oh DG, it's ok..........remember, you do have Luby in the final!!!
LOL, you can't have it all.
oh DG, it's ok..........remember, you do have Luby in the final!!!
LOL, you can't have it all.
Someone get that BNP Paribas guy some help. I think he's having a stroke.
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!
Dick Enberg is on standby to interrupt Marc Lopez' spanish speech.
Yes, he pulled his weight!
Nadal/Lopez were so good they actually had FOUR match points. Amazing.
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?
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![]()
Thank you!
(I figure if Rafa can't take home two trophies, A-Rod should take home one)
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?
Thank you!
(I figure if Rafa can't take home two trophies, A-Rod should take home one)
that was a little bit nervy when rafa lifted up that Baccarat crystal trophy above his head ... wonder how much that thing weighs?
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:I didn't see him bite it, tho
Do not get me started on that.we need all the americans we can get to win american tournaments (becoming a rare occurrence)
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.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 :?:
I believe Roddick will win tomorrow and deservedly so. I'll be happy for him.sterling reasoning!and I gotta agree .... we need all the americans we can get to win american tournaments (becoming a rare occurrence)
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:
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? :-?![]()
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.
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.
That's actually a great idea, because are there only two big tennis academies? agassi's and bolaieri's ?? ......... where should Pete start his?
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
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.
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.
Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez
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Am I going crazy because I swear I saw Nadal bite the trophy
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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I thereby certify your sanity:
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Rafa writes numbers on his hands to inspire himself??Is this a new developed...habit??
I thereby certify your sanity:
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Rafa writes numbers on his hands to inspire himself??Is this a new developed...habit??![]()
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what the heck kinda tatt is that? :shock:
(didnt bring much luck earlier ... maybe now?)