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I would be a happy man if Rafa wins RG and Andy snatches Wimbledon.

their respective campaigns start here. they better start stringing some match wins here.

I would be a happy man if Rafa wins RG and Andy snatches Wimbledon.

their respective campaigns start here. they better start stringing some match wins here.

Sampras thinks it will be tricky for Andy to defend Wimbledon but I, on the other hand, think Andy knows what to expect. Or he's aware of the fact that, the expectations are different now. I still think winning it first time was far more challenging. He just needs to be in great form which is still a bit suspect.

cup of lemon tea is now available at Emma's Café.




 


Andy is very crafty on grass. he will get it together by then. I am expecting him to win the queens event also.

Quote from: thetruth on May 04, 2014, 06:01:12 pm

Quote from: Emma on May 04, 2014, 01:26:27 pm

I don't think Nole will be there in Rome either. I do feel he's being extremely careful and aiming strictly for RG. The clay season is very long and drains players especially if they take part in each tournament and this season ends with two almost back to back Slams - RG and Wimbledon. Even Nadal seems to be conserving as much energy as possible. I do feel it's now coming down to Slams only for these top players. Nole hasn't won anything other than AO since 2011 and this year, he didn't even get that. Federer clearly wants another Slam to make sure Nadal doesn't come anywhere near him. Nadal is very keen on matching Sampras' record and Murray obviously wants to defend Wimbledon. That leaves the remaining Slams up for grab for any of these players and they all look desperate and hungry. And they are definitely far more focused on that.

Good stuff, Emma.

Enjoyable read.

Thank you, TT. I think the top players are feeling a bit threatened by some of the other players especially lately as well. Wawrinka, Nishikori, Dimitrov, Dolgopolov, Gulbis...to name a few and look how this year has already panned out so far. Who would have thought Wawrinka was going to win AO followed by Monte Carlo? And then Nishi comes along and takes Barcelona. So I am sure they feel it isn't going to be easy to win any Slam from this point on. Because not only you will have to battle the three other major contenders but you also have some other rising to the top who are perfectly capable of posing enormous danger. So obviously the Slams are the main target now for any of these players and conserving energy is the only thing they need since there's not much to improve when it comes to their respective game.

I agree, 100%.

From Roger Federer's facebook page:

"I’ve decided to withdraw from Madrid to be with my wife Mirka during these next few exciting weeks for our family. I apologize to my fans and hope to be back in Madrid next year. I’ll be training near my home, and am excited to rejoin the Tour soon!"

Wishing good health and happiness to the coming baby Federer, Mom Mirka, and Papa Federer...

So the number 2 and 4 seeds are out. 

Can Rafa and Stan hold up their end?  Who else might take advantage of the turn of events?

Respectfully,
masterclass

here is the order of play for tomorrow sports fans.

Andy and Rafa are in action tomorrow:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=1536

roberto bautista agut removes verdasco from the facilities.

Fognini threw everything out there at Dolgo ... from MTO to bathroom break to threatening the umpire but nothing stopped Dolgo from removing Fog from the facilities. I still feel if it wasn't for all those drama especially after the 2nd set, Dolgo would have won in straight.

He faces Gulbis next. Tough road for him, unfortunately.