Rafa haters out in full force i see
They are out full force even when he wins, so this is expected.
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They are out full force even when he wins, so this is expected.
toythatkills
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Murray has a 5-2 record against Tsonga, including 2-1 on grass, including a win over him at Wimbledon, and Tsonga hasn't beaten him for four years.
This is a slam. The damn net has the edge over Murray =p
That was an upset for sure, but you have to remember that Federer has always been hyped as the next big thing in tennis, and that match was highly anticipated.
Another big upset was when Defending champ Lleyton Hewitt lost to Karlovic in the first round at Wimbledon.
This guy already has one title more than he deserves.
Del Potro all the way.
Yes I know he's in the wrong part of the draw.
Raonic is as much as it hurts me to say it.
Twenty7KVN
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So is joker a lock to win Wimbledon?
Yes?
Will Federer ever win a GS on any surface again?
Twenty7KVN
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I don't think it's going to stay that way for long.
Who's talking about GS? He can't even win ATP 500. To that question I'm gonna say no.
Obviously my post was disingenuous but it is worrying the fact that he's gone more than a year without winning outside of Clay.
tycoonheart
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lazybones18
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Looked like Nadal wasn't even trying in the final game. Congrats to Rosol nonetheless.
Does this mean Fed is #2 for the Olympics? That will help him maybe if Nadal and Djokovic end up on the same side of the draw. 50/50 chance for him. I don't think Fed has it in him at his age to beat both those guys back to back to win a title.
There is some qualification to that fact this time though. Nadal did go in the past years without winning outside clay. This time Djokovic was really the single factor to Nadal not winning outside clay. But he had improved since Australian Open final and been doing well against Djokovic.
Eh, what was Nadal really going to do against such serving?
Diprosalic
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what are you talking about? if you reference halle, halle is ATP 250 and federer won 4 titles this year including two ATP 1000 and is the reigning WTF champ and reigning Paric Bery Champ (another ATP 1000).
he has a good shot for no.1 for gods sake.
Look at the post he quoted! I was talking about Nadal outside of clay for the past year.
About Fed winning a GS I prefer to be a pessimist.
Diprosalic
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well you quoted "will federer ever win a GS again" and your first sentence was "who talks about GS he can't even win ATP 500". that was rather confusing.
I was speaking personally. That one from the 90s sticks in my head. I understand the later victory being more "of a shock" for sure I just don't remember it as well for whatever reason.
I wonder what the chances are that someone like Nadal or Djokovic would get that "wrong" opponent.
You have to figure that had Rosol been on the other side of the draw, Nadal would be sailing into the third round and Rosol might be sitting at home.
It's something I find interesting. A one in a million shot that there's a journeyman who wants it more than you do, and who is playing out of his mind that day.
You have to figure that had Rosol been on the other side of the draw, Nadal would be sailing into the third round and Rosol might be sitting at home.
It's something I find interesting. A one in a million shot that there's a journeyman who wants it more than you do, and who is playing out of his mind that day.
Diprosalic
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funny though that we get like 5-6 major upsets over the last 10 years. this would be considered a slow month on the WTA.
Twenty7KVN
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And that's the reason i love sports.Anyone can beat anyone on any given day.
Isn't Ferrer on that side too?
Well if you placed Federer in Nadal's place Rosol would lose like Fognini and we would be all complaining that Federer's forehand doesn't have as much pop as it used to.
Or if the conditions were similar to yesterday Nadal would be safely through.
He's the reigning What The Fuck champ?
IISANDERII
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Wow, even PTI begins with Rosol/Nadal. Has that happened before?
Rosol was playing with such unbelievable confidence, he just threw away the Nadal service game just so he could get to his own and serve it out. Nobody does that!
This upset is not quite up there with Ivanisevic winning the title as 125th ranked wild card or a 66th ranked Kuerten beating 3 former French Open champions to take Roland Garros in 1997. It's close though, because of the almost complete stranglehold the big 3 have had.
Rosol was playing with such unbelievable confidence, he just threw away the Nadal service game just so he could get to his own and serve it out. Nobody does that!
This upset is not quite up there with Ivanisevic winning the title as 125th ranked wild card or a 66th ranked Kuerten beating 3 former French Open champions to take Roland Garros in 1997. It's close though, because of the almost complete stranglehold the big 3 have had.
Twenty7KVN
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I'm not surprised that happened it's espn they love stuff like this.They probably have a 10 biggest upsets in sports history countdown on sportscenter tonight or tomorrow.
I like how fired up the guys were. As if they give a shit about tennis.
Ape Gone Insane
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BBC Sport had a list of other Wimbledon shocks.
The bottom half of the draw just blew wide open. Anyone can make the final from the bottom half of the draw. Murray, Tsonga, Del Potro, Ferrer, Raonic, Cilic, Querrey, Baghdatis, Kohlschreiber, Brian Baker, Roddick, Fish, Goffin and even Rosol all in with some form of a chance.
A Murray vs Federer final in front of the royal family and the british crowd would have probably one of the best atmospheres in all of sport. I hope this happens.
A Murray vs Federer final in front of the royal family and the british crowd would have probably one of the best atmospheres in all of sport. I hope this happens.
Did you watch the match? This wasn't Nadal playing badly. Rosol just hit the zone for a match and was flawless. Absolutely incredible.
Chill with the hyperbole.
While Rosol was great, he would be demolished if he played against Federer. Nadal gives his opponents too much time and the result is they pick corners until Nadal won't be able to retrieve.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
The only thing that upsets me is that Murray has a better chance of making the final now. And that means he has a better chance of winning this thing. Someone please reassure me that this isn't going to happen...
What do you have against Murray?
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