Re: LOL
by chelsea on Sep 15, 2009 10:26 AM
no...DP played well...he's a young chap who gave Nadal the worst defeat in a gslam and then played a brilliant 5 set final to take out Roger. He did have some luck cause Roger's serve wasn't firing but he took advantage of it. Good for him. Roger was due a loss here anyway...he would have lost next year if not this. But the best thing is that Del Potro got a slam before Murray...haha... in his face!!!!
Re: Re: LOL
by Saurav S on Sep 15, 2009 10:27 AM
learn english bro.... i haven't say anything about Fed....i was talking about potro....dont over react... lol
This victory shows that nothing is impossible. Its high time india should focus on sports seriously,if you want show the world your presence. Separate politics from sports at least,pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
With Dal Petro winning US open, there is somewhat end to an era where u will have finals between nadal and federer only. But to keep alive tennis, u need 4-5 players who can play same level of tennis and can beat each other so that in their encounters u r never sure who will win and excitement of tennis match remains.. such was scenario when sampras, mcneroe,steffen edburg,boris becker,agassi played tennis and at that time tennis was very interesting. so very excited to see such outcome in tennis
Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by VASUDEVAN V on Sep 15, 2009 10:43 AM
Federer dominated not because his opponents were not good, but because he (Federer) was exceptional. He dominated for 5 of the last six years from 2004 to 2009 (2008 was certainly Nadal's year, though Federer reached three of the four grandslam finals). During the same period, Nadal completely dominated the clay court season. They both dominated because they were exceptional. Now Nadal is plagued by injuries (he failed to take care of his body by punishing it on the clay courts of Europe) and father age is slowly but steadily catching up with Federer. This is the right time for new talent to flourish. Djokovic was expected to do well after his 2008 Australian Open triumph, but failed to grab the opportunity. The year 2009 was expected to be that of Murray, but he fared miserably. Del Potro improved slowly but steadily and it was fascinating to see him beat both Nadal and Federer at US Open. Where others hit their forehand, Del Potro slaps them. And what a slap he gave in the finals! Federer's 1st serve and his forehand deserted him at crucial times in the finals and it was working like a dream for Del Potro. He was also not afraid to come to the Net. Exciting times ahead for Tennis fans indeed in the coming year!
Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by Swathi on Sep 15, 2009 10:16 AM
Well said friend. I would like to add name of Ivan Lendl to that list.
Re: Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by dipanwita sinha on Sep 15, 2009 10:55 AM
yes lendl was the hardworking work horse who may have missed out on wimbledon but was no. 1 for so long even when there were so many exceptional players around
Re: Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by Anshuman neralla on Sep 15, 2009 10:30 AM
i don't think it's going to take that long for that trend to come back again. In addition to Federer, Nadal n Del Potro we also have Andy Murray who's coming up quite fast n players like Gonzalez, Tsonga, who have the talent to do well...
As a Nadal fan m seriously delighted that Federer lost ..
Re: Re: Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by Jitendra Kumar on Sep 15, 2009 11:03 AM
Nadal needs to improve his service yaar, this is one area where he can improve and he can almost become unbeatable.
It was sad to see Nadal losing in such a fashion to Del Potro.
Re: Re: Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by Anshuman neralla on Sep 15, 2009 10:33 AM
Not to forget players like Cilic, Gilbis, Soderling, who've got the talent
Re: Re: Re: Re: U need such 4-5 players for competitive tennis
by Chaitanya S on Sep 15, 2009 11:30 AM
Even another Spaniard Verdasco got talent.. Remember his Aus Open Semifinal against Rafa.
Del Potro was tipped to ge a Grand Slam potential since his breakthrough year 2007. Hes got talent and the attitude is right. Many predicted that 2010 would see the real potential in Del Potro emerge. But the young Argentine made it big at USopen 2009. Grt job. He has been the best among players of his batch that includes - Ernsts Gulbis, Marin Cilic, Evgeny Korolev etc. Vamos Del Potro!!
Fedex list of sicknesses 1)Infectious mononucleosis(Aus Open 2008)2)Scarlet Fever(French 2008)3)Measles (Wimbledon 2008)4)Sudden remission of viral fevers let him win USOpen 2008 5)Diphtheria (Aus Open 09) 6)Sudden remission of all illnesses, with exacerbation of his opponents knee tendinitis, let him sail through French and Wimby 09 7)Swine Flu (USOpen 09)
Re: My clone's explanations for Fedex's losses
by Random Thoughts on Sep 15, 2009 09:48 AM
I don't get it... are you trying to say that this loss somehow diminishes federer's greatness. dude - if that's the case, you need some serious # of excuses to diminish his stature.. in 25 years from now - no one will talk about his record against nadal. Even if he stops playing today - what will remain is the legend of a man who was the #1 for longest # of weeks, 15 time grans slam champion, 22 consecutive semifinals and more.
Re: Re: My clone's explanations for Fedex's losses
by Anuraug Rathor on Sep 15, 2009 10:34 AM
Like your name,youe thoughts are random and illogical.I didn't say anyhing to take any credit away from Fedex.All I said is that his losses should be taken in the right stride, instead of making lame excuses when he loses.You are maybe not aware there is a clone who uses my username and keeps making silly excuses when Fedex loses to Nadal.Go lecture him to give credit to Nadal, another great champion like Fedex.
Re: Re: My clone's explanations for Fedex's losses
by VASUDEVAN V on Sep 15, 2009 10:52 AM
Some exceptional achievements of Federer:
1. 22 Consecutive semi-finals in grandslams since 2004. The next best is 10 of Lendl and Sampras can boast just 3! 2. 25 consecutive wins in finals of tournaments. I do not have the figures of the next best! 3. 22 Grandslam finals (next best is Lendl's 19), 15 grandslam titles. One can go on and on, but the above is enough just to show what a great Grandslam Champion he is. He does not excuses. It is only for ordinary mortals!
Now get ready to listen to the excuses to explain Fedex's loss1)He was not fit 2)He was disturbed by his children's constant crying 3)Del Potro's win was a fluke 4)Some close calls went against him 5)Del Potro only has physical game, he will not win any more GS titles (later my clone will modify what he said to add 2-3 more titles)....
Re: Wait for the excuses from my clone!
by chelsea on Sep 15, 2009 09:48 AM
no excuses...he was due a loss here at the US Open...its just simple law of averages...he'll win it next year..
Now that Fedex has been defeated at the US Open, I see that my clone is in hiding?He shoudl really concentrate on getting a real job instead of making predictions that make him laughing stock here.
Re: Defeat of Federer at U.S. Championship
by Anuraug Rathor on Sep 15, 2009 10:36 AM
Beating Fedex seemed imossible only till Nadal came on the scene.Now Nadal is expected to beat Fedex everytime they meet.
