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Morrissey
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Cos he is classy and showed respect for Fed
French Open 2008 Mens Final - [1] Roger Federer vs [2] Rafael Nadal
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Cos he is classy and showed respect for Fed
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Lol at Nadal saying sorry again
zagor
Bionic Poster
He's a genuenily classy guy and didn't want to make it tougher for Roger then it already is.Huge props for him for that.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Djoker has a 2handed backhand at wimbledon,he wont win,LMAO
vincent_tennis
Professional
sigh =/
anyone got a knife?
anyone got a knife?
Sarzy
Hall of Fame
I actually agree with that. Well done Rafa. I'm gutted for Fed though. Horrible to see a great champion get beaten like that.
Photoshop
Professional
Yeah Roger was very lucky not to have Djoko on his side of the draw. he wouldn't have even gotten to the final
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Morrissey
Guest
Nadal is total class.
Rafael_Nadal_6257
Semi-Pro
Actually, Federer had at least three aces versus Nadal...
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Now all the doom and gloom for Federer because he got spanked on his not best surface.
Congrats to Nadal.If he keeps this up at the french open for 2 more years, i will call him the greatest claycourter ever.
Congrats to Nadal.If he keeps this up at the french open for 2 more years, i will call him the greatest claycourter ever.
War Safin!
Professional
What did he actually say?
Wow
Some things are clear now.
Federer did not play or compete well today, but having said that, Nadal played on such a high level that there was nothing Federer could have done. Nadal's A clay game is simply superior to everyone else's, including Federer. Unfortunately today we saw Nadal's A game vs Federer at less than A, and that equals a humiliating beat-down. To win the French going through Nadal would require Federer to have his A game while Nadal has an off day.
Federer will never win the French Open. He's about to turn 27, and even if someone else knocks off Nadal (which is almost inconceivable anytime soon barring injury), Federer will become increasingly vulnerable to lesser players as he gets older. Its too bad that Federer could not have developed the clay game he has now earlier. With the level he has reached on clay over the last two years, he would have won the French in 2004, and possibly also in 2005 and 2006 against Nadal. But now it is over. It is simply too late now.
If it is true that Wimbledon is even higher bouncing this year, then combined with the mental superiority Nadal enjoys over Federer, then I would expect Nadal to win there too should they meet again.
Some things are clear now.
Federer did not play or compete well today, but having said that, Nadal played on such a high level that there was nothing Federer could have done. Nadal's A clay game is simply superior to everyone else's, including Federer. Unfortunately today we saw Nadal's A game vs Federer at less than A, and that equals a humiliating beat-down. To win the French going through Nadal would require Federer to have his A game while Nadal has an off day.
Federer will never win the French Open. He's about to turn 27, and even if someone else knocks off Nadal (which is almost inconceivable anytime soon barring injury), Federer will become increasingly vulnerable to lesser players as he gets older. Its too bad that Federer could not have developed the clay game he has now earlier. With the level he has reached on clay over the last two years, he would have won the French in 2004, and possibly also in 2005 and 2006 against Nadal. But now it is over. It is simply too late now.
If it is true that Wimbledon is even higher bouncing this year, then combined with the mental superiority Nadal enjoys over Federer, then I would expect Nadal to win there too should they meet again.
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Morrissey
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you might be right after what i saw.
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nikdom
Guest
It din't have to be in Roger's face, but what Rafa achieved was phenomenal too. Anyway, he is indeed a very classy guy for his age.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
Federer was there, hanging with Nadal midway through the 2nd set. He was trying to "up the heat," coming to net, going for lines. And genius that Federer is, he was pulling it off....up to a point. Nadal just simply doesn't give points away; his physical talent is perfectly matched with an incredible competitive focus. On clay, he is the COMPLETE package.
Nah, I don't think this should be about (needless) "fanboy" put-downs down one of the greatest--if not the greatest player of all time--I think this should be more about recognizing and celebrating Nadal's brilliant, determined play from the 1st round though the final and about making the case that Nadal has eclipsed Bjorn Borg as the greatest clay court player in history. Well done Rafa--great effort.
Nah, I don't think this should be about (needless) "fanboy" put-downs down one of the greatest--if not the greatest player of all time--I think this should be more about recognizing and celebrating Nadal's brilliant, determined play from the 1st round though the final and about making the case that Nadal has eclipsed Bjorn Borg as the greatest clay court player in history. Well done Rafa--great effort.
InvisibleSoul
Hall of Fame
He will... just probably never the French. He might not win every single other slam like he did the previous three years, but he's continued to make at least the semi-finals for the past 16 slams, so it's a little drastic to predict he won't win another slam at this point.
SikSerb
Hall of Fame
Completely agree with you. Federer was lucky to have a cruisy draw and no Djokovic. Otherwise we wouldve seen Djokovic in the final, and probably giving in a much greater performance.
I'm sure he is.
I'm not bothered at all by it. Federer, although good on clay, just wasn't good enough. You have to acknowledge when a guy just plays awesomely perfect. When Federer won games, he had to play perfect, it was unreal the shots Nadal got to.
I wish Fed had mixed it up more even still -- especially the drop -- but I don't think he played horribly. It's just that Nadal played so perfect.
