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monfed
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Actually you have it backwards. He's a Sampie dressed in Ralph's capris who's permanently butthurt from Fed destroying his idol's records. Oh yea true story that.
AO 2014 QF: Novak Djokovic (2) vs Stanislas Wawrinka (8)
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Actually you have it backwards. He's a Sampie dressed in Ralph's capris who's permanently butthurt from Fed destroying his idol's records. Oh yea true story that.
Chanwan
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man that's gotta hurt!
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monfed
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Oh yea the mug gets another freebie.
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monfed
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I just realised that Novak lost a slam match after winning the first set. Oh my god, he's gone from one of the mentally toughest players ever to a mental wreck. Unbelievable, when was the last time he lost a match in a slam AFTER winning the first set?
Hood_Man
G.O.A.T.
Unless someone can correct me, I think it was the 2010 FO QF when he lost from 2-0 up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_French_Open_–_Men's_Singles#Finals
victorcruz
Hall of Fame
Man... this sucks. Was looking forward to that epic battle that Nadal would have had with Djoko had they both got there. I am not one of those guys that want to avoid playing the best, to be the best you have to beat the best, which Djoko clearly is at the Aussie Open 
sbengte
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No, it is not a bold prediction. I was asserting that it is a foregone conclusion because there was so much unjustified furore about his 'tough draw' this time because he usually gets the kindest of draws.
And for the record, I have already stated that for this particular AO, there can be no tough draw for Nadal, because Murray and Delpo are not in top form. Djoko is the only guy who can be expected to stop Nadal in the second week of a slam and people said Djoko had an easy draw, which wasn't exactly true. He had gone the distance with Stan twice before and again had Stan landing in this draw.
It is the hypocrisy/double standards that I was calling out.
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Deleted member 77403
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You do know that last year they went 16-14 into the fifth set, on the 'slower' hardcourts.
Bottom line, Stan - Novak just put out five set epics that could go either way.
TheF1Bob
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bluetrain4
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I think it's too early to tell. Stan has taken taken Novak to five sets in two different recent Slams before today. So, it's not like Novak could not have lost anyway. I don't know what people are expecting a high-profile coach to do. Stan's a tough matchup for Djokovic. Becker can't change that. No coaching change is going to result in the player winning all of his matches.
Crayola Oblongata
Hall of Fame
I missed it. I effing missed it!!! Why didn't I set it to record?
Hashtag Stanimal
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Deleted member 77403
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Yeah, exactly. And lets not forget, they went to the wire at the US Open last year also.
Emiliano55
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Just saw the last point, can't believe how Djokovic missed that last easy volley lol.
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monfed
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Stan will now lose to TBerd as he'll be too tired and Nadal will have his pigeon in the final who also happens to be his cheerleader. And even if Stan does make the final, it's worth noting that he hasn't even won a single set against Nadal. Not one, doesn't get easier than that for Nadal.
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
I was thrilled that it was still on when I woke up for work. It was 3-3 in the 5th set. I first saw the score on my phone, but was doubtful that I would be able to watch b/c I don't have ESPN2, and some of the matches on ESPN2 aren't available for veiwing online on WatchESPN. But, this was, which was a nice surprise. Good way to start the morning.
THUNDERVOLLEY
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Whining and tears, whining and tears....
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aldeayeah
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Clearly the crazy Italian is a Nadal goon trying to lull Nole into a state of false confidence before tough matches :twisted:
Crayola Oblongata
Hall of Fame
I saw the first set before leaving for work. But then I had to sneakily follow the score on the computer. Ugh, hope they replay it.
maxrenn
Legend
Rafa still has 2 matches to play before he gets to the final so a lot of people here handing the title to him already are being misguided. Rafa was not good against Kei so I wouldn't be surprised if he lost to Federer/Murray in the semi, should he get through Dimitrov.
Re: Djokovic's interview - I see nothing bad there, he was very gracious in his loss as he usually is and fair play to him for that. Well done Stan though, amazing win for him. 3rd time lucky!
Re: Djokovic's interview - I see nothing bad there, he was very gracious in his loss as he usually is and fair play to him for that. Well done Stan though, amazing win for him. 3rd time lucky!
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TheF1Bob
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I've lost respect for Federer.
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His forehand isn't too shabby either. I think he has improved it over time.
MichaelNadal
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Great win for Stan
I don't mind if he wins AO, even if he beats Rafa.
Me either, he's a good sport and his tennis is awesome.
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He definitely deserves to win the title after taking out the same guy who has won it 3 times in a row. It is almost like the Safin-Federer semifinal in 2005, except a round earlier.
Kalin
Legend
You've lost respect for him 'cause he was cheering his compatriot, teammate and doubles partner?
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Congrats to Stan! He deserves to finally get the better of Novak after playing 3 tight 5 setters against him in the last 3 Slams they have met at. A clear case of 3rd time lucky!
Just hope it hasn't taken too much out of him and he has enough energy to give Berdy a battle in the semis. Coming through 2 tough matches aginst 2 top 10 players back to back will be his next challenge and one that he has to meet if he's finally going to go all the way in the big events!
Just hope it hasn't taken too much out of him and he has enough energy to give Berdy a battle in the semis. Coming through 2 tough matches aginst 2 top 10 players back to back will be his next challenge and one that he has to meet if he's finally going to go all the way in the big events!
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Nadal hasnt exactly looked great.Especially his last match.
ACE of Hearts
Bionic Poster
Nadal fans can be so whiny.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Give him a break. Stan is a fellow countryman and a close friend. Of course he's going to be ****-a-hoop for him. It would be pretty strange behaviour if he wasn't!
TheF1Bob
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Forehand Of Doom
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aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
Indeed, just like Federer tanked the USO. They don't want Nadal to complete the Player Slam :twisted:
More seriously... pretty big loss for Djokovic who's not the holder of any Slam for the first time since 2010.
Then again, Nadal wasn't holding anything either after AO 2010 and look at the rest of the year. There's still a lot of 2014 left.
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Forehand Of Doom
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I wouldn't know. but I'm sure you have years of field work in that area magnusita, so I believe you
LOL
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MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Man, I thought Christmas was last month :lol: #Stanimal
underground
G.O.A.T.
I think the umpire is the same as last year's! He must be thinking 'Not this all over again...' :lol:
TheF1Bob
Banned
The draw from hell continues, right?
DRII
G.O.A.T.
uh, who won last year vs this year
please face it; Nole loves slower hardcourts, not Nadal as is the ongoing fallacy around here...
tennisjedi
Hall of Fame
I agree, it's like a rocket.
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