onyxrose81
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Khachanov should be ashamed that he couldn’t even beat Rafa. I knew Nadal didn’t have enough in him to play today.
@Hitman thoughts?
You thought Nadal would be obligated to play. The injury is significant? But then so was Federer's back in 2013 when in dismal shape he met his rival repeatedly.
Der Adlerer ist besserer als el pollo.
Think this is the first time I've seen a Nadal-Federer W/O
And the goat the capy and the panther the brokenkneebull.
SOP.@Meles insufferable.
So true.Guy is full of crap.
It defeats the entire idea of a knockout system. You want a champion and a RU both going 6-1 in a Slam?
I honestly cannot. I'm sorry but people have ended their careers much earlier due to injury. I understand nadal feels bad and is hurt but this narrative that he makes himself out to be the most injured person in the world when he is no.2 and still playing
Duh. He was running well in his previous match because he didn't injure himself until today.
And who exactly would be the lucky loser - since Khachanov probably left on a flight home or to his next tournament within hours of losing? Most losers do leave the tournament site immediately, so unless the injured winner announces withdrawal within an hour or so of the match, you'll have to send a plane to pick up the "lucky" loserWhats worse? No Tennis? And an advantage to the guy who doesn't play?
Rafa says in Spanish that his clay schedule remains Monte-Carlo, Barcelone, Madrid, Rome and Roland-Garros. And that he hopes to end able to complete it.
Der Adlerer ist besserer als el pollo.
That was at OT, always been a challenge. But I guess you should be thanking us for whooping you at Anfield so bad that you fired Mou.
That's cutting Madrid out. Progress.Nadal can be incredibly thickheaded. There is NO way he is going to complete all these tournaments and win RG.
Great chance for Novak to win RG #2. OR even for Fed. Nadal will probably retire injured or be too tired with that schedule.
And with the ever essential RG around the corner, the title IMO he must win to prevent being overtaken by Djokovic and stay relevant in the slam race, he's had to pull out.
Consider the option...31 minutes since the last poast in the Raothiem thread.Longest thread for a match that never happened?
Remind me of who's in the finals and who went out early?Djokovic on fire and Fed still relevant.
Rafa knows best what his body can and cant do.
The man is no robot. Seems to be a man of character.. He volunteered to help out on his native island of Mallorca last year when the island was hit by very very unusual and possibly global warming induced floodings .
He chipped in and helped liike any man of dignity would in the work needed then and there.
Remind me of who's in the finals and who went out early?
You mean 2010/11? Getting yourself to MP is hardly tanking. Djok was just too goodfunny you didn't give up anything when Federer tanked (at least once if not twice) to avoid Nadal at the USO, but i digress.
Oh sh*t Dal retired. Guess I'm deleting my account then. Not.
So does this mean the H2H is now 23-16 or is it unchanged?
I just don't like Joker's game, find it boring. I like him as a person, but I like his wife better. If he stays healthy he will get more majors, but he'll never be the GOAT. Fed has more aura and is a worldwide phenomenon. Kind of like if Lebron gets more rings than Jordan but will never be as popular or have been as influential.Remind me of who won the last 3 slams WITHOUT even losing a set in the finals?
In a 2 legged tie, you would have to play at Old Trafford. So no respite for Liverpool there. They'll just have to pray that they'll get a good result at Anfield. The United of Solskjaer is a cut above the garbage that they were under Mourinho so I assure you, there won't be a repeat of that match this time around. Liverpool will have to work hard for a win.
I just don't like Joker's game, find it boring. I like him as a person, but I like his wife better. If he stays healthy he will get more majors, but he'll never be the GOAT. Fed has more aura and is a worldwide phenomenon. Kind of like if Lebron gets more rings than Jordan but will never be as popular or have been as influential.
Fed could fill a 100,000 stadium for a practice session if it was promoted correctly. Not a chance for Joker unless in Serbia. Do you think Joker could pull off the Laver Cup?
I won't complain if we get a new winner or Novak holding all four Majors again, it's not a big deal for me. But 12 is a much nicer number than 11.No!!!
Nadal gained too much titles on RG. Someone else should win this year's RG, for the good of tennis!
No holding grudges if the opposite happens?I'm sacrificing my boys Fed and MILOS. Basically, I am willing to see Meles' Diamond Age finally prosper for the sake of greater cause. Messi won't know what hit him.
I managed to get over 2009 and 2011, and I'd like to think I am a bit more mature now. Barca will have my blessing for the rest of the tournament if they go through.No holding grudges if the opposite happens?
Paris 2018 > IW this year.I think we need to talk some more about IW being the 5th Slam and if we want to whine, whine about Paris 1000.
You do realize we are undefeated at Anfield in the league for the past TWO years, it's a fortress and on a European night, it's world famous as one the best atmospheres. Granted OT has their own, we will just have to see if you get through Barca. But the last time we played you in Europe we came out on top. There's a reason we have five stars on our logo and are called European royalty.They'll just have to pray that they'll get a good result at Anfield.
cant bend his kneesThink you mean ente
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God, that is such a dumb idea.
It's so dumb I can't even itemize all the ways it's dumb.
I think it makes sense for QF & SF.
Purely for the money involved. The people who paid good money face value for IW SF (let alone resale) got jobbed.
Every sport is about fans.
Like Wawrinka going against Novak WTF 2014.
OMG,
i can not believe some of you Federer fans were actually trying to hype 'Hurkacz' or whatever his name is, as some kind of tough opponent!
shame on you!
there is literally nothing explosive in his game at all! his serve was quite weak for his height and his ground strokes are solid but have no extra umph or pop at all
as usual, its Nadal's myriad of injuries that is his greatest opponent...