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Clay Death · « **Reply #3015 on:** November 03, 2015, 09:29:34 pm »

Quote from: thetruth on November 03, 2015, 09:16:25 pm

Quote from: masterclass on November 02, 2015, 01:42:36 pm
Lady TT, Please post a link if you find the match on the internet. I'll do the same.

I personally think Rafa and Roger's best matches from a competitive point of view were on the soft surfaces grass - 2007 & 2008, and a few on clay (like Rome 2006), but not many, pretty much where their peak play crossed. Their hard court matches, not so much, bleah. They play either on slow high bouncing courts like Miami or indoor low bouncing courts like WTF, Basel, and the differences are accentuated.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Ha ha ha. I was going to post that to you. The Tennis Channel hasn't re-run it because of Paris. Where's CETSvids when we need him? I really want to see what I didn't see.

general CETSvids is living it up at tennis4you tennis forum.

that forum has been around a long time and has over 5000 members. he wanted to be where the party is.

but in terms of posting activity, we are more active than that forum. and all we have is our small Camelot family.

I think this works for us. we love the peace and the calm, soothing serenity of Camelot.

we make time stand still here so we can enjoy the sights and sounds and the dance of existence.

we are at home here. it is our home.

thetruth · « **Reply #3016 on:** November 04, 2015, 12:33:19 am »

Quote from: Clay Death on November 03, 2015, 09:29:34 pm

Quote from: thetruth on November 03, 2015, 09:16:25 pm
Quote from: masterclass on November 02, 2015, 01:42:36 pm
Lady TT, Please post a link if you find the match on the internet. I'll do the same.

I personally think Rafa and Roger's best matches from a competitive point of view were on the soft surfaces grass - 2007 & 2008, and a few on clay (like Rome 2006), but not many, pretty much where their peak play crossed. Their hard court matches, not so much, bleah. They play either on slow high bouncing courts like Miami or indoor low bouncing courts like WTF, Basel, and the differences are accentuated.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Ha ha ha. I was going to post that to you. The Tennis Channel hasn't re-run it because of Paris. Where's CETSvids when we need him? I really want to see what I didn't see.

general CETSvids is living it up at tennis4you tennis forum.

that forum has been around a long time and has over 5000 members. he wanted to be where the party is.

but in terms of posting activity, we are more active than that forum. and all we have is our small Camelot family.

I think this works for us. we love the peace and the calm, soothing serenity of Camelot.

we make time stand still here so we can enjoy the sights and sounds and the dance of existence.

we are at home here. it is our home.

To each their own. i can't do the big forums anymore. I've gotten spoiled by Camelot. I enjoy intelligent conversations and nice people. All the bickering and stupid threads got old.

5,000 people and not much activity? Wow! Have you been to TW lately? I haven't. The last time I went there they had changed the forum and I hate learning new computer things so I left. I don't even remember how long ago it was.

They're always doing something janky with the Nadal thread and that's the only thing worth going over there for.

You can't have everything you want in life, but at least at Camelot we have peace. So grateful for this place and its peaceful existence. Thank you.

thetruth · « **Reply #3017 on:** November 04, 2015, 12:43:16 am »

Did you see this? I got it from your new Tennis Tweets board. That's a cool board.

I don’t know if I believe this fully. Rafa’s knee problem is due to the congenital bone defect that makes him have to wear special shoes to play tennis. Supposedly it is something that should have been detected in childhood, but wasn’t. I wish I remembered the whole story, but anyway, it’s hard to believe that they have the same thing for the same reasons. I don’t buy that.

Serena Williams dealing with same knee issues that plagued Rafael Nadal

Serena Williams is dealing with the same knee injuries that affected Rafael Nadal, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou said at the Paris Open on Tuesday.
by SI Wire November 3, 2015

Serena Williams is missing almost all of the cartilage in her knee, something that plagued Rafael Nadal over the years, her coach Patrick Mouatoglu told reporters at the Paris Open on Tuesday.

“It’s the same as Rafa,” he said. “It’s just playing for so many years, the cartilage is [almost] gone. Not all of it, but a big part, so the bones just hit themselves.”

Williams last appeared in this summer’s U.S. Open, exiting in the semifinals against Roberta Vinci. A month ago, she announced she would not play any more competitive tennis in 2015 due to elbow and knee issues.

