CAMELOT FANTASIES

our Camelot is slowly growing. we have so much here now to have fun with.


I will start adding more free education in the next few days.


I am glad Bobbi is having fun at Camelot. she is a valued Camelot family member.

Yes, Bobbi is loving it. She was just thanking me again for inviting her here. It wasn't easy because we were on a huge board and you weren't allowed to post links of any kind, but somehow I managed to get Camelot in there. Then when she came over she couldn't find me because I had a different name.

I couldn't take a chance on posting the link again, but then I remembered that we have private messaging and the message goes to your email, and voila.

I told her what an intimate community it is and about the quality of our posters. I emphasized how we are able to mature adult conversations and there are no trolls here. She loves it.

Question: How do I put Camelot in my Twitter link?

Gulbis is not going to make it today.



Berdych is having no issues with the ancient Stepanek.




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Quote from: Clay Death on May 27, 2015, 12:51:34 am

Quote from: thetruth on May 27, 2015, 12:45:50 am

Here's the full story!

Nadal I Asked the ATP For Bernardes Not to Umpire my Matches
http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Rafael-Nadal-I-Asked-the-ATP-For-Bernardes-Not-to-Umpire-my-Matches-articolo24126.html
Rafael Nadal was calm and relaxed when he reached his first post-match press conference in Paris after having beaten French qualifier Quentin Halys. On the other side of the room there are kids climbing the bushes, showing a poster: "There is only one king of clay and it is not Djoko, but Rafa Nadal!". Rafael smiles to the kids and shows his thumb in appreciation.
Speaking of the match Nadal said:
"I think I played well. He was hitting the ball very hard, full power and when it gets in there is nothing you can do. As soon as the speed wasn't to the maximum level I managed to stay in the rallies and I think I did well. He can have a bright future ahead, he has everything you need to play at an high level".
Then the 9-time French Open champion put an end to the "Bernardes Affair" starring himself and chair umpire Carlos Bernardes. There were rumors saying that Bernardes was not going to be allowed to umpire in Nadal's matches, and today in Paris the confirmation arrived directly from Rafael himself.
"Yes, I asked the ATP for Bernardes not to umpire my matches. I have nothing against him as a person and I don't think he is not good at doing his job, is just that for our relationship it is better we take a break and don't see one another on court. When you have problems always with the same umpire it is better to take a break. In Rio de Janeiro he just didn't respect me. He gave me code violations on timing four times, but most importantly at one point I realized I had put my shorts the wrong way around. So I went to him to ask if I could take 20 seconds to change my shorts and put them the right way. He said that I could, but that he would give me a warning for time violation. I don't think that shows respect and thus I asked the ATP not to have him on court for a while. I am not saying he will never umpire my matches anymore, just now we need to have a break. I really like him as a person, don't take me wrong, is just that for now it is better like this".
Next Nadal will play Nicolas Almagro to reach the third round at the French Open.

Bernardes is an idiot. I cant stand him.




Rafa's next match may not be as easy as in the past here. he could lose a set.



it is going to take him at least 4 matches to get going a little bit.



he has to get his backhand more involved. he has to start giving it a chance. he played a guy today that was ranked 296.

he should have hit more backhands and also gone to the net a little bit.

Well, he'll be up against it against Almagro. Now that Nico got that one win over Rafa he's bound to be sticking his chest out. We shall see.

almagro cant win this match but he will make rafa work a little bit for this win.

especially since rafa is giving them too much court to work with:

1. he plays a mile behind the damn baseline

2. he cant get himself to fully engage his backhand. that means he is camped out in his backhand corner trying to hit forehands.


you have to engage both strokes here and try to control the center of the court. rafa does not have the fitness to chase down those shots in that space he gives them so freely and generously.

he also does not have the power he used to have so camping out in the backhand corner is not so effective. they all know where those forehands are going and they can get to them.


it is going to take a miracle to win this RG. we will hang on that small hope.

here is the Camelot link for twitter:




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Quote from: thetruth on May 27, 2015, 09:39:36 am

Quote from: Clay Death on May 27, 2015, 12:51:34 am

Quote from: thetruth on May 27, 2015, 12:45:50 am

Here's the full story!

