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Roland Garros - The 2014 French Open (May 25th - June 8)
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Rafa=FedKilla
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Vamos Cilic! Keep fighting!
John Dunbar
correct about everything
i like to see an underdog play well, but if by some miracle cilic did win you might as well hand the title to nadal.
PS3GamerKyle
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as much as i want your title to be wrong, i would imagine this to be the case
Good, solid ending by Fed, on the other hand
Gulbis will hang close with Fed until he gives in to his urge to smash a racket and then he'll melt away.
Or not. We'll see.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Damn Cilic. Balls shriveled up like always.....
Joking, right?
... ?
That's not true.
Also he decides that their ability to bear children is what defines them. Women "need to think about kids", as if that's their job and goal in life. And even if kids would be someone's ultimate goal, there are no issues with playing out a full professional career in tennis before giving birth.
I mean the statement is beyond absurd.
What he's saying does make sense but he phrases it weirdly :
"Women have it tougher as professional tennis players due to having to retire, or go on a hiatus, earlier than men because of giving birth."
I think that's what he meant more than anything
Then it does make sense because at 30y.o. your career and life is hardly over, just beginning actually, so you have to pursue other career paths to keep on going.
Being a professional athlete is always a risk because the vast majority barely get by financially.
"Women have it tougher as professional tennis players due to having to retire, or go on a hiatus, earlier than men because of giving birth."
I think that's what he meant more than anything
Then it does make sense because at 30y.o. your career and life is hardly over, just beginning actually, so you have to pursue other career paths to keep on going.
Being a professional athlete is always a risk because the vast majority barely get by financially.
What he's saying does make sense but he phrases it weirdly :
"Women have it tougher as professional tennis players due to having to retire, or go on a hiatus, earlier than men because of giving birth."
I think that's what he meant more than anything
That doesn't make sense either. It's not true. He's an idiot, is the only explanation.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
hopefully robredo wins this tiebreak. this should go to a fifth set, with four tiebreaks and 6-6 in the fifth.
edit: bah
edit: bah
She doesn't have the power to compete in clay. If she's gonna win a slam, it would be Wimbledon.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Isner is a clay God.
Yeah I always felt people were mixing seed with favorite status when they named A Rad as a potential winner here.
Welp.
Though Gulbis is mostly a funny, outspoken guy he is also known to spew controversy from time to time. Its not the first time I have heard him hold such an old-fashioned view on a subject. So yeah, no surprise there. Guy got an attitude like no one else on the tour, but I wouldn't look to him for social commentary or some modern sensibility. He is almost like a caricature of a spoiled millionaire child, smashing rackets every match, arguing with the umpire over every line call or noise or whatever.
That said, of late he is behaving better, at least on the court, making sure he is taking care of business and not letting the pointless things get to him, which is good since he has such a good watchable game.
The stats of the Robredo-Isner match are great. Robredo 8 UEs, Isner 50 UEs, Robredo 0 sets, Isner 2. :lol
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/stats/day11/1310ms.html
ErasureAcer
Banned
Muguruza wins again. Oh yeah. Hope her next match is shown on TV...
Her match today was on a TV court as well.
ErasureAcer
Banned
Eh...well, I don't have cable. Caught the Serena game(albeit in spanish) on watchespn.com. Hope it is there. Checked today and didn't see the link to her game.
iAmMaximus
Member
Let's go, Genie!
perfectchaos007
Member
Isner v. Berdych should be mostly 2 shot rallies. Clay tennis at its worst.
edit: Karlovic v. Andersen will be similar
edit: Karlovic v. Andersen will be similar
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Janowicz is a bum.
Coldnoodle
Member
I hate watching Simon play.
Anybody remember that rally a few years ago he had with Monfils?
Anybody remember that rally a few years ago he had with Monfils?
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
One of the funniest pushing rallies Ive seen was Murray and some French brah in Cinccinati. I always plays the Blue Dragon theme on youtube doubler with it.
Coldnoodle
Member
Genie takes the first set!
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
No wonder Raonic's arm hurts. He lunges super forward on his serve....
God, yeah. Shit was terrible.
Was it Chardy? I think he beat him there a few years ago.
Coldnoodle
Member
Raonic getting pushed into a corner.
perfectchaos007
Member
Raonic up a break in the 5th now. Should be able to finish tonight if Simon doesn't break back
The difference between a good serve and a great serve.
perfectchaos007
Member
Raonic failed to serve out the match. 5-5 in the 5th now. May get too dark if there are no more breaks soon
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Come on Raonic...
Coldnoodle
Member
Is the guy who screams allez at all these French Opens the same guy?
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Nice, broke and served it out.
Coldnoodle
Member
One more game for Milos.
greenleaves
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Gulbis should be a good test for Roger, provided he raises his level, and doesn't waste as many break points as today. It should be a good match.
BigJonsson
Member
Would be nice if Raonic and Genie didn't play at the same time next round
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