“She has bone bruises and if you keep on playing with this for too long, the next step is a stress fracture,” Mouatoglu said. “At her age, her career could really be in danger if she went too far and got more injured like Rafa [Nadal] did in the past. He kept on playing with the same problem and then it got worse and he had to stop for almost a year. We don’t want this to happen. She is 34. If she has to stop for a year then it is really bad for her.”
The 34-year-old dominated the women’s circuit in 2015 with five singles titles—three of them at Grand Slam events—and a combined record of 53–3. With 21 Grand Slams, she is attempting to break Margaret Court’s record of 24 for career.

masterclass · « **Reply #3018 on:** November 04, 2015, 02:58:15 am »

Lady TT, Serena might be done. Even if she is, she has done plenty.

In other news, Uncle Toni fires back, remains optimistic, and predicts big things for Rafa next year.

Quote

'Rafa played very well in 2013 and began well last year with the final in Melbourne. Then the back injury came back. If you have a physical problem, it is even worse than losing. He played well on clay again and won Roland Garros. Then with the wrist injury, it was too much really. Then appendicitis. This year he began in a bad way and has not been playing a good season. The problem was he was losing his fighting spirit when things didn't go well, like in Wimbledon against Dustin Brown. In USA, he didn't play much better, but he was ready again to fight, like now in Basel. Against Rosol, he began badly but ran and ran'.

'If we are be able to work like we are doing now, he'll be very strong in a few months. I expect we come back to the top. Rafa will be able to win Slams'.

'For me, 14 it's something incredible. But I expect something better. Against Novak Djokovic in Beijing, he played very well even if the result didn't show it'.

Many people said that Rafa would have had a short career due to his game: 'They said so many things, people speak too much, speaking is free. Before they said that Rafa would have not won any important tournament on hard courts and then he had already played three US Open Finals, three at the Australian Open and five in Wimbledon. So they said that he would not have played for much time. He's been on tour for 11 years'.

Wow. Here' is my interpretation:

The shackles have been removed.
The 3 year cycle will continue.
Even Australia is on the table in 2016.

Rafa's topspin cyclones of death will sweep away all in his path.

La Decima at Roland Garros is a lock unless Clay Warrior injures himself. Book it. :cool:

Uncle Toni hath spoken

Respectfully,
masterclass

thetruth · « **Reply #3019 on:** November 04, 2015, 04:13:56 am »

Quote from: masterclass on November 04, 2015, 02:58:15 am

Lady TT, Serena might be done. Even if she is, she has done plenty.

In other news, Uncle Toni fires back, remains optimistic, and predicts big things for Rafa next year.

Quote
'Rafa played very well in 2013 and began well last year with the final in Melbourne. Then the back injury came back. If you have a physical problem, it is even worse than losing. He played well on clay again and won Roland Garros. Then with the wrist injury, it was too much really. Then appendicitis. This year he began in a bad way and has not been playing a good season. The problem was he was losing his fighting spirit when things didn't go well, like in Wimbledon against Dustin Brown. In USA, he didn't play much better, but he was ready again to fight, like now in Basel. Against Rosol, he began badly but ran and ran'.

'If we are be able to work like we are doing now, he'll be very strong in a few months. I expect we come back to the top. Rafa will be able to win Slams'.

'For me, 14 it's something incredible. But I expect something better. Against Novak Djokovic in Beijing, he played very well even if the result didn't show it'.

Many people said that Rafa would have had a short career due to his game: 'They said so many things, people speak too much, speaking is free. Before they said that Rafa would have not won any important tournament on hard courts and then he had already played three US Open Finals, three at the Australian Open and five in Wimbledon. So they said that he would not have played for much time. He's been on tour for 11 years'.

Wow. Here' is my interpretation:

The shackles have been removed.
The 3 year cycle will continue.
Even Australia is on the table in 2016.

Rafa's topspin cyclones of death will sweep away all in his path.

La Decima at Roland Garros is a lock unless Clay Warrior injures himself. Book it. :cool:

Uncle Toni hath spoken

Respectfully,
masterclass

Serena done? You think so? It can't be. She's so good.

I don't think Rafa will be ready by Australia. There's not enough of an off season and while he's playing better, his groundstrokes are still not grooved. He needs at least four months to be prepared mentally and physically. To me he didn't look interested until after the USO. These last three tournaments to be exact. Then the whirlwind of exhibitions, January will be here before we know it.

