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I thought Nadal was a vegetarian...

Working hard doing what? He doesn't look physically bigger but power difference is quite high.

Grigor is noticeably more power on his forehand and serve compared to last year. He doesn't look physically bigger. Is the new racquet helping that much? This new Grigor can definitely win a major.

Hard to tell how it'll play out. I think he's not taking his backhand as early as he used to but I could be wrong. IMO that can be a big deal against the top guys.

Relax. It's hot. No biggie.

It's working because duckworth is serving well down the T. Also fed tried standing up and his slice had no bite

Looks to me that with the new racket, Fed is not taking the ball as early off the bounce as he used to on his backhand. He's almost trying to use the bigger racket to hit more offensively but is giving more time to his opponent. With the older racquet he was hitting the ball more on the rise.

Great advice John! And good luck kid.

That's an insane shot. It feels as if he just floated into the shot, without breaking his stride.

He said he's a better player not necessarily playing better. He's a better player because he's a more complete player now - his backhand his more solid, he has tweaked his serve somewhat. Of course he's not playing better because he has a 32 year old body with over a 1000 matches in him...

He started earlier. He just decided to give up soccer around 14-15 to focus on tennis full-time.

LOL, yes, we could always count on you for that! How's middle earth treating you? How's your old friend Paes?

I see Zeeshan is back in full flow after a long sabbatical.

I disagree with the bolded statement above. Joko and Murray are much more complete players than either. Also, they are physically more imposing than Hewitt ever was. A peak Fed wouldn't have won as many slams against a peak Joko with the current court speeds. However, if court speeds were...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wpnYByAMA&feature=related

There is no F'ing objective way to decide this argument. Why bother?

Fed serves with the butt of the racket further up the palm than usual. It helps with the wrist snap. But it is quite hard to hit groundstrokes with that grip especially a one-handed backhand.

Becker, 1990 Wimbledon final. He should've won that one.

He does, especially off his backhand. That completely pulls Nadal off the court.

To me, Nadal has to play to the center of the court and use DTL forehand if he is going to have any chance to beat ND. Also, use the slice occasionally to make ND generate some pace and break his rhythm. Just my 2 cents.

Is this a popularity contest or one to determine the best player? Not to mention it's disrespectful to players of other generations when you proclaim one of the current players to be GOAT. This is a debate that can not be settled objectively.

Oh, an ad hominem attack, nice. I was just complimenting you for a fun post but after giving us a lecture about "don't judge a book by its cover", you show that you are guilty of doing so yourself.

LOL, you are quite knowledgeable ;-)

I believe most people agree that Riggs did not try his best against BJK. But, Stak made way too much noise after his fluke win over Roger.

Good to see Nadal exact revenge on Stak for Roger. Nice thing to do for your good friend.

Dude, Joker was tired in the 4th set. He started having trouble with Nadal's slice because his legs were getting weary - you use more legs on a low, skidding slice. So many put aways that he missed were because of bad footwork, combined with the wind gusts. I'm talking about late 3rd and 4th...

Where did you find those odds?

Oh lord, getting drunk on champagne is horrible especially the hangover next day. Work on Sunday? Sorry!

I was thinking the same thing. By going cross court, he left the whole court open. But if he runs at a more acute angle then he can only go DTL. It was tricky.

Lol. You should get hammered too. Some gin and tonic?