Coric:" I'm not going to just give the match to him(Nadal)"

Pagoo

G.O.A.T.
Here we go again. I don't think Nadal is expecting him to "give him the match."

How about letting your racket do the talking? We've heard this before. The next thing you know, the talker is taken to the woodshed!:rolleyes:
 

smoledman

G.O.A.T.
I like this guy - no automatic deference given to "the legend". This is how it used to be back in 2001-2003. Maybe Coric is the next TMF?
 

Inanimate_object

Hall of Fame
Here we go again. I don't think Nadal is expecting him to "give him the match."

How about letting your racket do the talking? We've heard this before. The next thing you know, the talker is taken to the woodshed!:rolleyes:
He should have just refused to answer any question that could offend you.
 
If Coric can make it a 3 plus hr match win or lose, its a win for tennis. Too many pigeons of greater ability and achievement have folded, and given the match allowing him to be fresh for the next round. No player worth their salt should feel like they have something left at the end. Every point should be played to win not "look respectable". Grind those MF! Knees to a pulp, make him earn it... WAR CORIC!!!
 

Pagoo

G.O.A.T.
He should have just refused to answer any question that could offend you.

Don't know what your problem is with me. Maybe try commenting without referring to me?

People usually enter match threads because they have something to say about the topic and not stalk other posters.

You should try that!
 
Here we go again. I don't think Nadal is expecting him to "give him the match."

How about letting your racket do the talking? We've heard this before. The next thing you know, the talker is taken to the woodshed!:rolleyes:
Exactly, remember RG 2015? Rafa/Team talking confident? Maybe the younger player with the H2H advantage is playing some head games with the less mobile, less confident Nadal of 2015? It didn't need to be said but he did anyway... Coric prides himself on his physicality/mental toughness, surely more so now than when he first beat Nadal.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
I suggest Coric should tank many, many matches and thus drop to the proper ranking to cause a Nadal upset. Play him tough tonight but fold so Ymer can do his job Wednesday.:D
 
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marc45

G.O.A.T.
It's like Scarface and then some
Crazy intense one

Better back away bang bang bang bang

Daddy hit your note, do you a little hustle
When we rock the flow when on flip the scrip
t

Gotta throw a little country in and whoop the trick

Sometimes you only
Get one try
(you gotta give it all you got)


Cause I ain't got nothing (go get 'em) to lose (you hit 'em)
So much to prove
I get to far to hear no
(gotta go hard or go home)
Cause I ain't got nothing to lose
(baby do what you gotta do)

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

Feelin' like a pack of fleas
Lookin' for a basset hound

Maybe you should talk to steve
See if he can put us down


How the hell did my back get against the wall
(get your bak up off the wall)
Hell no listen
I don't have to worry about the fall
(listen nizzle ain't the time to talk)

Sometimes you only get one shot
(you gotta give it all you got)

Cause I ain't got nothing (you better) to lose (go get 'em)
So much to prove (let's go on)
I came too far to hear no
(gotta go hard or go home)
Said I ain't got nothing to lose

Together:
To lose, to lose

Oh god I'm pregnant
Gotta do what you gotta do

Hey baby now what did I just do?
I'm hoping on you to come through
Hey baby got you love about you too
Dormez-vous?


I ain't got nothin' (you're so crazy)
To lose (lock stock barrel)
Nothin' (you're so shady)
To lose (with a heart of gold)

You're so crazy
Lock stock barrel
You're so shady
With a heart of gold

Feelin' like a pack of fleas
Lookin' for a basset hound
See if he can put us down
 
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It's like Scarface and then some
Crazy intense one

Better back away bang bang bang bang

Daddy hit your note, do you a little hustle
When we rock the flow when on flip the scrip
t

Gotta throw a little country in and whoop the trick

Sometimes you only
Get one try
(you gotta give it all you got)


Cause I ain't got nothing (go get 'em) to lose (you hit 'em)
So much to prove
I get to far to hear no
(gotta go hard or go home)
Cause I ain't got nothing to lose
(baby do what you gotta do)

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

Feelin' like a pack of fleas
Lookin' for a basset hound

Maybe you should talk to steve
See if he can put us down


How the hell did my back get against the wall
(get your bak up off the wall)
Hell no listen
I don't have to worry about the fall
(listen nizzle ain't the time to talk)

Sometimes you only get one shot
(you gotta give it all you got)

Cause I ain't got nothing (you better) to lose (go get 'em)
So much to prove (let's go on)
I came too far to hear no
(gotta go hard or go home)
Said I ain't got nothing to lose

Together:
To lose, to lose

Oh god I'm pregnant
Gotta do what you gotta do

Hey baby now what did I just do?
I'm hoping on you to come through
Hey baby got you love about you too
Dormez-vous?


I ain't got nothin' (you're so crazy)
To lose (lock stock barrel)
Nothin' (you're so shady)
To lose (with a heart of gold)

You're so crazy
Lock stock barrel
You're so shady
With a heart of gold

Feelin' like a pack of fleas
Lookin' for a basset hound
See if he can put us down

LOL!:cool::D
 

Gazelle

G.O.A.T.
I like this guy - no automatic deference given to "the legend". This is how it used to be back in 2001-2003. Maybe Coric is the next TMF?

The young guns of 2001-2003 who didn't bend over for legends like Sampras and Agassi, were the same who were swatted aside by Fed from 2004-2007.
 

Booger

Hall of Fame
Sure thing, Coric.

