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3 set shootout it is. Unfortunately for Del Potro I think it favours Djokovic who'll be able to erase his mind a bit because it seemed as if the tide was turning and DP was getting on top of the rallies.

I would love to see Delpo pull of the incredible because he's one of my favourite players, but as a Rafa fan I want to see him and Novak in the final in a battle royale.

And please keep it simple tomorrow Rafa.

I disagree. The rankings reward consistency over the year, not just four tournaments. Furthermore, considering that so much weight is given to the majors in terms of points available I think it is more impressive to become No. 1 having not won a major title. It means that you have performed well in the tournaments that offer less points, therefore your consistency is rewarded.

Under the current ranking system I think you have to accept that Wozniacki is the best player in the world. The rankings don't lie and there's no point having them if you're not going to accept what they tell you.

Lendl, Rios, Clijsters, Mauresmo, Jankovic, Safina and Wozniacki all deserve a lot credit for having achieved the feat.

The rankings isn't a person.. besides, it's a heavily flawed system. You can win small tournaments but no top player takes one as seriously as a grand slam. Many of these tournaments are used as warm up tournaments for grand slams. Many top players don't bother putting their all into non-grand slams, so it effectively means little to nothing if Wozniacki beats other top players who aren't putting in their 100 percent. She got knocked out pretty bad today, and she could well turn out to be like Safina and fizzle having never won a grand slam. That's why I think the Ranking system is heavily flawed. It's like the football world ranking, with the U.S.A as top 10 which everyone would agree is utter toss. They managed to beat top teams like Brazil and Spain in unimportant tournaments, so consistency in winning small tournament matches doesn't necessarily make you the best team (in the U.S.A's football team case, certainly far from it).

Until she wins her first grand slam, the creme de la creme of tennis tournaments, I cannot regard her as the world's best player. At most it's a level playing field. Of course it's a subjective feat, so we can agree to disagree.

What time are Del Pot and Djok kicking off today?

Additionally, not sure any of you can help. I play alot of tennis, and for last few years, bought my Slazenger tennis balls from Sports Direct as it seems the cheapest.

Any of you know of any places, stores, websites, where balls can be cheaper? I'm keen to stick to Slazenger hi-vis Wimbledon balls as they're the best, IMHO, and I've been playing with these balls for yonks.

Looking worrying for Murray - even if he manages to pull through this match his injury will make it hard for him

What time are Del Pot and Djok kicking off today?

Additionally, not sure any of you can help. I play alot of tennis, and for last few years, bought my Slazenger tennis balls from Sports Direct as it seems the cheapest.

Any of you know of any places, stores, websites, where balls can be cheaper? I'm keen to stick to Slazenger hi-vis Wimbledon balls as they're the best, IMHO, and I've been playing with these balls for yonks.

lol they're awful, you get so many dud balls these days but at that price you can argue too much. i do like they way they fluff up as they are really good for practice

also they're not the balls you get a wimbledon, the ones they use at wimbledon have a yellow top and are quite a bit more expensive.

I think they are pretty much they cheapest balls you can get. Not sure if you still can get them but you used to get a pack of wilson balls at jjb, they were the ones with red packaging and 3 balls in a tube and i think 6 tubes in a pack. they always seemed to be pretty good quality and last for a long time and were roughly the same price per ball as the slazenger ones

Edit: looked at the price of the slazenger balls, you played with dunlop fort balls? they are pretty good and slightly cheaper

lol they're awful, you get so many dud balls these days but at that price you can argue too much. i do like they way they fluff up as they are really good for practice

also they're not the balls you get a wimbledon, the ones they use at wimbledon have a yellow top and are quite a bit more expensive.

I think they are pretty much they cheapest balls you can get. Not sure if you still can get them but you used to get a pack of wilson balls at jjb, they were the ones with red packaging and 3 balls in a tube and i think 6 tubes in a pack. they always seemed to be pretty good quality and last for a long time and were roughly the same price per ball as the slazenger ones

Edit: looked at the price of the slazenger balls, you played with dunlop fort balls? they are pretty good and slightly cheaper

lol they're awful, you get so many dud balls these days but at that price you can argue too much. i do like they way they fluff up as they are really good for practice

also they're not the balls you get a wimbledon, the ones they use at wimbledon have a yellow top and are quite a bit more expensive.

I think they are pretty much they cheapest balls you can get. Not sure if you still can get them but you used to get a pack of wilson balls at jjb, they were the ones with red packaging and 3 balls in a tube and i think 6 tubes in a pack. they always seemed to be pretty good quality and last for a long time and were roughly the same price per ball as the slazenger ones

Edit: looked at the price of the slazenger balls, you played with dunlop fort balls? they are pretty good and slightly cheaper

Dunlop fort are crap. I'm wanting to stick to Slazenger as they're comfortably the best tennis ball out there, IMO, just a question of where is the cheapest place to get them - looking like Sports Direct remains the cheapest.

What ? Slazenger Ultra Vis are great (also IMO but nonetheless). They're cheap but they used to be around double the price so they're not necessarily cheapos, just reduced. I used to use them because I like the fluff and the weight on them which forces you to hit through them more often, but once the fluff disappears the pressure tends to disappear quickly.

Recently I've been using Head Radical which is a lighter performance ball you can buy in bulk, 3 for £10 and they last for a long time. Atm I buy the cheapest possible which are Slazenger Open/ Tournament which are perfectly adequate for my purpose because I don't play every day but last for a while and are great for practice. I think I bought 3 tins for £8 the other day.

Djokovic-Gasquet coming up soon, hopefully be a good one with the French crowd behind Rich and he doesn't choke under the pressure.

Interesting, Djokovic is through to the semis by virtue of Fognini withdrawing from the French Open. Does his streak still continue?