Year Round The Tennis Thread

[FrostyMouse]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Tsonga has improved since last year. It'll be a very interesting final if he makes it there. Truth be told, I don't want to see Ferrer in the final, because we all know that that's just a steamroll for either Nadal or Djokovic. In terms of competition, Tsonga looks like he may be the player to push Federer out of the top 4, so it'll be good all around for the future.

I'm in two minds about this. After the big win over Federer, Tsonga may struggle against Ferrer. Ferrer is 0-6 in Grand Slam SFs, so it's hard to pick it. Even though Ferrer's up 2-1 in their head to head, that's not a big enough sample size, so I'm going to pick a grueling four set win for Tsonga.

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Lol, tsonga has to do a lot to push Federer out of the top 4. Even it Tsonga won RG he would only be number 6. Even Nadal winning can't pass Federer.

Djoker and Nadal are in the semis....this is the true final tbh. I hope for a good match, and for Nadal to be dethroned tbh...tennis is getting...stale.

 

[FrostyMouse]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Yeah, I'm rooting for Djokovic, although in the poll, I picked that he'd only win three Majors, not four, and at the start of RG, I said that he'd still lose to Nadal somehow.

Yes, we all know that it's the true final.

Sharapova narrowly overcame Azarenka and Serena massacred Errani in 46 minutes.

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After being down a set and a break, Djokovic stormed back to win the second set, but the fire has really gone out of him in the third set after a rather questionable decision to put him down a break in the third, and now it looks like he's not even going to go for it down two breaks.

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Djokovic seems to have just lost that fire. His shots aren't cracking through the court or anything, and that's what he needs to do against Nadal.

 

[Josef]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

After all of those years of winning it, and dominating it? Why now, of all times, for Nadal to lose his King of Clay title in Paris? It is obvious he can win this easily. Unless Djokovic makes HUGE surprise towards the end of the match.

 

[FrostyMouse]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Djokovic gifts away a break in the fourth set, although the match isn't over yet.

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Djokovic gets an overpowering break to level the fourth set at four a piece.

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Sigh, the boring outcome happened lol. I have to wonder what would have happened if Djoker didn't hit the net at 40-40 at 4-3.....

Nadal wins his 8th RG

After all of those years of winning it, and dominating it? Why now, of all times, for Nadal to lose his King of Clay title in Paris?

To make RG interesting, its the most predictable slam, the only surprise is how many sets the runner up gets in the final (1 at most btw)

It is obvious he can win this easily.

You are underestimating Djokovic, their match last year was similar. Djokovic had all the momentum and a break in the 4th but rain came and they stopped play until the next day.

Unless Djokovic makes HUGE surprise towards the end of the match.

9-7 in the 5th hardly easy lol.

Hopefully Tsonga wins his semi because Ferrer will make this final more boring than the 08 final where Nadal thrashed Federer.

 

[Mazino]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

yeah,its gotta be tsonga so the final wont be THAT boring...
i still cant stand rafa

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

I waiting for a new era lol , Federer is my favorite player ever and even his 4 year domination period (04-07) left me feeling this way. Same guys racking up all the slams, same finals everywhere. Ah well when the top players are that good, they're just that good.

 

[Mazino]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

I waiting for a new era lol , Federer is my favorite player ever and even his 4 year domination period (04-07) left me feeling this way. Same guys racking up all the slams, same finals everywhere. Ah well when the top players are that good, they're just that good.

yeah,thats cuz its not like the old days anymore,where the courts rlly were different,and u could see nice serve and volley plays in wimbledon
rafa wouldnt have won wimbledon like that,his net play sucks

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

yeah,thats cuz its not like the old days anymore,where the courts rlly were different,and u could see nice serve and volley plays in wimbledon

Yeah they've really homogenized the surfaces ...USO has slowed down, wimbledon has slowed down...when Federer won his first wimbledon he did it with a lot of serve and volley. The career slam is easier to attain (sort of...lol) these days because a players game translates well to all surfaces.

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Tsonga drops the first set to Ferrer 1-6.....orz

 

[Mazino]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

6-1 for ferrer

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fast break from tsonga in the second set 3-0 ^^ ....plays a lot better now

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3-2 ...........i´ll stop watching

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

If tsonga wins..we get an inconsistent guy in the final...ferrer wins....we get a thrashing....orz

 

[Mazino]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

yeah ...he plays rlly bad...federer would have won easily over ferrer

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Yeah Federer playing crappy>>>Ferrer lol. Tsonga went from 3-0 to losing the tiebreak to ferrer convincingly :/

 

[Mazino]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

ferrer won

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Welp...i expect a beat down. Tsonga was too nervous :/

 

[goldb]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

This is going to be one hell of a beatdown by Nadal; Ferrer can never rise to the occasion against him. Maybe he'll surprise us, I hope but I'm not holding my breath here. Both the men's and women's final seem to be an extremely one sided and somewhat decided outcome. :/ Though I'd be very happy with the predicted winners .

 

[FrostyMouse]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

I'm giving Ferrer five games in the Final.

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The RG Women's Final begins.

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Quite the interesting start so far.

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Serena wins the first set 6-4.

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Serena wins 6-4 6-4 for her 16th Major.

 

[Atobe the king]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Wasn't a beat down but serena routined her I guess..this is her "worst" surface, wimbledon is hers for the taking.

 

[FrostyMouse]

Re: The Tennis Thread- French Open (26/05- 09/06)

Well, it was an up and down match. Serena was in control in the second set, but it was back and forth in the forth in the first set.