2013 ROLAND GARROS - General Discussion Thread

Who will win?

  • Novak DJOKOVIC

    Votes: 36 29.8%

  • Andy MURRAY

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • Roger FEDERER

    Votes: 20 16.5%

  • Rafael NADAL

    Votes: 48 39.7%

  • David FERRER

    Votes: 1 0.8%

  • Other

    Votes: 6 5.0%

  • Serena WILLIAMS

    Votes: 4 3.3%

  • Maria SHARAPOVA

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • Victoria AZARENKA

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 1.7%
  • Total voters
    121
  • Poll closed .
underground

underground

G.O.A.T.
I don't know why people are hallucinating over Ferrer beating Fed. Get real Ferrer has not even got close to beat Federer over the years, Ferrer is Federer's lapdog not Nadal's. And Fed has picked up his level of play in Rome already, even if he is rusty he can still beat Ferrer. IMO against Benny in Wimbly last year Fed sucked completely but still managed to scrape himself out of that.

Speaking of Fed, I think he's playing on Sunday. :)
 
B

bullfan

Legend
underground said:
I don't know why people are hallucinating over Ferrer beating Fed. Get real Ferrer has not even got close to beat Federer over the years, Ferrer is Federer's lapdog not Nadal's. And Fed has picked up his level of play in Rome already, even if he is rusty he can still beat Ferrer. IMO against Benny in Wimbly last year Fed sucked completely but still managed to scrape himself out of that.

Speaking of Fed, I think he's playing on Sunday. :)
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I'm not so sure that Fed could beat Ferrer in a best of 5 at this point.
 
Relinquis

Relinquis

Hall of Fame
ferrrer has a far better chance against Rafa than against Roger... federer is a bad matchup for him as he is a much more aggressive player.
 
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Raz11

Professional
"This is the tournament that is the number one priority this year. This is where I want to win and i'm going to go for it. I think my game is there, and I'm very,very motivated" Djokovic

Sounds like a man on a mission. Looking forward to the 7th June
 
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Deleted member 77403

Guest
Raz11 said:
"This is the tournament that is the number one priority this year. This is where I want to win and i'm going to go for it. I think my game is there, and I'm very,very motivated" Djokovic

Sounds like a man on a mission. Looking forward to the 7th June
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In other words he's saying.

Just Bring It! :)
 
underground

underground

G.O.A.T.
Steph Trudel ‏@TrudelSteph 17h
RG: Men's bottom half of draw will be in action on sunday, incl. Federer, Simon/Hewitt, Raonic. Women's top half incl. both Williams sisters

Half of the bottom half will be played on Sunday.
 
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-RF-

Hall of Fame
underground said:
Steph Trudel ‏@TrudelSteph 17h
RG: Men's bottom half of draw will be in action on sunday, incl. Federer, Simon/Hewitt, Raonic. Women's top half incl. both Williams sisters

Half of the bottom half will be played on Sunday.
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Damn, got tickets for monday. May have to catch Federer at WTF's then :'(
 
6-1 6-3 6-0

6-1 6-3 6-0

Banned
-RF- said:
Damn, got tickets for monday. May have to catch Federer at WTF's then :'(
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What makes you think Federer will even qualify for the World Tour Finals?

I've always found it a bit arrogant that he just lists it in his schedule, as if he expects to qualify. Just disgusting.
 
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thejackal

Hall of Fame
been going through the draw and did a quick 1-sentence preview for each first-round match

"“In a Sentence” – Roland Garros Men’s Singles Draw Overview (Top Half)
May 24, 2013

SECTION 1

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. David Goffin
- Goffin got to the fourth round last year and made Federer work for his win. Very unfortunate draw this year.

Ivan Dodig vs. Guido Pella
- Pella was one of the youngest players in the top-100 last year, look for the Argentinian left-hander to make some waves.

Alex Kuznetsov vs. Lucas Pouille
- Kuznetsov turned pro in 2004 but has less than $600 000 in career earnings; wildcard Pouille is 19 but already has three pro titles to his name

Alejandro Falla vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Falla has not won consecutive Tour matches since March, while the surging Dimitrov surprisingly only has 2 match wins in the previous 4 Grand Slam tournaments..."

