Rafa wins Roland Garros 09 without losing a set again?

[TheNatural]

Can anyone challenge for a set or will it be a repeat of 08?

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Nadal WILL lose a set 1.22
Nadal WILL NOT lose a set 4.00

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[NamRanger]

Doubt it. He'll play either Djokovic or Federer, and lately he's been playing not so well. He'll probably lose a few sets along the way.

[TheNatural]

I'm surprised I'm the only one that voted 0 sets lost.

[Blade0324]

I had to go with one set. It's a long tourney so I'm giving some credit to the rest of the field.

[LeftySpin]

I said two, I can see a SF 4 setter, final 4 setter, or a 5 set final

[mzzmuaa]

1 in SF
3 in F

[woodrow1029]

3 in the same match at some point.

[cknobman]

I chose 2 (guarantee if he faces Djoker)

Reasoning:
Rafa has yet to beat Djoker in straight sets this year on clay so Im giving 1 set to Djoker here.
Roger will likely make it to the finals and while I dont think he will win I do think hell take a set off Rafa this year.

[Winners or Errors]

I went with four. One prior to the semifinals, and then three either in the semifinal or final, where he will be dethroned.

[veroniquem]

I chose 2 (guarantee if he faces Djoker)

Reasoning:
Rafa has yet to beat Djoker in straight sets this year on clay so Im giving 1 set to Djoker here.
Roger will likely make it to the finals and while I dont think he will win I do think hell take a set off Rafa this year.
Rafa has beaten Djoko in straight sets in the Rome final.

[CocaCola]

3 from Djoker in SF or F.

[Dutch-Guy]

2 sets in semis if he meets Djokovic.
1 set in the finals if he meets ExFed.
So he'll lose 3 sets.

[cknobman]

Rafa has beaten Djoko in straight sets in the Rome final.

my bad your right Djoker only managed a tiebreaker that match. But the other 3 this year Djoker has gotten a set off him.

[jamesblakefan#1]

Wow, Nadal udderly dominated last yr. Just look at how many bagels and breadsticks he put up. I say it's gonna be pretty hard to match that. 1 b4 semis, 1 in semis, 1 in finals.

[veroniquem]

my bad your right Djoker only managed a tiebreaker that match. But the other 3 this year Djoker has gotten a set off him.
The other 3? Did you mean the other 2?

[bolo]

I am going with 1 set lost. Either djokovic, murray or federer.

[cknobman]

The other 3? Did you mean the other 2?

nope three Djoker lost to Nadal in 3 on clay in the Davis Cup this year.

[egn]

nope three Djoker lost to Nadal in 3 on clay in the Davis Cup this year.

Davis CUp is best of 5.....so Djoker failed to take a set there.

I said 4 though. I figure he might lose 1 in the early rounds, I also see if in worst scenario he lines up Del Potro, Djoker, Fed he loses 1 to each. Though I think Djoker could push him to 5 this year. Fed maybe to 5 if he works really hard but bets are on Fed only able to go 4 sets with Nadal on clay we will see though. I think the French Open might be a tad bit more interesting than originally perceived.

[Pwned]

5 sets .

[cknobman]

Damnit I keep forgetting davis cup is 5

[ksbh]

I voted 1. He'll lose a set to Federer in the final.

[TheNatural]

I voted 1. He'll lose a set to Federer in the final.

if you bet $1000 on Nadal losing at least 1 set all tournament you can win $200.:shock:

[fanofed]

Its possible he loses a set or two(or three), but only against Fed and Nole and if Verdasco zones maybe. I think this year will be less one sided then the years before.

[All-rounder]

He will lose 2 or 3 sets between federer or djokovic if they meet

[Leublu tennis]

Doubt it. He'll play either Djokovic or Federer, and lately he's been playing not so well. He'll probably lose a few sets along the way.
Yah, I picked 6 because three of those will go to Djokovic.