StrongRule
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When he came back in 2013 he lost to Zeballos in his first tournament. He usually needs time to get into form.
French Open Draw: Thiem and Rafa will not be on the same half.
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StrongRule
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It doesn't mean he will keep doing it every year. He is 34 after all.
mike danny
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Not every year, but this year he isn't losing.
Hitman
Bionic Poster
He's got Rome. And he will have plenty of time in the early round of RG to get his game going. Keep in mind, he was returning from injury back then, so there would be a certain level of cautiousness in his approach. He is fully fit right now, and can swing and move freely.
Steve0904
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An uninspiring slam win won't help Thiem against Nadal at RG. Completely different ball game. I wish it would too, but it won't.
BillKid
Hall of Fame
Not sure if that exists
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
Not sure if that exists
To the player, no, but to the fans? Absolutely. At any rate, I wouldn't bet on Thiem to beat Nadal at RG just because he finally won his first slam and on a HC no less. It's a fools bet.
Tennis_Freak99
Legend
I know why you do this. You take the worst case scenario for your fave so that even if it becomes true, you can say to people 'hey, I told you so!'. But if your fave wins then of course you're happy.
It's a win-win for you, and this goes on in every tournament xD
StrongRule
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How can a loss be a win for me?
Hitman
Bionic Poster
He's talking more about you saying that you called it right if the result is a Nadal loss.
Lleytonstation
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Don't think @StrongRule would see that as a win. Catastrophic.
Hitman
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Shu-Pak
Rookie
I think what everyone is saying here @StrongRule is that you play some mental gymnastics. You always make excuses for the "potential" of Nadal losing and always have backup arguments. You're not fooling anyone but yourself.
Don't worry though. Nadal is the favorite at RG....always will be.
What the heck is an uninspiring win, if it's your first major?
Whoever meets Nadal in whatever round, Guy Forget should give him as much rest as Nadal! That's all tennis fans ask for!
Steve0904
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Just scroll up a few posts. I've answered it.
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Deleted member 770948
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2018 Wimbledon had the roof closed completely for their SF, and Djokovic needed 10-8 5th Set to beat Nadal.
But I guess you didn't follow tennis back then....
Nadal's doctor said his knee will be stiff for the first half of 2013. In fact I detected a limp, whereas this year he's not recovering from an injury....
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Still trying to wrap my head around the miracle of the rifle winning against the machine gun.
Tennis_Freak99
Legend
Not this time Lel
Bender
G.O.A.T.
Well it could be that, or it could be that you were wrong.Thiem must have upset the powers that be.
This could be retribution for Thiem's hugely tarnished USO win.
One refund for my booking please
Bender
G.O.A.T.
Yeah and the worst part is that you can never predict when they will next rig the draw.
Raul_SJ
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Refund for booking?
If you are you a Rafa supporter, he is still the huge favourite regardless of the tougher draw.
weakera
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Bender
G.O.A.T.
I think in another thread you said they will be in the same half and to "book it", and I did.
Raul_SJ
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Breakpointerer
Legend
Bender
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That’s this thread tho
rUDin 21
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He will get DQed in a match against Bautista the annoying mosquito.
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Deleted member 770948
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Plus even in 2017 Nadal lost to Thiem in straight sets 64 63 at Rome QF, and then didn't even drop a set at Roland Garros and destroyed Thiem 63 64 60.
Roland Garros is simply very different.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
So we have all been lied all this time. The draws aren't 50/50, but the rigging of them is.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
Well, this thread has aged well...
The Blond Blur
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mike danny
Bionic Poster
Not really that surprising. All of Djoker's draws after the ATP Cup have been very friendly this year.
Bender
G.O.A.T.
True story: one time I googled “is it lunchtime now?” and it found an online government forum in Hawaii from 10 years ago where a poster said it was lunchtime, which confirmed my suspicions beyond all reasonable doubt.
I mean it was 23:49 local time but I can chalk that up to the local commies trying to pull a fast one on us smart people who know better.
Lleytonstation
Talk Tennis Guru
Knew it. I have my eyes peeled now.
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
I hope Kyrgios, Shapovalov, Federer and Thiem are on his side of the draw at the upcoming Australian Open 2021.
Tiley can do it!
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