well its very obvious that they slowed it down. But it didnt happen recently, it either happened in 01 or 02 and it hasnt changed since 02.
who ever said it was sped up in '09? :-? Because Roddick made the final? Roddick's always been successful on slow hard courts and that's basically what Wimbledon is these days.yeah the "conspiracy theory" of wimbledon slowing down every year or being specifically slowed down in 08, then sped up again in 09, and then slowed down again in 2010 are just hillarious.
You have to laugh at the *******s crying over the speed of the grass. Newsflash guys: If Federer had played on the fastest grass of the '90s Roddick would have been eating him for breakfast at Wimbledon.
Slower grass has been key to Federer's success here, so criticising it is ridiculous.
I agree but assuming Nadal can make it past SoderKing. On a good day, SoderKing can take anyone out as he showed in the past 2 FOs.
If SoderKing takes Nadal out, I hope he can go ahead and win the title.
i'm pretty sure roddick beat nadal earlier this year on slower conditions in miami. so he's gotta have a decent chance this year if they play in the final. he'll prlly be relieved that he's not having to play fed for once. plus last time he won a major it was against the a spanish french open champion who was #1 at the time![]()
Perused the draw, and they will meet in the QF's! That will help Soderling big time mentally.
Cool, that could help because SoderKing won't be unnerved like in a final.
Truth be told though, Nadal will likely spank Soderling in straight sets again, but there's nothing wrong in hoping! SoderKing all the way!![]()
Nadal definately is the favorite anytime anywhere. But since it will b the QF's Sodapopinski has a punchers chance. Just has 2 b on that day and painting the lines.
Cool, that could help because SoderKing won\'t be unnerved like in a final.
Truth be told though, Nadal will likely spank Soderling in straight sets again, but there\'s nothing wrong in hoping! SoderKing all the way!![]()
Wrong. The only reason Nadal won in straights at the French is Soderling had a terrible draw and was totally spent by the final. Also Nadal had a cakewalk draw and was totally fresh.
Soderling will beat Nadal in the Semis if they make it.
Bet on it.
ROFL, awesome name!
By the way, sorry to sound like a broken record but no takers for 'pop' from the Nadal or Federer camp. Seems like poppers biggest fault was to beat both the World's top 2 in successive years at the FO. No fans for SoderKing besides you & I![]()
Wrong. The only reason Nadal won in straights at the French is Soderling had a terrible draw and was totally spent by the final. Also Nadal had a cakewalk draw and was totally fresh.
Soderling will beat Nadal in the Semis if they make it.
Bet on it.
Nads will win Wimbledon
Whats up with that, anyway? He is like 4gotten now?
Wrong. The only reason Nadal won in straights at the French is Soderling had a terrible draw and was totally spent by the final.
Soderling will beat Nadal in the Semis if they make it.
Bet on it.
Centre court was bouncing way higher than the other courts imo
That's what I was thinking. Anyone slicing the ball is just asking for trouble. It just sits up asking for it to be hit. It doesn't seem to Skid through like the outside courts or like Queens.
I expect Nadal is favourite now.
If Sod manages to knock out Nadal I think Fed's chances of winning Wimbledon go through the roof.
Wrong. The only reason Nadal won in straights at the French is Soderling had a terrible draw and was totally spent by the final. Also Nadal had a cakewalk draw and was totally fresh.
Soderling will beat Nadal in the Semis if they make it.
Bet on it.
If Sod manages to knock out Nadal I think Fed's chances of winning Wimbledon go through the roof.
Yeh, but nobody is actually knifing any slices. So far for example Federer's slice has just been a slow safe shot and he hasn't even started to knife the ball yet. As we know, there are very few players on tour right now who have excellent slices.
well its very obvious that they slowed it down. But it didnt happen recently, it either happened in 01 or 02 and it hasnt changed since 02.
The reason Nadal won Wimbledon in 08, and why he would have won in 07 if he didn't injure his knee in the final while he was dominating, is because he treats grass courts like grass courts, and plays very offensively.He has been the aggressor when playing v Fed, and Fed has been more reactive.
You have to be aggressive and go after your shots on grass, like Fella was doing, not treat grass like a clay court and just play defensive grinding tennis like Fed was doing v Fella. Fed needs to be more aggressive, go after the return more, and impose himself at the net more. The Fed slice was hopeless and had nothing on it v Fella, he needs to knife his slice and be offensive with it like Sampras always was. Grass is still grass and it needs to be treated as such.
You can't let this go can you? I'm not denying a helathy Nadal would have won but he wasn't and he didn't. Being able to play is part of the game. Could this not be brought up every so often? Part of Feds greatness is being ready to play when others are not and not choking while others do. It's all about winning however you can.
The point is Fed needs to change his style, and needs to play grass court tennis. Since 07 he hasn't been playing offensively enough on the grass, and also he has all but forgotten about the net.
The point is Fed needs to change his style, and needs to play grass court tennis. Since 07 he hasn't been playing offensively enough on the grass, and also he has all but forgotten about the net.
I was impressed by Nadal's game today. The only thing in his game that was off somewhat, like during many matches at the French Open, was his serve. And at Wimbledon, the serve is more important than it was at Roland Garros. Nadal's groundstrokes were very good and he was dictating well.
He can certainly win the tournament, but it will be interesting to see how the draw opens up, as Soderling looked very impressive also.
Yes i know,,,it is playing just like Clay.....High bouncing and taking topspin incredibly well......Roddick Watch out in the Final........![]()
Agree.
Fed needs to chill out on the slice return of serve too. It's getting him into trouble. If he doesn't have time to setup a backhand drive he needs to at the very least get a solid, firm block back deep. Some of the second serves Falla was hitting did not seem like they were good enough to warrant such weak replies. I think fed could have driven many of those balls back. If Fed was knifing his slice and it was cutting then by all means use it but for now I think he needs to keep that shot in the bag.
Yes everything is progressing towards taking away the server's advantage. Soon watching men's tennis will be like watching the WTA.
I didn't know
Actually, it makes me wonder if it is part of some damage prevention strategy due to some sort of physical impediment...
Martina Navaratilova said,,,women's game is about constructing points and placing balls in the corners and angles and displaying the art of tennis whereas Men's game is bang Bang and its over...... so that is why she advocates moving towards women's game..
so what is the difference of Bang Bang from top to bottom and bang Bang from left to right?
bang bang meaning serve and forehand,,,,point is over. like the Isner vs Mahut match today...... some consider that boring tennis,,,,if it wasn't for the drama due to the score..