CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: Clay Death on January 18, 2014, 08:54:33 am

the mighty Spaniards just keep coming. what a tennis nation they have become.

You have a thing for the Spaniards no doubt. I have seen it with most Nadal fans. Because they like Rafa, they tend to like all the other Spaniards (there are some Murray fans who are just like that - they like Rafa so they like all the other Spaniards). On the surface, there's nothing wrong with it but the logic just fails me. I mean I like Murray but doesn't mean I am going to like all the other British players. Same goes with Sampras. In fact, I was never a fan of Agassi and sometimes, he'd turn me off big time. Was never a fan of Roddick either because I didn't enjoy his game but loved his work ethic and how serious he was about his game.

But in general, I like all my fellow Canadians, Americans, Spaniards, Indians, British people - you name it, I like'em all. I hate putting one country above others. There's a certain bias to it that I dislike a great deal. I guess what I am pointing out is that, the game should come on top than the nationality since this is strictly an individual game. The primary reason for me to like Murray is the fact that, I like his game and the versatility of it. Secondary for me is the person he is and he's a wonderful human being.

Actually it's the same with Federer fans too. They all like Wawrinka because, like Federer, he's also Swiss. lol well, anyway.

Quote from: Clay Death on January 18, 2014, 12:49:41 am

I only saw the breaker between dimitrov and milos.


milos had his chances to snatch that breaker. he simply got a little tight.


good win for dimitrov as he is in the last 16 at a major for the first time ever.

so he is making a little history for himself and for his country.

Yeah, I am happy for him, after the fact. It's nice to see him get through over Raonic who has more experience in the big moments.

It was just watching his celebration after the second set, I believe, reminded me of Novak and I was thinking, "oh no, not again."

Quote from: Clay Death on January 17, 2014, 11:50:32 pm

dimitrov has done it.

milos got a tiny bit tight in the breaker and it cost him.

dimitrov had around 45 winners and just 11-12 errors. just an amazing performance from dimtirov.

congrats to him and his fans.

See, this is something I don't get. Milos is the better server so by rule he should be very happy to force a TB, because it always favours the bigger server but not so much in this case. As much as he likes Sampras, he definitely doesn't have the mentality Sampras had. I mean by this time at this age, Sampras the King of tennis was already smoking the competition and against multiple Slammers. Ho hum

I love the Spaniards too, and although it may appear that way, it's not based on them being Spanish. I've always liked the Spanish players, because to me, most of them have heart and flair, whereas the French only have flair. I like some of the French players too, but find they don't have the mental tenacity that attracts me. I like Paire, loved Grosjean and Clement, but Monfils and Tsonga are too showy for me.

But, Ferrero, Corettja, Costa, and Arantxa were some of my faves before Rafa emerged on the tour. I like the way they go about their work without trying to draw attention to themselves. It's like the tennis is primary, not fame or image.

I also enjoy watching Feliciano, Verdasco, and some others whose names escape me. They just don't win as much so there's not much to talk about with them. Moya didn't appeal to me though. He was OK, but kind of bland IMO. 

Pete, Serena, and Lindsay are the only American players that I like. I'm not fond of their brash, cocky ways. I couldn't stand Agassi, OMG!

I also tend to like the Argentinians, not del Po though. He's OK, but he doesn't make me feel anything, even when he's playing his best. I like Monaco, Canas,