wow.....(the unofficial PA's tennis thread hahha)
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Topic: wow.....(the unofficial PA's tennis thread hahha)
Posted By: micky
Subject: wow.....(the unofficial PA's tennis thread hahha)
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:31
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been watching Tennis.. and playing since the mid 80's.... greatest... best match I've ever seen. Congrats Raffa...   ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:36
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MICK, I've watched the whole game and I almost had a heartattack...I'm a huge Rafa fan, but Federer has made such a return, I've just never seen anything like this final...I just sweated myself out at every point after the score went 2-1 at sets...congrats Rafa, congrats Federer!! what a final! the previous year, Rafa was even more brilliant against Roger (so this wasn't quite the most special final ever) but couldn't held his nerve till the end...so glad he finally did it...Roger played fantastic, never gave him the slightest of an oportunity till the end...but the way Rafa pulled it through...just made my day...  (we should say more specifically that, at Wimbledon's gentleman's single final, Rafael Nadal overcame Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8) - my god, what a tiebreak this was!!! my GOD!!!! - 9-7)  ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:39
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I know... how about that point Raffa played to get to 7all in the fifth.. the defensive lob Roger threw up that actually landed in play that finished with the Raffa forehand winner.. wow. Jumped out of the chair clapping on that one. Big Raffa fan as well... but by the end of the match.. was rooting for both. The quality of tennis.. wow.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:41
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At last, Federer was beaten at Wimbledon! Rafa deserved that win. Federer never looked quite as polished as he usually does. -------------   
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:42
tell me about it...that was the definite "heart-stop" moment for me... otherwise, I just prayed for Rafa to finally break Roger's implacable service...it was his only chance, I knew the tie-breaks would go over to Roger...how late did he managed...how awesome... ah, I will have a hell of a good dream tonight, after this game... -------------
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micky wrote:Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:44
He wasn't himself till rain interrupted the match in the third set...that's why the final wasn't that incredible on both sides...Federer not being polished...Rafa not finding incredible shots, only suficiently powerful and offensive balls... but after the rain, Fed returned like a championed...I truly believed he'll return and win again... both deserved, hands down! -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:46
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yep... one of those matches you are applauding both of the players... you know Roger wasn't going to go quietly. I guess round 3 comes up in NYC in a couple of months. Would like to see Roger break Sampras's record though. He's been a great champion. Might be tough now though.. Raffa is still a kid.. and still improving..
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:48
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at the US Open, Rafa never made it past the quarterfinals...I'll rather except Djokovic to go hard again, just like he did in January, over at the Aussies... otherwise, sure, Roger gets the trophy...and closes in one shy from Sampras's 14 Slams -------------
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:49
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That was spectacular. I'm a RF fan (I like the quiet, mannered athletes in an age of screaming bravados) but was thrilled for Rafa too. Wimbledon rocks. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:54
yeah.. he is one to watch..expected him to be the one opposite Raffa today.... hopefully he learned to keep his mouth shut .. and let his playing do the talking. Should be a great open... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 16:55
exactly ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 17:03
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ah, Roger's unique, but my heart's with Rafa, since ever...
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Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 17:34
| I haven't followed tennis for a long time, but I caught the end of this one and I agree with what everyone's saying. That was incredible, it's like Johnny Mac said afterwards about Raffa winning, but nobody really lost...and a big score for the sport because the men's side has begun to pick up some much needed steam again. |
Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 17:36
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 19:20
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Worst year ever in sports... First Spain wins the euro... now another spanish victory... awful.. (i don't even begin with what happen in soccer in my continent)
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 20:06
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I've been a huge tennis fan my whole life, and I have to agree this was the most amazing match I've ever seen. I'm a HUGE Roger Federer fan, so it was kinda a blow to me, but I absolutely loved every minute of the match nonetheless, and I know that Rafa got a much-deserved win. Wonderful world-class playing from both of them. The next thing that will be interesting now is how Wimbledon tournaments will go in the future... ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 21:07
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yeah.. been reading some comments on some other forums. Some yeahhos are saying Federer is washed up.. . pfffff... he needs a couple things.. starting with one .. a coach.. who'll tell him two things... strengthen up... because he is simply being outmuscled out there.. and two... improve the backhand.. Rafa sending the heavy top-spin shots to Rogers backhand brought consistantly weak replies. The guys on the tube were dead on... what separated them this day was the backhand.. for sh*ts and giggles.. read something somewhere... the average tour player's forehand give the ball a rotation of roughly 2500 rpm... Rafa's.. is nearly 4500... he hits such a heavy ball and knows where to attack Roger. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 17 2008 at 09:28
Introducing the Olympic Singles Gold Medalist and, starting tomorrow, the new ATP number 1: Congrats for Fernando Gonzalez, improving from Athens' bronze to silver, and to Novak Djokovic, who made a good run till the bronze spot.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 17 2008 at 09:35
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yeah...
