Rafter Interview at Atptennis.com (Blackrock Champions) |
...gives some good opinions of Wimbledon, S&V and grass. http://www.blackrocktourofchampions.com/5/news/2008/pat.asp .mikko
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So, it will end in 3 matches ? |
235 consecutive weeks ? Not a bad streak , but real mystery as to what awaits both now. BTW, how much of this year was Federer's health ? mono ? How much just simply Nadal ?...
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WTA =?iso-8859-1?Q?Montr=E9al,?= Stockholm R16 rankings |
Jankoviæ will pass Ivanoviæ in the rankings that come out on August 11, when Ivanoviæ's title from Los Angeles 2007 comes off the rankings. However, that's not yet a guarantee that Jankov...
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Ahahahaha... Hazelnut proved wrong AGAIN!!! |
Didn't he say Rafa will never become # 1? LOL. Too bad poor Rogie disappointed him this time too. He couldn't hold till Djoker could takeover the reins.
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Sharapova pulls out of Olympics |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080731/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ten_sharapova_out
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Nadal is getting burnt out too! |
Looks tired and like saying enough is enough, screw the #1 ranking! I honestly want him to take the number #1 ranking and deal with the pressure defending it.
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Nadal winning the USO would certainly make him the GOAT |
at his age and well on his way to be the best ever. We would be talking about a 22 year old with 6 Grand Slams in 3 different surfaces. Please somebody remind me where Federer wa...
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http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee314/indybeck71/08RFcincy107.jpg tomorrow is another day~~
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The Karlovic net game |
The commentary team, especially Gilbert, seem surprised at the quality of Karlovic's volleys. They shouldn't be. Didn't Gilbert see the 2007 San Jose final, where Murray defeated...
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Commentators saying that |
Haas had a game plan and he executed it to perfection. And Nadal didn't play particularly well. And Nadal wins the set, 6-4. Sign of the times...
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Karlovic's reaction after beating federer |
almost seemed like he won a grand slam.. amazing!!!! LOL
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ATP tour records |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATP_Tour_records
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Nadal pictured without his makeup |
http://filmonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/terminator_004.jpg
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ok so what? Federer loses to Karlovic in 3rd set tiebreaker! |
Federer will probably won't mind a lot since he actually played well, not well enough t obreak the big Karlovic serve. But still his forehand seemed to be flowing, his serve was ok. And eve...
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How will Federer cope... |
being world #2? So much of his identity as a tennis player is wrapped up in the #1 ranking. Mirka might need to be on suicide watch for a few days
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How many more matches does Nadal have to win |
to break Vilas' record?
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Thanks, BlackJAG |
For jinxing my favorite players. Warned you yesterday but you didn't listen...
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Wouldnt it be ironic |
If the man Fed hates ( Djoker ) beats Nadal and stops him - for no becoming no 1 I agree it prob wont happen based on this form - but you never know
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Haas will be heard to say.... |
...Wie kann ich einen Punkt gewinnen?
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When Nadal wins the Olympics |
It might really be all over for Fed. I am not reading too much into this result, losing 2 tiebreaks to Karlovic on a fast hardcourt isn't anything to panic about. But imagine if Nadal wins t...
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Moya looking old |
http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/fools/fools19.jpg
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Grandad doing well.... |
Tipsarevic / Davydenko / Andreev...... that is 3 pretty solid wins for an old man.
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Tank job anyone? anybody for mono? |
come out with your excuses, LOL!
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50 yr old Mcenroe can beat federer? |
I think so... Mac just beat up sampras awhile ago... I think in this form, it's very likely..
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Federer is planning another exo with Mcenroe.... |
after hearing Mcenroe beat up Sampras... roger is planning to play an exo vs Mac... what a stuipid fuckin idiot.. his psyc is really fucked up by sampras, not mono
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monofed will NOT win the olympics! |
yup!
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Its Okay |
lets move on to the Olympics, now he has a few extra days to get used to Beijing~~
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Is Nadal #1 yet? |
Or does he have to win every single tournament for the rest of the season?
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Congrats Karlovic! |
A well deserved win. Won by one minibreak in third, due to 3 unforced errors by Federer in even rallying positions...one on Fed's own serve, two on Ivo's second serve. Better pl...
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Federer's stunning loss |
to Karlovic ...lost key points to Karlovic during baseline exchanges!
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