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 .
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Nathaniel_Near

Guest
That hold from Fed must have been about 30 seconds long. We all know what sort of comparison vid is in order for that one.
 

Hood_Man

G.O.A.T.
well-this-sucks_large.jpeg
 

Terenigma

G.O.A.T.
Well he didnt quite choke the match but it was still a huge choke and he really needs to get his head in gear, against Murray he choked and against Hewitt here he choked, on MP he needs to really get his head in order but he managed to scrape across the finish line finally.
 

Magnus

Legend
Well, Hewitt is more entertaining to me personally. I've seldom seen Hewitt in any "borefest" match.

To each his own. Fed's style of tennis is the most entertaining in my eyes. Hewitt's entertaining due to his fighting spirit rather than his tennis.
 
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Nathaniel_Near

Guest
I wonder how any borefest Nadal matches there will be at this years RG :lol:
 

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
Borilles sounds like some tiny French delicacy, like a vegetable.
maybe because it soudns a bit like the morille mushrooms ? ;)

well, his after-match on-court speech was ok, i give that to him...

they gave him flowers, and he said... that's good because i didn't have the time to go to the fleuriste for my mum this morning ! ;)
 
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Nathaniel_Near

Guest
We're having such a nice thread, why ruin it by mentioning the evil one?

That's unfair, Nadal isn't evil, he's the ultimate golden bull. Please be less rude about legends of the game!
 

Hood_Man

G.O.A.T.
Question; why has Fed decided to opt for the Parma Violets look this year?

parmaviolets.jpg


What could be less intimidating than lavender?
 

psv255

Professional
GSM Federer def. Carreno-Busta 6-2 6-2 6-3
Fed's movement wide to the forehand worse than ever
But execution was good when it mattered
 

Onehandedbackhand

Professional
That's unfair, Nadal isn't evil, he's the ultimate golden bull. Please be less rude about legends of the game!

Winners are evil to this board.

The Top 5 has a combined something like 210 combined titles, 70 Masters, and 36 grand slams(With you know who the only one without a slam), yet you hear Nadal is evil, Federer is arrogant, Murray is the same as always, and Djoker and Ferru are pushers.

Yet you get the darlings, like Dolgopolov, who supposedly has this gorgeous game, yet loses first rounds of 250s to lucky losers...or Gulbis, who is admittedly putting effort in, but has the tennis IQ of line chalk. Can't forget Monfils, who is SO EXCITING, yet gives a bagel set to a formerly 92 in the world in Montanes.

There's no question this board, as a whole, hates winners. They prove this constantly.
 

bullfan

Legend
I'm so ticked off, tennis channel is not playing all matches starting at 5 am est like the did for all previous tournaments leading up to RG, which the touted for the last few months. Instead they're taking a page out of the crappy NBC Olympics and putting early matches on a delay. They didn't show with Serena or Fed, nor will the be showing Nadal tomorrow morning. Really sucks that they got best of 100 repeat on instead of GS tennis live.
 

SLD76

G.O.A.T.
I'm so ticked off, tennis channel is not playing all matches starting at 5 am est like the did for all previous tournaments leading up to RG, which the touted for the last few months. Instead they're taking a page out of the crappy NBC Olympics and putting early matches on a delay. They didn't show with Serena or Fed, nor will the be showing Nadal tomorrow morning. Really sucks that they got best of 100 repeat on instead of GS tennis live.

Umm that's cuz the coverage starts at 5am on espn2
 

tennis_hack

Banned
Blake hits that ball with unbelievable pace - the fastest I've ever seen. His shots are like bullets compared to all these topspin monkey Spaniards.
 

qwertre

Rookie
Blake hits that ball with unbelievable pace - the fastest I've ever seen. His shots are like bullets compared to all these topspin monkey Spaniards.

Not sure I'd put it quite that way, but h*** yeah! This Troicki-Blake match is really fun to watch! So inconsistent at times, but the strokes are so dang good!
 

Clarky21

Banned
Blake hits that ball with unbelievable pace - the fastest I've ever seen. His shots are like bullets compared to all these topspin monkey Spaniards.

And topspin monkey Fed, Murray and Cvac. They all hit with tremendous topspin too, troll.

And Blake may hit with "unbelievable pace", but he is brainless about it and makes tons of unforced errors. Doesn't make for a winning combination.
 

6-1 6-3 6-0

Banned
Good to see Roland Garros tournament organisers letting the less important players play on Sunday. RNadal plays on Monday, and given that he's won the title 7 times (the most in open era history), he deserves the best scheduling. I can't wait to see RNadal mash ***** in the semi-finals. :p
 
Good to see Roland Garros tournament organisers letting the less important players play on Sunday. RNadal plays on Monday, and given that he's won the title 7 times (the most in open era history), he deserves the best scheduling. I can't wait to see RNadal mash ***** in the semi-finals. :p

So you now change your story to Djokovic is going to make the semi, Clarky is having a positive effect on you.
 

6-1 6-3 6-0

Banned
So you now change your story to Djokovic is going to make the semi, Clarky is having a positive effect on you.

I'll still be happy if ***** gets bulldozed out by GDimitrov. But I want RNadal to record his 5th victory against ***** at Roland Garros (to lead the Roland Garros h2h 5-0 and lead the h2h 20-15), and then for RNadal to pummel RFederer in the final to get the h2h bagel (6-0 at Roland Garros). :p
 
I'll still be happy if ***** gets bulldozed out by GDimitrov. But I want RNadal to record his 5th victory against ***** at Roland Garros (to lead the Roland Garros h2h 5-0 and lead the h2h 20-15), and then for RNadal to pummel RFederer in the final to get the h2h bagel (6-0 at Roland Garros). :p

How did that work at Monte Carlo for you? Australian open 2012? US open 2011? Wimbledon 2011? He's coming for you're lover boy, you cheer for Dimitrov. :)
 
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