LOL @ McEnroe....he calls everything "bad luck". I think by "bad luck" he means you just ran into a guy playing better.
Edit: What a guy, McEnroe tells Nadal he's the best he's ever seen on clay, asks Nadal what he thinks of that; Nadal says, "I really can't say anything about that, because Bjorn Borg has won many times here, more than me". Like I said before the match, the guy is very humble, a great guy.
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Federer played really poorly, and had a really dumb strategy. Nadal can change the directions too well on this surface, why the heck is he trying to attack up the line so much is beyond me.
Had Federer attempted to go to the Nadal forehand a few times, it would have allowed him to stretch the court some, and at LEAST make it a competitive match. Nadal KNEW Federer was just zeroing in on his backhand, and torched him all match long with it.
JMac: What happened?
Once you get down it's hard to attack him. Ihad a strategy but he couldn't carry it out. It was hard, high ball bounce too. I wasn't tired, it had tp do a lot with Nadal. Hard not ot let your head hang when you can't do anything.
Bad luck Roger.
JMac and Rafa:
Once you get down it's hard to attack him. Ihad a strategy but he couldn't carry it out. It was hard, high ball bounce too. I wasn't tired, it had tp do a lot with Nadal. Hard not ot let your head hang when you can't do anything.
Bad luck Roger.
JMac and Rafa:
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Morrissey
Guest
You need to realize that nothing will work when Nadal plays like this. Only blisters can defeat Nadal at this stage.
Nadal just bageled one of the GOAT in dominating fashion. How is he not the King of Clay now?
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nikdom
Guest
Roger seems to be ok with his play. He gave credit to Rafa's game more than blame his own in his interview with McEnroe.
InvisibleSoul
Hall of Fame
You're probably one of the most rational people on this board. Props to you.
Greenfin Beta
Semi-Pro
nadal is a great champion and a gentleman and he was simply the picture of perfection today. congratulations to him. he'd be a worthy successor to federer.
JMac to Rafa>>>>How?
Did you expect to get beter and better. Is this hard woek or talent? My motivation has improved, I have to keep improving. I thought it would be a tough match.
JMac: You are the greatest cc player I've ever seen
I can't answer that. There are many great cc players
How would you beat Rafa? I'd be aggressive and not make many mistakes.
Did you expect to get beter and better. Is this hard woek or talent? My motivation has improved, I have to keep improving. I thought it would be a tough match.
JMac: You are the greatest cc player I've ever seen
I can't answer that. There are many great cc players
How would you beat Rafa? I'd be aggressive and not make many mistakes.
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ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Nadal rules on clay, simple as that.I thought Roger played on but not as great and Nadal was out of this world.Fed never seems to bring anything new to the match.Trading shots back to back doesnt work because of all the high bounces to his backhand.
InvisibleSoul
Hall of Fame
I don't think there's any doubt that willgonase10 is indeed an idiot.
Right, Djokovic barely did better than Federer. And I think Nadal played even better in the final than the SF. Also, Fed beat Djoko at MC.
jmsx521
Hall of Fame
Is there any way they can replay the match?.... Things just didn't start off well for Federer from the beginning. Plus, the fans are already piling up at the cashier booths to get their money back. If the officials don't want the fans to go on strike, they might as well offer them another match: a rematch... today... after lunch.
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Morrissey
Guest
When Nadal said that Mac had this look on his face like, HOW DO YOU DO THAT
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nikdom
Guest
Rafa said something about Roger being the same in defeat as in victory.
luckyboy1300
Hall of Fame
roger played bad. just look at his volleys. although he managed to get in some brilliant ones, all in all they sucked in this match. fed can't exactly read where the pass will go to.
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nikdom
Guest
Bjorn Borg : "This wasn't a match"
lol
lol
cucio
Legend
Time to recapitulate:
- Fed won one more game than Almagro or Verdasco, but ate a bagel. I guess those guys get some respect back, don't they?
- I told it several times, Djokovic had a better (albeit small) chance. Fed's BH and Nads' FH is a match made in hell. Q.e.d.
- That strange feeling that this was Fed's year was just probably some gas. Something you ate. Now you know.
- This match score says everything about the tournament. Nuff said.
- Fed won one more game than Almagro or Verdasco, but ate a bagel. I guess those guys get some respect back, don't they?
- I told it several times, Djokovic had a better (albeit small) chance. Fed's BH and Nads' FH is a match made in hell. Q.e.d.
- That strange feeling that this was Fed's year was just probably some gas. Something you ate. Now you know.
- This match score says everything about the tournament. Nuff said.
SikSerb
Hall of Fame
Barely? Wow, I dont think we were watching the same match. I didnt see Djokovic lose a set 6-1, let alone 6-0, and get completely and utterly destroyed like what Nadal did to Federer.
I have no doubt Djokovic would have played a much better game against Nadal than what Federer did today.
zagor
Bionic Poster
Yeah. Just sweep this under the rug, right?
No,what I meant is that we won't ever know if Djokovic would have beaten Federer at the FO and vice versa so it's pointless to discuss.
Fedace
Banned
I really doubt rafa will train with Roger. even though they are friends, that just does not happen in pro tennis. and roger knows that.
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