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: August 17 2008 at 10:54
 I think that I'm the only guy here who knows the LDU secret!   ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 20:59
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know there aren't many tennis fans here... but what the hell.... clappies for Roger .. not my favorite.. but as I posted earlier... really want to see him break Pete's record... he is the best ever IMO... he deserves the record to 'prove' it. His 'worst' surface.. he is merely only the 2nd best in the world on... Pete couldn't say that about clay. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 21:02
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And a clappie for Andy Murray - got further in a GS than Tim Henman ever did Bright future ahead for him, hopefully. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 21:05
made Rafa suck air.... and that ... you NEVER see  ... Murray was in another world in that semi. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 21:48
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what's this?
i hadn't noticed this thread until now, i like tennis a lot and i am all for Federer as well, when is the final match between him and Murray? Despite Roger is the favourite, Murray might surprise us! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 21:51
let's just say that one of them is probably drunk as a skunk now and partying with woman that wouldn't even look twice at mere mortals like us hahhahaha .. the other.. .wondering what freight train hit him . It's been over for some hours now hahha------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 21:53
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Amazing match today. I was glad to see that Roger was starting to head back to the Roger that everyone knows better. Hopefully this will be an indicator that he'll have a much better season than this slight slump he's had. Still, even his slumps make him #2 in the world... and not by much. Federer all the way. Murray put up a good fight. -------------
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: September 08 2008 at 22:44
| Damn, I missed the final. Can't believe Raffa lost but was happy to hear Roger is back! The next Raffa/Roger final should be great! |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 03:20
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Congrats to Roger, he really made an excellent tournament and he deserves, thus, his 13th Slam. His year wasn't as good as the previous, but that didn't meant, for me at least, that he didn't play quality tennis and kept somehow his "invincible" aura. The pre-US Open acts were a bit fluked, but at least he was one of the two tennis artists who gave us such a Wimbledon final, and here I really enjoyed seeing him play so good. Congrats, Roger, congrats to Andy too, I start liking him as a player more and more! Let's hope for a sizzling last two months of this tennis season. Two more Masters, plus the Master Cup to go, after all... -------------
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 03:23
Rafa constantly progressed this year, despite also losing. This semifinal exit - as well as that in Australian Open - were better results than last year. His only fluke was perhaps Rome, before Roland Garros, when he lost early as a defending champion. Otherwise: Queens, Wimbledon, Cincinatti Masters - high improvements. I'm sure Rafa will train to play the US Open final next year; this time, it was a bit too much for him, after too many consecutive successes. -------------
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 06:28
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If Murray had played as well as he had played against Nadal, the Final would have been very close. This looks like Murray's best surface. I would still say Federer is best on grass, but the level of his performances at Flushing Meadows were way above his Wimbledon performances. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: September 22 2008 at 02:41
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Wow...when was the last time that neither the USA, neither Russia managed to reach the Davis Cup final? Roddick and the gang met the Spanish Bulls on their clay ground, so they were pretty much doomed against Nadal, but Ferrer pulled an awesome 8-6 in the decider (coming back from 1-2 at sets) against Roddick. Meanwhile, Spain is to go to Argentina for the final, where young Juan Martin del Potro is rising fiercely (in fact, the only people to beat him these days could only be perhaps the top trio + Murray) and both matches with him will be a showdown. -------------
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: September 25 2008 at 20:20
| I have never really watched much tennis but I guess since I live less than 2 miles from Wimbledon I might as well get into it. Also considering Andy Murray is mostly good I guess I can have some national pride. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: September 26 2008 at 02:32
You could buy me tickets next year.  -------------
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: September 26 2008 at 20:04
You could send me money to buy you tickets. Interestingly enough my parents got free tickets because someone in my church had bought some but couldn't go for some odd reason so my parents got to go to Wimbledon for free! |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 01 2009 at 08:27
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Wow...(he's) they've done it again! http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2009-02-01/200902011233408752625.html - http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/match_reports/2009-02-01/200902011233408752625.html In short words, yet another Grand Slam final that was enthralling. -------------
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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: February 01 2009 at 14:36
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^ Yes, fantastic game. It was sad to see Roger lose his grip towards the end of the game though.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 01 2009 at 15:02
Yeah, come think of it, the gas was over, in every way, after the first half of the fourth set: no more struggle with winning points, once broken (Rafa in the fourth, Roger in the fifth) the faith of the set was decided, and even the audience entertained a much colder atmosphere. But until then, it was the long-awaited and highly-rewarding deathmatch of the tournament. -------------
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:24
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I saw the last 2 sets of Nadal-Verdasco and that was unbelievable. How Nadal came back to beat Roger after that is truly super human. I don't know how Fed keeps motivated anymore. He's filthy rich and has won everything. Chasing Sampras may not be enough for him to keep working to overcome Nadal ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:27
| Just can't believe Roger couldn't outlast Rafa; the way Fed blazed through Roddick, has the extra rest, whereas Nadal had to have a 5 hour slugfest against Verdasco....I was sort of rooting for Fed in this one, but what can you say? Rafa just has his number right now. The rest of the season should be interesting. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 15:18
So Nadal won again  , i sympathize more with Federer------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: February 02 2009 at 16:29
Don't feel bad for Roger. He's loaded and has his place in history as one of the greats. Nadal is just a beast and Roger doesn't have the edge he had 4-5 years ago. It ain't easy keeping up the mastery he has given us. ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |