Fedal fans: Would you trade Fed winning RG 10 for Nadal winning USO 10?

[Deleted member 21996]

okay okay Mr Gorecki Cool it ! Get under a cold shower, have a chilled beer and relax

it's 8:30 in the morning here... i might just take your advice on the beer, since i dont shower...

 

[mandy01]

it's 8:30 in the morning here... i might just take your advice on the beer, since i dont shower...

Why not?

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Sorry !!!! Tennis at the Olympics is no big deal. This is not athletics for example where people dream of an Olympic gold from childhood.

And in any case, when was tennis introduced into the O's ? 1988 - I see.

Pretty much right on. Hell I forget who even won the 08 Olympics Singles Gold.

 

[Deleted member 21996]

Why not?

lol....

10 lollypops...


ps: i joke of course...

 

[Speranza]

this is such an irrelevant topic.
i dont care about trades.

as a rafa fan my perfect ending to rafas career is if he won 3 aussie opens, 3 wimbledons and 3 US opens and 7 french opens to beat borgs clay record and finish ranked year end number 1 three times and total slam tally of 16.

I would definitely not trade anything. I want him to win both and I'm sure he can.

I want Rafa to win both(and he's capable of doing it).So not trading bull***.

Holmes: How interesting Watson....Yet again, I detect the underlying confrontational tone here in a perfectly interesting and calm/non provocative thread. A sort of "not trading a bl@@dy thing, we want our guy to have both, all, everything", attitude.

Watson: Yes, I noticed it too. Odd though isn't it, that all three are Sir Nadal fans....

Holmes: 'Odd' is one word for it Fortunately, not all Rafa fans show a 'rabid dog with a bone' tendencies:

I know this answer might seem weird, but stick with me for a while.

I honestly don't care too much about any wins that Rafa is going to achieve in the future. Of course, I would be extremely happy if he achieved much more. By "not caring too much" I mean that even if he doesn't win a Slam again, it won't be a tragedy. Rafa has already proven tenfold that he is a champion with an unmatched fighting spirit (amongst his contemporaries anyway,) and a humble character. His spectacular game, his almost utter domination of 2008, his H2H against someone people often call "the GOAT," are also very admirable feats.

I guess my point is that even if Rafa's knees blow up tomorrow and he doesn't ever win any Slam again, his achievements are undeniable, and he will always be in my mind the true champion. Anything that he achieves from this point on is gravy on top.

By the way, I'd give my left hand to avoid Rafa's knees blowing up tomorrow. What I mean by "not caring," again, is that he doesn't have anything left to prove to me.

Watson: Indeed, the return of The Lone Wolf Welcome back. An avid Sir Nadal fan, without the frenzy but rather with his more often than not eloquent writing style.

Holmes: Yes indeed! Oh, and Speranza passes on his apologies TLW, he noticed that it was via a thread he started that resulted in you getting a temporary ban. That wasn't his intention!

 

[Deleted member 77403]

I think it would be both for both players if that was case. But neither needs it.

 

[seffina]

No, I would rather Roger win USO and Rafa win RG. That's how I feel most years.

 

[MichaelNadal]

I'd do it. Rafa needs a USO, badly.

 

[Sentinel]

Hey Speranza - your Watson Holmes series is funny -- keep it up.

Pretty much right on. Hell I forget who even won the 08 Olympics Singles Gold.

My googling seems to be poor. Was it Blake ? Gonzo ? Gasquet ? Does it even matter ?

 

[darthpwner]

I want to see a Fed vs Nadal in the French, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open finals.

 

[Speranza]

Hey Speranza - your Watson Holmes series is funny -- keep it up.

My googling seems to be poor. Was it Blake ? Gonzo ? Gasquet ? Does it even matter ?

Watson: Sentinel, I've passed on your message to Speranza, but he seems to find it frustrating that people think this is all fictional, i.e. Holmes and myself :shock: Still, if you are enjoying our participation, all is well that ends well. Speranza is just annoyed that we keep stealing his PC to share our thoughts What's more, we seem to have made more people smile than he ever has on this forum!

Oh, and I do believe the Matador himself won the Olympics single mens Gold medal.

I bid you a courteous farewell.

 

[Sentinel]

Watson: Sentinel, I've passed on your message to Speranza, but he seems to find it frustrating that people think this is all fictional, i.e. Holmes and myself :shock: Still, if you are enjoying our participation, all is well that ends well. Speranza is just annoyed that we keep stealing his PC to share our thoughts What's more, we seem to have made more people smile than he ever has on this forum!

Oh, and I do believe the Matador himself won the Olympics single mens Gold medal.

I bid you a courteous farewell.

My apologies, Dr Watson.
I think Speranza should buy you an iPad or at least a laptop so you can post while snooping around. Are you and Mr Holmes fans of Murray, btw ?

 

[hoodjem]

TMW will win the Grand Slam this year. So he will take both.

 

[Deleted member 3771]

Fed would trade a lot to break his Grand Slam final losing streak v RAFA.The streak could be extended to 4 soon!!

1/ FO 2008
2/ Wimbledon 2008
3/ AO 2009
4/ FO 2010????

 

[JoshDragon]

What excuse? In 2009, Madrid/Hamburg's final was the 4th final in 5 weeks for Rafa. That's not an excuse that's a fact (check the calendar if you have any doubts). Comparatively, Madrid final this year was only the 3rd for Fed in the whole of 2010.

Yes but Nadal has won 3 tournaments, over the past month. That would be extremely taxing on anyone's body, especially someone who plays tennis all the time. If he loses at the French I'm sure there will be excuses for it. Just like if Federer loses to Nadal again.

No fan, is going to admit that their favorite player isn't the greatest (at least not willingly.) People are still arguing over who the greatest player of all time is. Whether it's, Federer, Borg, Sampras, or Laver.

 

[TheLoneWolf]

I'd do it. Rafa needs a USO, badly.

Rafa doesn't need anything. I'll be happy if he gets as much as he can, but the time for proving things is over. Aged 23 he has beaten the Masters record, and has a 14-7 H2H against "the GOAT." All this spending virtually a year docked because of continuous physical problems.

 

[Speranza]

=Sentinel;4673440]My apologies, Dr Watson.
I think Speranza should buy you an iPad or at least a laptop so you can post while snooping around. Are you and Mr Holmes fans of Murray, btw ?

Watson: Good advice there Sentinel! Speranza has left a moment ago to purchase a Netbook. He said he refuses to submit to the unnecessary i(don't see the point of a)pad.

As regards Murray, both Holmes and I have warmed to him, although have mostly been critical of him in the past. We appreciate his talent, and have even become accustomed to his rather acerbic manner when talking to the media. However, like the much talked about Matador, it's his on court antics that wrestle our nerves somewhat. However, that is a subjective point. The very mannerisms that Holmes or I wouldn't like may well be the ones that draw him fans in other ways.