Nadal/Lopez vs. Nestor/Zimonjic

Blinkism

Legend
Vamos Rafa and Marc!!!

Nice win to add to their collective trophy cabinet (with Doha) and, for Nadal personally, another MS doubles title!

:)

Nice little match, turns out. Pretty one-sided in the second set.

Marc Lopez was great, btw!
 

Outbeyond

Legend
Vamos Rafa and Marc!!!

Nice win to add to their collective trophy cabinet (with Doha) and, for Nadal personally, another MS doubles title!

:)

Nice little match, turns out. Pretty one-sided in the second set.

Marc Lopez was great, btw!

Yes, he pulled his weight!
 

ruerooo

Legend
This is me being a little lazy (it's late where I am) but has A-Rod won at IW once before? Or would this be his first one if he wins?
 

Love Game

Talk Tennis Guru
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Love Game

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This is me being a little lazy (it's late where I am) but has A-Rod won at IW once before? Or would this be his first one if he wins?

not totally sure b/c I had the volume waaay down, but I thought I heard the guy say this would be his first time, if he wins it :)
 

Bud

Bionic Poster
2010 Indian Wells Men's Doubles Champions!

Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez

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Bud

Bionic Poster
This is me being a little lazy (it's late where I am) but has A-Rod won at IW once before? Or would this be his first one if he wins?

Roddick has never won the IW singles title.

He's never even made a final. This will be his first.
 
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Love Game

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i'm sorry for nestor... he looked shell-shocked ... made a nice speech anyway

happy for rafa (and marc of course), but I wonder whether he's gonna play dubs at Miami too?
 

ruerooo

Legend
i'm sorry for nestor... he looked shell-shocked ... made a nice speech anyway

He looked totally shell-shocked - I think the end of that first set took the wind out of their sails

(Also (kind of like Rafa in singles today, I guess) they're the top seeds - they're not used to getting beat)

happy for rafa (and marc of course), but I wonder whether he's gonna play dubs at Miami too?

I didn't know they were going to play here! They were a WC draw!
 

Love Game

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that was a little bit nervy when rafa lifted up that Baccarat crystal trophy above his head ... wonder how much that thing weighs?

I didn't see him bite it, tho :?:
 

ruerooo

Legend
that was a little bit nervy when rafa lifted up that Baccarat crystal trophy above his head ... wonder how much that thing weighs?

The boys aren't weak, but I can't imagine how much it weighs

I remember he lifted the singles one over his head last year; the adrenaline could have helped that

I didn't see him bite it, tho
Maybe he thought it isn't only his, it belongs to Marc too, so for hygienic purposes, he thought he shouldn't bite it :lol:

we need all the americans we can get to win american tournaments (becoming a rare occurrence)
Do not get me started on that.

Isner/Querry did all right - N/Z beat them - but do I have to go off on my "Why isn't Pete opening a school like Andre" rant? :-?:confused:
 

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
that was a little bit nervy when rafa lifted up that Baccarat crystal trophy above his head ... wonder how much that thing weighs?

I didn't see him bite it, tho :?:
You're right: he didn't bite. I think it's because when he bit the davis cup trophy, he got criticized by some for treating a collective trophy like his own. So this time, he was careful not to do it.
 

Love Game

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The boys aren't weak, but I can't imagine how much it weighs

I remember he lifted the singles one over his head last year; the adrenaline could have helped that


Maybe he thought it isn't only his, it belongs to Marc too, so for hygienic purposes, he thought he shouldn't bite it :lol:

Did you see when they won the dubs in ?dubai? last year? I seem to remember a funny picture of them both biting the trophy ... or maybe they eah had one? It was pretty funny, tho

Do not get me started on that.

Isner/Querry did all right - N/Z beat them - but do I have to go off on my "Why isn't Pete opening a school like Andre" rant? :-?:confused:

That's actually a great idea, because are there only two big tennis academies? agassi's and bolaieri's ?? ......... where should Pete start his?
 

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
It was in Doha, not Dubai. This is their second doubles win together and it's Rafa's 6th doubles title. It's also his second double master title and his first one in a hard court master.
 

Love Game

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You're right: he didn't bite. I think it's because when he bit the davis cup trophy, he got criticized by some for treating a collective trophy like his own. So this time, he was careful not to do it.

oh ... i didnt hear that he got criticized ... but I guess I can understand that criticism

do you (or anybody) know whether that's actually a tattoo on rafa's left hand? (or just somebody's phone number) :D
 

Love Game

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It was in Doha, not Dubai. This is their second doubles win together and it's Rafa's 6th doubles title. It's also his second double master title and his first one in a hard court master.

thanks! :)
no wonder Rafa was so happy when they won it

do you remember them biting that Doha trophy? or did they each have one that they bit? I just remember laughing to see marc lopez imitate rafa by biting it :D
 

veroniquem

Bionic Poster
It's words or numbers he writes on his hand to inspire him during the match.
Yes, he bit in Doha! That's why I think the davis Cup criticism is what caused the change of attitude. Poor Rafa is sensitive to what people say...
 

ruerooo

Legend
That's actually a great idea, because are there only two big tennis academies? agassi's and bolaieri's ?? ......... where should Pete start his?

Cali, of course, right? He won't have to leave home, IW and La Quinta are right there nearby ...

Did you see when they won the dubs in ?dubai? last year? I seem to remember a funny picture of them both biting the trophy ... or maybe they eah had one? It was pretty funny, tho

Qatar, I think. They each had a trophy (and interesting looking ones they were, too ...)

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And a cat stopped one of their matches, right?

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TennisandMusic

Guest
I kinda wonder about these top singles players coming in and beating all the best doubles guys...Federer and Wawrinka did it at the Olympics, Nadal has done it here and a few other places...kinda drives home the point that the "regular" doubles players just aren't as good as the best singles players.
 
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Morrissey

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I kinda wonder about these top singles players coming in and beating all the best doubles guys...Federer and Wawrinka did it at the Olympics, Nadal has done it here and a few other places...kinda drives home the point that the "regular" doubles players just aren't as good as the best singles players.

Yeah, but lucky for them the top singles guys don't care much for doubles.
 

MichaelNadal

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Good to see Rafa got something out of Indian Wells, hopefully he isn't too worried about his loss to Lbc. It really could have gone either way.
 
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TennisandMusic

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Yeah, but lucky for them the top singles guys don't care much for doubles.

I was just saying...kinda puts a bad mark on doubles. If the top guys really WERE the top guys they should be able to beat guys who just do it here and there on a whim...instead they got their butts handed to them.
 

oy vey

Semi-Pro
I was just saying...kinda puts a bad mark on doubles. If the top guys really WERE the top guys they should be able to beat guys who just do it here and there on a whim...instead they got their butts handed to them.

Well the number one team the Bryans were beat in the Olympics by Fed/Wawa so it's not that unusual and besides the crowd was the leftover Rafa crowd from earlier. Also, Venus and Serena always beat the number one doubles teams.
 
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Love Game

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Cali, of course, right? He won't have to leave home, IW and La Quinta are right there nearby ...



Qatar, I think. They each had a trophy (and interesting looking ones they were, too ...)

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And a cat stopped one of their matches, right?

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Yes ... quite memorable ... Thx for the pix! :)
 

ruerooo

Legend
Rafa writes numbers on his hands to inspire himself??Is this a new developed...habit??

I'd heard about him writing something on his hand prior to this; I just can't remember what it was, off the top of my head.

(I don't think it was numbers, though.)
 
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