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[Moose]

Never?

But if anybody can do it, Tsonga can. His game is made for this stuff. Majestic.

I don't know the answer, Craig. If I had to guess, however, I would say never.

My one fear for Tsonga is that he is playing without a coach. So I wonder who is doing the scouting/prep work with him. He's experienced, and he's certainly played all these guys often enough, but I wonder if that will become an issue.

I have some great shots of him from IW's practice courts this past March that I have never posted. I'll have to try to get them up tongiht/tomorrow.

[billytall]

My one fear for Tsonga is that he is playing without a coach. .

That's my one hope for him

[craighickman]

My one fear for Tsonga is that he is playing without a coach.

I believe that's the key to victory.

He'll have to figure it all out himself. That's why he said he has no coach now. He's trying to become a man.

[thumm]

By my totally unofiicial count out of 46 suicide-poolers still in game,
36 have three players left (16 have used Djokovic, 15 - Murray and 5 - Nadal);
8 have two players left, one from each side (5 have Nadal and Tsonga left, 2 have Nadal and Djokovic, and 1 has Murray and Djokovic);
and 2 players have used both Djokovic and Tsonga already and thus cannot beat the draw.

[Moose]

We started the semi finals with 46 players still alive - sadly, we have a no pick, which takes us to 45. Our remining selections:

1: Jo-Wilifred "Tsurprise!" Tsonga, with 22
2: Rafael "Hey, I won this twice" Nadal, with 11
3: Novak "1 loss all season, and this is the respect I get" Djokovic, with 7
4: Andy "No Pressure" Murray, with 5

We'll be saying goodbye to a number of players no matter what today - thanks for joining us for the game this year - also want to remind those that survive the SFs that we will have a tiebreaker for the prize offered by Jon Wertheim at SI - details will be announced tomorrow.

[Moose]

We started the semi finals with 46 players still alive - sadly, we have a no pick, which takes us to 45. Our remining selections:

1: Jo-Wilifred "Tsurprise!" Tsonga, with 22
2: Rafael "Hey, I won this twice" Nadal, with 11
3: Novak "1 loss all season, and this is the respect I get" Djokovic, with 7
4: Andy "No Pressure" Murray, with 5

We'll be saying goodbye to a number of players no matter what today - thanks for joining us for the game this year - also want to remind those that survive the SFs that we will have a tiebreaker for the prize offered by Jon Wertheim at SI - details will be announced tomorrow.

Then there were 23.

Now the game comes down to Rafa/Andy, and then who those people who have today's winners saved for the final pick.

[luvs10s]

C'mon Rafa, you can get me through! Please wink

I'm so nervous I feel a little sick.

[Moose]

If I have the math correct, eliminating today's players, and those who will go out because they do not have a remaining pick:

We will definitely have some people beating the draw.

5 players who used Djokovic today have saved Nadal for the final (angryduck, calvin_hobbes, irena2, nblaquie, and thumm).

10 players who used Nadal today have saved Djokovic for the final (Csgnyc*, dougforte, finn mccool, Herodotus, ironmike, Luvs10s, mayorghouliani, mick1303, mu_royals, and orangeboy).

Everyone who beats the draw will get a medal - and as I said above, one winner will be receiving a prize courtesy of Sprots Illustrated.




* - Csgnyc was our Mens' French Open winner, so he is looking for the French/Wimby double.

[thedinosaur]

Congrats to all those who remain - this was my first SP and I am chuffed to have made it this far.

I think the final will be an absolute cracker, can't wait.