CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: Emma on November 02, 2013, 05:06:25 pm

The best thing about Ferrer is that, he always bring his best and stays supremely consistent. So obviously he's not going to hand it to Nole on a silver plate. The other side of it is that, no matter what Ferrer has to offer, Nole has so much more to offer. And after coming this close beating Isner, Wawrinka and Federer today, he sure is not going to give up now against a player like Ferrer. Ferrer neither has the belief nor the game. Besides, he'll be too convinced thinking today that he's really beaten Nadal, so he might just be a  bit overwhelmed by that come tomorrow. He needs to beat Nadal on a consistent basis to prove a point. If he can beat Nadal again this Tuesday at WTF, perhaps then he may have a case. Otherwise I wouldn't read too much into this loss or Ferrer's performance.

I believe that Ferrer can win at least a set tomorrow. Nole was pretty bad for a set and a half against Fed today. Who knows which Nole will show up tomorrow.

Quote from: Clay Death on November 02, 2013, 09:49:44 pm

that is an awesome post.

becker said that on a good day "you could not touch pete on any surface except for clay".

I think you are right. pete had massive mental strength and he was a superb athlete. he was also strong as hell.

a greek who fought like a Spartan.

His mum's side is from the Spartan side actually so they do have a connection. Still, sometimes I wonder what made  Sampras so mentally tough. His parents would never watch him play because they would get so nervous to the point they would either to go to the mall  and hang out there or just go away on vacation. lol That's why you'd never see them in any of Sampras' matches during his whole career. But perhaps Sampras' himself wasn't too keen on it as he probably didn't want his parents to go through any tough time. Or he probably didn't want any weak link during a match as he might  have thought of it as a mental weakness instead of a support.

Anyway, you could tell from his body language how strongly he felt about his game during clutch times.

Time for Nole to strike back again to get the break back.