match against Thiem, but Thiem would not accept the choking gifts. (Thiem up a set and a break, then Anderson leading late)


If you follow tennis, you know that there are few players who choke with such tenacity and ferocity as Mr. Anderson.

Anderson is mentally on vacation and Nadal is revving it up and getting ready for the tour finals for the final 8. Anderson should've lost to Thiem, which would've made 3 of 4 losses in his last few tourneys:


Losses: Thiem**, D.Young, Johnson
Wins: Coric


Yes, a win is a win and it will be forever listed as that in the record books, but be on notice that Nadal will put Anderson in the trash can on Thursday.


Some odds for you: -290, -3 HC

 

[CHOPTALK]

Anderson was pretty clutch if you ask me.
Most would have given up.
He was completely dead.

 

[RunMaker]

He's going down tomorrow, Chop. It's as good as booked.

 

[Sugarbear]

No.

 

[RunMaker]

I'll watch it for ya, Sugarbear. Nadal all the way in this one.

gl

 

[RunMaker]

Anderson escapes 15-40 in his 1st service game. no way Anderson can keep this up for the whole match

curtains

 

[RunMaker]

Have to hand it to Anderson. After that first service game he has been playing out of his mind.

But wouldn't you know it, a literal choke-a-thon breaks out in the 2nd set TB...


To be fair, Anderson didn't choke it... but you knew he was going to lose it somehow, b/c that's his MO in the big moment. Rafa saved match point and roared back.


Anderson is not winning this match unless grabs it in a 3S TB.

 

[RunMaker]

Anderson chokes the 1st game away.

now 2-0 Nadal


Choking seminar now almost complete.

 

[RunMaker]

4-6, 7-6, 6-2


It would be funny if it wasn't so predictable. Good news is that betting on Rafa will start to be a smart thing to do.... the old Rafa is coming back.

 

[pocketrockets]

So you think Nadal beats Wawrinka?

 

[RenoChazz]

Wasn't Nadal close to a -300 favorite in this match?

 

[pocketrockets]

Wasn't Nadal close to a -300 favorite in this match?

-233 opening line by pinny

-290 closing line by pinny as well

 

[pocketrockets]

I'd say Wawrinka should open as a slight fave against Rafa, -120/-150

 

[CHOPTALK]

I would not call having to sweet out a double match point a great bet when you had to pay -300 for it

 

[pocketrockets]

I would not call having to sweet out a double match point a great bet when you had to pay -300 for it

+1

RunMaker likes to make all his bets an event here at the RX. Never seen anything like it, and still wonder why they allow this in the offshore.

I'm almost 100% sure he is a ghost of a not very well liked poster and he has been trolling us for almost a year.

 

[RunMaker]

When a guy plays out of his mind, you have to tip your hat. This is the same Anderson that beat Murray at the USO, almost took at Djok at Wimbledon, put Wawrnka in the trash can... and etc.

That's the guy who showed up today and Nadal wore him down and took him out.


I have to agree with you, Chop. Sometimes it doesn't goes as planned...


Pockets, incorrect.


With regards to To WaWa... I have to watch some of his matches, check the stats and the point-by-point. Line on Nadal is -160. Rafa is piecing it together. Stan is far from vintage Stan right now.

Have to roll with Rafa or nothing for the match tomorrow.

 

[pocketrockets]

Yeap saw the line when it posted 20mins after my failed prediction. I would take Stan small.

 

[RunMaker]

I'd be careful with Stan. Looks like a scenario where it's Rafa or nothing.

 

[pocketrockets]

Bump.

 

[Greenbacks]

This is Ground control to Rafa Nadal



Rafael Nadal failed to make the grade, falling to Stan Wawrinka in a grueling quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Friday 7-6(8), 7-6(7).

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