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Tennis - General Discussion
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Gravilova might be the 2015 version of 2014 Bouchard
Vs Masha in semi after MS pummelled Vika. I'm hoping for a Masha Halep final tho Garvi beat Maria in Miami of course
Sax Russel
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These guys are going to kill each other, heh
Rafa=FedKilla
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Rafa is playing like the favorite again...
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Stannis the Mannis has come for his crown.
greenleaves
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Stan changed up his tactics and started coming to net after he went 2-6 down, and it worked.
Nah, I dont Stan have that potential.
You are not refering to som declining Spainard are you?
Seriously, if he doesnt win RG, he should start to think about retirement.
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I feel like this too. The more he loses, the more inevitable Rafa's 10th RG seems.
perfectchaos007
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Nadal getting rekt
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Wawrinka is wrecking Nadal almost as hard as Clayray.
Almost.
Almost.
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Wawrinka trying to end the match early with a quick headshot.
lol yeah,that was nuts...Stan wins.
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Now all that needs to happen is Ferrer d. Djokovic and Stan wins the title and Rafa is not even in seeded in the top 8 for RG! Honestly, Djokovic should do a sneaky tactical tank.
TheAutomator
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stan the man does it again, what a monster!
Rafa=FedKilla
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Rafa is going to pummel the field at Roland Garros.
All bagels
You know what? I STILL wouldn't be surprised if Nadal won RG. At this point, he has all the motivation he needs to do what he does best....which is winning RG.
But it's still worth noting that 4 of Nadal's 5 losses on clay this year have been in straight sets:
-Wawrinka: 7-6(7), 6-2 (Rome)
-Murray: 6-3, 6-2 (Madrid)
-Fognini: 6-4, 7-6(6) (Barcelona)
-Djokovic: 6-3, 6-3 (Monte Carlo)
But it's still worth noting that 4 of Nadal's 5 losses on clay this year have been in straight sets:
-Wawrinka: 7-6(7), 6-2 (Rome)
-Murray: 6-3, 6-2 (Madrid)
-Fognini: 6-4, 7-6(6) (Barcelona)
-Djokovic: 6-3, 6-3 (Monte Carlo)
Fantastic performance by Stanimal. Shame Kei faltered in the final set.
Still, I see comments everywhere that Nadal's grip at FO is so strong he's going to win there forever, but don't remember he used to own Monte Carlo and Barcelona in a similar fashion and look what happened there.
Looking at that list they're all very good players, not like his losses on hard courts which happened to players across the entire spectrum. Plus the matches against Stanimal and Clayray were night sessions which obviously aren't a part of Roland Garros.
Still, I see comments everywhere that Nadal's grip at FO is so strong he's going to win there forever, but don't remember he used to own Monte Carlo and Barcelona in a similar fashion and look what happened there.
To me Nadal can obviously still win the French, but after these last few weeks, he's not the favourite anymore. Far from it. Djokovic is. Nadal will have to deal with a harder draw and with the fact that everybody in the top 10 knows they can take one or several sets against him. He hasn't the mental superiority he had during the last ten years.
Could be an exciting slam.
Could be an exciting slam.
Whish they would show the Sharapova semi around here but at least they have the Djokovic/Ferrer match going now on a local sports channel...
And Djokovic keeps on trucking
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Honestly, I don't actually think some of those losses were that bad. Wawrinka was absolutely inspired from 2-6 down in the breaker. Some of the net rushes and backhands he pulled off from the point were absurd. Nine times in ten Nadal would have won that set. Similarly, Djokovic was playing really, really well at Monte Carlo and Murray was in pretty fine form in Madrid - he had literally just schooled the Samurai in the previous match. The only one of those losses where it really was just Nadal going completely and totally AWOL rather than an opponent having a good streak of form was the loss to Fognini in Barcelona.
Right now, I feel like the main problem with Nadal is mental. It's Federer's 2013 only for Nadal. I think Nadal will definitely be back as a top player soon. Maybe not in time for RG (which is pretty significant in itself), but he's only really getting stopped by players who are playing really, really well. It's not like random losses to Delbonis (lel).