Fed said possibly his illness and not having played since AO led to early losses

[TheTruth]

I agree Federer sucks but so does Nadal because he gets pounded into the ground more often by weak clowns of this era like davydenko, djokovic, ljubicic, Roddick, Soderling, Cilic.
Sad days for tennis my friend.

True, he needs to keep it more respectable, like Benneteau, Fish, Volandri, Canas, Berdych, Henman, Rafter, and Simon.

 

[TheTruth]

Uh, that logic doesn't work. Nadal started getting his six starting at 18. He was a newbie, not a grown man when he started winning. So, he still had to play the tour and take his share of losses, just like Federer did before he started winning. Just to bring some logic back to the board.

 

[Leelord337]

Absolutely TigerTard!

his reactions at 1 and 14 are the most emotional

 

[Justdoit10]

his reactions at 1 and 14 are the most emotional

No. 7 was very emotional as well.

 

[rommil]

These are the same causes of injuries to Federer and Nadal. Roger injured his back lifting these trophies over and over again, Nadal's knees gave away chasing these records.

 

[Leelord337]

^^lol good one

 

[devila]

Federer hit the ball between his legs in the 2005 Australian Open, but instead of taking the loss with dignity, he told his fans what a pity it was to have a painful thigh muscle.

 

[aprilfool]

Here's Rafa:


-knee
-abdomen
-knee
-divorce
-knee
-scheduling
-knee
-hardcourts
-Knee
-altitude
-knee
-wisdom tooth
-knee
-death of goldfish
-knee




feel free to add..........

banana....

 

[Markov]

No. 7 was very emotional as well.

That's right (he cried) but it doesn't look like that in these pics. The first and the 14th had more significance for him because of obvious reasons...

 

[rommil]

banana....

Didn't Rafa also have an incident trying to swallow a banana?

I mentioned this on page 1 just forgot to add it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVy77i7hxw&feature=related


Here's another one........

 

[swordtennis]

Yes winning 16 and 6 GS's means they are way overated. Yes and Nadal has only one leg. M kay....
Yes a real joke era. Sure thing. So when I compare the old matches with the new matches they speed up the footage in the new matches and slow down the footage in the old time matches. But the surfaces were faster then except clay was slower then.
Conspiracy!
Cuase what I am seeing is crazy fast athletic play in this Shoddy era and a step or 2 slower play in the old days.
Its the technology of course.
Mind fk 4 sure...

 

[TMF]

you are the one who should close his mouth. You are the one who started this nonsense of rafa making excuses, whereas compared to other players, he makes far less excuses and actually gives credit to his opposition. Stupid troll

So it's not trolling when you posted a photo of crying Roger but it's trolling when I posted a depressing photo of rafa?

You started with this:

"look the big bully nadal stopped me from winning a grandslam"

Then I returned the favor:

"look the big bully Solderling stopped me from winning a grandslam"




Think before to type.

 

[TMF]

And Rafa did not STOPPED Roger from winning slam. Since last year, this is what actually happened:

Exactly.

Now close your mouth!!!!!!

 

[dmt]

And Rafa did not STOPPED Roger from winning slam. Since last year, this is what actually happened:

Exactly.

Now close your mouth!!!!!!

you should close your mouth. You are the one who began this nonsense in the first place by saying that Nadal was the goat of excuses, whereas anyone who has ever seen their post match interviews knows that Nadal doesnt make half the excuses that federer does.

 

[dmt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhLSFUqIFw

Reporter:" to what degree did your stomach injury affect you today and in this tournament?" 0:39

Nadal: "first thing i gonna repeat he played much better then me, for that reason he beat me"

yeah rafa is such a pathetic excuse maker, the king and goat of excuses.

 

[TMF]

you should close your mouth. You are the one who began this nonsense in the first place by saying that Nadal was the goat of excuses, whereas anyone who has ever seen their post match interviews knows that Nadal doesnt make half the excuses that federer does.

Well, that's just my opinion and you have yours. In this era, I pick Nadal and Serena as a goat of excuses in their sports. There are evidences to back up my opinion, so it's not nonsensical the way you put it.

 

[dmt]

Well, that's just my opinion and you have yours. In this era, I pick Nadal and Serena as a goat of excuses in their sports. There are evidences to back up my opinion, so it's not nonsensical the way you put it.

serena? yes Nadal? laughable, he doesnt make half the excuses that the man in your avatar does

 

[TMF]

serena? yes Nadal? laughable, he doesnt make half the excuses that the man in your avatar does

Dude, you opinion is not a be-all and end-all.

 

[Fedfan1234]

I don't like it when players use excuses when they lose, however everybody is doing it nowadays. It almost seems it has become a part of a mental war. Federer and Nadal both use Excuses.
At least Federer's excuses seem te be more sincere, this because he obviously would not lose to these kind of players when he is in good shape. We only have to look at the slams to come to this conclusion.
In the months around the USopen Nadal was constantly complaining that he was injured, this was very annoying. And the fact that he never won this tournament and was not playing as bad as he suggested at least made it seem like he was faking it (or maybe crumbling under pressure). Like I said this is very annoying.
About the crying, again they all do it. Some on court other wait for the cab ride home.

 

[Rippy]

you should close your mouth. You are the one who began this nonsense in the first place by saying that Nadal was the goat of excuses, whereas anyone who has ever seen their post match interviews knows that Nadal doesnt make half the excuses that federer does.

They've both made "excuses", and people's opinions will vary on who has made more. I don't think it's as simple as you make it out to be.

 

[Povl Carstensen]

Wow, this agressiveness is childish and embarassing...

 

[flyinghippos101]

That's only one reason, though I do admit I never root for anyone I find repulsive of face. But, I'll admit I like good looking players.

I also like his passion, his excitement, his originality, his humbleness, his warriorlike spirit, his never disparaging opponents, his smile, his going to other players to settle disputes instead of talking about them to the press, the way he wears bright colors, the way he hits the ball, the way he moves around the court, the way he always knew he was good and didn't need anyone to pump him up, the way he's close to his family, the way he plays in Mallorca, the way he parades his girl around, the way he's committed to Davis Cup, the way he seems like a kid, the way he's so respectful. Those are just a few of the reasons I like him, but it's easier to lump it all into cute.

Fair enough I guess. To each his own, I'm just not a big fan of Rafy because guys like him and Murray play too passive tennis (well actually, maybe a little less than Murray) and It's fun to see aggressive tennis that Fed brings to the court. Sure nowadays when Fed is off and he plays his regular aggressive game, he might spray shots and shank the ball but when he's on, it's truly a thing of beauty. I however did enjoy Rafa during last years US Open where he seized the initiative to be more agressive and end points early to prevent long rallies from ensuing.