Faith in Roland Garros 2014 not being a write off...restored!

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It's well agreed that RG is the worst slam of them all but the last couple weeks have shown that the ultimate climax of the clay season, RG, could be actually a rather exciting two weeks this year.

I was suspecting RG was going to be a total write off - (injured Djokovic, Murray and Federer no where, Nadal wins vs Ferrer in straight sets again)

However after todays couple of matches (and whoever goes onto win Rome) - we should all be quietly pleased that we could have an exciting Roland Garros, relatively speaking.

Nadal = Inconsistent clay season and a shocking Rome (to his standards) keeps things exciting. If he wins RG this year then this is probably the most hard fought title.
Djokovic = He wants RG bad, he is playing fresh and looks in good form.
Murray = Very surprised by his performance in Rome, could be a dark horse if he gets past the early round headcases. Could be part of some great epics if he gets to the second week.
Federer = What we saw in Monte Carlo was positive, Rome was dissapointing but not highly representative. He's moving very on the clay.

Along with the 'vintage top 4', others such as Ferrer/Nishikori/Dimitrov/Raonic continue to make consistent and persistent noise. Then mix Wawrinka who has shined in the last couple best of 5 set slams and Tsonga who always plays well in RG.

Therefore, I'd say (relative speaking) we have a potentially exciting Roland Garros this year. Feel free to bump if I am completely wrong. :)
 
At this point my faith in RG will be restored if Nadal loses RG permanently this year, a Coria like defeat never to be heard from again.
 
Homeboy Hotel said:
It's well agreed that RG is the worst slam of them all but the last couple weeks have shown that the ultimate climax of the clay season, RG, could be actually a rather exciting two weeks this year.

I was suspecting RG was going to be a total write off - (injured Djokovic, Murray and Federer no where, Nadal wins vs Ferrer in straight sets again)

However after todays couple of matches (and whoever goes onto win Rome) - we should all be quietly pleased that we could have an exciting Roland Garros, relatively speaking.

Nadal = Inconsistent clay season and a shocking Rome (to his standards) keeps things exciting. If he wins RG this year then this is probably the most hard fought title.
Djokovic = He wants RG bad, he is playing fresh and looks in good form.
Murray = Very surprised by his performance in Rome, could be a dark horse if he gets past the early round headcases. Could be part of some great epics if he gets to the second week.
Federer = What we saw in Monte Carlo was positive, Rome was dissapointing but not highly representative. He's moving very on the clay.

Along with the 'vintage top 4', others such as Ferrer/Nishikori/Dimitrov/Raonic continue to make consistent and persistent noise. Then mix Wawrinka who has shined in the last couple best of 5 set slams and Tsonga who always plays well in RG.

Therefore, I'd say (relative speaking) we have a potentially exciting Roland Garros this year. Feel free to bump if I am completely wrong. :)
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First, it was "everybody hates Rafa", and now it's "everybody thinks RG sucks".

The arrogance of some of you people who think they are in any way representative of the millions who watch tennis, or entitled to speak on behalf of everyone else, is mildly infuriating.
 
It's good seeing 90's-born (Nishi too; he's only days removed from that tag) showing a bit of form leading in. Can they shake things up in best-of-five on the dirt? We'll cross our fingers and see!
 
RG is not the worst slam of them all. If you mean it is the most predictable, then I agree with you.

Everyone is expecting a Rafa-Nole final this year so I don't see where is the excitement?

Last year, Rafa was playing like **** before RG, escaping against the likes of Dimitrov, Tsonga and Ferrer. He lost the only clay match he played against Djokovic prior to RG and was losing sets and pushed to tie-breaks in the early rounds at FO. Was this exciting to you? If so, then why are you calling it the worst slam of all?
 
phnx90 said:
First, it was "everybody hates Rafa", and now it's "everybody thinks RG sucks".

The arrogance of some of you people who think they are in any way representative of the millions who watch tennis, or entitled to speak on behalf of everyone else, is mildly infuriating.
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RG:
- Rude crowds
- Poor scheduling
- Rare epics
- Rare surprises
- The actual experience of going to RG compared to the other slams
- You either watch the match live/on tv or have no chance of ever watching it on Youtube

And I'm sure you could point out Soderling 2009, Federer 2011..bla bla...but it's all relative. You tell me one good match at the French Open and I'll show you 3 better matches at the other 3 slams.