Roger is re-energized and he's even more ready to take on his younger competition and he's awfully motivated, so I think he'll have a good year as well.

Novak is unbelievable at this point, so we'll see how the cards fall.

Andy, I'm no sure what he's doing. He seems to have lost a lot of zest since the back surgery and doesn't seem capable of raising his level.

Stan, is too inconsistent so I wouldn't count on him.

The young guns are coming at a slow and steady pace, but 2016 may not be their year, just yet.

So many stories to unfold in the new year, as always.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3020 on:** November 04, 2015, 08:11:53 am »

nishikori needed 3 sets to remove chardy from the facilities.

here are all the scores so far:

http://www.livescore.in/tennis/

Clay Death · « **Reply #3021 on:** November 04, 2015, 10:39:34 am »

Nothing like taking out your opponents 2 and 2.

Rafa shakes and bakes.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3022 on:** November 04, 2015, 10:43:31 am »

Quote from: thetruth on November 04, 2015, 12:33:19 am

Quote from: Clay Death on November 03, 2015, 09:29:34 pm
Quote from: thetruth on November 03, 2015, 09:16:25 pm
Quote from: masterclass on November 02, 2015, 01:42:36 pm
Lady TT, Please post a link if you find the match on the internet. I'll do the same.

I personally think Rafa and Roger's best matches from a competitive point of view were on the soft surfaces grass - 2007 & 2008, and a few on clay (like Rome 2006), but not many, pretty much where their peak play crossed. Their hard court matches, not so much, bleah. They play either on slow high bouncing courts like Miami or indoor low bouncing courts like WTF, Basel, and the differences are accentuated.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Ha ha ha. I was going to post that to you. The Tennis Channel hasn't re-run it because of Paris. Where's CETSvids when we need him? I really want to see what I didn't see.

general CETSvids is living it up at tennis4you tennis forum.

that forum has been around a long time and has over 5000 members. he wanted to be where the party is.

but in terms of posting activity, we are more active than that forum. and all we have is our small Camelot family.

I think this works for us. we love the peace and the calm, soothing serenity of Camelot.

we make time stand still here so we can enjoy the sights and sounds and the dance of existence.

we are at home here. it is our home.

To each their own. i can't do the big forums anymore. I've gotten spoiled by Camelot. I enjoy intelligent conversations and nice people. All the bickering and stupid threads got old.

5,000 people and not much activity? Wow! Have you been to TW lately? I haven't. The last time I went there they had changed the forum and I hate learning new computer things so I left. I don't even remember how long ago it was.

They're always doing something janky with the Nadal thread and that's the only thing worth going over there for.

You can't have everything you want in life, but at least at Camelot we have peace. So grateful for this place and its peaceful existence. Thank you.

There are really only 3 big forums left and they are owned by companies. Forums like MTF and tennis warehouse talk tennis forum have been around a long time.

They can have their endless bickering and madness.

I like the simple and serene elegance of Camelot. Our Camelot family is free here. nobody but the gods can tell us what to do and they are on our side.

EquineAnn · « **Reply #3023 on:** November 04, 2015, 11:44:06 am »

That's very nice of you, Clay. Do you really think the gods would approve of us? "Well, yeah, we're nice to each other & animals". Are you saying the only other regulations we have are the ones we impose on ourselves, notably caused by what is going on inside our little heads?

Clay Death · « **Reply #3024 on:** November 04, 2015, 02:04:02 pm »

We have no rules and no regulations at Camelot lady Ann.

We enjoy maximum freedom here.

People are free to create as many threads as they wish and pursue any interest to enjoy or to share with others.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3025 on:** November 04, 2015, 02:05:46 pm »

I was wrong about tennis4you.

They have nearly 6000 members and less posting activity than we do.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3026 on:** November 04, 2015, 02:07:05 pm »

Federer decimated Seppi to pieces.

6-1, 6-1.

EquineAnn · « **Reply #3027 on:** November 04, 2015, 04:34:14 pm »

That's great, Clay.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3028 on:** November 04, 2015, 07:19:22 pm »

order of play for tomorrow:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/current/paris/352/daily-schedule

Clay Death · « **Reply #3029 on:** November 04, 2015, 08:37:53 pm »

check out this volley by Dimitrov:

http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2015-11-04/21062.php

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