Nadal I Asked the ATP For Bernardes Not to Umpire my Matches
http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Rafael-Nadal-I-Asked-the-ATP-For-Bernardes-Not-to-Umpire-my-Matches-articolo24126.html
Rafael Nadal was calm and relaxed when he reached his first post-match press conference in Paris after having beaten French qualifier Quentin Halys. On the other side of the room there are kids climbing the bushes, showing a poster: "There is only one king of clay and it is not Djoko, but Rafa Nadal!". Rafael smiles to the kids and shows his thumb in appreciation.
Speaking of the match Nadal said:
"I think I played well. He was hitting the ball very hard, full power and when it gets in there is nothing you can do. As soon as the speed wasn't to the maximum level I managed to stay in the rallies and I think I did well. He can have a bright future ahead, he has everything you need to play at an high level".
Then the 9-time French Open champion put an end to the "Bernardes Affair" starring himself and chair umpire Carlos Bernardes. There were rumors saying that Bernardes was not going to be allowed to umpire in Nadal's matches, and today in Paris the confirmation arrived directly from Rafael himself.
"Yes, I asked the ATP for Bernardes not to umpire my matches. I have nothing against him as a person and I don't think he is not good at doing his job, is just that for our relationship it is better we take a break and don't see one another on court. When you have problems always with the same umpire it is better to take a break. In Rio de Janeiro he just didn't respect me. He gave me code violations on timing four times, but most importantly at one point I realized I had put my shorts the wrong way around. So I went to him to ask if I could take 20 seconds to change my shorts and put them the right way. He said that I could, but that he would give me a warning for time violation. I don't think that shows respect and thus I asked the ATP not to have him on court for a while. I am not saying he will never umpire my matches anymore, just now we need to have a break. I really like him as a person, don't take me wrong, is just that for now it is better like this".
Next Nadal will play Nicolas Almagro to reach the third round at the French Open.

Bernardes is an idiot. I cant stand him.




Rafa's next match may not be as easy as in the past here. he could lose a set.



it is going to take him at least 4 matches to get going a little bit.



he has to get his backhand more involved. he has to start giving it a chance. he played a guy today that was ranked 296.

he should have hit more backhands and also gone to the net a little bit.

Well, he'll be up against it against Almagro. Now that Nico got that one win over Rafa he's bound to be sticking his chest out. We shall see.

almagro cant win this match but he will make rafa work a little bit for this win.

especially since rafa is giving them too much court to work with:

1. he plays a mile behind the damn baseline

2. he cant get himself to fully engage his backhand. that means he is camped out in his backhand corner trying to hit forehands.


you have to engage both strokes here and try to control the center of the court. rafa does not have the fitness to chase down those shots in that space he gives them so freely and generously.

he also does not have the power he used to have so camping out in the backhand corner is not so effective. they all know where those forehands are going and they can get to them.


it is going to take a miracle to win this RG. we will hang on that small hope.

What's weird is how he's not making the necessary adjustments. He used to be king of that. It will definitely take a miracle, but I sure how he does it. Do you think any of the poor results can be attributed to switching rackets mind-stream?

Trying to watch the match without hearing the commentators. I finally got it down to where I can hear the players grunting and the sound of the ball without hearing them.

Heaven.

ROLAND GARROS 2015 

Nadal Finds His Range At Roland Garros

Paris, France

by ATP Staff
  | 28.05.2015
 


Rafael Nadal improved to a 27-9 match record in 2015.

Rafael Nadal started to find his range Thursday when he improved to 19-2 against fellow Spaniards at Grand Slam championships to advance to the Roland Garros third round.

The nine-time champion won his 13th win in 14 meetings against Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 to extend his record to 68-1 at the clay-court major he has dominated over the past 10 years.

Nadal is attempting to become only the second player in tennis history to win 10 or more trophies at one Grand Slam championship. Australian Margaret Court captured the Australian title on 11 occasions between 1960 and 1973.

The 28 year old will next face Andrey Kuznetsov or Jurgen Melzer in the third round.

Nadal did not appear to be tense in the opener, hitting his groundstrokes with depth and moving up the court quickly for the short ball. He came close to breaking Almagro in the first game, but had to wait until his fellow Spaniard’s next service game before taking control. At 3-5, Almagro saved three set points in a 16-point game before Nadal closed out the 51-minute first set.



Almagro proved to be the flashier shot-maker, but Nadal continued to force the World No. 154 into striking one extra ball and it earned the sixth seed a break in the first game of the second set. Playing close to the baseline, Nadal occasionally struggled for backhand timing but remained solid on serve, saving a break point in both the fourth and sixth games. Almagro's resistance faltered at 2-4, when he was broken to 30 but he kept things interesting by breaking Nadal's serve for the first time for 3-5.

Nadal then won six straight games en route to his 27th match win of the season. Almagro, who sustained a left foot injury 12 months ago that required surgery, could not convert two break point chances at 0-4.The match lasted two hours and 22 minutes.

Nadal had also beaten Almagro at Roland Garros in 2008, 2010 and 2012.

Chardy removed Isner from the facilities.



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