CAMELOT FANTASIES

here is something I just created for the roger Federer fans:

agreed. it is going to be a tall order this time around for any number of reasons.

as you have mentioned, he is not doing a good job of taking care of his serve at all and this time he goes up against the best returner in the game.


other reasons:

**courts are too damn fast for the actual mechanics of the heavy topspin, looping strokes. he needs more time than the others to execute his strokes


**he has to be a little bit mentally and physically spent from having won so many matches and so many tournaments. especially given his demanding style of play



I would be surprised if nadal wins this one.


I am not sure if I can stay awake to catch this one. I will watch it on delayed basis if I get a chance.

that will be 3 am my time. only way I can watch it is if I take a nice nap this evening.


and to be honest with you, I am not even sure if I want to watch it.


I will catch it on delayed basis only if nadal manages to win it.


otherwise we have to let nole have this one and just hope nadal escapes this match injury free.

nadal does not need this damn match.

 
Youngest Djokovic Is Adjusting to Life as a Pro




By DAVID COX
 

On Monday afternoon the eyes of the tennis world were fixated on Flushing Meadows, Novak Djokovic played the 37th installment of his rivalry with Rafael Nadal. Several thousand miles away in Banja Luka, a picturesque city in northern Bosnia, another Djokovic watched from his hotel room, living every moment and dreaming that one day he too might experience the adrenaline rush of competing on such a grand stage.

Djordje Djokovic, 18, is the youngest of Novak’s two-tennis playing siblings and has long been marked as a special talent. But with only two wins in his first full season on the professional circuit, it has been a frustrating time.

His trip to Banja Luka did not last long. A wild-card entry for this week’s challenger tournament, he managed to win just three games against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman of Argentina, ranked 133rd.

Djordje said he knew that with the physicality of tennis right now, few teenagers can survive in the higher echelons of tennis. With players peaking in their mid-to-late 20s, patience is vital. Like his brother, Djordje has an unerring belief in his own ability to reach the top.

“Game-wise I think I play pretty well,” he said in a telephone interview. “I definitely feel I can handle the guys in the top 200, but I’m missing confidence. This has been a really tough year for me. I haven’t won many matches, but it’s been a good preparation for the next few years because I’ve had experience against these players. I know I can beat them, but it takes time and I just need to be patient and wait for my chance.”

this is a cool site. I use it to quickly get some of my tennis info:



http://www.tennisexplorer.com/

I think i will watch it too. milos has been on one hell of a roll. lets see if he can do it again.



lady emma had asked about simplifying the board by reducing the images for the board intros.


so I was trying out different images and stuff. we will keep tinkering around with the forum and see if we can come up with something better.

it worked this time.

congrats mr tee. you are now an administrator of your own forum.