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  • Netflix Slam 2024: Nadal just won set 1

    From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 3 21:39:08 2024
    Nadal seems to be in a good shape. He just won
    the first set against Alcaraz. A single break
    of serve sufficed so 6-3 for Nadal.

    Now let's see whether Alcaraz can come back.

    br,
    KK

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  • From TT@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 4 01:18:39 2024
    Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 4.3.2024 klo 1.16:
    Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:
    Now let's see whether Alcaraz can come back.

    He could. Alcaraz took the second set 6-4.

    This match was played using the rules that
    govern ATP level doubles matches, meaning
    that the third set was abbreviated. They
    played a match tiebreak to decide the winner.

    Alcaraz won the tight match, but I am no
    longer sure about the numbers. It was
    probably 14-12. Alcaraz needed six match
    points to win.

    br,
    KK

    Was it like an exhibition. Numbers sure sound like it.

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to TT@dprk.kp on Sun Mar 3 23:48:07 2024
    TT <TT@dprk.kp> wrote:
    Was it like an exhibition. Numbers sure sound like it.

    It was an exhibition and I am sure that an enormous
    amount of money was involved. I am disappointed that
    we do not know how much the winner got and how much
    the loser got. I think it is possible that the prizes
    were 10 million USD and 5 million USD, but this
    is just a wild guess, nothing more.

    The positive thing is that the match looked totally
    honest to me. Both players took it seriously, but
    there were a number of dubious line calls. Why
    did not they use Hawk-Eye Live? That's ridiculous.

    But yes, sadly the "show element" of Las Vegas was
    there. The fucking expert commentators constantly
    spoke during the points which is just *unacceptable*.

    What is more, they had live voice recognition
    software running and everything that the
    commentators said was translated into textual
    representation on the bottom of the screen. And
    the fucking font used was absolutely huge. What
    a distraction!

    Real tennis matches are not circus events like
    the Netflix Slam...

    br,
    KK

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to Kalevi Kolttonen on Sun Mar 3 23:16:38 2024
    Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:
    Now let's see whether Alcaraz can come back.

    He could. Alcaraz took the second set 6-4.

    This match was played using the rules that
    govern ATP level doubles matches, meaning
    that the third set was abbreviated. They
    played a match tiebreak to decide the winner.

    Alcaraz won the tight match, but I am no
    longer sure about the numbers. It was
    probably 14-12. Alcaraz needed six match
    points to win.

    br,
    KK

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 5 01:42:02 2024
    On 4/03/2024 10:18 am, TT wrote:
    Kalevi Kolttonen kirjoitti 4.3.2024 klo 1.16:
    Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:
    Now let's see whether Alcaraz can come back.

    He could. Alcaraz took the second set 6-4.

    This match was played using the rules that
    govern ATP level doubles matches, meaning
    that the third set was abbreviated. They
    played a match tiebreak to decide the winner.

    Alcaraz won the tight match, but I am no
    longer sure about the numbers. It was
    probably 14-12. Alcaraz needed six match
    points to win.

    br,
    KK

    Was it like an exhibition. Numbers sure sound like it.


    Only saw a few points but commentators are saying there was only 1 legit
    point in the whole match, the ripping passing shot dtl Nadal hit to save
    mp and get to 9-9 in t/b.

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to Kalevi Kolttonen on Tue Mar 5 01:44:29 2024
    On 4/03/2024 10:48 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    TT <TT@dprk.kp> wrote:
    Was it like an exhibition. Numbers sure sound like it.

    It was an exhibition and I am sure that an enormous
    amount of money was involved. I am disappointed that
    we do not know how much the winner got and how much
    the loser got. I think it is possible that the prizes
    were 10 million USD and 5 million USD, but this
    is just a wild guess, nothing more.

    The positive thing is that the match looked totally
    honest to me. Both players took it seriously, but
    there were a number of dubious line calls. Why
    did not they use Hawk-Eye Live? That's ridiculous.

    But yes, sadly the "show element" of Las Vegas was
    there. The fucking expert commentators constantly
    spoke during the points which is just *unacceptable*.

    What is more, they had live voice recognition
    software running and everything that the
    commentators said was translated into textual
    representation on the bottom of the screen. And
    the fucking font used was absolutely huge. What
    a distraction!

    Real tennis matches are not circus events like
    the Netflix Slam...

    br,
    KK


    The few points I saw it was clear Carlos was holding back - eg he'd take
    a little hop to slow down a fraction rather than zipping across like he
    usually does.

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  • From Whisper@21:1/5 to Kalevi Kolttonen on Tue Mar 5 01:39:31 2024
    On 4/03/2024 8:39 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Nadal seems to be in a good shape. He just won
    the first set against Alcaraz. A single break
    of serve sufficed so 6-3 for Nadal.

    Now let's see whether Alcaraz can come back.

    br,
    KK


    Carlos was holding back you could tell, but Nadal looks good. He really
    looked great in Australia too so not sure it means too much. I think he
    just wants 1 more run on the clay but can't see him winning any titles.

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to Whisper on Mon Mar 4 21:04:42 2024
    Whisper <whisper@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
    The few points I saw it was clear Carlos was holding back - eg he'd take
    a little hop to slow down a fraction rather than zipping across like he usually does.

    Maybe so. The commentators suggested that he has
    not yet fully recovered from his ankle injury that
    he suffered two weeks ago.

    br,
    KK

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  • From Kalevi Kolttonen@21:1/5 to Whisper on Mon Mar 4 21:05:55 2024
    Whisper <whisper@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
    Only saw a few points but commentators are saying there was only 1 legit point in the whole match, the ripping passing shot dtl Nadal hit to save
    mp and get to 9-9 in t/b.

    That is ridiculous. It was a good match with many
    nice rallies. Nadal seems to be back.

    br,
    KK

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