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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1050 on: June 02, 2014, 01:50:46 pm »
Quote from: Clay Death on June 02, 2014, 01:47:49 pm
Rafa is just too kind.

it is possible he slacks up a little so as to not humiliate them.


I have rafa in straights over ferru.

its game on and its RG. and its Rafa.


no place for ferru to go now but home.

That's why I like him. I think I'm a kind person too, so I respect that in others.

Yep, time for Ferrer to go home. He's gotten very irritating with that screaming after every point. I can't even watch him anymore.
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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1051 on: June 02, 2014, 02:33:58 pm »
Quote from: thetruth on June 02, 2014, 01:50:46 pm
Quote from: Clay Death on June 02, 2014, 01:47:49 pm
Rafa is just too kind.

it is possible he slacks up a little so as to not humiliate them.


I have rafa in straights over ferru.

its game on and its RG. and its Rafa.


no place for ferru to go now but home.

That's why I like him. I think I'm a kind person too, so I respect that in others.

Yep, time for Ferrer to go home. He's gotten very irritating with that screaming after every point. I can't even watch him anymore.

See, this is why I don't like Djokovic. Why do you say stuff like this? The more Nole is on top, the more obnoxious he is to me. He's a gracious loser, but he's a horrible winner in my opinion.

I can't imagine Rafa or Andy saying stuff like this. Some things are better left unsaid, but then when you look at his parents, it's easy to see why he is this way.

He has no manners. Now, I see why Federer doesn't like him. He probably knew how he was a long time ago.

ROLAND GARROS 2014
Djokovic Has Words Of Advice For Young Serb Lajovic
Paris, France

by Josh Meiseles

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/05/22/Roland-Garros-Sunday2-Djokovic-Lajovic-reaction.aspx
01.06.2014

Djokovic, Lajovic© Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic and Dusan Lajovic competed together in the 2013 Davis Cup Final.

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic had words of advice for countryman Dusan Lajovic, ahead of the 23 year old’s fourth round encounter with top seed Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros on Monday.

Lajovic has advanced to his first Round of 16 at a major without dropping a set, capped by an impressive victory over American young gun Jack Sock in the third round. Serbia’s No. 2, who is competing in just his second Grand Slam main draw, turned to his Davis Cup teammate for some tips on how to topple Nadal.

“Of course we talk,” said Djokovic. “He is [the same] generation of my younger brother. I know he's very talented and he's showing his full potential right now. I'm really glad that Serbia has a new up-and-coming tennis star that obviously is performing now at his best on the Grand Slam [level], which is great to see.
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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1052 on: June 03, 2014, 12:11:28 pm »
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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1053 on: June 03, 2014, 12:12:34 pm »
later today I think I might create a happy birthday thread for Rafa at your place.




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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1054 on: June 03, 2014, 12:35:35 pm »
Quote from: Clay Death on June 03, 2014, 12:12:34 pm
later today I think I might create a happy birthday thread for Rafa at your place.




 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Why don't you make one of your images a birthday card? That way we can have it forever. I saw a lot of birthday cards on Facebook for Rafa.
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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1055 on: June 03, 2014, 12:45:10 pm »
affirmative. that is what I will do.

we will do it in a Camelot fashion.




on another note, I am quite disappointed in berdych and milos. I expected more from them on this stage.

they have had their share of getting tight in the clutch/key moments. I thought today they would right the ship a little bit.


especially milos. it was almost as if right on cue: I knew exactly when he would choke and get tight because I had seen it so many times before.

but I was still hoping that today would be different.


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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1056 on: June 03, 2014, 12:56:39 pm »
I do this image for the ladies.


he looks like a gangster in this picture:


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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1057 on: June 03, 2014, 01:38:41 pm »
Well here we are, the quarterfinals and semifinals at Roland Garros.

In the top half, we have a quartet from Western Europe, the finalists from last year, the two top Spaniards, Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer are in one quarterfinal and France's Gael Monfils and Scotland's Andy Murray in the other.

In the other half, the semifinals are set with the eastern Europeans, Serbia's Novak Djokovic vs. Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.

Nadal now has 20 clay matches under his belt after the hard courts, the minimum to be near his best. 

