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People--It is SIMPLY a "game" anyway. That people give all lathered up about a game in one venue as opposed to another often boggles my mind. The money for top players at ALL events is obscene compared to what most people live on in the world. These guys are fantastic, so fine, let them play...

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Sorry, you CAN FAULT ANY MAN for ACTIONS. My name is Peter Tennenbaum and live in Rochester, NY. My wife just died. Go to my Facebook page and take a look at my late wife. Far prettier (to me) and as sweet and kind as any person that has ever lived. ACTIONS Man. Do not get married if you...

NO!!!! BUT---If he never wins the WTF it will haunt him (I hope and believe, and believe on rational grounds). I am older and was around during The Masters days at MSG and Borg and McEnroe and even earlier with Laver and Rosewell (excuse the spelling oh great slice backhand master). I simply...

Your speculation is NOT unreasonable. Your prediction is absolutely plausible; but talk is cheap (beforehand). Nadal is certainly gifted enough to win everything (except the WTF!!!... although I would NOT put money against him on that one in the next ten years). I want a Fedal Wimbledon final...

This is a bit over-the-top, to put it mildly. He was a good troll, a prolific writer, someone with energy to "keep it up" and kind of a fool, if you are idiotic enough to take this place seriously. Other than the repetition (which was extreme) I miss him, having been a reader here for a decade...

Four matches and the results are even. Rome 2006 and W 2008 are two that could have gone the other way, easily. For Federer to beat Nadal conclusively IN 2017!!!!!!!!! is about as good as it gets. Someone posted a breakdown of points and games won by both players and Federer came of looking...

More majors? Unlikely--this was a highly "unusual" year. Fed said he won't chase Connor's record by "lowering" himself to playing smaller tournaments. He is showing his integrity. Nadal went a bit overboard overcoming Vilas' clay court record. Federer is a bit more "reserved". I think...

Fantastic picture of two of the most talented players ever to play the game of tennis.

Now THIS--an END to this INSANE WAR--would improve not only tennis, but the world (to a small extent). These are the two best players ever (disregarding the issue of comparing eras, although runners keep getting faster so human beings CAN and DO improve over time, physically). An END to the...

And the other remark that it "is close between them" by mike danny. Discussing it further is simply ad nauseam for me as the points argued are way too technical and somewhat arbitrary. They are both truly fantastic players. Does ANYONE disagree with THAT? (Rhetorical question.) We are lucky...

Summary: Roger started early and was great (e.g., versus Sampras at W.). Rafa got a lot better and hits fantastic put-a-ways and can hit fantastic volleys, no question. It is obvious that Rafa is a gifted volleyer. Roger's volleying skills faded after the game changed (and/or the surfaces)...

Me too. Another thread that "devolved". They used to have moderators here!

I don't compete but hit with players in your range. For a year, I played with Nadal's supposed string--Babolat's RPM BLAST (albeit 17 gauge); it was fabulous for control and, after hitting for over a year I developed tennis elbow, something I used to laugh about when I was 24 and heard others...

The truth does hurt, doesn't it... (Rhetorical question.)

Obfuscate and stonewall. These are well-known, abused (but totally banal) tactics. Do you have a dog in this fight, Bartelby? You act this way. Serious medical problems usually merit and require serious medical attention and, unless some embarrassment is involved, the matter is seldom...

Perhaps one of these questions is "right": If she even SUSPECTED that she had a serious medical condition then why isn't there a GENUINE paper trail of serious "heft" detailing her attempts to obtain the best medical treatment that money can buy? She acts like she is desperate for always...

Forgive me the ambiguity. No, of course I don't think you condone such behavior. On the other hand, in your most recent post (quoted) I find it hard to fathom your CONFIDENCE that player x, y, and or z is not intentionally cheating by using excessive vocalization. How would anyone really...

If it is so ingrained, then why doesn't she make such horrific noises during practice? What about practice sets? How can it go from one to zero and then back again. Monica? Gee, nice excuse. Perhaps it is true, perhaps not. But it ignores her opponents. She gained an unfair advantage by...

QFT. Dropshot screech? I think that hindrance is the word used in the rule book. Again, this is slightly off-topic but isn't it possible that those "top players" BECAME top players by using such methods?!! This is the embedded irony. They are top players and, therefore, bring in lots of...

Semi-related: I viewed the highlights of the recent match last night. Sharapovas' screeching "seemed" to be artificially enhanced, but I having heard or seen her play in years. The screeching is so extreme it swamps almost all arguments for taking action against her for other reasons. Isn't...

Commentators should be subjected to strict drug abuse testing. A high-level committee should be convened ASAP to help rid our great sport of these crack (etc.) addicted maniacs. Only heavy drug use can explain these insane remarks (although perhaps Federer paid Wilander to say something...

Okay, now I understand. Apologies too. It was late and I forgot to put in a (needed) disclaimer about possibly looking "pedantic".

I don't understand your "bageled" comment. To wit: there weren't any bagels in that 2005 FO semi. In 2006, at their first final at RG, Federer won the first set 6-1, but then faded. He did bagel Nadal in the first set of the Wimbledon final a few weeks later. Then, in 2007, he bageled Nadal...

Stan--what a fabulous OHBH. This shot needs exposure at the highest levels of the game--it's needed to interest new players. One of the most fabulous shots in tennis--no question. Stan brought POWER, everywhere. And he had precision going down the line. It was a SPECTACULAR display...

Let's Get Real And then what? No time rule at all--any server can do as they like? Let's get serious here. SOME time rule must be used and it must be realistic. Are two minutes reasonable? How about five?! Having no time limit would be equally ridiculous. If you were serving, then you...

Ten pages of semi-nonsense. As an early poster pointed out, a young child could easily find the DEFINITIVE answer on Wiki within a few minutes. Perhaps Serena will continue to play till she is 40; that might change the "equation"--assuming she plays well. Who came up with the brilliant...

Long ago, in a place far far away, they called this "Sending a message". Fed finally got himself a posse. The phone thing definitely wasn't stylish (let alone believable)--it took away from the ACTUAL seriousness. It's easy to laugh, NOW,--after the fact; but it's really no joking...

ALL this chatter will evaporate when he wins RG again. It will then shift to the chances of him beating Fed's record. I give him two more FOs. He will simply move inside the court a bit more. Retriever Nadal is over with. He will go for the first strike--player's won't know what to do. More...