FULL ARTICLE: http://tennisconnected.com/home/201...-garros-men’s-singles-draw-overview-top-half/
 
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thejackal

Hall of Fame
bottom half:

"“In a Sentence” – Roland Garros Men’s Singles Draw Overview (Bottom Half)

May 25, 2013 · Print This Article

SECTION 3

Tomas Berdych (5) vs. Gael Monfils
- Berdych gets an absolutely brutal draw against former top-10er and 2008 semifinalist Monfils, who is coming off of a final round appearance in Nice this week.

Ernests Gulbis vs. Rogerio Dutra Silva
- The traditionally inconsistent Gulbis has been sterling on clay this season, going 12-4 and not losing to anyone outside of the top-20.

Igor Sijsling vs. Jurgen Melzer
- Sijsling is having the best 12 months of his pro career, while Melzer is absolutely struggling on clay this season (2-8).

Jurgen Zopp vs. Tommy Robredo
- Zopp has only played one match in 2013 (first-round loss in Nice) and has not won a Tour match since last October; Robredo started the year outside the top 100 and is now at #34..."


FULL: http://tennisconnected.com/home/201...rros-men’s-singles-draw-overview-bottom-half/
 
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Vamos Rafa

Rookie
Day 1 Schedule: On Chatrier we have Ivanovic-Martic, Serena-Tatishvili, Federer-Carreno Busta, Llodra-Darcis and on Lenglen it's Errani-Rus, Simon-Hewitt, Ferrer-Matosevic and Venus-U.Radwanska. Pretty good stuff, not sure who that leaves for Monday though...
 
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-RF-

Hall of Fame
6-1 6-3 6-0 said:
What makes you think Federer will even qualify for the World Tour Finals?

I've always found it a bit arrogant that he just lists it in his schedule, as if he expects to qualify. Just disgusting.
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I thought you had added me to your ignore list..?
 
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-RF-

Hall of Fame
Vamos Rafa said:
Day 1 Schedule: On Chatrier we have Ivanovic-Martic, Serena-Tatishvili, Federer-Carreno Busta, Llodra-Darcis and on Lenglen it's Errani-Rus, Simon-Hewitt, Ferrer-Matosevic and Venus-U.Radwanska. Pretty good stuff, not sure who that leaves for Monday though...
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Djokovic or Nadal surely?
 
underground

underground

G.O.A.T.
6-1 6-3 6-0 said:
What makes you think Federer will even qualify for the World Tour Finals?

I've always found it a bit arrogant that he just lists it in his schedule, as if he expects to qualify. Just disgusting.
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Because he's at #6 in the race ranking and is highly unlikely to drop out of the top 8 again.
 
underground

underground

G.O.A.T.
-RF- said:
Traditionally the first day has never featured any of the big 4.... no idea why they're doing it this year...
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Because the French finally realises that the tyrant that is Nadal has to be stopped, so they gave their beloved Federer the best draw possible as well as the best schedule.
 
Goosehead

Goosehead

Legend
underground said:
Because the French finally realise:neutral:s that the tyrant that is Nadal has to be stopped, so they gave their beloved Federer the best draw possible as well as the best schedule.
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so the RG committee have 'organized' a cupcake draw with a cherry on top for federer, and they have given him a sunday 1st rd so he can get some extra rest in ?..hmmmm. :neutral:
 
underground

underground

G.O.A.T.
Goosehead said:
so the RG committee have 'organized' a cupcake draw with a cherry on top for federer, and they have given him a sunday 1st rd so he can get some extra rest in ?..hmmmm. :neutral:
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Why not? Did you not see how Nadal got his cakewalk in Madrid with better scheduling. Same in Rome in terms of scheduling.
 
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Doublebounce

Professional
Rooting for Gulbis and Dimitrov big time to shake up the draw early. I think it is more likely for Gulbis to take out Berdych than it is for Dimitrov to take out Djokovic. Gulbis has more experience in big grand slam matches and beat Berdych in R1 at Wimbeldon last year, so if he maintains recent form and plays within himself he can make a deep run here. Dimitrov on the other hand needs to do whatever he can not to start cramping in the second set and prevent the nerves from creeping in. It's important for him to get up early in the match and not get discouraged. So many times when he plays a top 4 guy he jumps out to an early lead, 5-2 or 5-3, and is unable to close out the set and that affects his play in the following set.
 
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Raz11

Professional
Up a set and a break. Maybe Hewitt can make a deep run here.

Edit: Great play from Hewitt to break Simon again.
 
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eliars

eliars

Hall of Fame
Wow. Hewitt does an exquisite dropshot to go up a double break in the 2nd. Looks like Simon has to comeback from 2 sets down if he wants to advance here.
 
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