I think the only thing that can beat him now is bad luck. What kind of bad luck?   Well if he hurts himself, or perhaps bad weather comes along that will hurt his topspin.  Also, he will not play tomorrow against Ferrer on the higher bouncing and bigger court, Chatrier. Instead it will be the  lower bouncing and faster court on the smaller stadium, Suzanne Lenglen. So this is a bit of bad luck for Nadal and good luck for Ferrer. 

Ferrer beat Nadal the last time they played, and is playing well, but this is still best of 5 sets.  Ferrer might take a set, even two if the conditions favor him, but I can't see Nadal losing unless he has bad luck. In any case, I think the winner here will be in the finals.

Gael Monfils has made the quarter finals and will be highlighted on Center Court along with his opponent, Andrew Murray, OBE.
Monfils is yet another player that Murray will face that is not in the top 20, so I think Murray has a good chance to move into the semis.  But you can't count Monfils out on his home dirt.  No doubt the crowd will be behind him if he can get his nose in front.

Ernie Gulbis has played very well in eliminating Federer and Berdych.  He is serving very big.  Was up around 225 kph (close to 137 mph) today, and is playing strong off the ground, with his backhand down the line quite dangerous.  Still Novak Djokovic just played Milos Raonic, so he has gotten used to the big serve, and Nole returns and moves much better than Berdych.  Gulbis is going to have to play a heck of a match to beat Djokovic.  Can he keep it up?  I don't know.

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Re: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress
« Reply #1058 on: June 03, 2014, 01:48:24 pm »
Quote from: Clay Death on June 03, 2014, 12:45:10 pm
affirmative. that is what I will do.

we will do it in a Camelot fashion.




on another note, I am quite disappointed in berdych and milos. I expected more from them on this stage.

they have had their share of getting tight in the clutch/key moments. I thought today they would right the ship a little bit.


especially milos. it was almost as if right on cue: I knew exactly when he would choke and get tight because I had seen it so many times before.

but I was still hoping that today would be different.

That's the sad thing about watching anyone other than the Big Four. Tennis is going to take a big hit when these guys are gone. I know that others will step up to take the titles, but so far I'm not seeing that championship mettle in the newcomers.

Berdych, as much as I love him, is a headcase. I don't think he has enough belief in himself. Since Ernie did so well in this tournament, I figured he'd chicken out. And Raonic, probably felt the pressure from having done so good against Nole recently, that he didn't stick to his game plan.

It's not like I expect these guys to win, but when you're fighting for a chance to be in a semifinal of a major, and potentially a final, they need to bring more fight to the showdown. Outside of the Big Four, tennis is pretty darn boring.
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« Reply #1059 on: June 03, 2014, 01:49:25 pm »
Quote from: Clay Death on June 03, 2014, 12:56:39 pm
I do this image for the ladies.


he looks like a gangster in this picture:




A mean gangster, LOL.
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« Reply #1060 on: June 03, 2014, 01:58:56 pm »
Quote from: masterclass on June 03, 2014, 01:38:41 pm
Well here we are, the quarterfinals and semifinals at Roland Garros.

In the top half, we have a quartet from Western Europe, the finalists from last year, the two top Spaniards, Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer are in one quarterfinal and France's Gael Monfils and Scotland's Andy Murray in the other.

In the other half, the semifinals are set with the eastern Europeans, Serbia's Novak Djokovic vs. Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.

Nadal now has 20 clay matches under his belt after the hard courts, the minimum to be near his best. 

I think the only thing that can beat him now is bad luck. What kind of bad luck?   Well if he hurts himself, or perhaps bad weather comes along that will hurt his topspin.  Also, he will not play tomorrow against Ferrer on the higher bouncing and bigger court, Chatrier. Instead it will be the  lower bouncing and faster court on the smaller stadium, Suzanne Lenglen. So this is a bit of bad luck for Nadal and good luck for Ferrer. 

Ferrer beat Nadal the last time they played, and is playing well, but this is still best of 5 sets.  Ferrer might take a set, even two if the conditions favor him, but I can't see Nadal losing unless he has bad luck. In any case, I think the winner here will be in the finals.

Gael Monfils has made the quarter finals and will be highlighted on Center Court along with his opponent, Andrew Murray, OBE.
Monfils is yet another player that Murray will face that is not in the top 20, so I think Murray has a good chance to move into the semis.  But you can't count Monfils out on his home dirt.  No doubt the crowd will be behind him if he can get his nose in front.

