CAMELOT FANTASIES

once he is in the final, he will be going to town. I know he will take nole down in straights or 4 sets this time.


the bookies have nole as the favorite. stan says he is one the favorites. and on and on it goes.


I just hope all this motivates rafa like never before. its his crown and his head that they all want.

it is absolutely of staggering importance that he is able to hold on to his title as the king of clay for 2 more years.


clay is still the wellspring from which he flows. he will find it very hard to win at other events and other surfaces if he cant stop them all at RG.

this will end all the premature talk on the part of others and set him up nicely for a run at another U.S. Open title as well.

I think we all know that this will have a major historical importance as he will tie pete Sampras with 14 majors.


I said long ago that this was the single most important clay season of his career and it is.


it will take him a while to get going here. there will be some trials and tribulations. I can stop worrying once he lands in the semis and the final. that is where he will hit his stride.

here is the order of play for tomorrow.

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/index.html?from=atp

I saw this article at tennis x.

check it out.


http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2014-05-26/15849.php

Rafa match is on deck. he has his light blue shirt on.

he is bouncing around like a heavyweight boxer.

I like that blue, but I wish he had white shorts on. Gray is just a color that I can't get with, except in rare instances. Although, I do like it for decor.

I saw the paul annacone interview. he said that stan was one of the favorites.


that was before stan's match today.



I also just finished watching the first set between klizan and nishikori. they both brought their best tennis in that set.


nishikori just went away after losing that first set in a breaker. his back must be still troubling him.


at any rate I am now fully convinced that it is nishikori and milos who are the best of the best among rising young stars.

dimitrov is good too but he is not quite at the level of milos and nishikori.

I saw this article at tennis x.

check it out.


http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2014-05-26/15849.php

This is exactly what I thought. I don't know what Stan was thinking to lump himself in with these guys. Can we at least have a period of excellent play before we start thinking that we have arrived? I can't stand that. People should learn from the situations they see on a daily basis.

Sometimes the "lesser" players get hot, and within that same year fizzle out. Winning one big match does not automatically make you a contender for everything going forward. Let's see, there was the year of:

Canas, Simon, Gulbis, Janowicz, Tomic, etc.

Once you get a big win, you have to be careful and put that win into perspective, because everybody's gunning for you now. You're going to have to play better than you did to get that big win going forward.

And Nole talking about it's the Big 5. Yeah, right. The Big Four is still the Big Four and until someone supplants themselves in the midst for a sustained period of time. Andy had it right, he pretty much said it verbatim.

People get so hyped over the smallest thing and allow that thing to become their downfall. I can usually it in people, their attitude, their body language, and their words reveal a lot.

You know who else better get their head on straight? The Dog. Tennis is 99% mental and a lot of these players need to recognize that.

I just came across this story on twitter. I just cant believe it.


something should be done about the violence towards women in some of these countries. india is at the top of the list in terms of violence that is directed at women.



http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/27/pregnant-pakistani-woman-stoned-to-death/9628161/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=206567

fog probably didn't have any legs left in that 5th set against monfils:



http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/index.html?from=atp