prattle128
Semi-Pro
ok, thanks for clearing that up!
Are you actually excited for Wimbledon?
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ok, thanks for clearing that up!
jman
Semi-Pro
I'm with you on this one!
I think it's due to the excitement Roland Garros drew. Probably one of the best slams in years. And also Nadal is out too.
I'll watch, but won't be staying up all night to watch. I'd like to see Federer win it, but if he doesn't, it won't bother me, because as you said, he paid his dues in Paris.
GOD_BLESS_RAFA
Semi-Pro
yes as I guess Federer will win it! LOL
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
don't be dense. the guy asked a legitimate question and the correct answer was already given.
zagor
Bionic Poster
I'm 100% sure Sentinel was just kidding around,he's a good-natured joker.He wasn't ridiculing the poster who asked that question or anything like that,I'm pretty certain of it.He meant no harm by it.
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matchmaker
Hall of Fame
I am definitely not as excited as I would normally be for Wimbledon.
The thing is that you just know that the final will very likely not be as great as last year, which was probably the best match ever.
Federer's carreer has basically done the full cycle, so if he keeps on winning and winning like Graf did in the women's game, it would not really be exciting anymore.
I think only Nadal haters can be more excited about this year's Wimbledon than about last year's.
But it is still Wimbledon and I am bound to watch some matches, though maybe not all of them.
The thing is that you just know that the final will very likely not be as great as last year, which was probably the best match ever.
Federer's carreer has basically done the full cycle, so if he keeps on winning and winning like Graf did in the women's game, it would not really be exciting anymore.
I think only Nadal haters can be more excited about this year's Wimbledon than about last year's.
But it is still Wimbledon and I am bound to watch some matches, though maybe not all of them.
zagor
Bionic Poster
So Brits who are maybe more excited this year because Murray is finally coming into his own and has a chance to be the first Brit in ages to hold the title are Nadal haters as well? Don't be apsolutistic,no one here is entitled to like Nadal or his tennis and no player is bigger than the game.Even if Fed was missing it this year,I'd still find Wimbledon exciting.And I will also find Wimbledon exciting after Fed is gone.
Tennis isn't only Fed or Nadal.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
then its even more clear that i was kidding -- i made the dangerous mistake of omitting the smiley (zagor style), appa he can pull it off, i cant :-(
Seriously speaking, I've been following Wimbly since at least 1980 ... Borg, Mac, Connors. Stars will come and go, WO will continue!
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Deleted member 21996
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happens all the time to him and to me! it's like everyone here is on uncontrolled rage... and that eventually rubs on those of us who take things lightly... like it hapenned to me more than once...
matchmaker
Hall of Fame
I am just saying that although Wimbledon is a great tournament, it is not as exciting as last year because not all the top contenders are there. A good run from Murray would do a lot of good to make the tournament more interesting.
I remember Wimbledon when Pete and Andre were gone and Fed had not started his prime yet. It wasn't really an incredibly interesting thing.
No one is greater then the game, but great players do make a great game.
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
i like you... Jun 2009, having a KOA avatar... something tells me we are going to be friends...
zagor
Bionic Poster
Yeah I've seen it happen to you both,people easily get ticked off and aren't exactly that quick to get sarcasm.
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
zagor
Bionic Poster
To each his own,for me personally Goran winning Wimbledon in 2001,bombing 30 aces each round with a bum shoulder under painkillers remains one of the greatest stories ever in any sport,not just tennis.The atmosphere in Goran-Rafter final will never be matched for me.
I was also excited to see Nalbandian(whose game I always loved)reach a Wimbledon final in 2002 which I didn't expect to happen.
Yes great players like Fed and Nadal are great for tennis,but tennis is still great for me even without them.
zagor
Bionic Poster
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Deleted member 21996
Guest
in all honesty, i wasnt referring to your post... in fact i didnt even read it, and now that i did it, it wasnt that bad at all. it's just that in these boards, there are a lot of trigger happy posters...
yes... smiley's are the key! people here can actually comunicate via smileys better than words...
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Deleted member 3771
Guest
No where near as exciting without Nadal in the draw. But still exciting nonetheless. Especially looking forwards to seeing a first time slam champion.
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Deleted member 3771
Guest
That was a great sporting moment.Pity for rafter to go so close and lose though! Rafter was a legend with his sportsmanship, very much in the Nadal mold. They're perfect sportsmen BOTH when they won AND when they lose.
Great scenes: Rafter congratulates Ivanisevic after his 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7 win in 2001's final
I hear you’re playing Goran Ivanisevic in the Masters Tennis in London in December. Does your defeat at Wimbledon to him still hurt?
I met up with Goran in Austria at the Champions Tour event, and we're all that little bit older, little bit slower, but we had a good laugh about him, mainly him being a nutter. For the final few months that we were on tour together we didn't talk about that Wimbledon final, but we have since we retired. When we played the Tour event in Austria last year. The loss stayed with me for a while - longer than all the others.
I think I probably saved Goran's life as I reckon he would have jumped off a bridge if he'd have lost that, so I get to take the p*** out of him now.
Tennis_Maestro
Banned
Nadal's out, get over it, tennis was exciting before he came along and that won't change now he's out of action for a bit.