Ernie Gulbis has played very well in eliminating Federer and Berdych.  He is serving very big.  Was up around 225 kph (close to 137 mph) today, and is playing strong off the ground, with his backhand down the line quite dangerous.  Still Novak Djokovic just played Milos Raonic, so he has gotten used to the big serve, and Nole returns and moves much better than Berdych.  Gulbis is going to have to play a heck of a match to beat Djokovic.  Can he keep it up?  I don't know.

Respectfully,
masterclass

I don't think Ernests will beat Novak. He'll get frustrated by all of the balls coming back at him.

Nadal should get by Ferrer. Ferrer is a disappointment when it comes to big matches so I'd like him to bow out. His final last year was pathetic, a downer after two weeks of tennis played at the highest level.

I think Murray will be too much for Gael. I can't see Monfils buckling down and taking it seriously. Once Andy starts getting his shots back he'll turn it into trick shot heaven.

I have a good/bad feeling about this final, but I can't share it, because your words carry significant weight, and you have to be careful what you put into the universe.
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« Reply #1061 on: June 03, 2014, 04:36:43 pm »
Quote from: masterclass on June 03, 2014, 01:38:41 pm
Well here we are, the quarterfinals and semifinals at Roland Garros.

In the top half, we have a quartet from Western Europe, the finalists from last year, the two top Spaniards, Rafael Nadal vs. David Ferrer are in one quarterfinal and France's Gael Monfils and Scotland's Andy Murray in the other.

In the other half, the semifinals are set with the eastern Europeans, Serbia's Novak Djokovic vs. Latvia's Ernests Gulbis.

Nadal now has 20 clay matches under his belt after the hard courts, the minimum to be near his best. 

I think the only thing that can beat him now is bad luck. What kind of bad luck?   Well if he hurts himself, or perhaps bad weather comes along that will hurt his topspin.  Also, he will not play tomorrow against Ferrer on the higher bouncing and bigger court, Chatrier. Instead it will be the  lower bouncing and faster court on the smaller stadium, Suzanne Lenglen. So this is a bit of bad luck for Nadal and good luck for Ferrer. 

Ferrer beat Nadal the last time they played, and is playing well, but this is still best of 5 sets.  Ferrer might take a set, even two if the conditions favor him, but I can't see Nadal losing unless he has bad luck. In any case, I think the winner here will be in the finals.

Gael Monfils has made the quarter finals and will be highlighted on Center Court along with his opponent, Andrew Murray, OBE.
Monfils is yet another player that Murray will face that is not in the top 20, so I think Murray has a good chance to move into the semis.  But you can't count Monfils out on his home dirt.  No doubt the crowd will be behind him if he can get his nose in front.

Ernie Gulbis has played very well in eliminating Federer and Berdych.  He is serving very big.  Was up around 225 kph (close to 137 mph) today, and is playing strong off the ground, with his backhand down the line quite dangerous.  Still Novak Djokovic just played Milos Raonic, so he has gotten used to the big serve, and Nole returns and moves much better than Berdych.  Gulbis is going to have to play a heck of a match to beat Djokovic.  Can he keep it up?  I don't know.

Respectfully,
masterclass


great post.


it doesn't really matter now where rafa has to play ferru. you will recall the match at the London O2 arena. rafa had to win that one and he did.


ferru has had as many as 6 wins over rafa but a lot of those were in the distant past.

the most recent one was one where rafa was still not himself. he did not prepare well for the clay season and got ambush3ed by not just ferru but also almagro.


I think rafa is al business tomorrow. ferru gets 1 set at best tomorrow. rafa will be very focused and play ultra high percentage tennis.

this will force ferru to go for more.


as lady TT says, ferru does not well in the biggest matches on the biggest of stages.

and this is Rafa at RG. he is a little too tough for them all in a best of 5 sets battles on the red clay.


as for the other battle, andy has a solid head on his shoulders while monfils does not. I think andy is playing well enough to frustrate monfils.
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« Reply #1063 on: June 03, 2014, 07:55:23 pm »
this one is created only for you lady TT:



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« Reply #1064 on: June 03, 2014, 11:11:18 pm »
Quote from: Clay Death on June 03, 2014, 07:41:57 pm
I came across this great article about Rafa:

http://sport360.com/article/international/21758/lopez-worries-spanish-tennis-after-nadal-hangs-his-racquet

More pressure for Rafa. Now he's got to carry the hope of tennis for Spain. Sheesh!
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