And I've been to all 4 of the grand slams multiple occasions, unlike the 'millions' you point out who have only got posters of centre court on their bedroom wall or Wilson US Open balls they bought off the internet.
 
Homeboy Hotel said:
RG:
- Rude crowds
- Poor scheduling
- Rare epics
- Rare surprises
- The actual experience of going to RG compared to the other slams
- You either watch the match live/on tv or have no chance of ever watching it on Youtube

And I'm sure you could point out Soderling 2009, Federer 2011..bla bla...but it's all relative. You tell me one good match at the French Open and I'll show you 3 better matches at the other 3 slams.

And I've been to all 4 of the grand slams multiple occasions, unlike the 'millions' you point out who have only got posters of centre court on their bedroom wall or Wilson US Open balls they bought off the internet.
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Well with the watching part i agree.

I can see slam matches from last year on youtube. AO, W, USO. All the exciting matches from these slams like Wawa- Djok at AO, Djok-Delpo at W, Djok - Wawa at USO etc can be seen on youtube.

RG on the other hand is nowhere to be found on youtube. If you haven't watched the Nadal-Djokovic match on tv or live you can hardly watch it now
 
Homeboy Hotel said:
RG:
- Rude crowds
- Poor scheduling
- Rare epics
- Rare surprises
- The actual experience of going to RG compared to the other slams
- You either watch the match live/on tv or have no chance of ever watching it on Youtube

And I'm sure you could point out Soderling 2009, Federer 2011..bla bla...but it's all relative. You tell me one good match at the French Open and I'll show you 3 better matches at the other 3 slams.

And I've been to all 4 of the grand slams multiple occasions, unlike the 'millions' you point out who have only got posters of centre court on their bedroom wall or Wilson US Open balls they bought off the internet.
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Again you think that your opinion is the "right one" ....

Australian Open is probably the most generous considering high quality matches but to say that Wimbledon has more exciting matches than Roland Garos is just pure ignorance. If you skip the 2013 and 2012 Rosol you can go back to 2002 to find a suprise win. For 7 years you had one guy taken most of his matches 3-0, you had 2010 Nadal with one losing one set and Djokovic terminating everyone in 2011.

Now looking at your avatar is pretty obvious why you like New York and London more than Paris but still in the end this dont maked truth. Before Nadal Paris was the Slam with least expecting winners where the top guns were often beaten by someone in the mid rankings. Now you can remain stubborn and start writing down "Big Wimbledon matches" but I can assure you that in the end you would lose this contest

P.S Rare suprises at Roland Garos is just summing your whole post! Lets take a look at the Wimbledon champions in the past 20 years - 7 Federer, 7 Sampras, 2 Nadal, Ivanisevic, Djokovic, Murray, Hewitt - this are the most suprising winners ever you know - 4 legends, one regular number 1 player and two sidekicks who never got beyond the number 2 ........
 
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mike danny said:
RG on the other hand is nowhere to be found on youtube.
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I think it has to do with the French Tennis Association being very protective of the content published online. I myself tried to find a few past RG finals and can never find much of anything on YT.
 
Roddick85 said:
I think it has to do with the French Tennis Association being very protective of the content published online. I myself tried to find a few past RG finals and can never find much of anything on YT.
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Well i found the Federer-Soderling final, the Nadal-Federer finals,the Nadal-Djokovic final and other matches like Fed-Monfils.

But the Nadal-Djokovic semifinal,which is the best match at RG in recent years, is nowhere to be found
 
Jeez, 2013, post injury, playing iffy, Rafa won. Rafa is actually playing better this year than last, EXCEPT for the walkabouts mentally. Last year it was physical, this year it is mentally.

Nadals fought to win each of his 8 RG trophies.
 
There was no need to start your post with a statement that is blatantly wrong. It is not 'well agreed' RG is the worst slam, as you'd be able to tell if you searched the forums for 'best grand slam'. There are some people (myself included) who enjoy RG the most. Surprising that some people would disagree with you, I know.

I can't understand why you'd try to pass off your opinion as understated fact. It just alienates half the forum who otherwise would be happy to have a reasoned discussion on this topic.
 
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