Hardly. A grandslam without the no. 1 in the world and defending champion is like a hamburger without the burger
Grandslams should always be a feast for the real tennisfan. Even if the whole top 10 didn't show up, it's still tennis.. The best sport in the world. I really love the Muller-Soderling and Golubev-Tsonga matches. I don't need Nadal-Acasuso or Federer-Lu that much to enjoy wimbledon a great deal
tahiti
Professional
Sure, but not if the top 10 wasn't there, come on!! They produce the best tennis in the world, with a lot fewer errors than lower ranked players. And watching a grandslam to see whether the defending champion will fail or not to defend the title adds a twist to every tournament, which Wimby this year doesn't have. Plus knowing that the road is far more open now for Federer to win again ....the outcome is almost a foregone conclusion. No one else has the balls to beat him. Unfortunately there's no "yawn yawn smilie here. " But thanks for trying to cheer me up.
zagor
Bionic Poster
That was a great sporting moment.Pity for rafter to go so close and lose though! Rafter was a legend with his sportsmanship, very much in the Nadal mold. They're perfect sportsmen BOTH when they won AND when they lose.
Great scenes: Rafter congratulates Ivanisevic after his 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7 win in 2001's final
I hear you’re playing Goran Ivanisevic in the Masters Tennis in London in December. Does your defeat at Wimbledon to him still hurt?
I met up with Goran in Austria at the Champions Tour event, and we're all that little bit older, little bit slower, but we had a good laugh about him, mainly him being a nutter. For the final few months that we were on tour together we didn't talk about that Wimbledon final, but we have since we retired. When we played the Tour event in Austria last year. The loss stayed with me for a while - longer than all the others.
I think I probably saved Goran's life as I reckon he would have jumped off a bridge if he'd have lost that, so I get to take the p*** out of him now.
Great article,thanks for posting it.And yes Rafter was one of the nicest and fairest tennis players I've ever seen.
Not true at all,realize that period of Fed and Nadal's complete dominance over the game are very likely over.Statements like these hold no water anymore.Fed certainly has a good chance for the title but this isn't 2006 anymore.
dennis10is
Banned
No Cocoa Fuffs
I'm with you. My Mom forgot to buy more so this morning, I had to make do with Cheerios. So, yeah I'm bummed.
When Nadal announced that he could not play Wimbledon, I believe the sporting thing for the men's tour would have been to cancel all tennis tournaments until his knees are back to 100 percent and that he's can win all the tournaments he enters.
The disrepect the tour has shown to Rafa is unacceptable. Look, if he needs two years to recuperate. The can just show the Rafa career highlights over and over again. We can have 100 hours of Rafa beating Federer shown in a loop.
ESPN can also have computer animation of simulation of how Rafa would have beaten Fed had he made it to RG2009 or W2009.
How can we be discussing Wimbledon when we should be following Rafa's injury.
I've stopped playing tennis and showering until he gets back to the tour.
Mom! Where's my Cocoa Puffs and Old Spice?
I'm with you. My Mom forgot to buy more so this morning, I had to make do with Cheerios. So, yeah I'm bummed.
When Nadal announced that he could not play Wimbledon, I believe the sporting thing for the men's tour would have been to cancel all tennis tournaments until his knees are back to 100 percent and that he's can win all the tournaments he enters.
The disrepect the tour has shown to Rafa is unacceptable. Look, if he needs two years to recuperate. The can just show the Rafa career highlights over and over again. We can have 100 hours of Rafa beating Federer shown in a loop.
ESPN can also have computer animation of simulation of how Rafa would have beaten Fed had he made it to RG2009 or W2009.
How can we be discussing Wimbledon when we should be following Rafa's injury.
I've stopped playing tennis and showering until he gets back to the tour.
Mom! Where's my Cocoa Puffs and Old Spice?
tahiti
Professional
The element of surprise in tennis is always interesting. Last year was Fed's dip , this moment, Rafa's. I don't think their dominance is over though yet. It's more intense with Murray and Djoko in the mix but lets be honest, do you really see anyone in the men's field able to take on Roger on grass?
zagor
Bionic Poster
Aside from Murray I don't know but Soderling took Nadal out of FO and Haas and Delpo were close to doing the same to Fed so it's obvious the field is catching up to them.Fed is still great even at 27-28 but in no way do I see him cruising to slam titles anymore,even with Nadal out of the draw.
tahiti
Professional
I know Fed had some close matches but I think it was more strategic playing cat and mouse. He needed the tension practice so as not to fold in a potential final with Nadal.
but anyway... I hope you're right.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
I noticed that too. Many people who aren't that excited are complaining that there is no element of surprise and that for the most part, it seems roger will win. However, didn't that apply to the FO for the past few years? I wonder if these same people who think wimbly will be boring thought the FO was boring the past few years. It's quite easy to tell based on comments, who likes tennis, and who likes a particular player. One player does not=tennis.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
N_F said "Most boring slam in years." Before any matches have even been played.Didn't N_F just mean that Federer is so much better than the rest that the outcome will be boring?
And didn't everyone think the outcome of the French Open would be boring before the tournament?
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Novak Djokovic is going to beat Federer in the semis.
malakas
Banned
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
and that is related to the topic..how exactly???
Because people were talking as if Federer has this in the bag.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
I think you're going to be one fat and smelly dude by the end of the year. :lol: LOL
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Djoker may not even make it out of the 1st round.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
He's 2 sets to 1 up and is 4-3 up in the 4th.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Tell Haas or Del Potro that.
