Rafa=FedKilla
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My favorite part with Young is during his documentary it shows his "practices" His fat ass mom would just feed him balls like you would a high school girl for a private lesson.
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Wimbledon 2013 |OT|
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http://www.thehoya.com/sports/drug-testing-flaws-cast-doubt-on-djokovic-1.3033663#.Uctf9jvqm6M
As a once renowned gasser, he know seems to get fitter as the game goes on. Plenty of suspicion surrounding him, other top players too. Tennis is dirty too.
Edit: may as well throw in couple more sources
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/i...answers-increased-ped-questions-espn-magazine
http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201211/tennis-ped-testing-federer-murray-courier-martin-agassi
PedroPanache
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DelPo is a class act, though he did have that hilarious argument with Murray at some minor tournament years ago; they seemed to move past it after their thrilling encounter during the '08 US Open. The '09 US Open final between DelPo and Federer is one of my favourite matches of this generation. His forehand, courage and endurance were off the charts that night. Injuries have cruelly robbed him of being able to consistently challenge the top 4. He's never really been much of a force on grass, so I don't expect much from him this tournament. Regardless, I'd love to see a Murray/Del Potro final somewhere down the line.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Not to mention the ATP swept his meth positive test under the rug.
Mowgli Nadull was clearing coming off his cycle the past two years at Wimbledon.
I do appreciate the articles, which gave me a good read, you provide me with articles where there is not a single mention of his name, though.
Sure, they generalize the whole sport or a single case like Djoko, but it's not like a guy like DelPo has done some absurdly suspicious stuff like Djoko or Nadal do, playing 5hours matches like it's nothing which would put him under the same category as those guys.
I will believe in his innocence until proven otherwise.
Yea, he was literally about to storm into that top 3-4 after that epic win. Still hope he can find some of his old form.
I'd like to think all top players are playing legitimately.
Speaking of which, I'd love to see the reactions if Federer was discovered to be using drugs. The meltdowns would be phenomenal.
killer_clank
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Weren't Murray and Djokovic the two that came out and demanded more off season drugs testing? Murray especially seems to get pretty riled up about cheats publicly in such a way I find it hard to believe he's implicated,
tycoonheart
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Lone_Prodigy
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WTFed.
lazybones18
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Feels all a bit "day after tomorrow" coming in here now. After Black Wednesday, you could tell me that Djokovic would get triple-bagelled today and I'd at least half-believe you.
Tell me about it. But hey, life must go on and so will tennis.
While I do think the occasional upset is good for the sport, I actually hoped it would be some of the younger and on the rise players that come through against players like Federer and Nadal. But I guess beggars can't be choosers.
zomgbbqftw
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#TeamGasquet!
It's Wimbledon - and grass.
(Stupid, brainless, mentally fragile) power-hitters have it much easier here.
I don't like what you're trying to imply here, leave Sabine alone :<
killer_clank
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Date-Krumm is though!
I don't like what you're trying to imply here, leave Sabine alone :<
She is alright. Yay! KIMIKO!
It was bound to happen to Federer eventually. Players can't just automatically make it to quarters and semis like he's done for so many consecutive slams forever. He's getting old and the longer he plays the more results like yesterday we'll see. I get that he loves playing but he's nowhere near where he used to be. I don't understand why people are so shocked.
He didn't play badly. It's not unusual for him to have matches like yesterday where he fails to convert bunch of BP's. Why rush to write him off? Every time he had a big loss people suggested that that's it and he should retire but he bounced back and won a GS and regained the #1 spot.
The difference is that the loss came early to someone outside the top 10-20 and that his QF streak has ended.
I wouldn't hurry to proclaim Federer won't be in contention for any GS from now on.
The difference is that the loss came early to someone outside the top 10-20 and that his QF streak has ended.
I wouldn't hurry to proclaim Federer won't be in contention for any GS from now on.
PedroPanache
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It was an incredible run, but he's nearly 32, if his game is slightly off and he comes up against someone whose on fire, it's harder to grind those kind of results. I've enjoyed watching these top players consistently perform at this incredibly high level, reach semi-finals time after time, be untouchable in the first week, and it's been good. But, on the other hand, this has been a long time coming, and it just makes the tournament that little more special, that all of a sudden the top players are, once again, mortal, just like you and me.
I've followed tennis ever since the mid 80's and that era leading up to the early 90's was my favourite alongside this current era, when the Nadal and Federer rivalry reignited my interest in the sport; it also helped that, as a UK resident, it became possible to watch all four majors plus all the masters tournaments, because back in the 80's, for someone in the UK, tennis was just Wimbledon. I think if we had the same kind of access back then as we do know, players such as Lendl and Wilanders would be much more revered in the UK.
I've followed tennis ever since the mid 80's and that era leading up to the early 90's was my favourite alongside this current era, when the Nadal and Federer rivalry reignited my interest in the sport; it also helped that, as a UK resident, it became possible to watch all four majors plus all the masters tournaments, because back in the 80's, for someone in the UK, tennis was just Wimbledon. I think if we had the same kind of access back then as we do know, players such as Lendl and Wilanders would be much more revered in the UK.
Sax Russel
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Only just woke up, but looks like Delpo's been hitting cleanly? That's always nice to see.
Gasquet is slaughtering his opponent lol.
As for Federer, he's definitely lost a bit of explosiveness in his forehand and movement and hasn't adjusted his gamestyle yet like Agassi did in his later years. He often gets impatient and sends the ball out early in a rally. That said, he might have been out at similar stage last year (against Benneteau), that time he edged out his opponent in 4th set tiebreak, this time he didn't.
As for Federer, he's definitely lost a bit of explosiveness in his forehand and movement and hasn't adjusted his gamestyle yet like Agassi did in his later years. He often gets impatient and sends the ball out early in a rally. That said, he might have been out at similar stage last year (against Benneteau), that time he edged out his opponent in 4th set tiebreak, this time he didn't.
An interesting thing pointed out on another forum:
One of the semi-final places will go to one of: Kubot (126 in the world), Paire (25), Mannarino (111), Brown (189), Almagro (16), Janowicz (22), Melzer (36) or Stakhovsky (116).
The highest-ranked player who can take that spot is only sixteenth in the world, and there's a reasonable chance of it being someone lower-ranked than that. In a Wimbledon semi-final.
I'm going to regard the fight for that semi spot as its own little tournament in itself, 'cause it's going to be interesting!
Edit: None of them have got to the quarter finals before. Many haven't got past one or two rounds.
One of the semi-final places will go to one of: Kubot (126 in the world), Paire (25), Mannarino (111), Brown (189), Almagro (16), Janowicz (22), Melzer (36) or Stakhovsky (116).
The highest-ranked player who can take that spot is only sixteenth in the world, and there's a reasonable chance of it being someone lower-ranked than that. In a Wimbledon semi-final.
I'm going to regard the fight for that semi spot as its own little tournament in itself, 'cause it's going to be interesting!
Edit: None of them have got to the quarter finals before. Many haven't got past one or two rounds.
Sigh.
perfectchaos007
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Raonic down a set and a break already.
Well we know it won't be Almugro. He'll chump out at some point before then, as per usual.
He really is baby Federer
zomgbbqftw
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Watching the Gasquet match online. This guy is so awesome, I just wish he wasn't so temperamental!
tycoonheart
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zomgbbqftw
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Gasquet no!!!!!!!!!!
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