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reaper

Legend
It's not an acronym I would apply to someone who wins less than half as many Grand Slam tournaments as several other players. The word "Greatest" excludes that...
 

chjtennis

G.O.A.T.
It's not an acronym I would apply to someone who wins less than half as many Grand Slam tournaments as several other players. The word "Greatest" excludes that...

I though GOAT is "greats of all time" but doesn't matter. Coric may even win 10+ slams, I think.
 
So no tanking? Isn't that like the basic minimum requirement of a professional athlete?
HAHAHAHA. GOAT poast.

I find it hilarious when people attempt to come off as heroic figures saying they will do things that are either common sense or the only real option.

Coric didn't play half bad yesterday though. He wasn't a match for 85% Nadal though. ;)
 

zagor

Bionic Poster
HAHAHAHA. GOAT poast.

I find it hilarious when people attempt to come off as heroic figures saying they will do things that are either common sense or the only real option.

Coric didn't play half bad yesterday though. He wasn't a match for 85% Nadal though. ;)

Heh, yeah. I only caught last set on the rerun and saw Nadal serve and volley twice in a row (and not easy volleys either, quite the opposite) in one game, great hands from Rafa. Saw him hit some big serves and BHs too, the FH seemed to be on and off.

Coric kid has great mental strength/attitude and court coverage but other than that is work in progress so hard to say. From what I've seen, I don't like his court positioning (needs to stand closer to the baseline), his ROS could use some work (but again Nadal's serve is very underrated, very few players have an easy time returning it) and like most of the players today seems pretty clueless at the net.
 
Heh, yeah. I only caught last set on the rerun and saw Nadal serve and volley twice in a row (and not easy volleys either, quite the opposite) in one game, great hands from Rafa. Saw him hit some big serves and BHs too, the FH seemed to be on and off.

Coric kid has great mental strength/attitude and court coverage but other than that is work in progress so hard to say. From what I've seen, I don't like his court positioning (needs to stand closer to the baseline), his ROS could use some work (but again Nadal's serve is very underrated, very few players have an easy time returning it) and like most of the players today seems pretty clueless at the net.
I was pleasantly surprised by Nadal yesterday, zagor. Specially the first 2 sets, where he played closer to the level he should play if he has to stand a chance.

His serve really seems to have improved, and with it his confidence. It may be too early to get excited, but I might as well do that now, since I don't know how long this will last. Hopefully it's a more permanent change and it means he has started to come out of his huge slump in game and confidence.

In the last set his FH was on and off like you said, but for the first half of the match it was vastly improved. Then again, I have the feeling Coric positioning really helped him there, so we will see. It would be awesome, as a Nadal fan, to see him play against Djokovic and be competitive. That would be enough for me, for now.

I'm looking forward to watch Fed play. I still think this might be #18 for him if a few things go the right way!
 
Dont know what you were watching, but a Nadal was being out rallied in the first set till the horrible gift game by Coric, that seemed to unravel him, then Rafa gifted a set back... Coric played just 2 days before so he may have bedn slightly fatigued from play and travel. I said before, if it were Rafa he would have been scheduled for a tues/weds start to further the tours motives
 
Dont know what you were watching, but a Nadal was being out rallied in the first set till the horrible gift game by Coric, that seemed to unravel him, then Rafa gifted a set back... Coric played just 2 days before so he may have bedn slightly fatigued from play and travel. I said before, if it were Rafa he would have been scheduled for a tues/weds start to further the tours motives
Maybe
 

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
Heh, yeah. I only caught last set on the rerun and saw Nadal serve and volley twice in a row (and not easy volleys either, quite the opposite) in one game, great hands from Rafa. Saw him hit some big serves and BHs too, the FH seemed to be on and off.

Coric kid has great mental strength/attitude and court coverage but other than that is work in progress so hard to say. From what I've seen, I don't like his court positioning (needs to stand closer to the baseline), his ROS could use some work (but again Nadal's serve is very underrated, very few players have an easy time returning it) and like most of the players today seems pretty clueless at the net.

Rafa should REALLY S&V more or 1-2 punch serve-FH combo instead of rallying so much. I don't think he realizes how good he is at it.
 
Honestly, I think Johnny Mac would be a great secondary coach for Rafa.
Last year after Lendl parted from coaching Murray, I recall Johnny saying he wouldn't mind working with Murray, but the phone didn't ring.

He would definitely accept an offer to coaching Rafa, if his camp took their head out of their behinds and rang the bell
 
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Honestly, I think Johnny Mac would be a great secondary coach for Rafa.

That might work actually. He's had a great rapport with JMac all these years. It would benefit Rafa to hire JMac as aconsultant coach of some sort, like that of Francisco Roig. Hope Rafa comes around for all these suggestions on his coaching debacle. It shouldn't hurt anybody, imo....maybe uncle's pride, but he should do everything for his family's sake
 
That might work actually. He's had a great rapport with JMac all these years. It would benefit Rafa to hire JMac as aconsultant coach of some sort, like that of Francisco Roig. Hope Rafa comes around for all these suggestions on his coaching debacle. It shouldn't hurt anybody, imo....maybe uncle's pride, but he should do everything for his family's sake
Or what Edberg is to Fed
 

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
That might work actually. He's had a great rapport with JMac all these years. It would benefit Rafa to hire JMac as aconsultant coach of some sort, like that of Francisco Roig. Hope Rafa comes around for all these suggestions on his coaching debacle. It shouldn't hurt anybody, imo....maybe uncle's pride, but he should do everything for his family's sake

Yeah, Nadal totally has the skills to come in more and shorten points. It could only help and not hurt.
 
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